# List of governors of Connecticut

The governor of Connecticut is the head of government of Connecticut, 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 Connecticut General Assembly and to convene the legislature. Unusual among governors, the governor of Connecticut has no power to pardon. The governor of Connecticut is automatically a member of the state's Bonding Commission. He is an ex-officio member of the board of trustees of the University of Connecticut and Yale University.
There have been 69 post-Revolution governors of the state, serving 73 distinct spans in office. Four have served non-consecutive terms: Henry W. Edwards, James E. English, Marshall Jewell, and Raymond E. Baldwin. The longest terms in office were in the state's early years, when four governors were elected to nine or more one-year terms. The longest was that of the first governor, Jonathan Trumbull, who served over 14 years, but 7 of those as colonial governor; the longest-serving state governor — with no other position included in the term — was his son, Jonathan Trumbull Jr., who served over 11 years. The shortest term was that of Hiram Bingham III, who served only one day before resigning to take an elected seat in the United States Senate. Additionally, Lowell Weicker is noted for a rare third party win in American politics, having been elected to a term in 1990 representing A Connecticut Party.
The current governor is Ned Lamont, a Democrat who took office on January 9, 2019.

## Governors

Connecticut was one of the original Thirteen Colonies and was admitted as a state on January 9, 1788. Before it declared its independence, Connecticut was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain.
Connecticut did not create a state constitution for itself until several decades after it became a state; until 1818, the state operated under the provisions of its colonial charter. The charter called for the election of a governor every year, but not more than once every two years, with the term commencing on the second Thursday in May.
The current Constitution of Connecticut, ratified in 1965, calls for a four-year term for the governor, commencing on the Wednesday after the first Monday in the January following an election. The previous constitution of 1818 originally had only a one-year term for governor; this was increased to two years in 1875, and four years in 1948. The 1875 amendment also set the start date of the term to its current date; before then, it was the first Wednesday in the May following an election. The constitution provides for the election of a lieutenant governor for the same term as the governor. The two offices are elected on the same ticket; this provision was added in 1962. In the event of a vacancy in the office of governor, the lieutenant governor becomes governor. Before the adoption of the 1965 constitution, the lieutenant governor only acted as governor. There is no limit of any kind on the number of terms one may serve.
Governors of the State of Connecticut :
| No. | Governor | Term in office | Party | Election | Lt. Governor | Lt. Governor |
| 16 | Jonathan Trumbull (1710–1785) | October 13, 1769 – May 13, 1784 (did not run) | No party | 1776 | | Matthew Griswold |
| 16 | Jonathan Trumbull (1710–1785) | October 13, 1769 – May 13, 1784 (did not run) | No party | 1777 | | Matthew Griswold |
| 16 | Jonathan Trumbull (1710–1785) | October 13, 1769 – May 13, 1784 (did not run) | No party | 1778 | | Matthew Griswold |
| 16 | Jonathan Trumbull (1710–1785) | October 13, 1769 – May 13, 1784 (did not run) | No party | 1779 | | Matthew Griswold |
| 16 | Jonathan Trumbull (1710–1785) | October 13, 1769 – May 13, 1784 (did not run) | No party | 1780 | | Matthew Griswold |
| 16 | Jonathan Trumbull (1710–1785) | October 13, 1769 – May 13, 1784 (did not run) | No party | 1781 | | Matthew Griswold |
| 16 | Jonathan Trumbull (1710–1785) | October 13, 1769 – May 13, 1784 (did not run) | No party | 1782 | | Matthew Griswold |
| 16 | Jonathan Trumbull (1710–1785) | October 13, 1769 – May 13, 1784 (did not run) | No party | 1783 | | Matthew Griswold |
| 17 | Matthew Griswold (1714–1799) | May 13, 1784 – May 11, 1786 (lost election) | No party | 1784 | | Samuel Huntington |
| 17 | Matthew Griswold (1714–1799) | May 13, 1784 – May 11, 1786 (lost election) | No party | 1785 | | Samuel Huntington |
| 18 | Samuel Huntington (1731–1796) | May 11, 1786 – January 5, 1796 (died in office) | Federalist | 1786 | | Oliver Wolcott |
| 18 | Samuel Huntington (1731–1796) | May 11, 1786 – January 5, 1796 (died in office) | Federalist | 1787 | | Oliver Wolcott |
| 18 | Samuel Huntington (1731–1796) | May 11, 1786 – January 5, 1796 (died in office) | Federalist | 1788 | | Oliver Wolcott |
| 18 | Samuel Huntington (1731–1796) | May 11, 1786 – January 5, 1796 (died in office) | Federalist | 1789 | | Oliver Wolcott |
| 18 | Samuel Huntington (1731–1796) | May 11, 1786 – January 5, 1796 (died in office) | Federalist | 1790 | | Oliver Wolcott |
| 18 | Samuel Huntington (1731–1796) | May 11, 1786 – January 5, 1796 (died in office) | Federalist | 1791 | | Oliver Wolcott |
| 18 | Samuel Huntington (1731–1796) | May 11, 1786 – January 5, 1796 (died in office) | Federalist | 1792 | | Oliver Wolcott |
| 18 | Samuel Huntington (1731–1796) | May 11, 1786 – January 5, 1796 (died in office) | Federalist | 1793 | | Oliver Wolcott |
| 18 | Samuel Huntington (1731–1796) | May 11, 1786 – January 5, 1796 (died in office) | Federalist | 1794 | | Oliver Wolcott |
| 18 | Samuel Huntington (1731–1796) | May 11, 1786 – January 5, 1796 (died in office) | Federalist | 1795 | | Oliver Wolcott |
| 19 | Oliver Wolcott (1726–1797) | January 5, 1796 – December 1, 1797 (died in office) | Federalist | Lieutenant governor acting | | Acting as governor |
| 19 | Oliver Wolcott (1726–1797) | January 5, 1796 – December 1, 1797 (died in office) | Federalist | 1796 | | Jonathan Trumbull Jr. |
| 19 | Oliver Wolcott (1726–1797) | January 5, 1796 – December 1, 1797 (died in office) | Federalist | 1797 | | Jonathan Trumbull Jr. |
| 20 | Jonathan Trumbull Jr. (1740–1809) | December 1, 1797 – August 7, 1809 (died in office) | Federalist | Lieutenant governor acting | | Acting as governor |
| 20 | Jonathan Trumbull Jr. (1740–1809) | December 1, 1797 – August 7, 1809 (died in office) | Federalist | 1798 | | John Treadwell |
| 20 | Jonathan Trumbull Jr. (1740–1809) | December 1, 1797 – August 7, 1809 (died in office) | Federalist | 1799 | | John Treadwell |
| 20 | Jonathan Trumbull Jr. (1740–1809) | December 1, 1797 – August 7, 1809 (died in office) | Federalist | 1800 | | John Treadwell |
| 20 | Jonathan Trumbull Jr. (1740–1809) | December 1, 1797 – August 7, 1809 (died in office) | Federalist | 1801 | | John Treadwell |
| 20 | Jonathan Trumbull Jr. (1740–1809) | December 1, 1797 – August 7, 1809 (died in office) | Federalist | 1802 | | John Treadwell |
| 20 | Jonathan Trumbull Jr. (1740–1809) | December 1, 1797 – August 7, 1809 (died in office) | Federalist | 1803 | | John Treadwell |
| 20 | Jonathan Trumbull Jr. (1740–1809) | December 1, 1797 – August 7, 1809 (died in office) | Federalist | 1804 | | John Treadwell |
| 20 | Jonathan Trumbull Jr. (1740–1809) | December 1, 1797 – August 7, 1809 (died in office) | Federalist | 1805 | | John Treadwell |
| 20 | Jonathan Trumbull Jr. (1740–1809) | December 1, 1797 – August 7, 1809 (died in office) | Federalist | 1806 | | John Treadwell |
| 20 | Jonathan Trumbull Jr. (1740–1809) | December 1, 1797 – August 7, 1809 (died in office) | Federalist | 1807 | | John Treadwell |
| 20 | Jonathan Trumbull Jr. (1740–1809) | December 1, 1797 – August 7, 1809 (died in office) | Federalist | 1808 | | John Treadwell |
| 20 | Jonathan Trumbull Jr. (1740–1809) | December 1, 1797 – August 7, 1809 (died in office) | Federalist | 1809 | | John Treadwell |
| 21 | John Treadwell (1745–1823) | August 7, 1809 – May 9, 1811 (lost election) | Federalist | Lieutenant governor acting | | Acting as governor |
| 21 | John Treadwell (1745–1823) | August 7, 1809 – May 9, 1811 (lost election) | Federalist | 1810 | | Roger Griswold |
| 22 | Roger Griswold (1762–1812) | May 9, 1811 – October 25, 1812 (died in office) | Federalist | 1811 | | John Cotton Smith |
| 22 | Roger Griswold (1762–1812) | May 9, 1811 – October 25, 1812 (died in office) | Federalist | 1812 | | John Cotton Smith |
| 23 | John Cotton Smith (1765–1845) | October 25, 1812 – May 8, 1817 (lost election) | Federalist | Lieutenant governor acting | | Acting as governor |
| 23 | John Cotton Smith (1765–1845) | October 25, 1812 – May 8, 1817 (lost election) | Federalist | 1813 | | Chauncey Goodrich (died August 18, 1815) |
| 23 | John Cotton Smith (1765–1845) | October 25, 1812 – May 8, 1817 (lost election) | Federalist | 1814 | | Chauncey Goodrich (died August 18, 1815) |
| 23 | John Cotton Smith (1765–1845) | October 25, 1812 – May 8, 1817 (lost election) | Federalist | 1815 | | Chauncey Goodrich (died August 18, 1815) |
| Vacant ||
| 23 | John Cotton Smith (1765–1845) | October 25, 1812 – May 8, 1817 (lost election) | Federalist | 1816 | | Jonathan Ingersoll (died January 12, 1823) |
| 24 | Oliver Wolcott Jr. (1760–1833) | May 8, 1817 – May 2, 1827 (lost election) | Toleration | 1817 | | Jonathan Ingersoll (died January 12, 1823) |
| 24 | Oliver Wolcott Jr. (1760–1833) | May 8, 1817 – May 2, 1827 (lost election) | Toleration | 1818 | | Jonathan Ingersoll (died January 12, 1823) |
| 24 | Oliver Wolcott Jr. (1760–1833) | May 8, 1817 – May 2, 1827 (lost election) | Democratic- Republican | 1819 | | Jonathan Ingersoll (died January 12, 1823) |
| 24 | Oliver Wolcott Jr. (1760–1833) | May 8, 1817 – May 2, 1827 (lost election) | Democratic- Republican | 1820 | | Jonathan Ingersoll (died January 12, 1823) |
| 24 | Oliver Wolcott Jr. (1760–1833) | May 8, 1817 – May 2, 1827 (lost election) | Democratic- Republican | 1821 | | Jonathan Ingersoll (died January 12, 1823) |
| 24 | Oliver Wolcott Jr. (1760–1833) | May 8, 1817 – May 2, 1827 (lost election) | Democratic- Republican | 1822 | | Jonathan Ingersoll (died January 12, 1823) |
| Vacant ||
| 24 | Oliver Wolcott Jr. (1760–1833) | May 8, 1817 – May 2, 1827 (lost election) | Democratic- Republican | 1823 | | David Plant |
| 24 | Oliver Wolcott Jr. (1760–1833) | May 8, 1817 – May 2, 1827 (lost election) | Democratic- Republican | 1824 | | David Plant |
| 24 | Oliver Wolcott Jr. (1760–1833) | May 8, 1817 – May 2, 1827 (lost election) | Democratic- Republican | 1825 | | David Plant |
| 24 | Oliver Wolcott Jr. (1760–1833) | May 8, 1817 – May 2, 1827 (lost election) | Democratic- Republican | 1826 | | David Plant |
| 25 | Gideon Tomlinson (1780–1854) | May 2, 1827 – March 2, 1831 (resigned) | Democratic- Republican | 1827 | | John Samuel Peters |
| 25 | Gideon Tomlinson (1780–1854) | May 2, 1827 – March 2, 1831 (resigned) | National Republican | 1828 | | John Samuel Peters |
| 25 | Gideon Tomlinson (1780–1854) | May 2, 1827 – March 2, 1831 (resigned) | National Republican | 1829 | | John Samuel Peters |
| 25 | Gideon Tomlinson (1780–1854) | May 2, 1827 – March 2, 1831 (resigned) | National Republican | 1830 | | John Samuel Peters |
| 26 | John Samuel Peters (1772–1858) | March 2, 1831 – May 4, 1833 (lost election) | National Republican | Lieutenant governor acting | | Acting as governor |
| 26 | John Samuel Peters (1772–1858) | March 2, 1831 – May 4, 1833 (lost election) | National Republican | 1831 | Vacant | Vacant |
| 26 | John Samuel Peters (1772–1858) | March 2, 1831 – May 4, 1833 (lost election) | National Republican | 1832 | | Thaddeus Betts |
| 27 | Henry W. Edwards (1779–1847) | May 4, 1833 – May 7, 1834 (lost election) | Democratic | 1833 | | Ebenezer Stoddard |
| 28 | Samuel A. Foot (1780–1846) | May 7, 1834 – May 6, 1835 (lost election) | Whig | 1834 | | Thaddeus Betts |
| 29 | Henry W. Edwards (1779–1847) | May 6, 1835 – May 3, 1838 (did not run) | Democratic | 1835 | | Ebenezer Stoddard |
| 29 | Henry W. Edwards (1779–1847) | May 6, 1835 – May 3, 1838 (did not run) | Democratic | 1836 | | Ebenezer Stoddard |
| 29 | Henry W. Edwards (1779–1847) | May 6, 1835 – May 3, 1838 (did not run) | Democratic | 1837 | | Ebenezer Stoddard |
| 30 | William W. Ellsworth (1791–1868) | May 3, 1838 – May 6, 1842 (lost election) | Whig | 1838 | | Charles Hawley |
| 30 | William W. Ellsworth (1791–1868) | May 3, 1838 – May 6, 1842 (lost election) | Whig | 1839 | | Charles Hawley |
| 30 | William W. Ellsworth (1791–1868) | May 3, 1838 – May 6, 1842 (lost election) | Whig | 1840 | | Charles Hawley |
| 30 | William W. Ellsworth (1791–1868) | May 3, 1838 – May 6, 1842 (lost election) | Whig | 1841 | | Charles Hawley |
| 31 | Chauncey Fitch Cleveland (1799–1887) | May 6, 1842 – May 2, 1844 (lost election) | Democratic | 1842 | | William S. Holabird |
| 31 | Chauncey Fitch Cleveland (1799–1887) | May 6, 1842 – May 2, 1844 (lost election) | Democratic | 1843 | | William S. Holabird |
| 32 | Roger Sherman Baldwin (1793–1863) | May 2, 1844 – May 8, 1846 (did not run) | Whig | 1844 | | Reuben Booth |
| 32 | Roger Sherman Baldwin (1793–1863) | May 2, 1844 – May 8, 1846 (did not run) | Whig | 1845 | | Reuben Booth |
| 33 | Isaac Toucey (1792–1869) | May 8, 1846 – May 5, 1847 (lost nomination) | Democratic | 1846 | | Noyes Billings |
| 34 | Clark Bissell (1782–1857) | May 5, 1847 – May 3, 1849 (lost nomination) | Whig | 1847 | | Charles J. McCurdy |
| 34 | Clark Bissell (1782–1857) | May 5, 1847 – May 3, 1849 (lost nomination) | Whig | 1848 | | Charles J. McCurdy |
| 35 | Joseph Trumbull (1782–1861) | May 3, 1849 – May 2, 1850 (did not run) | Whig | 1849 | | Thomas Backus |
| 36 | Thomas H. Seymour (1807–1868) | May 2, 1850 – October 13, 1853 (resigned) | Democratic | 1850 | | Charles H. Pond |
| 36 | Thomas H. Seymour (1807–1868) | May 2, 1850 – October 13, 1853 (resigned) | Democratic | 1851 | | Green Kendrick |
| 36 | Thomas H. Seymour (1807–1868) | May 2, 1850 – October 13, 1853 (resigned) | Democratic | 1852 | | Charles H. Pond |
| 36 | Thomas H. Seymour (1807–1868) | May 2, 1850 – October 13, 1853 (resigned) | Democratic | 1853 | | Charles H. Pond |
| 37 | Charles H. Pond (1781–1861) | October 13, 1853 – May 4, 1854 (successor took office) | Democratic | Lieutenant governor acting | | Acting as governor |
| 38 | Henry Dutton (1796–1869) | May 4, 1854 – May 3, 1855 (lost election) | Whig | 1854 | | Alexander H. Holley |
| 39 | William T. Minor (1815–1889) | May 3, 1855 – May 6, 1857 (did not run) | American | 1855 | | William Field |
| 39 | William T. Minor (1815–1889) | May 3, 1855 – May 6, 1857 (did not run) | American | 1856 | | Albert Day |
| 40 | Alexander H. Holley (1804–1887) | May 6, 1857 – May 5, 1858 (did not run) | Republican | 1857 | | Alfred A. Burnham |
| 41 | William Alfred Buckingham (1804–1875) | May 5, 1858 – May 2, 1866 (did not run) | Republican | 1858 | | Julius Catlin |
| 41 | William Alfred Buckingham (1804–1875) | May 5, 1858 – May 2, 1866 (did not run) | Republican | 1859 | | Julius Catlin |
| 41 | William Alfred Buckingham (1804–1875) | May 5, 1858 – May 2, 1866 (did not run) | Republican | 1860 | | Julius Catlin |
| 41 | William Alfred Buckingham (1804–1875) | May 5, 1858 – May 2, 1866 (did not run) | Republican | 1861 | | Benjamin Douglas |
| 41 | William Alfred Buckingham (1804–1875) | May 5, 1858 – May 2, 1866 (did not run) | Republican | 1862 | | Roger Averill |
| 41 | William Alfred Buckingham (1804–1875) | May 5, 1858 – May 2, 1866 (did not run) | Republican | 1863 | | Roger Averill |
| 41 | William Alfred Buckingham (1804–1875) | May 5, 1858 – May 2, 1866 (did not run) | Republican | 1864 | | Roger Averill |
| 41 | William Alfred Buckingham (1804–1875) | May 5, 1858 – May 2, 1866 (did not run) | Republican | 1865 | | Roger Averill |
| 42 | Joseph Roswell Hawley (1826–1905) | May 2, 1866 – May 1, 1867 (lost election) | Republican | 1866 | | Oliver Winchester |
| 43 | James E. English (1812–1890) | May 1, 1867 – May 5, 1869 (lost election) | Democratic | 1867 | | Ephraim H. Hyde |
| 43 | James E. English (1812–1890) | May 1, 1867 – May 5, 1869 (lost election) | Democratic | 1868 | | Ephraim H. Hyde |
| 44 | Marshall Jewell (1825–1883) | May 5, 1869 – May 4, 1870 (lost election) | Republican | 1869 | | Francis Wayland III |
| 45 | James E. English (1812–1890) | May 4, 1870 – May 16, 1871 (lost election) | Democratic | 1870 | | Julius Hotchkiss |
| 46 | Marshall Jewell (1825–1883) | May 16, 1871 – May 7, 1873 (did not run) | Republican | 1871 | | Morris Tyler |
| 46 | Marshall Jewell (1825–1883) | May 16, 1871 – May 7, 1873 (did not run) | Republican | 1872 | | Morris Tyler |
| 47 | Charles Roberts Ingersoll (1821–1903) | May 7, 1873 – January 3, 1877 (did not run) | Democratic | 1873 | | George G. Sill |
| 47 | Charles Roberts Ingersoll (1821–1903) | May 7, 1873 – January 3, 1877 (did not run) | Democratic | 1874 | | George G. Sill |
| 47 | Charles Roberts Ingersoll (1821–1903) | May 7, 1873 – January 3, 1877 (did not run) | Democratic | 1875 | | George G. Sill |
| 47 | Charles Roberts Ingersoll (1821–1903) | May 7, 1873 – January 3, 1877 (did not run) | Democratic | Apr. 1876 | | George G. Sill |
| 48 | Richard D. Hubbard (1818–1884) | January 3, 1877 – January 9, 1879 (lost election) | Democratic | Nov. 1876 | | Francis Loomis |
| 49 | Charles B. Andrews (1834–1902) | January 9, 1879 – January 5, 1881 (did not run) | Republican | 1878 | | David Gallup |
| 50 | Hobart B. Bigelow (1834–1891) | January 5, 1881 – January 3, 1883 (did not run) | Republican | 1880 | | William H. Bulkeley |
| 51 | Thomas M. Waller (1839–1924) | January 3, 1883 – January 8, 1885 (lost election) | Democratic | 1882 | | George G. Sumner |
| 52 | Henry Baldwin Harrison (1821–1901) | January 8, 1885 – January 6, 1887 (did not run) | Republican | 1884 | | Lorrin A. Cooke |
| 53 | Phineas C. Lounsbury (1841–1925) | January 6, 1887 – January 10, 1889 (did not run) | Republican | 1886 | | James L. Howard |
| 54 | Morgan Bulkeley (1837–1922) | January 10, 1889 – January 4, 1893 (did not run) | Republican | 1888 | | Samuel E. Merwin |
| 54 | Morgan Bulkeley (1837–1922) | January 10, 1889 – January 4, 1893 (did not run) | Republican | 1890 | | Samuel E. Merwin |
| 55 | Luzon B. Morris (1827–1895) | January 4, 1893 – January 9, 1895 (did not run) | Democratic | 1892 | | Ernest Cady |
| 56 | Owen Vincent Coffin (1836–1921) | January 9, 1895 – January 6, 1897 (did not run) | Republican | 1894 | | Lorrin A. Cooke |
| 57 | Lorrin A. Cooke (1831–1902) | January 6, 1897 – January 4, 1899 (did not run) | Republican | 1896 | | James D. Dewell |
| 58 | George E. Lounsbury (1838–1904) | January 4, 1899 – January 9, 1901 (did not run) | Republican | 1898 | | Lyman A. Mills |
| 59 | George P. McLean (1857–1932) | January 9, 1901 – January 7, 1903 (did not run) | Republican | 1900 | | Edwin O. Keeler |
| 60 | Abiram Chamberlain (1837–1911) | January 7, 1903 – January 4, 1905 (did not run) | Republican | 1902 | | Henry Roberts |
| 61 | Henry Roberts (1853–1929) | January 4, 1905 – January 9, 1907 (did not run) | Republican | 1904 | | Rollin S. Woodruff |
| 62 | Rollin S. Woodruff (1854–1925) | January 9, 1907 – January 6, 1909 (did not run) | Republican | 1906 | | Everett J. Lake |
| 63 | George L. Lilley (1859–1909) | January 6, 1909 – April 21, 1909 (died in office) | Republican | 1908 | | Frank B. Weeks |
| 64 | Frank B. Weeks (1854–1935) | April 21, 1909 – January 4, 1911 (successor took office) | Republican | Lieutenant governor acting | | Acting as governor |
| 65 | Simeon E. Baldwin (1840–1927) | January 4, 1911 – January 6, 1915 (did not run) | Democratic | 1910 | | Dennis A. Blakeslee |
| 65 | Simeon E. Baldwin (1840–1927) | January 4, 1911 – January 6, 1915 (did not run) | Democratic | 1912 | | Lyman T. Tingier |
| 66 | Marcus H. Holcomb (1844–1932) | January 6, 1915 – January 5, 1921 (did not run) | Republican | 1914 | | Clifford B. Wilson |
| 66 | Marcus H. Holcomb (1844–1932) | January 6, 1915 – January 5, 1921 (did not run) | Republican | 1916 | | Clifford B. Wilson |
| 66 | Marcus H. Holcomb (1844–1932) | January 6, 1915 – January 5, 1921 (did not run) | Republican | 1918 | | Clifford B. Wilson |
| 67 | Everett J. Lake (1871–1948) | January 5, 1921 – January 3, 1923 (did not run) | Republican | 1920 | | Charles A. Templeton |
| 68 | Charles A. Templeton (1871–1955) | January 3, 1923 – January 7, 1925 (did not run) | Republican | 1922 | | Hiram Bingham III |
| 69 | Hiram Bingham III (1875–1956) | January 7, 1925 – January 8, 1925 (resigned) | Republican | 1924 | | John H. Trumbull |
| 70 | John H. Trumbull (1873–1961) | January 8, 1925 – January 7, 1931 (did not run) | Republican | Lieutenant governor acting | | Acting as governor |
| 70 | John H. Trumbull (1873–1961) | January 8, 1925 – January 7, 1931 (did not run) | Republican | 1926 | | J. Edwin Brainard |
| 70 | John H. Trumbull (1873–1961) | January 8, 1925 – January 7, 1931 (did not run) | Republican | 1928 | | Ernest E. Rogers |
| 71 | Wilbur Lucius Cross (1862–1948) | January 7, 1931 – January 4, 1939 (lost election) | Democratic | 1930 | | Samuel R. Spencer |
| 71 | Wilbur Lucius Cross (1862–1948) | January 7, 1931 – January 4, 1939 (lost election) | Democratic | 1932 | | Roy C. Wilcox |
| 71 | Wilbur Lucius Cross (1862–1948) | January 7, 1931 – January 4, 1939 (lost election) | Democratic | 1934 | | T. Frank Hayes |
| 71 | Wilbur Lucius Cross (1862–1948) | January 7, 1931 – January 4, 1939 (lost election) | Democratic | 1936 | | T. Frank Hayes |
| 72 | Raymond E. Baldwin (1893–1986) | January 4, 1939 – January 8, 1941 (lost election) | Republican | 1938 | | James L. McConaughy |
| 73 | Robert A. Hurley (1895–1968) | January 8, 1941 – January 6, 1943 (lost election) | Democratic | 1940 | | Odell Shepard |
| 74 | Raymond E. Baldwin (1893–1986) | January 6, 1943 – December 27, 1946 (resigned) | Republican | 1942 | | William L. Hadden |
| 74 | Raymond E. Baldwin (1893–1986) | January 6, 1943 – December 27, 1946 (resigned) | Republican | 1944 | | Charles Wilbert Snow |
| 75 | Charles Wilbert Snow (1884–1977) | December 27, 1946 – January 8, 1947 (successor took office) | Democratic | Lieutenant governor acting | | Acting as governor | Acting as governor |
| 76 | James L. McConaughy (1887–1948) | January 8, 1947 – March 7, 1948 (died in office) | Republican | 1946 | | James C. Shannon |
| 77 | James C. Shannon (1896–1980) | March 7, 1948 – January 5, 1949 (lost election) | Republican | Lieutenant governor acting | | Acting as governor |
| 78 | Chester B. Bowles (1901–1986) | January 5, 1949 – January 3, 1951 (lost election) | Democratic | 1948 | | William T. Carroll |
| 79 | John Davis Lodge (1903–1985) | January 3, 1951 – January 5, 1955 (lost election) | Republican | 1950 | | Edward N. Allen |
| 80 | Abraham Ribicoff (1910–1998) | January 5, 1955 – January 21, 1961 (resigned) | Democratic | 1954 | | Charles W. Jewett |
| 80 | Abraham Ribicoff (1910–1998) | January 5, 1955 – January 21, 1961 (resigned) | Democratic | 1958 | | John N. Dempsey |
| 81 | John N. Dempsey (1915–1989) | January 21, 1961 – January 6, 1971 (did not run) | Democratic | Lieutenant governor acting | | Acting as governor |
| 81 | John N. Dempsey (1915–1989) | January 21, 1961 – January 6, 1971 (did not run) | Democratic | 1962 | | Samuel J. Tedesco (resigned January 15, 1966) |
| 81 | John N. Dempsey (1915–1989) | January 21, 1961 – January 6, 1971 (did not run) | Democratic | 1962 | | Fred J. Doocy |
| 81 | John N. Dempsey (1915–1989) | January 21, 1961 – January 6, 1971 (did not run) | Democratic | 1966 | | Attilio R. Frassinelli |
| 82 | Thomas Meskill (1928–2007) | January 6, 1971 – January 8, 1975 (did not run) | Republican | 1970 | | T. Clark Hull (resigned June 1, 1973) |
| 82 | Thomas Meskill (1928–2007) | January 6, 1971 – January 8, 1975 (did not run) | Republican | 1970 | | Peter L. Cashman |
| 83 | Ella Grasso (1919–1981) | January 8, 1975 – December 31, 1980 (resigned) | Democratic | 1974 | | Robert K. Killian |
| 83 | Ella Grasso (1919–1981) | January 8, 1975 – December 31, 1980 (resigned) | Democratic | 1978 | | William A. O'Neill |
| 84 | William A. O'Neill (1930–2007) | December 31, 1980 – January 9, 1991 (did not run) | Democratic | Succeeded from lieutenant governor | | Joseph J. Fauliso |
| 84 | William A. O'Neill (1930–2007) | December 31, 1980 – January 9, 1991 (did not run) | Democratic | 1982 | | Joseph J. Fauliso |
| 84 | William A. O'Neill (1930–2007) | December 31, 1980 – January 9, 1991 (did not run) | Democratic | 1986 | | Joseph J. Fauliso |
| 85 | Lowell Weicker (1931–2023) | January 9, 1991 – January 4, 1995 (did not run) | A Connecticut Party | 1990 | | Eunice Groark |
| 86 | John G. Rowland (b. 1957) | January 4, 1995 – July 1, 2004 (resigned) | Republican | 1994 | | Jodi Rell |
| 86 | John G. Rowland (b. 1957) | January 4, 1995 – July 1, 2004 (resigned) | Republican | 1998 | | Jodi Rell |
| 86 | John G. Rowland (b. 1957) | January 4, 1995 – July 1, 2004 (resigned) | Republican | 2002 | | Jodi Rell |
| 87 | Jodi Rell (1946–2024) | July 1, 2004 – January 5, 2011 (did not run) | Republican | Succeeded from lieutenant governor | | Kevin Sullivan |
| 87 | Jodi Rell (1946–2024) | July 1, 2004 – January 5, 2011 (did not run) | Republican | 2006 | | Michael Fedele |
| 88 | Dannel Malloy (b. 1955) | January 5, 2011 – January 9, 2019 (did not run) | Democratic | 2010 | | Nancy Wyman |
| 88 | Dannel Malloy (b. 1955) | January 5, 2011 – January 9, 2019 (did not run) | Democratic | 2014 | | Nancy Wyman |
| 89 | Ned Lamont (b. 1954) | January 9, 2019 – Incumbent | Democratic | 2018 | | Susan Bysiewicz |
| 89 | Ned Lamont (b. 1954) | January 9, 2019 – Incumbent | Democratic | 2022 | | Susan Bysiewicz |