List of Governors of Oregon
Governors of the State of Oregon
Table:
Democratic (16) Republican (19) Independent (1)

Governor	Took office	Left office	Party	Terms

1	-	John Whiteaker	March 3, 1859	September 10, 1862	Democratic	1

2	-	A. C. Gibbs	September 10, 1862	September 12, 1866	Republican	1

3	-	George L. Woods	September 12, 1866	September 14, 1870	Republican	1

4	-	La Fayette Grover	September 14, 1870	February 1, 1877	Democratic	​1 1⁄2

5	-	Stephen F. Chadwick	February 1, 1877	September 11, 1878	Democratic	​1⁄2

6	-	W. W. Thayer	September 11, 1878	September 13, 1882	Democratic	1

7	-	Z. F. Moody	September 13, 1882	January 12, 1887	Republican	1

8	-	Sylvester Pennoyer	January 12, 1887	January 14, 1895	Democratic	2

9	-	William Paine Lord	January 14, 1895	January 9, 1899	Republican	1

10	-	T. T. Geer	January 9, 1899	January 15, 1903	Republican	1

11	-	George Chamberlain	January 15, 1903	March 1, 1909	Democratic	​1 1⁄3

12	Frank W. Benson 1910.JPG	Frank W. Benson	March 1, 1909	June 17, 1910	Republican	​1⁄3

13	-	Jay Bowerman	June 17, 1910	January 11, 1911	Republican	​1⁄3

14	-	Oswald West	January 11, 1911	January 12, 1915	Democratic	1

15	-	James Withycombe	January 12, 1915	March 3, 1919	Republican	​1 1⁄2

16	-	Ben W. Olcott	March 3, 1919	January 8, 1923	Republican	​1⁄2

17	-	Walter M. Pierce	January 8, 1923	January 10, 1927	Democratic	1

18	-	I. L. Patterson	January 10, 1927	December 21, 1929	Republican	​1⁄2

19	-	A. W. Norblad	December 21, 1929	January 12, 1931	Republican	​1⁄2

20	-	Julius L. Meier	January 12, 1931	January 14, 1935	Independent	1

21	-	Charles H. Martin	January 14, 1935	January 9, 1939	Democratic	1

22	-	Charles A. Sprague	January 9, 1939	January 11, 1943	Republican	1

23	-	Earl Snell	January 11, 1943	October 30, 1947	Republican	​1 1⁄3

24	-	John H. Hall	October 30, 1947	January 10, 1949	Republican	​1⁄3

25	-	Douglas McKay	January 10, 1949	December 27, 1952	Republican	​1⁄3 + ​1⁄2

26	-	Paul L. Patterson	December 27, 1952	February 1, 1956	Republican	​1⁄2 + ​1⁄3

27	-	Elmo Smith	February 1, 1956	January 14, 1957	Republican	​1⁄3

28	-	Robert D. Holmes	January 14, 1957	January 12, 1959	Democratic	​1⁄3

29	-	Mark Hatfield	January 12, 1959	January 9, 1967	Republican	2

30	-	Tom McCall	January 9, 1967	January 13, 1975	Republican	2

31	-	Robert W. Straub	January 13, 1975	January 8, 1979	Democratic	1

32	-	Victor Atiyeh	January 8, 1979	January 12, 1987	Republican	2

33	-	Neil Goldschmidt	January 12, 1987	January 14, 1991	Democratic	1

34	-	Barbara Roberts	January 14, 1991	January 9, 1995	Democratic	1

35	-	John Kitzhaber	January 9, 1995	January 13, 2003	Democratic	2

36	-	Ted Kulongoski	January 13, 2003	January 10, 2011	Democratic	2

37	-	John Kitzhaber	January 10, 2011	February 18, 2015	Democratic	​1 1⁄2

38	-	Kate Brown	February 18, 2015	Incumbent	Democratic	​1 1⁄2

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