List of governors of Ohio

The Governor of the state of Ohio is the head of the executive branch of Ohio's state governmentOhio Constitution article III, § 5 and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.Ohio Constitution article III, § 10  The governor has a duty to enforce state laws; the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Ohio Legislature;Ohio Constitution article II, § 16 the power to convene the legislature;Ohio Constitution article III, § 8  and the power to grant pardons, except in cases of treason and impeachment.Ohio Constitution article III § 11

List of governors
 # PictureGovernor Assumed office Left office PartyLt. GovernorThe office of lieutenant governor was not created until the 1851 Constitution, first being filled in 1852. TermsThe fractional terms of some governors are not to be understood absolutely literally; rather, they are meant to show single terms during which multiple governors served, due to resignations, deaths and the like.175px Edward Tiffin(1766–1829)March 3, 1803March 4, 1807Democratic-RepublicanNoneResigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.275px Thomas Kirker(1760–1837)March 4, 1807December 12, 1808Democratic-RepublicanAs speaker of the senate, acted as governor for unexpired term.375px Samuel H. Huntington(1765–1817)December 12, 1808December 8, 1810Democratic-Republican1The 1808 election was actually won by Return J. Meigs, Jr., but he was declared ineligible for office for failing the residency requirements.475px Return J. Meigs, Jr.(1764–1825)December 8, 1810March 24, 1814Democratic-RepublicanResigned to be U.S. Postmaster General.575px Othniel Looker(1757–1845)March 24, 1814December 8, 1814Democratic-Republican675px Thomas Worthington(1773–1827)December 8, 1814December 14, 1818Democratic-Republican2775px Ethan Allen Brown(1776–1852)December 14, 1818January 4, 1822Democratic-Republican875px Allen Trimble(1783–1870)January 4, 1822December 28, 1822Democratic-Republican975px Jeremiah Morrow(1771–1852)December 28, 1822December 19, 1826Democratic-Republican21075px Allen Trimble(1783–1870)December 19, 1826December 18, 1830NationalRepublican21175px Duncan McArthur(1772–1839)December 18, 1830December 7, 1832NationalRepublican11275px Robert Lucas(1781–1853)December 7, 1832December 12, 1836Democratic21375px Joseph Vance(1786–1852)December 12, 1836December 13, 1838Whig11475px Wilson Shannon(1802–1877)December 13, 1838December 16, 1840Democratic11575px Thomas Corwin(1794–1865)December 16, 1840December 14, 1842Whig11675px Wilson Shannon(1802–1877)December 14, 1842April 15, 1844DemocraticResigned to be Minister to Mexico.1775px Thomas W. Bartley(1812–1885)April 15, 1844December 3, 1844Democratic1875px Mordecai Bartley(1783–1870)December 3, 1844December 12, 1846Whig11975px William Bebb(1802–1873)December 12, 1846January 22, 1849Whig1William Bebb's term officially ended in December 1848. However, due to the large number of close elections that year, the general assembly was delayed in qualifying governor-elect Seabury Ford, and William Bebb remained in office for an extra few weeks.2075px Seabury Ford(1801–1855)January 22, 1849December 12, 1850Whig12175px Reuben Wood(1792–1864)December 12, 1850July 13, 1853DemocraticNoneWood's first term was truncated to one year, due to the 1851 constitution moving elections one year back to odd-numbered years.Resigned to be consul in Valparaíso, Chile. William Medill2275px William Medill(1802–1865)July 13, 1853January 14, 1856DemocraticvacantAs lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term, with no lieutenant, and was subsequently elected in his own right. James Myers2375px Salmon P. Chase(1808–1873)January 14, 1856January 9, 1860Republican Thomas H. Ford2 Martin Welker2475px William Dennison(1815–1882)January 9, 1860January 13, 1862Republican Robert C. Kirk12575px David Tod(1805–1868)January 13, 1862January 11, 1864Republican Benjamin Stanton12675px John Brough(1811–1865)January 11, 1864August 29, 1865Unionist Charles AndersonDied in office.2775px Charles Anderson(1814–1895)August 29, 1865January 8, 1866RepublicanvacantAs lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term.2875px Jacob Dolson Cox(1828–1900)January 8, 1866January 13, 1868Republican Andrew McBurney12975px Rutherford B. Hayes(1822–1893)January 13, 1868January 8, 1872Republican John C. Lee23075px Edward F. Noyes(1832–1890)January 8, 1872January 12, 1874Republican Jacob Mueller13175px William Allen(1803–1879)January 12, 1874January 10, 1876Democratic Alphonso Hart13275px Rutherford B. Hayes(1822–1893)January 10, 1876March 2, 1877Republican Thomas L. YoungResigned to be President of the United States.3375px Thomas L. Young(1832–1888)March 2, 1877January 14, 1878Republican H. W. Curtiss (acting)3475px Richard M. Bishop(1812–1893)January 14, 1878January 12, 1880Democratic Jabez W. Fitch13575px Charles Foster(1828–1904)January 12, 1880January 14, 1884Republican Andrew Hickenlooper2 Rees G. Richards3675px George Hoadly(1826–1902)January 14, 1884January 11, 1886Democratic John George Warwick13775px Joseph B. Foraker(1846–1917)January 11, 1886January 13, 1890Republican Robert P. Kennedy2 Silas A. Conrad William C. Lyon3875px James E. Campbell(1843–1924)January 13, 1890January 11, 1892Democratic Elbert L. Lampson1 William V. Marquis3975px William McKinley(1843–1901)January 11, 1892January 13, 1896Republican Andrew L. Harris24075px Asa S. Bushnell(1834–1904)January 13, 1896January 8, 1900Republican Asa W. Jones24175px George K. Nash(1842–1904)January 8, 1900January 11, 1904Republican John A. Caldwell2 Carl L. Nippert Harry L. Gordon4275px Myron T. Herrick(1854–1929)January 11, 1904January 8, 1906Republican Warren G. Harding14375px John M. Pattison(1847–1906)January 8, 1906June 18, 1906Democratic Andrew L. Harris4475px Andrew L. Harris(1835–1915)June 18, 1906January 11, 1909Republicanvacant4575px Judson Harmon(1846–1927)January 11, 1909January 13, 1913Democratic Francis W. Treadway2 Atlee Pomerene Hugh L. Nichols4675px James M. Cox(1870–1957)January 13, 1913January 11, 1915Democratic W. A. Greenlund14775px Frank B. Willis(1871–1928)January 11, 1915January 8, 1917Republican John H. Arnold14875px James M. Cox(1870–1957)January 8, 1917January 10, 1921Democratic Earl D. Bloom2 Clarence J. Brown4975px Harry L. Davis(1878–1950)January 10, 1921January 8, 1923Republican Clarence J. Brown15075px A. Victor Donahey(1873–1946)January 8, 1923January 14, 1929Democratic Earl D. Bloom3 Charles H. Lewis Earl D. Bloom William G. Pickrel George C. Braden5175px Myers Y. Cooper(1873–1958)January 14, 1929January 12, 1931Republican John T. Brown15275px George White(1872–1953)January 12, 1931January 14, 1935Democratic William G. Pickrel2 Charles W. Sawyer5375px Martin L. Davey(1884–1946)January 14, 1935January 9, 1939Democratic Harold G. Mosier2 Paul P. Yoder5475px John W. Bricker(1893–1986)January 9, 1939January 8, 1945Republican Paul M. Herbert35575px Frank J. Lausche(1895–1990)January 8, 1945January 13, 1947Democratic George D. Nye15675px Thomas J. Herbert(1894–1974)January 13, 1947January 10, 1949Republican Paul M. Herbert15775px Frank J. Lausche(1895–1990)January 10, 1949January 3, 1957Democratic George D. Nye John William Brown58 John William Brown(1913–1993)January 3, 1957January 14, 1957Republicanvacant59 C. William O'Neill(1916–1978)January 14, 1957January 12, 1959Republican Paul M. Herbert16075px Michael DiSalle(1908–1981)January 12, 1959January 14, 1963Democratic John W. Donahey16175px Jim Rhodes(1909–2001)January 14, 1963January 11, 1971Republican John William Brown2Was prevented from running for a third term due to a limit on consecutive terms; ran successfully for a third term against the governor who followed his first terms, John Gilligan.62 75px John J. Gilligan(1921–2013)January 11, 1971January 13, 1975Democratic John William Brown16375px Jim Rhodes(1909–2001)January 13, 1975January 10, 1983Republican Dick Celeste2 George Voinovichvacant6475px Dick Celeste(born 1937)January 10, 1983January 14, 1991Democratic Myrl Shoemaker2vacant Paul Leonard6575px George Voinovich(1936–2016)January 14, 1991December 31, 1998Republican Mike DeWinevacant Nancy Hollister66 Nancy Hollister(born 1949)December 31, 1998January 11, 1999Republicanvacant6775px Bob Taft(born 1942)January 11, 1999January 8, 2007Republican Maureen O'Connor2 Jennette Bradley Bruce Edward Johnsonvacant6875px Ted Strickland(born 1941)January 8, 2007January 10, 2011Democratic Lee Fisher16975px John Kasich(born 1952)January 10, 2011January 14, 2019Republican Mary Taylor27075px Mike DeWine(born 1947)January 14, 2019IncumbentRepublican Jon A. Husted1Governor DeWine's first term expires on January 9, 2023. He is not yet term limited.

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