List of governors of Wisconsin

The Governor of Wisconsin is the head of the executive branch of Wisconsin's state government Wisconsin Constitution article V, § 1 and the commander-in-chief of the state's army and air forces.Wisconsin Constitution article V, § 4

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 #Governor Took office Left office PartyLt. GovernorVacancies in the office of the lieutenant governor are only listed if they lasted for the entire term.  For a full list of vacancies, see List of lieutenant governors of Wisconsin. Term(s)The 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. 1 75px  Nelson Dewey June 7, 1848 January 5, 1852 Democratic John E. Holmes 2 Samuel W. Beall 2 75px  Leonard J. Farwell January 5, 1852 January 2, 1854 Whig  Timothy BurnsDied in office. 1 3 75px  William A. Barstow January 2, 1854 March 21, 1856 Democratic  James T. Lewis   Arthur MacArthur Sr. 4 75px  Arthur MacArthur Sr. March 21, 1856 March 25, 1856 Democraticvacant  5 75px  Coles Bashford March 25, 1856 January 4, 1858 Republican  Arthur MacArthur Sr.  6 75px  Alexander W. Randall January 4, 1858 January 6, 1862 Republican  Erasmus D. Campbell 2 Butler G. Noble 7 75px  Louis P. Harvey January 6, 1862 April 19, 1862 Republican  Edward Salomon  8 75px  Edward Salomon April 19, 1862 January 4, 1864 Republican vacant As lieutenant governor, succeeded to the governorship, and served the rest of the unexpired term. 9 75px  James T. Lewis January 4, 1864 January 1, 1866 Republican  Wyman Spooner 1 10 75px  Lucius Fairchild January 1, 1866 January 1, 1872 Republican  Wyman Spooner 3  Thaddeus C. Pound 11 75px  Cadwallader C. Washburn January 1, 1872 January 5, 1874 Republican Milton H. Pettit 1 12 75px  William Robert Taylor January 5, 1874 January 3, 1876 Democratic  Charles D. Parker 1 13 75px  Harrison Ludington January 3, 1876 January 7, 1878 Republican  Charles D. Parker 1 14 75px  William E. Smith January 7, 1878 January 2, 1882 Republican  James M. Bingham 2 15 75px  Jeremiah McLain Rusk January 2, 1882 January 7, 1889 Republican Sam S. Fifield 3During Rusk's first term, the Wisconsin Constitution was amended to say that all elections of state and county officers would henceforth take place in even-numbered years.  By the provisions of the amendment, the terms of all officials who would have left office in 1884, including Rusk, were extended by one year. George W. Ryland 16 75px  William D. Hoard January 7, 1889 January 5, 1891 Republican  George W. Ryland 1 17 75px  George W. Peck January 5, 1891 January 7, 1895 Democratic  Charles Jonas 2 18 75px  William H. Upham January 7, 1895 January 4, 1897 Republican  Emil Baensch 1 19 75px  Edward Scofield January 4, 1897 January 7, 1901 Republican  Emil Baensch 2  Jesse Stone 20 75px Robert M. La Follette, Sr. January 7, 1901 January 1, 1906 Republican  Jesse Stone Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.  James O. Davidson 21 75px  James O. Davidson January 1, 1906 January 2, 1911 Republicanvacant   William D. Connor  John Strange 22 75px  Francis E. McGovern January 2, 1911 January 4, 1915 Republican  Thomas Morris 2 23 75px  Emanuel L. Philipp January 4, 1915 January 3, 1921 Republican Edward F. Dithmar 3 24 75px  John J. Blaine January 3, 1921 January 3, 1927 Republican George F. Comings 3 Henry A. Huber 25 75px  Fred R. Zimmerman January 3, 1927 January 7, 1929 Republican  Henry A. Huber 1 26 75px  Walter J. Kohler Sr. January 7, 1929 January 5, 1931 Republican  Henry A. Huber 1 27 75px  Philip La Follette January 5, 1931 January 2, 1933 Republican  Henry A. Huber 1 28 75px  Albert G. Schmedeman January 2, 1933 January 7, 1935 Democratic  Thomas J. O'Malley 1 29 75px  Philip La Follette January 7, 1935 January 2, 1939 WisconsinProgressive  Thomas J. O'Malley 2 Henry A. GundersonResigned to take an appointment to the state tax commission. Herman L. Ekern 30 75px  Julius P. Heil January 2, 1939 January 4, 1943 Republican  Walter S. Goodland 2 — 75px  Orland S. Loomis did not take office WisconsinProgressive  Walter S. Goodland —Loomis was elected in the 1942 election, but died before taking office.  Per a ruling of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Goodland, who had been re-elected lieutenant governor in the same election, served as governor for the entire term. 31 75px  Walter S. Goodland January 4, 1943 March 12, 1947 Republican vacant   Oscar Rennebohm 32 75px  Oscar Rennebohm March 12, 1947 January 1, 1951 Republican vacant   George M. Smith 33  Walter J. Kohler Jr. January 1, 1951 January 7, 1957 Republican  George M. Smith 3  Warren P. Knowles 34 75px  Vernon W. Thomson January 7, 1957 January 5, 1959 Republican  Warren P. Knowles 1 35 75px  Gaylord Nelson January 5, 1959 January 7, 1963 Democratic  Philleo Nash 2  Warren P. Knowles 36 75px  John W. Reynolds Jr. January 7, 1963 January 4, 1965 Democratic  Jack B. Olson 1 37   Warren P. Knowles January 4, 1965 January 4, 1971 Republican Patrick J. Lucey 3  Jack B. Olson 38 75px  Patrick J. Lucey January 4, 1971 July 6, 1977 Democratic  Martin J. Schreiber As per a 1967 amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution, Lucey's first term was the first gubernatorial term to last 4 yearsResigned to become Ambassador to Mexico 39 75px  Martin J. Schreiber July 6, 1977 January 3, 1979 Democratic vacant  40  Lee S. Dreyfus January 3, 1979 January 3, 1983 Republican Russell A. Olson 1 41 75px  Anthony S. Earl January 3, 1983 January 5, 1987 Democratic James T. Flynn 1 42 75px  Tommy Thompson January 5, 1987 February 1, 2001 Republican  Scott McCallum Resigned to become United States Secretary of Health and Human Services 43 75px  Scott McCallum February 1, 2001 January 6, 2003 Republican Margaret A. Farrow As lieutenant governor, served as governor for remainder of unexpired term. 44 75px  Jim Doyle January 6, 2003 January 3, 2011 Democratic  Barbara Lawton 2 45 75px  Scott Walker January 3, 2011 January 7, 2019 Republican  Rebecca Kleefisch 2 46 75px  Tony Evers January 7, 2019 Incumbent Democratic  Mandela Barnes 1Evers' first term expires in January 2023.

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