List of Governors of Virginia
List of Governors
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Governor
Took office
Left office
Lieutenant Governor
Party
Notes

1

Patrick Henry

July 5, 1776

June 1, 1779

Office Blank

1776-1852

None

First under 1776 Constitution
(limit of 3 one-year terms)

2

Thomas Jefferson

June 1, 1779

June 3, 1781

None

3rd President of the United States

3

William Fleming

June 3, 1781

June 12, 1781

None

4

Thomas Nelson, Jr.

June 12, 1781

November 22, 1781

None

–

David Jameson

November 22, 1781

December 1, 1781

None

Acting Governor
(member of Council of State)

5

Benjamin Harrison V

December 1, 1781

December 1, 1784

None

6

Patrick Henry

December 1, 1784

December 1, 1786

None

Re-elected after 5-year hiatus
(1 more than constitutional minimum)

7

Edmund Randolph

December 1, 1786

December 1, 1788

None

First under U.S. statehood

8

Beverley Randolph

December 1, 1788

December 1, 1791

None

9

Henry Lee III

December 1, 1791

December 1, 1794

Federalist

10

Robert Brooke

December 1, 1794

December 1, 1796

Democratic-Republican

11

James Wood

December 1, 1796

December 1, 1799

Federalist

–

Hardin Burnley

December 7, 1799

December 11, 1799

–

John Pendleton, Jr.

December 11, 1799

December 19, 1799

12

James Monroe

December 19, 1799

December 1, 1802

Democratic-Republican

U.S. Senator 1790–1794, fifth President of the United States

13

John Page

December 1, 1802

December 7, 1805

Democratic-Republican

14

William H. Cabell

December 7, 1805

December 1, 1808

Democratic-Republican

15

John Tyler, Sr.

December 1, 1808

January 15, 1811

Democratic-Republican

—

George William Smith

January 15, 1811

January 19, 1811

Democratic-Republican

Acting Governor
(member of Council of State)

16

James Monroe

January 19, 1811

April 3, 1811

Democratic-Republican

U.S. Senator 1790–94, Fifth President of the United States

17

George William Smith

April 3, 1811

December 26, 1811

Democratic-Republican

Acting Governor
(member of Council of State)
Later elected in his own right
Died in office

N/A

Peyton Randolph

December 27, 1811

January 3, 1812

Democratic-Republican

Acting Governor
(member of Council of State)

18

James Barbour

January 3, 1812

December 1, 1814

Democratic-Republican

U.S. Senator 1815–1825

19

Wilson Cary Nicholas

December 1, 1814

December 1, 1816

Democratic-Republican

20

James Patton Preston

December 1, 1816

December 1, 1819

Democratic-Republican

21

Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr.

December 1, 1819

December 1, 1822

Democratic-Republican

22

James Pleasants

December 1, 1822

December 10, 1825

Democratic-Republican

Resigned U.S. Senate to assume Governorship

23

John Tyler

December 10, 1825

March 4, 1827

Democratic-Republican

Resigned to enter U.S. Senate 1827–1836, 10th United States President

24

William Branch Giles

March 4, 1827

March 4, 1830

Democratic

U.S. Senator 1804–1815

25

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John Floyd

March 4, 1830

March 31, 1834

Democratic

First under 1830 constitution
(limit of 1 four-year term)

26

Littleton Waller Tazewell

March 31, 1834

April 30, 1836

Democratic

U.S. Senator 1824–1832

—

Wyndham Robertson

April 30, 1836

March 31, 1837

Whig

Acting Governor
(member of Council of State)

27

David Campbell

March 31, 1837

March 31, 1840

Democratic

28

Thomas Walker Gilmer

March 31, 1840

March 20, 1841

Whig

—

John M. Patton

March 20, 1841

March 31, 1841

Whig

Acting Governor
(member of Council of State)

—

John Rutherfoord

March 31, 1841

March 31, 1842

Democratic

Acting Governor
(member of Council of State)

—

John Munford Gregory

March 31, 1842

January 1, 1843

Whig

Acting Governor
(member of Council of State)

29

James McDowell

January 1, 1843

January 1, 1846

Democratic

30

William Smith

January 1, 1846

January 1, 1849

Democratic

31

John B. Floyd

January 1, 1849

January 16, 1852

Democratic

U.S. Secretary of War 1857–60

32

Joseph Johnson

January 16, 1852

January 1, 1856

Shelton Leake

Democratic

First under 1851 constitution
(limit of 1 four-year term)
First popularly elected governor

33

Henry A. Wise

January 1, 1856

January 1, 1860

Elisha W. McComas
William Lowther Jackson

Democratic

34

John Letcher

January 1, 1860

January 1, 1864

Robert Latane Montague

Democratic

(On June 20, 1863, the new U.S. state of West Virginia was formed)

35

William Smith

January 1, 1864

May 9, 1865

Samuel Price

Democratic

—

Francis Harrison Pierpont

May 9, 1865

April 4, 1868

None

Republican

Elected by Restored General Assembly (Union)

—

Henry H. Wells

April 4, 1868

September 21, 1869

None

Republican

Appointed Governor by U.S. military

36

Gilbert Carlton Walker

September 21, 1869

January 1, 1874

John F. Lewis
John Lawrence Marye, Jr.

Republican

Appointed Governor by U.S. military
then elected as a Republican Governor
later served as a Democratic Congressman

37

James L. Kemper

January 1, 1874

January 1, 1878

Robert E. Withers
Henry Wirtz Thomas

Democratic

38

Frederick W. M. Holliday

January 1, 1878

January 1, 1882

James A. Walker

Democratic

39

William E. Cameron

January 1, 1882

January 1, 1886

John F. Lewis

Re-adjuster

40

Fitzhugh Lee

January 1, 1886

January 1, 1890

John E. Massey

Democratic

41

Philip W. McKinney

January 1, 1890

January 1, 1894

James H. Tyler

Democratic

42

Charles Triplett O'Ferrall

January 1, 1894

January 1, 1898

Robert C. Kent

Democratic

Resigned U. S. House seat to assume Governorship

43

James Hoge Tyler

January 1, 1898

January 1, 1902

Edward Echols

Democratic

44

Andrew Jackson Montague

January 1, 1902

February 1, 1906

Joseph Edward Willard

Democratic

45

Claude A. Swanson

February 1, 1906

February 10, 1910

James T. Ellyson

Democratic

U.S. Senator 1910–33

46

William Hodges Mann

February 10, 1910

February 1, 1914

James T. Ellyson

Democratic

47

Henry Carter Stuart

February 1, 1914

February 1, 1918

James T. Ellyson

Democratic

48

Westmoreland Davis

February 1, 1918

February 1, 1922

Benjamin F. Buchanan

Democratic

49

Elbert Lee Trinkle

February 1, 1922

February 1, 1926

Junius E. West

Democratic

50

Harry F. Byrd

February 1, 1926

January 15, 1930

Junius E. West

Democratic

U.S. Senator 1933–65

51

John Garland Pollard

January 15, 1930

January 17, 1934

James H. Price

Democratic

52

George C. Peery

January 17, 1934

January 15, 1938

James H. Price

Democratic

53

James H. Price

January 15, 1938

January 21, 1942

Saxon W. Holt

Democratic

54

Colgate Darden

January 21, 1942

January 16, 1946

William M. Tuck

Democratic

55

William M. Tuck

January 16, 1946

January 18, 1950

Lewis Preston Collins II

Democratic

56

John S. Battle

January 18, 1950

January 20, 1954

Lewis Preston Collins II
Allie Edward Stakes Stephens

Democratic

57

Thomas B. Stanley

January 20, 1954

January 11, 1958

Allie Edward Stakes Stephens

Democratic

58

J. Lindsay Almond

January 11, 1958

January 13, 1962

Allie Edward Stakes Stephens

Democratic

59

Albertis Harrison

January 13, 1962

January 15, 1966

Mills Godwin

Democratic

60

Mills Godwin

January 15, 1966

January 17, 1970

Fred G. Pollard

Democratic

61

Linwood Holton

January 17, 1970

January 12, 1974

J. Sargeant Reynolds (Democratic)
Henry Howell (Democratic)

Republican

62

Mills Godwin

January 12, 1974

January 14, 1978

John N. Dalton

Republican

63

John Dalton

January 14, 1978

January 16, 1982

Chuck Robb (Democratic)

Republican

64

Chuck Robb

January 16, 1982

January 18, 1986

Dick Davis

Democratic

U.S. Senator 1989–2001

65

Gerald Baliles

January 18, 1986

January 13, 1990

Douglas Wilder

Democratic

66

Douglas Wilder

January 13, 1990

January 15, 1994

Don Beyer

Democratic

First African-American governor elected in American history

67

George Allen

January 15, 1994

January 17, 1998

Don Beyer (Democratic)

Republican

U.S. Senator 2001–2007

68

Jim Gilmore

January 17, 1998

January 12, 2002

John H. Hager

Republican

69

Mark Warner

January 12, 2002

January 14, 2006

Tim Kaine

Democratic

U.S. Senator 2009–present

70

Tim Kaine

January 14, 2006

January 16, 2010

Bill Bolling (Republican)

Democratic

First Catholic Governor, U.S. Senator 2013–present, nominee for Vice President of the United States in 2016

71

Bob McDonnell

January 16, 2010

January 11, 2014

Bill Bolling

Republican

72

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Terry McAuliffe

January 11, 2014

January 13, 2018

Ralph Northam

Democratic

73

Ralph Northam

January 13, 2018

Incumbent

Justin Fairfax

Democratic

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