The governor of Oklahoma is the head of government of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
List of governors Oklahoma Territory Oklahoma Territory was organized on May 2, 1890. It had seven governors appointed by the president of the United States.
+ Governors of the Territory of OklahomaGovernorTerm in officeAppointed by1George Washington SteeleMay 14, 1890–November 8, 18912Abraham Jefferson SeayJanuary 18, 1892–May 6, 18933William Cary RenfrowMay 6, 1893–May 11, 18974Cassius McDonald BarnesMay 11, 1897–April 20, 19015William Miller JenkinsApril 20, 1901–November 30, 19016Thompson Benton FergusonNovember 30, 1901–January 13, 19067Frank FrantzJanuary 13, 1906–November 16, 1907
State of Oklahoma Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory were combined and admitted to the Union as the State of Oklahoma on November 16, 1907.
The Constitution of Oklahoma calls for the election of a governor every four years, to take office on the second Monday in January after the election.OK Const. Art. I, § 4 Originally, governors could not succeed themselves, with no limit on total terms; a 1966 constitutional amendment allowed them to succeed themselves once. An amendment in 2010 limited them to eight years in total, retroactively applying to all living former governors. Should the office become vacant because of a death, resignation or removal of the governor, the lieutenant governor immediately succeeds to the governorship.OK Const. Art. 4, § 16 After Jack C. Walton was impeached and removed in 1923, Lieutenant Governor Martin E. Trapp served in the office for the remainder of the term. He styled himself "Acting Governor," as the constitution only specified that the powers of the office devolved upon the lieutenant governor, hoping that he would not be prevented from running in the next election. However, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled in 1926 that, in the case of a vacancy in the office, the lieutenant governor becomes governor, and he was ineligible to run for a consecutive term. The governor and the lieutenant governor are not formally elected on the same ticket.
+ Governors of the State of OklahomaGovernorTerm in officePartyElectionLt. Governor1 Charles N. HaskellNovember 16, 1907–January 9, 1911Democratic1907 2Lee CruceJanuary 9, 1911–January 11, 1915Democratic19103Robert L. WilliamsJanuary 11, 1915–January 13, 1919Democratic19144James B. A. RobertsonJanuary 13, 1919–January 8, 1923Democratic19185Jack C. WaltonJanuary 8, 1923–November 19, 1923Democratic19226Martin E. TrappNovember 19, 1923–January 10, 1927DemocraticVacant7Henry S. JohnstonJanuary 10, 1927–March 20, 1929Democratic19268William J. HollowayMarch 20, 1929–January 12, 1931DemocraticVacant9William H. MurrayJanuary 12, 1931–January 14, 1935Democratic193010E. W. MarlandJanuary 14, 1935–January 9, 1939Democratic193411Leon C. PhillipsJanuary 9, 1939–January 11, 1943Democratic193812Robert S. KerrJanuary 11, 1943–January 13, 1947Democratic194213Roy J. TurnerJanuary 13, 1947–January 8, 1951Democratic194614Johnston MurrayJanuary 8, 1951–January 10, 1955Democratic195015Raymond D. GaryJanuary 10, 1955–January 12, 1959Democratic195416J. Howard EdmondsonJanuary 12, 1959–January 6, 1963Democratic195817George NighJanuary 6, 1963–January 14, 1963DemocraticVacant18Henry BellmonJanuary 14, 1963–January 9, 1967Republican196219Dewey F. BartlettJanuary 9, 1967–January 11, 1971Republican196620David HallJanuary 11, 1971–January 13, 1975Democratic197021David BorenJanuary 13, 1975–January 2, 1979Democratic197422George NighJanuary 3, 1979–January 12, 1987Democratic1978198223Henry BellmonJanuary 12, 1987–January 14, 1991Republican198624David WaltersJanuary 14, 1991–January 9, 1995Democratic199025Frank KeatingJanuary 9, 1995–January 13, 2003Republican1994199826Brad HenryJanuary 13, 2003–January 10, 2011Democratic2002200627Mary FallinJanuary 10, 2011–January 14, 2019Republican2010201428Kevin StittJanuary 14, 2019–IncumbentRepublican20182022
See also List of Oklahoma state legislatures
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External links Office of the Governor of Oklahoma