List of governors of Virginia

The following is a list of the governors of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

List of governors
 Parties

+ Governors of the Commonwealth of VirginiaGovernorTerm in officePartyElectionLt. Governor175px Patrick Henry–June 1, 1779None1776Office did not exist17771778275pxThomas Jefferson–June 4, 1781None17791780375pxWilliam Fleming–June 12, 1781None475pxThomas Nelson Jr.–November 22, 1781NoneJune 1781–75pxDavid Jameson–December 1, 1781None575pxBenjamin Harrison V–November 30, 1784NoneNov. 178117821783675pxPatrick Henry–November 30, 1786None17841785775pxEdmund Randolph–November 12, 1788None17861787875pxBeverley Randolph–December 1, 1791None 178817891790975pxHenry Lee III–December 1, 1794Federalist1791179217931075pxRobert Brooke–November 30, 1796Democratic-Republican179417951175pxJames Wood–December 19, 1799Democratic-Republican 1796179717981275pxJames Monroe–December 29, 1802Democratic-Republican1799180018011375pxJohn Page–December 11, 1805Democratic-Republican1802180318041475pxWilliam H. Cabell–December 12, 1808Democratic-Republican1805180618071575pxJohn Tyler Sr.–January 15, 1811Democratic-Republican180818091810—75pxGeorge William Smith–January 19, 1811Democratic-Republican1675pxJames Monroe–April 3, 1811Democratic-Republican18111775pxGeorge William Smith–December 26, 1811Democratic-Republican1811—75pxPeyton Randolph–January 4, 1812Democratic-Republican1875pxJames Barbour–December 11, 1814Democratic-Republican1812181218131975pxWilson Cary Nicholas–December 11, 1816Democratic-Republican181418152075pxJames Patton Preston–December 11, 1819Democratic-Republican1816181718182175pxThomas Mann Randolph Jr.–December 11, 1822Democratic-Republican1819182018212275pxJames Pleasants–December 11, 1825Democratic-Republican1822182318242375pxJohn Tyler–March 4, 1827Democratic-Republican182518262475pxWilliam Branch Giles–March 4, 1830Democratic-Republican1827182818292575pxJohn Floyd–March 31, 1834Democratic183018312675pxLittleton Waller Tazewell–March 30, 1836Democratic1834—75pxWyndham Robertson–March 31, 1837Whig2775pxDavid Campbell–March 31, 1840Democratic18372875pxThomas Walker Gilmer–March 20, 1841Whig1840—75pxJohn M. Patton–March 31, 1841Whig—75pxJohn Rutherfoord–March 31, 1842Democratic—75pxJohn Munford Gregory–January 5, 1843Whig2975pxJames McDowell–January 1, 1846Whig18423075pxWilliam Smith–January 1, 1849Democratic18453175pxJohn B. Floyd–January 1, 1852Democratic18483275pxJoseph Johnson–January 1, 1856Democratic1851 3375pxHenry A. Wise–January 1, 1860Democratic18553475pxJohn Letcher–January 1, 1864Democratic1859—75pxWilliam Smith–May 9, 1865Democratic1863(Confederate)3575pxFrancis Harrison Pierpont–April 4, 1868Union1861(Union)Vacant1863(Union)—75pxHenry H. Wells–September 21, 1869Vacant3675pxGilbert Carlton Walker–January 1, 1874Republican18693775pxJames L. Kemper–January 1, 1878Democratic18733875pxFrederick W. M. Holliday–January 1, 1882Democratic18773975pxWilliam E. Cameron–January 1, 1886Readjuster18814075pxFitzhugh Lee–January 1, 1890Democratic18854175pxPhilip W. McKinney–January 1, 1894Democratic18894275pxCharles Triplett O'Ferrall–January 1, 1898Democratic18934375pxJames Hoge Tyler–January 1, 1902Democratic18974475pxAndrew Jackson Montague–February 1, 1906Democratic19014575pxClaude A. Swanson–February 1, 1910Democratic19054675pxWilliam Hodges Mann–February 1, 1914Democratic19094775pxHenry Carter Stuart–February 1, 1918Democratic19134875pxWestmoreland Davis–February 1, 1922Democratic19174975pxElbert Lee Trinkle–February 1, 1926Democratic19215075pxHarry F. Byrd–January 15, 1930Democratic19255175pxJohn Garland Pollard–January 16, 1934Democratic19295275pxGeorge C. Peery–January 18, 1938Democratic19335375pxJames Hubert Price–January 20, 1942Democratic1937Vacant5475pxColgate Darden–January 15, 1946Democratic19415575pxWilliam M. Tuck–January 17, 1950Democratic19455675pxJohn S. Battle–January 19, 1954Democratic1949Vacant5775pxThomas B. Stanley–January 11, 1958Democratic19535875pxJ. Lindsay Almond–January 13, 1962Democratic19575975pxAlbertis Harrison–January 15, 1966Democratic19616075pxMills Godwin–January 17, 1970Democratic19656175pxLinwood Holton–January 12, 1974Republican1969Vacant6275pxMills Godwin–January 14, 1978Republican19736375pxJohn N. Dalton–January 16, 1982Republican19776475pxChuck Robb–January 11, 1986Democratic19816575pxGerald Baliles–January 13, 1990Democratic19856675pxDouglas Wilder–January 15, 1994Democratic19896775pxGeorge Allen–January 17, 1998Republican19936875pxJim Gilmore–January 12, 2002Republican19976975pxMark Warner–January 14, 2006Democratic20017075pxTim Kaine–January 16, 2010Democratic20057175pxBob McDonnell–January 11, 2014Republican20097275pxTerry McAuliffe–January 13, 2018Democratic20137375pxRalph Northam–January 15, 2022Democratic20177475pxGlenn Youngkin–January 17, 2026Republican20217575pxAbigail Spanberger–presentDemocratic2025 

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