List of Governors of Texas

This is a list of the governors of the U.S. state of Texas. The governor is the chief executive of the state and serves as the head of the executive branch of the state government. Texas has had a variety of governors since the state's independence from Mexico in 1836, both during its time as a republic and since it became a part of the United States in 1845.

Republic of Texas Governors (1836–1845)

Before Texas became a U.S. state, it was an independent republic from 1836 to 1845. Below is the list of presidents of the Republic of Texas:

1. Sam Houston (1836–1838, 1841–1844)
2. Mirabeau B. Lamar (1838–1841)
3. Anson Jones (1844–1845)

Governors of the State of Texas (1845–present)

Since becoming a state in 1845, Texas has had a number of elected governors. The office is elected every four years, with the governor serving a four-year term. The governor is limited to two consecutive terms, though they can run for re-election after sitting out a term.

List of Governors of Texas

No.	Governor	Party	Term Start	Term End	Notes
1	James Pinckney Henderson	Democratic	December 29, 1845	March 16, 1847	First governor of Texas after statehood.
2	George T. Wood	Democratic	March 16, 1847	November 24, 1849
3	Peter H. Bell	Democratic	November 24, 1849	January 21, 1851
4	Sam Houston	Democratic	January 21, 1851	March 21, 1853	Houston served two non-consecutive terms.
5	Elisha M. Pease	Democratic	March 21, 1853	January 20, 1857
6	Hardin R. Runnels	Democratic	January 20, 1857	January 21, 1859
7	Sam Houston	Democratic	January 21, 1859	March 16, 1861	Houston was deposed following the secession of Texas from the Union.
8	Edward Clark	Democratic	March 16, 1861	August 13, 1861	Governor during the early stages of the Civil War.
9	Francis R. Lubbock	Democratic	August 13, 1861	March 4, 1863
10	Pendleton Murrah	Democratic	March 4, 1863	June 2, 1865	Served during the final years of the Civil War.
11	Andrew J. Hamilton	Unionist	June 17, 1865	August 30, 1866	Appointed by U.S. President Andrew Johnson to oversee Reconstruction.
12	James W. Throckmorton	Democratic	August 30, 1866	July 13, 1867	Removed by military authorities during Reconstruction.
13	E. J. Davis	Republican	January 8, 1869	January 15, 1874	Davis was the first Republican governor of Texas and led during Reconstruction.
14	Richard Coke	Democratic	January 15, 1874	January 18, 1876
15	Rufus C. Burleson	Democratic	January 18, 1876	January 22, 1881
16	Oran M. Roberts	Democratic	January 22, 1881	January 18, 1883
17	John Ireland	Democratic	January 18, 1883	January 20, 1887
18	Lawrence Sullivan Ross	Democratic	January 20, 1887	January 21, 1891
19	James Stephen Hogg	Democratic	January 21, 1891	January 19, 1895	Known for the Hogg Laws and the establishment of the Texas Railroad Commission.
20	Charles A. Culberson	Democratic	January 19, 1895	January 15, 1899
21	Joseph D. Sayers	Democratic	January 15, 1899	January 17, 1903
22	S. W. T. Lanham	Democratic	January 17, 1903	January 21, 1907
23	Thomas Mitchell Campbell	Democratic	January 21, 1907	January 17, 1911
24	Oscar B. Colquitt	Democratic	January 17, 1911	January 21, 1915
25	James E. Ferguson	Democratic	January 21, 1915	August 25, 1917	Impeached and removed from office.
26	William P. Hobby	Democratic	August 25, 1917	January 21, 1921	Served as acting governor after Ferguson's impeachment.
27	Pat Morris Neff	Democratic	January 21, 1921	January 17, 1925
28	Miriam A. Ferguson	Democratic	January 17, 1925	January 21, 1927	First female governor of Texas.
29	Dan Moody	Democratic	January 21, 1927	January 17, 1931
30	Miriam A. Ferguson	Democratic	January 17, 1933	January 21, 1935	Second term as governor.
31	James V. Allred	Democratic	January 21, 1935	January 15, 1939
32	W. Lee O'Daniel	Democratic	January 15, 1939	January 17, 1941
33	Coke Stevenson	Democratic	January 17, 1941	January 21, 1947
34	Beauford Jester	Democratic	January 21, 1947	June 11, 1949	Died in office.
35	Allan Shivers	Democratic	June 11, 1949	January 15, 1957
36	Price Daniel	Democratic	January 15, 1957	January 21, 1963
37	John Connally	Democratic	January 21, 1963	January 21, 1969
38	Preston Smith	Democratic	January 21, 1969	January 15, 1973
39	Dolph Briscoe	Democratic	January 15, 1973	January 18, 1979
40	Bill Clements	Republican	January 18, 1979	January 20, 1983	First Republican governor since Reconstruction.
41	Mark White	Democratic	January 20, 1983	January 15, 1987
42	Bill Clements	Republican	January 15, 1987	January 20, 1991	Second term as governor.
43	Ann Richards	Democratic	January 20, 1991	January 17, 1995
44	George W. Bush	Republican	January 17, 1995	December 21, 2000	Elected President of the United States.
45	Rick Perry	Republican	December 21, 2000	January 20, 2015	Longest-serving governor in Texas history.
46	Greg Abbott	Republican	January 20, 2015	present	Current governor.

See also

• List of Presidents of the Republic of Texas
• List of U.S. state governors

External links

• [https://www.texas.gov/ Official Texas