# List of governors of Wyoming

The governor of Wyoming is the head of government of Wyoming, and the commander-in-chief of the Wyoming's military department (National Guard).
The gubernatorial term has been set at four years since statehood. Originally, a governor could be elected any number of times. Since a 1992 referendum, governors have been limited to eight years in office during any 16-year period—effectively limiting them to two consecutive terms.

## List of governors
### Territory of Wyoming

Governors of the Territory of Wyoming :
| No. | Governor | Term in office | Appointing President |
| 1 | John Allen Campbell (1835–1880) | April 7, 1869 – February 10, 1875 (successor appointed) | Ulysses S. Grant |
| 2 | John Milton Thayer (1820–1906) | February 10, 1875 – April 10, 1878 (successor appointed) | Ulysses S. Grant |
| 3 | John Wesley Hoyt (1831–1912) | April 10, 1878 – August 3, 1882 (successor appointed) | Rutherford B. Hayes |
| 4 | William Hale (1837–1885) | August 3, 1882 – January 13, 1885 (died in office) | Chester A. Arthur |
| 5 | Francis E. Warren (1844–1929) | February 27, 1885 – November 11, 1886 (successor appointed) | Chester A. Arthur |
| 6 | George W. Baxter (1855–1929) | November 11, 1886 – December 20, 1886 (resigned) | Grover Cleveland |
| 7 | Thomas Moonlight (1833–1899) | December 20, 1886 – April 9, 1889 (successor appointed) | Grover Cleveland |
| 8 | Francis E. Warren (1844–1929) | April 9, 1889 – October 11, 1890 (elected state governor) | Benjamin Harrison |

### State of Wyoming

Governors of the State of Wyoming :
| No. | Governor | Term in office | Party | Election | Secretary of State |
| 1 | Francis E. Warren (1844–1929) | October 11, 1890 – November 24, 1890 (resigned) | Republican | 1890 | John W. Meldrum |
| 1 | Francis E. Warren (1844–1929) | October 11, 1890 – November 24, 1890 (resigned) | Republican | 1890 | Amos W. Barber |
| 2 | Amos W. Barber (1860–1915) | November 24, 1890 – January 2, 1893 (successor took office) | Republican | Secretary of state acting | Acting as governor |
| 3 | John Eugene Osborne (1858–1943) | January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895 (did not run) | Democratic | 1892§ | Amos W. Barber |
| 4 | William A. Richards (1849–1912) | January 7, 1895 – January 2, 1899 (did not run) | Republican | 1894 | Charles W. Burdick |
| 5 | DeForest Richards (1846–1903) | January 2, 1899 – April 28, 1903 (died in office) | Republican | 1898 | Fenimore Chatterton |
| 5 | DeForest Richards (1846–1903) | January 2, 1899 – April 28, 1903 (died in office) | Republican | 1902 | Fenimore Chatterton |
| 6 | Fenimore Chatterton (1860–1958) | April 28, 1903 – January 2, 1905 (lost nomination) | Republican | Secretary of state acting | Acting as governor |
| 7 | Bryant Butler Brooks (1861–1944) | January 2, 1905 – January 2, 1911 (did not run) | Republican | 1904 (special) | Fenimore Chatterton |
| 7 | Bryant Butler Brooks (1861–1944) | January 2, 1905 – January 2, 1911 (did not run) | Republican | 1906 | William Schnitger |
| 8 | Joseph M. Carey (1845–1924) | January 2, 1911 – January 4, 1915 (did not run) | Democratic | 1910 | Frank L. Houx |
| 9 | John B. Kendrick (1857–1933) | January 4, 1915 – February 24, 1917 (resigned) | Democratic | 1914 | Frank L. Houx |
| 10 | Frank L. Houx (1854–1941) | February 24, 1917 – January 6, 1919 (lost election) | Democratic | Secretary of state acting | Acting as governor |
| 11 | Robert D. Carey (1878–1937) | January 6, 1919 – January 1, 1923 (lost nomination) | Republican | 1918 | William E. Chaplin |
| 12 | William B. Ross (1873–1924) | January 1, 1923 – October 2, 1924 (died in office) | Democratic | 1922 | Frank Lucas |
| 13 | Frank Lucas (1876–1948) | October 2, 1924 – January 5, 1925 (successor took office) | Republican | Secretary of state acting | Acting as governor |
| 14 | Nellie Tayloe Ross (1876–1977) | January 5, 1925 – January 3, 1927 (lost election) | Democratic | 1924 (special) | Frank Lucas |
| 15 | Frank Emerson (1882–1931) | January 3, 1927 – February 18, 1931 (died in office) | Republican | 1926 | Alonzo M. Clark |
| 15 | Frank Emerson (1882–1931) | January 3, 1927 – February 18, 1931 (died in office) | Republican | 1930 | Alonzo M. Clark |
| 16 | Alonzo M. Clark (1868–1952) | February 18, 1931 – January 2, 1933 (lost nomination) | Republican | Secretary of state acting | Acting as governor |
| 17 | Leslie A. Miller (1886–1970) | January 2, 1933 – January 2, 1939 (lost election) | Democratic | 1932 (special) | Alonzo M. Clark |
| 17 | Leslie A. Miller (1886–1970) | January 2, 1933 – January 2, 1939 (lost election) | Democratic | 1934 | Lester C. Hunt |
| 18 | Nels H. Smith (1884–1976) | January 2, 1939 – January 4, 1943 (lost election) | Republican | 1938 | Lester C. Hunt |
| 19 | Lester C. Hunt (1892–1954) | January 4, 1943 – January 3, 1949 (resigned) | Democratic | 1942 | Mart T. Christensen |
| 19 | Lester C. Hunt (1892–1954) | January 4, 1943 – January 3, 1949 (resigned) | Democratic | 1942 | William M. Jack |
| 19 | Lester C. Hunt (1892–1954) | January 4, 1943 – January 3, 1949 (resigned) | Democratic | 1946 | Arthur G. Crane |
| 20 | Arthur G. Crane (1877–1955) | January 3, 1949 – January 1, 1951 (successor took office) | Republican | Secretary of state acting | Acting as governor |
| 21 | Frank A. Barrett (1892–1962) | January 1, 1951 – January 3, 1953 (resigned) | Republican | 1950 | Clifford Joy Rogers |
| 22 | Clifford Joy Rogers (1897–1962) | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955 (lost nomination) | Republican | Secretary of state acting | Acting as governor |
| 23 | Milward Simpson (1897–1993) | January 3, 1955 – January 5, 1959 (lost election) | Republican | 1954 | Everett T. Copenhaver |
| 24 | Joe Hickey (1911–1970) | January 5, 1959 – January 2, 1961 (resigned) | Democratic | 1958 | Jack R. Gage |
| 25 | Jack R. Gage (1899–1970) | January 2, 1961 – January 7, 1963 (lost election) | Democratic | Secretary of state acting | Acting as governor |
| 26 | Clifford Hansen (1912–2009) | January 7, 1963 – January 2, 1967 (did not run) | Republican | 1962 | Thyra Thomson |
| 27 | Stanley K. Hathaway (1924–2005) | January 2, 1967 – January 6, 1975 (did not run) | Republican | 1966 | Thyra Thomson |
| 27 | Stanley K. Hathaway (1924–2005) | January 2, 1967 – January 6, 1975 (did not run) | Republican | 1970 | Thyra Thomson |
| 28 | Edgar Herschler (1918–1990) | January 6, 1975 – January 5, 1987 (did not run) | Democratic | 1974 | Thyra Thomson |
| 28 | Edgar Herschler (1918–1990) | January 6, 1975 – January 5, 1987 (did not run) | Democratic | 1978 | Thyra Thomson |
| 28 | Edgar Herschler (1918–1990) | January 6, 1975 – January 5, 1987 (did not run) | Democratic | 1982 | Thyra Thomson |
| 29 | Mike Sullivan (b. 1939) | January 5, 1987 – January 2, 1995 (term-limited) | Democratic | 1986 | Kathy Karpan |
| 29 | Mike Sullivan (b. 1939) | January 5, 1987 – January 2, 1995 (term-limited) | Democratic | 1990 | Kathy Karpan |
| 30 | Jim Geringer (b. 1944) | January 2, 1995 – January 6, 2003 (term-limited) | Republican | 1994 | Diana J. Ohman |
| 30 | Jim Geringer (b. 1944) | January 2, 1995 – January 6, 2003 (term-limited) | Republican | 1998 | Joseph Meyer |
| 31 | Dave Freudenthal (b. 1950) | January 6, 2003 – January 3, 2011 (term-limited) | Democratic | 2002 | Joseph Meyer |
| 31 | Dave Freudenthal (b. 1950) | January 6, 2003 – January 3, 2011 (term-limited) | Democratic | 2006 | Max Maxfield |
| 32 | Matt Mead (b. 1962) | January 3, 2011 – January 7, 2019 (term-limited) | Republican | 2010 | Max Maxfield |
| 32 | Matt Mead (b. 1962) | January 3, 2011 – January 7, 2019 (term-limited) | Republican | 2014 | Ed Murray |
| 32 | Matt Mead (b. 1962) | January 3, 2011 – January 7, 2019 (term-limited) | Republican | 2014 | Edward Buchanan |
| 33 | Mark Gordon (b. 1957) | January 7, 2019 – Incumbent | Republican | 2018 | Edward Buchanan |
| 33 | Mark Gordon (b. 1957) | January 7, 2019 – Incumbent | Republican | 2018 | Karl Allred |
| 33 | Mark Gordon (b. 1957) | January 7, 2019 – Incumbent | Republican | 2022 | Chuck Gray |