Oklahoma Governors
The biographical files include information about each of Oklahoma's governors.
By law, no governor may serve more than two consecutive four-year terms.
Following is a list of governors, from the first territorial governor to the present.
Territorial Governors
| Governor |
Party |
Hometown |
Dates Served |
First Lady |
|---|
| George W. Steele |
R |
Marion, Indiana |
1890-1891 |
Marietta Swayzee Steele |
| Robert Martin |
R |
Guthrie |
November 1891 - February 1892 |
Ada Gilmore Martin |
| Abraham J. Seay |
R |
Kingfisher |
February 1892 - May 1893 |
|
| William C. Renfrow |
D |
Norman |
May 1893 - May 1897 |
Jennie York Renfrow |
| Cassius M. Barnes |
R |
Guthrie |
April 1897 - May 1901 |
Mary Bartlett Barnes |
| William M. Jenkins |
R |
Kay Co. |
May 1901 - November 1901 |
Delphinia White Jenkins |
| William C. Grimes |
R |
Kingfisher |
November - December 1901 |
Mary Cleaver Grimes |
| Thompson B. Ferguson |
R |
Watonga |
December 1901 - January 1906 |
Eva Shartel Ferguson |
| Frank Frantz |
R |
Enid |
January 1906 - November 1907 |
Matilda Evans Frantz |
Governors Since Statehood
| Governor |
Party | Hometown |
Dates Served | First Lady |
| Charles N. Haskell |
D |
Muskogee |
November 1907 - January 1911 |
Lillian Gallup Haskell |
| Lee Cruce |
D |
Ardmore |
January 1911 - January 1915 |
(widowed) |
| Robert L. Williams |
D |
Durant |
January 1915 - January 1919 |
(unmarried) |
| James B. A. Robertson |
D |
Chandler |
January 1919 - January 1923 |
Isabelle Butler Robertson |
| John C. Walton |
D |
Oklahoma City |
January - November 1923 |
Madeleine Orrick Walton |
| Martin E. Trapp |
D |
Oklahoma City |
November 1923 - January 1927 |
Lula C. Strang Trapp |
| Henry S. Johnston |
D |
Perry |
January 1927 - March 1929 |
Ethel Littleton Johnston |
| William J. Holloway |
D |
Hugo |
March 1929 - January 1931 |
Amy Arnold Holloway |
| William H. Murray |
D |
Tishomingo |
January 1931 - January 1935 |
Mary Alice Hearrell Murray |
| E. W. Marland |
D |
Ponca City |
January 1935 - January 1939 |
Lydie Roberts Marland |
| Leon C. Phillips |
D |
Okemah |
January 1939 - January 1943 |
Myrtle Ellenberger Phillips |
| Robert S. Kerr |
D |
Ada |
January 1943 - January 1947 |
Grayce Breene Kerr |
| Roy J. Turner |
D |
Oklahoma City |
January 1947 - January 1951 |
Jessica Grimm Turner |
| Johnston Murray |
D |
Tishomingo |
January 1951 - January 1955 |
Willie Emerson Murray |
| Raymond Gary |
D |
Madill |
January 1955 - January 1959 |
Emma Mae Purser Gary |
| J. Howard Edmondson |
D |
Muskogee |
January 1959 - January 1963 |
Jeannette Edmondson |
| George P. Nigh |
D
|
McAlester |
January 6, 1963 - January 14, 1963 |
Donna Skinner Nigh |
| Henry L. Bellmon |
R |
Billings
|
January 1963 - January 1967 |
Shirley Osborn Bellmon |
| Dewey F. Bartlett |
R |
Tulsa |
January 1967 - January 1971 |
Ann Smith Bartlett |
| David C. Hall |
D |
Oklahoma City |
January 1971 - January 1975 |
Jo Evans Hall |
| David L. Boren |
D |
Seminole |
January 1975 - January 1979 |
Janna Lou Little Boren
and Molly Shi Boren |
| George P. Nigh |
D |
McAlester |
January 1979 - January 1987 |
Donna Skinner Nigh |
| Henry L. Bellmon |
R |
Billings |
January 1987 - January 1991 |
Shirley Osborn Bellmon |
| David Walters |
D |
Canute |
January 1991 - January 1995 |
Rhonda Walters |
| Frank A. Keating |
R |
Tulsa |
January 1995 - January 2003 |
Cathy Keating |
| Brad Henry |
D |
Shawnee |
January 2003 - present |
Kim Henry |
