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Governors of Oklahoma
Territorial Governors
Governor | Party | Dates Served | First Lady |
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George W. Steele | Republican | 1890–1891 | Marietta Swayzee Steele |
Robert Martin | Republican | November 1891–February 1892 | Ada Gilmore Martin |
Abraham J. Seay | Republican | February 1892–May 1893 | (unmarried) |
William C. Renfrow | Democrat | May 1893–May 1897 | Jennie York Renfrow |
Cassius M. Barnes | Republican | April 1897–May 1901 | Mary Bartlett Barnes |
William M. Jenkins | Republican | May 1901–November 1901 | Delphinia White Jenkins |
William C. Grimes | Republican | November–December 1901 | Mary Cleaver Grimes |
Thompson B. Ferguson | Republican | December 1901–January 1906 | Eva Shartel Ferguson |
Frank Frantz | Republican | January 1906–November 1907 | Matilda Evans Frantz |
Oklahoma Governors
Governor | Party | Dates Served | First Lady/Gentleman |
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Charles N. Haskell | Democrat | November 1907–January 1911 | Lillian Gallup Haskell |
Lee Cruce | Democrat | January 1911–January 1915 | (widowed) |
Robert L. Williams | Democrat | January 1915–January 1919 | (unmarried) |
James B. A. Robertson | Democrat | January 1919–January 1923 | Isabelle Butler Robertson |
John C. Walton | Democrat | January–November 1923 | Madeleine Orrick Walton |
Martin E. Trapp | Democrat | November 1923–January 1927 | Lula (Lou) Strang Trapp |
Henry S. Johnston | Democrat | January 1927–March 1929 | Ethel Littleton Johnston |
William J. Holloway | Democrat | March 1929–January 1931 | Amy Arnold Holloway |
William H. Murray | Democrat | January 1931–January 1935 | Mary Alice Hearrell Murray |
E. W. Marland | Democrat | January 1935–January 1939 | Lydie Roberts Marland |
Leon C. Phillips | Democrat | January 1939–January 1943 | Myrtle Ellenberger Phillips |
Robert S. Kerr | Democrat | January 1943–January 1947 | Grayce Breene Kerr Flynn |
Roy J. Turner | Democrat | January 1947–January 1951 | Jessica Grimm Turner |
Johnston Murray | Democrat | January 1951–January 1955 | Willie Emerson Murray |
Raymond Gary | Democrat | January 1955–January 1959 | Emma Mae Purser Gary |
J. Howard Edmondson | Democrat | January 1959–January 1963 | Jeannette Bartleson Edmondson |
George P. Nigh | Democrat | January 6, 1963–January 14, 1963 | Donna Skinner Nigh |
Henry L. Bellmon | Republican | January 1963–January 1967 | Shirley Osborn Bellmon |
Dewey F. Bartlett | Republican | January 1967–January 1971 | Ann Smith Bartlett Burke |
David C. Hall | Democrat | January 1971–January 1975 | Jo Evans Hall |
David L. Boren | Democrat | January 1975–January 1979 | Janna Lou Little Boren Robbins and Molly Shi Boren |
George P. Nigh | Democrat | January 1979–January 1987 | Donna Skinner Nigh |
Henry L. Bellmon | Republican | January 1987–January 1991 | Shirley Osborn Bellmon |
David Walters | Democrat | January 1991–January 1995 | Rhonda Smith Walters |
Frank A. Keating | Republican | January 1995–January 2003 | Cathy Heller Keating |
Brad Henry | Democrat | January 2003–January 2011 | Kim Blain Henry |
Mary Fallin | Republican | January 2011–January 2019 | Wade Christensen |
Kevin Stitt | Republican | January 2019–present | Sarah Hazen Stitt |