List of Governors of Utah
Governors of the State of Utah
The State of Utah was admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896. The governor has a four-year term, commencing on the first Monday of the January after an election.

List of Governors of Utah

Section Title: Governors of the State of Utah
Table Section Text: The State of Utah was admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896. The governor has a four-year term, commencing on the first Monday of the January after an election.

Republican (11) Democratic (6)

Governor	Term of office	Party	Term	Previous office	Lt. Governor

1	-	Heber Manning Wells August 11, 1859 – March 12, 1938 (aged 78)	January 6, 1896 – January 2, 1905	Republican	1	Delegate to the Utah Constitutional Convention (1895)	None

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2	-	John Christopher Cutler February 5, 1846 – July 30, 1928 (aged 82)	January 2, 1905 – January 4, 1909	Republican	3

3	-	William Spry January 11, 1864 – April 21, 1929 (aged 65)	January 4, 1909 – January 1, 1917	Republican	4

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4	-	Simon Bamberger February 27, 1846 – October 6, 1926 (aged 80)	January 1, 1917 – January 3, 1921	Democratic	6	Utah State Senator (1903–1913)

5	-	Charles R. Mabey October 4, 1877 – April 26, 1959 (aged 81)	January 3, 1921 – January 5, 1925	Republican	7	Utah State Representative (1913–1915)

6	-	George Dern September 8, 1872 – August 27, 1936 (aged 63)	January 5, 1925 – January 2, 1933	Democratic	8	Utah State Senator (1914–1923)

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7	-	Henry H. Blood October 1, 1872 – June 19, 1942 (aged 69)	January 2, 1933 – January 6, 1941	Democratic	10

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8	-	Herbert B. Maw March 11, 1893 – November 17, 1990 (aged 97)	January 6, 1941 – January 3, 1949	Democratic	12	President of the Utah State Senate (1934–1938)

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9	-	J. Bracken Lee January 7, 1899 – October 20, 1996 (aged 97)	January 3, 1949 – January 7, 1957	Republican	14	Mayor of Price (1935–1948)

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10	-	George Dewey Clyde July 21, 1898 – April 2, 1972 (aged 73)	January 7, 1957 – January 4, 1965	Republican	16

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11	-	Calvin L. Rampton November 6, 1913 – September 16, 2007 (aged 93)	January 4, 1965 – January 3, 1977	Democratic	18	Davis County Attorney (1938–1940)

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20	Clyde L. Miller

12	Scott Matheson speaking at the commissioning ceremony of the USS Salt Lake City, May 12, 1984.JPEG	Scott M. Matheson January 8, 1929 – October 7, 1990 (aged 61)	January 3, 1977 – January 7, 1985	Democratic	21	None	David Smith Monson

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13	-	Norman H. Bangerter January 4, 1933 – April 14, 2015 (aged 82)	January 7, 1985 – January 4, 1993	Republican	23	Utah State Representative (1975–1985)	W. Val Oveson

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14	-	Mike Leavitt February 11, 1951 (age 68)	January 4, 1993 – November 5, 2003	Republican	25	None	Olene Walker

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15	Olene Walker.JPG	Olene Walker November 15, 1930 – November 28, 2015 (aged 85)	November 5, 2003 – January 3, 2005	Republican	4th Lieutenant Governor of Utah (1993-2003)	Gayle McKeachnie

16	-	Jon Huntsman Jr. March 26, 1960 (age 59)	January 3, 2005 – August 11, 2009	Republican	28	11th United States Ambassador to Singapore (1992–1993)	Gary Herbert

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17	2013-05-23 Gary R Herbert.JPG	Gary Herbert May 7, 1947 (age 71)	August 11, 2009 – Incumbent	Republican	6th Lieutenant Governor of Utah (2005–2009)	Greg Bell (Sept. 1, 2009 – Oct. 16, 2013)

30	Spencer Cox (Oct. 16, 2013 – present)

Sentence(s)

Scott Matheson was a politician who served as the 12th Governor of Utah from 1977 to 1985.

final_sentence: Scott Matheson was a politician who served as the 12th Governor of Utah from 1977 to 1985.