List of governors of Maine

The Governor of Maine is the head of the executive branch of Maine's state governmentME Const. art. V (Pt. I), § 1. and the commander-in-chief of its military forces.ME Const. art. V (Pt. I), § 7. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws,ME Const. art. V (Pt. I), § 12.

The current governor is Democrat Janet Mills, who took office on January 2, 2019.

List of Governors
 Parties

#Portrait GovernorPartyTook officeLeft officeTerms175px Democratic-Republican275pxDemocratic-RepublicanAs president of the senate, acted as governor until his resignation.Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States House of Representatives.375pxDemocratic-RepublicanAs speaker of the state house, acted as governor for unexpired term.475pxDemocratic-RepublicanAs president of the senate, acted as governor for unexpired term.575pxDemocratic-Republican5675pxDemocratic-RepublicanDied in office.775pxDemocraticAs president of the state senate, acted as governor until his senate term expired.875pxDemocratic975pxNational Republican11075pxDemocratic31175pxDemocratic41275pxWhig11375pxDemocraticResigned; no reason is known.1475pxWhig1575pxWhig11675pxDemocraticResigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.1775pxDemocratic1875pxDemocratic1975pxDemocratic2075pxDemocratic32175pxDemocratic32275pxDemocratic32375pxWhig22475pxRepublican12575pxDemocratic12675pxRepublican2775pxRepublican28Republican32975pxRepublican23075pxRepublican13175pxRepublican23275pxRepublican43375pxRepublican33475pxRepublican23575pxRepublican33675pxDemocratic13775pxRepublican13875pxGreenback / Democratic13975pxRepublican24075pxRepublican4175pxRepublican4275pxRepublican24375pxRepublican24475pxRepublican24575pxRepublican24675pxRepublican24775pxRepublican14875pxDemocratic14975pxRepublican15075pxDemocratic15175pxRepublican25275pxRepublican5375pxRepublicanAs president of the senate, acted as governor for unexpired term, and was subsequently elected in his own right.5475pxRepublican25575pxRepublican25675pxDemocratic25775pxRepublican25875pxRepublican25975pxRepublican26075pxRepublican6175pxRepublican6275pxRepublicanActing governor Burton Cross had been elected to the governorship, but his Senate term ended 25 hours before his term as governor began; therefore, he could not act as governor for that day. As president of the Senate, Haskell served as acting governor until Cross's inauguration.6375pxRepublican16475pxDemocratic6575pxRepublican6675pxDemocratic6775pxRepublican6875pxDemocratic26975pxIndependent17075pxJoseph BrennanDemocratic27175pxJohn McKernanRepublican27275pxIndependent27375pxDemocratic27475pxRepublicanJanuary 2, 201927575pxJanet MillsDemocraticJanuary 2, 2019——

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