List of governors of Oklahoma - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of the governors of Oklahoma. Oklahoma is a state in the United States. The Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory joined the United States Union as the State of Oklahoma on November 16, 1907.
The table below shows who the state governors have been.
# | Picture | Name | Party | Took office | Left office | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Charles N. Haskell | Democratic | November 16, 1907 | January 9, 1911 | ||
2 | ![]() | Lee Cruce | Democratic | January 9, 1911 | January 11, 1915 | |
3 | R. L. Williams | Democratic | January 11, 1915 | January 13, 1919 | ||
4 | ![]() | James B. A. Robertson | Democratic | January 13, 1919 | January 8, 1923 | |
5 | ![]() | Jack C. Walton | Democratic | January 8, 1923 | November 19, 1923 | |
6 | Martin E. Trapp | Democratic | November 19, 1923 | January 10, 1927 | ||
7 | Henry S. Johnston | Democratic | January 10, 1927 | March 20, 1929 | ||
8 | William J. Holloway | Democratic | March 20, 1929 | January 1, 1931 | ||
9 | William H. Murray | Democratic | January 1, 1931 | January 14, 1935 | ||
10 | Ernest W. Marland | Democratic | January 14, 1935 | January 9, 1939 | ||
11 | ![]() | Leon C. Phillips | Democratic | January 9, 1939 | January 11, 1943 | |
12 | ![]() | Robert S. Kerr | Democratic | January 11, 1943 | January 13, 1947 | |
13 | Roy J. Turner | Democratic | January 13, 1947 | January 8, 1951 | ||
14 | Johnston Murray | Democratic | January 8, 1951 | January 10, 1955 | ||
15 | Raymond D. Gary | Democratic | January 10, 1955 | January 12, 1959 | ||
16 | J. Howard Edmondson | Democratic | January 12, 1959 | January 6, 1963 | ||
17 | George Nigh | Democratic | January 6, 1963 | January 14, 1963 | ||
18 | ![]() | Henry Bellmon | Republican | January 14, 1963 | January 9, 1967 | |
19 | ![]() | Dewey F. Bartlett | Republican | January 9, 1967 | January 11, 1971 | |
20 | David Hall | Democratic | January 11, 1971 | January 13, 1975 | ||
21 | ![]() | David L. Boren | Democratic | January 13, 1975 | January 8, 1979 | |
22 | George Nigh | Democratic | January 8, 1979 | January 12, 1987 | ||
23 | ![]() | Henry Bellmon | Republican | January 12, 1987 | January 14, 1991 | |
24 | David Walters | Democratic | January 14, 1991 | January 9, 1995 | Plead guilty to a misdemeanor campaign law violation. Did not seek a second term.[1] | |
25 | ![]() | Frank Keating | Republican | January 9, 1995 | January 13, 2003 | Left office because of term limits.[2] |
26 | ![]() | Brad Henry | Democratic | January 13, 2003 | January 10, 2011 | Left office because of term limits.[3] |
27 | ![]() | Mary Fallin | Republican | January 10, 2011[3] | January 14, 2019 | First woman to serve as Oklahoma Governor.[3] Left office because of term limits. |
28 | ![]() | Kevin Stitt | Republican | January 14, 2019 | Incumbent |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Hamilton, Arnold (1994-09-21). "Mildren wins Oklahoma Democratic runoff race" (NewsBank). The Dallas Morning News. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. p. 30A. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ↑ "Ex-NFL Star Is GOP Choice For Governor Of Oklahoma" (NewsBank). St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Missouri. The Associated Press. 2002-08-28. p. A7. Retrieved 2011-01-20.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Murphy, Sean (2011-01-10). "Mary Fallin becomes Oklahoma's 1st female governor". The Washington Post. The Associated Press. Retrieved 2011-01-20.[permanent dead link]