List of Governors of Oklahoma

Number of Governors of Oklahoma by party affiliation
Party Governors
Democratic 22
Republican 5
Number of Governors of Oklahoma Territory by party affiliation
Party Governors
Republican 6
Democratic 1

The following is a list of Governors of the State of Oklahoma and Oklahoma Territory.

Contents

List of Governors

Governors of Oklahoma Territory

Oklahoma Territory was formally organized on May 2, 1890.

As Secretaries of Oklahoma Territory in 1891 and 1901 respectively, Robert Martin and William C. Grimes both served as Acting Governor whenever the Presidential appointed Governorship was vacant.

# Picture Name Party Took office Left office Appointed by Notes
1 George Washington Steele Republican 1890 1891 Benjamin Harrison
* Robert Martin Republican 1891 1892 Acting Governor
2 Abraham Jefferson Seay Republican 1892 1893 Benjamin Harrison
3 William Cary Renfrow Democratic 1893 1897 Grover Cleveland
4 Cassius McDonald Barnes Republican 1897 1901 William McKinley
5 William Miller Jenkins Republican 1901 1901 William McKinley
* William C. Grimes Republican 1901 1901 Acting Governor
6 Thompson Benton Ferguson Republican 1901 1906 Theodore Roosevelt
7 Frank Frantz Republican 1906 1907 Theodore Roosevelt

Governors of the State of Oklahoma

Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory joined the Union as the State of Oklahoma on November 16, 1907.

# Picture Name Party Took office Left office Notes
1 Charles N. Haskell Democratic November 16, 1907 January 9, 1911
2 Lee Cruce Democratic January 9, 1911 January 11, 1915
3 R. L. Williams Democratic January 11, 1915 January 13, 1919
4 James B. A. Robertson Democratic January 13, 1919 January 8, 1923
5 Jack C. Walton Democratic January 8, 1923 November 19, 1923
6 Martin E. Trapp Democratic November 19, 1923 January 10, 1927
7 Henry S. Johnston Democratic January 10, 1927 March 20, 1929
8 William J. Holloway Democratic March 20, 1929 January 1, 1931
9 William H. Murray Democratic January 1, 1931 January 14, 1935
10 Ernest W. Marland Democratic January 14, 1935 January 9, 1939
11 Leon C. Phillips Democratic January 9, 1939 January 11, 1943
12 Robert S. Kerr Democratic January 11, 1943 January 13, 1947
13 Roy J. Turner Democratic January 13, 1947 January 8, 1951
14 Johnston Murray Democratic January 8, 1951 January 10, 1955
15 Raymond D. Gary Democratic January 10, 1955 January 12, 1959
16 J. Howard Edmondson Democratic January 12, 1959 January 6, 1963
17 George Nigh Democratic January 6, 1963 January 14, 1963
18 Henry Bellmon Republican January 14, 1963 January 9, 1967
19 Dewey F. Bartlett Republican January 9, 1967 January 11, 1971
20 David Hall Democratic January 11, 1971 January 13, 1975
21 David L. Boren Democratic January 13, 1975 January 8, 1979
22 George Nigh Democratic January 8, 1979 January 12, 1987
23 Henry Bellmon Republican January 12, 1987 January 14, 1991
24 David Walters Democratic January 14, 1991 January 9, 1995
25 Frank Keating Republican January 9, 1995 January 13, 2003
26 Brad Henry Democratic January 13, 2003 January 10, 2011
27 Mary Fallin Republican January 10, 2011 Incumbent

Other high offices held

This is a table of congressional seats, other federal offices, and other governorships held by governors. All representatives and senators mentioned represented Oklahoma except where noted. * denotes those offices which the governor resigned to take.

Name Gubernatorial term U.S. Congress Other offices held
House Senate
George Washington Steele 1890–1891 (territorial) U.S. Representative from Indiana
William H. Murray 1931–1935 H First Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
E. W. Marland 1935–1939 H
Robert S. Kerr 1943–1947 S
J. Howard Edmondson 1959–1963 S*
Henry Bellmon 1963–1967; 1987–1991 S
Dewey F. Bartlett 1967–1971 S
David Boren 1975–1979 S President of the University of Oklahoma
Frank Keating 1995–2003 United States Associate Attorney General; United States Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Mary Fallin 2011-Present H

Living former governors

As of January 2011, six former governors are alive and well. The most recent former governor to die was Henry Bellmon (1963–1967, 1987–1991), on September 29, 2009.

Name Gubernatorial term Date of birth
George Nigh 1963, 1979–1987 June 9, 1927 (1927-06-09) (age 84)
David Hall 1971–1975 October 20, 1930 (1930-10-20) (age 81)
David L. Boren 1975–1979 April 21, 1941 (1941-04-21) (age 70)
David Walters 1991–1995 November 20, 1951 (1951-11-20) (age 60)
Frank Keating 1995–2003 February 10, 1944 (1944-02-10) (age 68)
Brad Henry 2003–2011 July 10, 1963 (1963-07-10) (age 48)

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