List of Governors of Mississippi - wikipedia List of Governors of Mississippi Governor of Mississippi Arms of the state of Mississippi Incumbent Phil Bryant since January 10, 2012 Style Governor ( informal ) The Honorable ( formal ) Status Head of State Head of Government Residence Mississippi Governor 's Mansion Term length Four years, renewable once Inaugural holder David Holmes Formation Constitution of Mississippi Succession Every four years, unless reelected Deputy Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi Salary $122,160 ( 2013 ) The Governor of Mississippi is the head of the executive branch of Mississippi 's state government and the commander - in - chief of the state 's military forces. The Governor has a duty to enforce state laws, and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Mississippi Legislature, to convene the legislature at any time, and, except in cases of treason or impeachment, to grant pardons and reprieves. To be elected Governor, a person must be at least 30 years old, and must have been a citizen of the United States for twenty years and a resident of Mississippi for at least five years at the time of inauguration. The Constitution of Mississippi, ratified in 1890, calls for a four - year term for the Governor. He or she may be reelected once. The original Constitution of 1817 had only a two - year term for Governor ; this was expanded to four years in the 1868 Constitution. The Lieutenant Governor is elected at the same time as the Governor and serves as President of the Mississippi Senate. When the office of Governor becomes vacant for any reason, the Lieutenant Governor becomes governor for the remainder of the term. The Governor of Mississippi is also, by virtue of his office, President of the Board of Trustees of the University of Mississippi. Contents 1 History 2 Governors of the Territory of Mississippi ( 1798 -- 1817 ) 3 Governors of the U.S. state of Mississippi ( 1817 -- present ) 4 Other high offices held 5 Living former Governors of Mississippi 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References History Since Mississippi became a U.S. state, it has had 64 Governors, including 55 Democrats and 5 Republicans. Democrats dominated after retaking control of the state legislature ; they passed a Constitution in 1890 that disfranchised most African Americans, excluding them from the political system for nearly 70 years, and made it a one - party state. The state 's longest - serving Governor was John M. Stone, who served two terms over ten years ( his second term was extended to six years by a transitional provision in the 1890 Constitution ). The shortest - serving Governor was James Whitfield, who served ​ 1 ⁄ months from 1851 to 1852. The current Governor is Republican Phil Bryant, who took office January 10, 2012. His second term will end on January 14, 2020. Governors of the territory of Mississippi ( 1798 -- 1817 ) Main article : List of Governors of Mississippi Territory Prior to 1804, when the United States acquired it in the Louisiana Purchase, parts of Mississippi were part of the state of Georgia ; see List of Governors of Georgia for this period. In 1810 the southern bit of Mississippi was part of the self - proclaimed and short - lived Republic of West Florida. It had one President, Fulwar Skipwith. Prior to proclaiming itself as a republic, this bit was part of the overall territory of West Florida ; see List of Colonial Governors of Florida. Political parties Democratic - Republican Federalist # Governor Took office Left office Party Winthrop Sargent May 7, 1798 May 25, 1801 Federalist William C.C. Claiborne May 25, 1801 March 1, 1805 Democratic - Republican Robert Williams March 1, 1805 March 7, 1809 Democratic - Republican David Holmes March 7, 1809 December 10, 1817 Democratic - Republican Governors of the U.S. state of Mississippi ( 1817 -- present ) Political parties No party / Provisional Democratic - Republican Democratic Republican Union Democratic Whig # Governor Took office Left office Party Lt. Governor Term Notes David Holmes December 10, 1817 January 5, 1820 Democratic - Republican Duncan Stewart George Poindexter January 5, 1820 January 7, 1822 Democratic - Republican James Patton Walter Leake January 7, 1822 November 17, 1825 Democratic - Republican David Dickson Gerard Brandon Gerard Brandon November 17, 1825 January 7, 1826 Democratic -- 5 David Holmes January 7, 1826 July 25, 1826 Democratic Gerard Brandon 5 6 Gerard Brandon July 25, 1826 January 9, 1832 Democratic -- Abram M. Scott 6 7 7 Abram M. Scott January 9, 1832 July 12, 1833 National Republican Fountain Winston 8 -- 8 Charles Lynch July 12, 1833 November 20, 1833 National Republican -- 9 Hiram Runnels November 20, 1833 November 20, 1835 Democratic -- 9 10 John A. Quitman December 3, 1835 January 7, 1836 Whig -- 11 Charles Lynch January 7, 1836 January 8, 1838 Whig -- 10 12 Alexander G. McNutt January 8, 1838 January 10, 1842 Democratic -- 11 12 13 Tilghman Tucker January 10, 1842 January 10, 1844 Democratic -- 13 14 Albert G. Brown January 10, 1844 January 10, 1848 Democratic -- 14 15 15 Joseph W. Matthews January 10, 1848 January 10, 1850 Democratic -- 16 16 John A. Quitman January 10, 1850 February 3, 1851 Democratic -- 17 17 John Isaac Guion February 3, 1851 November 4, 1851 Democratic -- 18 James Whitfield November 24, 1851 January 10, 1852 Democratic -- 19 Henry S. Foote January 10, 1852 January 5, 1854 Union Democratic -- 18 20 John J. Pettus January 5, 1854 January 10, 1854 Democratic -- 21 John J. McRae January 10, 1854 November 16, 1857 Democratic -- 19 20 22 William McWillie November 16, 1857 November 21, 1859 Democratic -- 21 23 John J. Pettus November 21, 1859 November 16, 1863 Democratic -- 22 23 24 Charles Clark November 16, 1863 May 22, 1865 Democratic -- 24 25 William L. Sharkey June 13, 1865 October 16, 1865 Provisional -- 26 Benjamin G. Humphreys October 16, 1865 June 15, 1868 Democratic -- 25 27 Adelbert Ames June 15, 1868 March 10, 1870 Military -- 28 James L. Alcorn March 10, 1870 November 30, 1871 Republican Ridgley C. Powers 26 29 Ridgley C. Powers November 30, 1871 January 4, 1874 Republican Alexander K. Davis 30 Adelbert Ames January 4, 1874 March 29, 1876 Republican 27 31 John M. Stone March 29, 1876 January 29, 1882 Democratic -- William H. Sims 28 32 Robert Lowry January 2, 1882 January 13, 1890 Democratic G.D. Shands 29 30 33 John M. Stone January 13, 1890 January 20, 1896 Democratic M.M. Evans 31 34 Anselm J. McLaurin January 20, 1896 January 16, 1900 Democratic J.H. Jones 32 35 Andrew H. Longino January 16, 1900 January 19, 1904 Democratic James T. Harrison 33 36 James K. Vardaman January 19, 1904 January 21, 1908 Democratic John Prentiss Carter 34 37 Edmond Noel January 21, 1908 January 16, 1912 Democratic Luther Manship 35 38 Earl L. Brewer January 16, 1912 January 18, 1916 Democratic Theodore G. Bilbo 36 39 Theodore G. Bilbo January 18, 1916 January 18, 1920 Democratic Lee M. Russell 37 40 Lee M. Russell January 18, 1920 January 18, 1924 Democratic Homer H. Casteel 38 41 Henry L. Whitfield January 22, 1924 March 18, 1927 Democratic Dennis Murphree 39 42 Dennis Murphree March 18, 1927 January 16, 1928 Democratic -- 43 Theodore G. Bilbo January 16, 1928 January 19, 1932 Democratic Cayton B. Adam 40 44 Martin Sennet Conner January 19, 1932 January 21, 1936 Democratic Dennis Murphree 41 45 Hugh L. White January 21, 1936 January 16, 1940 Democratic Jacob Buehler Snider 42 46 Paul B. Johnson Sr. January 16, 1940 December 26, 1943 Democratic Dennis Murphree 43 47 Dennis Murphree December 26, 1943 January 18, 1944 Democratic -- 48 Thomas L. Bailey January 18, 1944 November 2, 1946 Democratic Fielding L. Wright 44 49 / 50 Fielding L. Wright November 2, 1946 January 22, 1952 Democratic -- Sam Lumpkin 45 51 Hugh L. White January 22, 1952 January 17, 1956 Democratic Carroll Gartin 46 52 James P. Coleman January 17, 1956 January 19, 1960 Democratic 47 53 Ross Barnett January 19, 1960 January 21, 1964 Democratic Paul B. Johnson, Jr. 48 54 Paul B. Johnson Jr. January 21, 1964 January 16, 1968 Democratic Carroll Gartin 49 -- 55 John Bell Williams January 16, 1968 January 18, 1972 Democratic Charles L. Sullivan 50 56 William Waller January 18, 1972 January 20, 1976 Democratic William F. Winter 51 57 Cliff Finch January 20, 1976 January 22, 1980 Democratic Evelyn Gandy 52 58 William Winter January 22, 1980 January 10, 1984 Democratic Brad Dye 53 59 William Allain January 10, 1984 January 12, 1988 Democratic 54 60 Ray Mabus January 12, 1988 January 14, 1992 Democratic 55 61 Kirk Fordice January 14, 1992 January 11, 2000 Republican Eddie Briggs 56 Ronnie Musgrove 57 62 Ronnie Musgrove January 11, 2000 January 13, 2004 Democratic Amy Tuck 58 63 Haley Barbour January 13, 2004 January 10, 2012 Republican 59 Phil Bryant 60 64 Phil Bryant January 10, 2012 Incumbent Republican Tate Reeves 61 62 Other high offices held This is a table of congressional, confederate, other governorships, and other federal offices held by governors. All representatives and senators mentioned represented Mississippi except where noted. * denotes those offices which the governor resigned to take. Governor Gubernatorial term U.S. Congress Other offices held House Senate William C.C. Claiborne 1801 -- 1805 ( territorial ) U.S. Representative from Tennessee, U.S. Senator from Louisiana, Governor of Orleans Territory, Governor of Louisiana Robert Williams 1805 -- 1809 ( territorial ) U.S. Representative from North Carolina David Holmes ( politician ) 1809 -- 1820 1826 U.S. Representative from Virginia George Poindexter 1820 -- 1822 Territorial Delegate, President pro tempore of the Senate Walter Leake 1822 -- 1825 John A. Quitman 1835 -- 1836 1850 -- 1851 Tilghman Tucker 1842 -- 1844 Albert G. Brown 1844 -- 1848 Confederate Senator Henry S. Foote 1852 -- 1854 Confederate Representative from Tennessee John J. McRae 1854 -- 1857 Confederate Representative William McWillie 1857 -- 1859 Adelbert Ames 1868 -- 1870 1874 -- 1876 James L. Alcorn 1870 -- 1871 S * Anselm J. McLaurin 1896 -- 1900 James K. Vardaman 1904 -- 1908 Theodore G. Bilbo 1916 -- 1920 1928 -- 1932 Paul B. Johnson, Sr. 1940 -- 1943 James P. Coleman 1956 -- 1960 Fifth Circuit Court Judge John Bell Williams 1968 -- 1972 Ray Mabus 1988 -- 1992 Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, United States Secretary of the Navy Living former Governors of Mississippi As of January 2018, there are four living former Mississippi Governors, the oldest Governor of Mississippi being William Winter ( served 1980 -- 1984, born 1923 ). The most recent Governor of Mississippi to die was William Allain ( served 1984 -- 1988, born 1928 ) on December 2, 2013. The most recently serving Governor of Mississippi to die was Kirk Fordice, who served from January 14, 1992 until he left office on January 11, 2000, and died on September 7, 2004 at the age of seventy. Governor Gubernatorial term Date of birth ( and age ) William Winter 1980 -- 1984 ( 1923 - 02 - 21 ) February 21, 1923 ( age 95 ) Ray Mabus 1988 -- 1992 ( 1948 - 10 - 11 ) October 11, 1948 ( age 70 ) Ronnie Musgrove 2000 -- 2004 ( 1956 - 07 - 29 ) July 29, 1956 ( age 62 ) Haley Barbour 2004 -- 2012 ( 1947 - 10 - 22 ) October 22, 1947 ( age 71 ) See also Mississippi List of Lieutenant Governors of Mississippi Governors of Mississippi Territory Notes Jump up ^ David Holmes was inaugurated as the first state governor on October 7, 1817, but Mississippi did not officially become a state until December 10, 1817. ^ Jump up to : Died in office. Jump up ^ As lieutenant governor, filled term until next election. Jump up ^ Resigned due to illness. Jump up ^ The 1832 constitution abolished the office of lieutenant governor ; the office was reinstated in 1868. ^ Jump up to : As president of the state senate, filled term until next election. Jump up ^ Resigned following an arrest for violating neutrality laws by assisting with the liberation of Cuba. He was found not guilty, but the political fallout led to his resignation. Jump up ^ As president of the senate, filled term until his senate term expired. ^ Jump up to : As president of the senate, filled unexpired term. Jump up ^ Resigned due to political tension over secession. Jump up ^ A constitutional amendment passed during McRae 's second term moved the gubernatorial inauguration date from January to the prior November, shortening his term by two months. The date was restored to January in the 1868 constitution. Jump up ^ Charles Clark 's term effective ended when he was arrested by Union forces. ^ Jump up to : Appointed by President Andrew Johnson following the end of the American Civil War. Jump up ^ Resigned. Jump up ^ Forced to resign and physically removed from office by federal forces after his government failed to comply with Reconstruction. Jump up ^ Left office as Reconstruction ended. Jump up ^ Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate ; Alcorn 's senate term began March 4, 1871 but he delayed taking it, preferring to continue as governor. Jump up ^ Impeached and removed from office. ^ Jump up to : As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term. Jump up ^ Impeached ; made a deal with the legislature to resign, and all charges were dropped. Jump up ^ As president of the senate, filled unexpired term, and was later elected in his own right ; since both the governor and lieutenant governor had been impeached, with the governor resigning and lieutenant governor being removed from office, Stone was next in line for governor. Jump up ^ The 1890 electoral term was extended to six years under the 1890 constitution in order to facilitate changes in the executive department. Jump up ^ Mississippi numbers Wright as the 49th governor, 1946 -- 48 ( His predecessor Thomas L. Bailey 's term, which Wright completed ) and the 50th governor, 1948 -- 52 ( Wright 's elected term ) Jump up ^ As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term, and was later elected in his own right. Jump up ^ Changed parties in 2002. Jump up ^ Governor Bryant 's second term expires in on January 14, 2020 ; he is term limited. References General `` Governor Haley Barbour. '' State of Mississippi. Retrieved September 5, 2009. `` ( 1 ). '' National Governors Association. Retrieved September 5, 2009. Constitutions `` Constitution of the State of Mississippi '' ( current, 1890 with amendments ). Mississippi Secretary of State ( Education and Publications ). Retrieved September 5, 2009. `` Constitution of the State of Mississippi '' ( 1890 ). Mississippi History Now. Retrieved September 5, 2009. `` Constitution of the State of Mississippi '' ( 1868 ). Mississippi History Now. Retrieved September 5, 2009. `` Constitution of the State of Mississippi '' ( 1832 ). Mississippi History Now. Retrieved September 5, 2009. `` Constitution of the State of Mississippi '' ( 1817 ). Mississippi History Now. Retrieved September 5, 2009. Specific Jump up ^ `` CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries ''. The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014. ^ Jump up to : MS Const. art. V, § 116. Jump up ^ MS Const. art. V, § 123. Jump up ^ MS Const. art. IV, § 72. Jump up ^ MS Const. art. V, § 121. Jump up ^ MS Const. art. V, § 124. Jump up ^ MS Const. art. V, § 117. Jump up ^ MS Const. ( 1817 ) art. IV, § 1 ; MS Const. ( 1832 ) art. V, § 1 ; MS Const. ( 1868 ) art. V, § 1. Jump up ^ MS Const. art. V, § 128 -- 129. Jump up ^ MS Const. art. V, § 131. ^ Jump up to : `` John Marshall Stone Archived 2010 - 10 - 09 at the Wayback Machine... '' Mississippi History Now. Mississippi Historical Society. Retrieved September 5, 2009. Jump up ^ `` John J. McRae Archived 2010 - 10 - 09 at the Wayback Machine... '' Mississippi History Now. Mississippi Historical Society. 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Question: what is the salary of the governor of mississippi
Answer: $122,160