List of governors of Kentucky

The Governor of the Commonwealth of Kentucky is the head of government of Kentucky,^[1] and serves as commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.^[2] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws;^[3] the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Kentucky General Assembly;^[4] the power to convene the legislature;^[5] and the power to grant pardons, except in cases of treason and impeachment.^[6] The governor is also empowered to reorganize the state government or reduce it in size. Historically, the office has been regarded as one of the most powerful executive positions in the United States.^[7]

Fifty-nine individuals have held the office of Governor. Prior to a 1992 amendment to the state's constitution, the Governor was prohibited from succeeding himself or herself in office, though four men (Isaac Shelby, John L. Helm, James B. McCreary and Happy Chandler) served multiple non-consecutive terms. Paul E. Patton, the first Kentucky Governor eligible for a second consecutive term under the amendment, won his reelection bid in 1999. James Garrard succeeded himself in 1800, before the constitutional provision existed. Garrard is also the longest serving Governor, serving for a total period of 8 years and 90 days.

William Goebel, who was elected to the office in the disputed election of 1899, remains the only Governor of any U.S. state to die from assassination while in office.^[8] Goebel is also the shortest serving Governor, serving for a period of only 3 days. Martha Layne Collins, who held the office from 1983 to 1987, was the first woman to serve as governor and was only the third woman to serve as governor of any U.S. state who was not the wife or widow of a previous governor.^[7] The 63rd and current Kentucky Governor is Democrat Andy Beshear, who took office on December 10, 2019.

Governors

Kentucky was initially Kentucky County in Virginia. It achieved statehood and was admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792; see the list of governors of Virginia for the period before statehood. There have been 59 governors, serving 63 distinct terms.

An unelected group proclaimed Kentucky's secession from the Union on November 20, 1861, and it was annexed by the Confederate States of America on December 10, 1861. The Confederate government elected two governors (listed separately), but it never held much control over the state, and the main line of governors was preserved.

The original 1792 Kentucky Constitution had the governor chosen by an electoral college for a term of four years.^[9] The second constitution in 1799 changed this to a popular vote, and prevented governors from succeeding themselves within seven years of their terms.^[10] The third constitution in 1850 reduced the succession limitation to four years.^[11] A 1992 amendment to the constitution allowed governors to have a second term before being prevented from succeeding themselves for four years.^[12]

Governors of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
No.^[a]		Term in office	Party	Election	Lt. Governor^[b]^[c]
1	Isaac Shelby December 11, 1750 – July 18, 1826 (aged 75)	June 4, 1792 – June 7, 1796 (not candidate for election)	Democratic- Republican	1792	Office did not exist
2	James Garrard January 14, 1749 – January 19, 1822 (aged 73)	June 7, 1796 – September 5, 1804 (term limited)	Democratic- Republican	1796	Office did not exist
2		June 7, 1796 – September 5, 1804 (term limited)	Democratic- Republican	1800		Alexander Scott Bullitt
3	Christopher Greenup 1750 – April 27, 1818 (aged 67 or 68)	September 5, 1804 – September 1, 1808 (term limited)	Democratic- Republican	1804		John Caldwell (died November 19, 1804)
					Vacant
						Thomas Posey (acting, elected Speaker in 1805)
4	Charles Scott April 1739 – October 22, 1813 (aged 74)	September 1, 1808 – August 24, 1812 (term limited)	Democratic- Republican	1808		Gabriel Slaughter
5	Isaac Shelby December 11, 1750 – July 18, 1826 (aged 75)	August 24, 1812 – September 5, 1816 (term limited)	Democratic- Republican	1812		Richard Hickman
6	George Madison June 1763 – October 14, 1816 (aged 53)	September 5, 1816 – October 14, 1816 (died in office)	Democratic- Republican	1816		Gabriel Slaughter
7	Gabriel Slaughter December 12, 1767 – September 19, 1830 (aged 62)	October 14, 1816 – August 29, 1820 (not candidate for election)	Democratic- Republican	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor	Vacant
8	John Adair January 9, 1757 – May 19, 1830 (aged 83)	August 29, 1820 – August 24, 1824 (term limited)	Democratic- Republican	1820		William T. Barry
9	Joseph Desha December 9, 1768 – October 11, 1842 (aged 73)	August 24, 1824 – August 26, 1828 (term limited)	Democratic- Republican	1824		Robert B. McAfee
10	Thomas Metcalfe March 20, 1780 – August 18, 1855 (aged 75)	August 26, 1828 – September 4, 1832 (term limited)	National Republican	1828		John Breathitt^[d]
11	John Breathitt September 9, 1786 – February 21, 1834 (aged 47)	September 4, 1832 – February 21, 1834 (died in office)	Democratic	1832		James Turner Morehead^[e]
12	James Turner Morehead May 24, 1797 – December 28, 1854 (aged 57)	February 21, 1834 – August 30, 1836 (not candidate for election)	National Republican^[f]	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor	Vacant
13	James Clark January 16, 1779 – August 27, 1839 (aged 60)	August 30, 1836 – August 27, 1839 (died in office)	Whig	1836		Charles A. Wickliffe
14	Charles A. Wickliffe June 8, 1788 – October 31, 1869 (aged 81)	August 27, 1839 – September 2, 1840 (not candidate for election)	Whig	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor	Vacant
15	Robert P. Letcher February 10, 1788 – January 24, 1861 (aged 72)	September 2, 1840 – September 4, 1844 (term limited)	Whig	1840		Manlius Valerius Thomson
16	William Owsley March 24, 1782 – December 9, 1862 (aged 80)	September 4, 1844 – September 6, 1848 (term limited)	Whig	1844		Archibald Dixon
17	John J. Crittenden September 10, 1787 – July 26, 1863 (aged 75)	September 6, 1848 – July 31, 1850 (resigned)^[g]	Whig	1848^[h]		John L. Helm
18	John L. Helm July 4, 1802 – September 8, 1867 (aged 65)	July 31, 1850 – September 2, 1851 (not candidate for election)	Whig	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor	Vacant
19	Lazarus W. Powell October 6, 1812 – July 3, 1867 (aged 54)	September 2, 1851 – September 4, 1855 (term limited)	Democratic	1851		John Burton Thompson^[i]
20	Charles S. Morehead July 7, 1802 – December 21, 1868 (aged 66)	September 4, 1855 – August 30, 1859 (term limited)	Know Nothing	1855		James Greene Hardy
21	Beriah Magoffin April 18, 1815 – February 28, 1885 (aged 69)	August 30, 1859 – August 18, 1862 (resigned)^[j]	Democratic	1859		Linn Boyd (died December 17, 1859)
21		August 30, 1859 – August 18, 1862 (resigned)^[j]	Democratic	1859	Vacant
22	James Fisher Robinson October 4, 1800 – October 31, 1882 (aged 82)	August 18, 1862 – September 1, 1863 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	Succeeded from President of the Senate	Vacant
23	Thomas E. Bramlette January 3, 1817 – January 12, 1875 (aged 58)	September 1, 1863 – September 3, 1867 (term limited)	Democratic	1863		Richard Taylor Jacob
24	John L. Helm July 4, 1802 – September 8, 1867 (aged 65)	September 3, 1867 – September 8, 1867 (died in office)	Democratic	1867		John W. Stevenson
25	John W. Stevenson May 4, 1812 – August 10, 1886 (aged 74)	September 8, 1867 – February 3, 1871 (resigned)^[k]	Democratic	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor	Vacant
25		September 8, 1867 – February 3, 1871 (resigned)^[k]	Democratic	1868 (special)
26	Preston Leslie March 8, 1819 – February 7, 1907 (aged 87)	February 3, 1871 – August 31, 1875 (term limited)	Democratic	Succeeded from President of the Senate
26		February 3, 1871 – August 31, 1875 (term limited)	Democratic	1871		John G. Carlisle
27	James B. McCreary July 8, 1838 – October 8, 1918 (aged 80)	August 31, 1875 – September 2, 1879 (term limited)	Democratic	1875		John C. Underwood
28	Luke P. Blackburn June 16, 1816 – September 14, 1887 (aged 71)	September 2, 1879 – September 5, 1883 (term limited)	Democratic	1879		James E. Cantrill
29	J. Proctor Knott August 29, 1830 – June 18, 1911 (aged 80)	September 5, 1883 – August 30, 1887 (term limited)	Democratic	1883		James R. Hindman
30	Simon Bolivar Buckner April 1, 1823 – January 8, 1914 (aged 90)	August 30, 1887 – September 2, 1891 (term limited)	Democratic	1887		James William Bryan
31	John Y. Brown June 28, 1835 – January 11, 1904 (aged 68)	September 2, 1891 – December 10, 1895 (term limited)	Democratic	1891		Mitchell Cary Alford
32	William O'Connell Bradley March 18, 1847 – May 23, 1914 (aged 67)	December 10, 1895 – December 12, 1899 (term limited)	Republican	1895		William Jackson Worthington
33	William S. Taylor October 10, 1853 – August 2, 1928 (aged 74)	December 12, 1899 – January 31, 1900 (removed from office)^[l]	Republican	1899		John Marshall
34	William Goebel January 4, 1856 – February 3, 1900 (aged 44)	January 31, 1900 – February 3, 1900 (died in office)^[l]	Democratic	1899		J. C. W. Beckham
35	J. C. W. Beckham August 5, 1869 – January 9, 1940 (aged 70)	February 3, 1900 – December 10, 1907 (term limited)	Democratic	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor^[l]	Vacant
				1900 (special)	Vacant
				1903		William P. Thorne
36	Augustus E. Willson October 13, 1846 – August 24, 1931 (aged 84)	December 10, 1907 – December 12, 1911 (term limited)	Republican	1907		William Hopkinson Cox
37	James B. McCreary July 8, 1838 – October 8, 1918 (aged 80)	December 12, 1911 – December 7, 1915 (term limited)	Democratic	1911		Edward J. McDermott
38	Augustus Owsley Stanley May 21, 1867 – August 12, 1958 (aged 91)	December 7, 1915 – May 19, 1919 (resigned)^[m]	Democratic	1915		James D. Black
39	James D. Black September 24, 1849 – August 5, 1938 (aged 88)	May 19, 1919 – December 9, 1919 (lost election)	Democratic	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor	Vacant
40	Edwin P. Morrow November 28, 1877 – June 15, 1935 (aged 57)	December 9, 1919 – December 11, 1923 (term limited)	Republican	1919		S. Thruston Ballard
41	William J. Fields December 29, 1874 – October 8, 1954 (aged 79)	December 11, 1923 – December 13, 1927 (term limited)	Democratic	1923		Henry Denhardt
42	Flem D. Sampson January 23, 1875 – May 25, 1967 (aged 92)	December 13, 1927 – December 8, 1931 (term limited)	Republican	1927		James Breathitt Jr.^[d]
43	Ruby Laffoon January 15, 1869 – March 1, 1941 (aged 72)	December 8, 1931 – December 10, 1935 (term limited)	Democratic	1931		Happy Chandler
44	Happy Chandler July 14, 1898 – June 15, 1991 (aged 92)	December 10, 1935 – October 9, 1939 (resigned)^[n]	Democratic	1935		Keen Johnson
45	Keen Johnson January 12, 1896 – February 7, 1970 (aged 74)	October 9, 1939 – December 7, 1943 (term limited)	Democratic	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor	Vacant
45		October 9, 1939 – December 7, 1943 (term limited)	Democratic	1939		Rodes K. Myers
46	Simeon Willis December 1, 1879 – April 2, 1965 (aged 85)	December 7, 1943 – December 9, 1947 (term limited)	Republican	1943		Kenneth H. Tuggle
47	Earle Clements October 22, 1896 – March 12, 1985 (aged 88)	December 9, 1947 – November 27, 1950 (resigned)^[o]	Democratic	1947		Lawrence Wetherby
48	Lawrence Wetherby January 2, 1908 – March 27, 1994 (aged 86)	November 27, 1950 – December 13, 1955 (term limited)	Democratic	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor	Vacant
48		November 27, 1950 – December 13, 1955 (term limited)	Democratic	1951		Emerson Beauchamp
49	Happy Chandler July 14, 1898 – June 15, 1991 (aged 92)	December 13, 1955 – December 8, 1959 (term limited)	Democratic	1955		Harry Lee Waterfield
50	Bert Combs August 13, 1911 – December 4, 1991 (aged 80)	December 8, 1959 – December 10, 1963 (term limited)	Democratic	1959		Wilson W. Wyatt
51	Ned Breathitt November 26, 1924 – October 14, 2003 (aged 78)	December 10, 1963 – December 12, 1967 (term limited)	Democratic	1963		Harry Lee Waterfield
52	Louie Nunn March 8, 1924 – January 29, 2004 (aged 79)	December 12, 1967 – December 7, 1971 (term limited)	Republican	1967		Wendell Ford^[d]
53	Wendell Ford September 8, 1924 – January 22, 2015 (aged 90)	December 7, 1971 – December 28, 1974 (resigned)^[p]	Democratic	1971		Julian Carroll
54	Julian Carroll (1931-04-16) April 16, 1931 (age 93)	December 28, 1974 – December 11, 1979 (term limited)	Democratic	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor	Vacant
54	Julian Carroll (1931-04-16) April 16, 1931 (age 93)	December 28, 1974 – December 11, 1979 (term limited)	Democratic	1975		Thelma Stovall
55	John Y. Brown Jr. (1933-12-28) December 28, 1933 (age 90)	December 11, 1979 – December 13, 1983 (term limited)	Democratic	1979		Martha Layne Collins
56	Martha Layne Collins (1936-12-07) December 7, 1936 (age 87)	December 13, 1983 – December 8, 1987 (term limited)	Democratic	1983		Steve Beshear
57	Wallace Wilkinson December 12, 1941 – July 5, 2002 (aged 60)	December 8, 1987 – December 10, 1991 (term limited)	Democratic	1987		Brereton Jones
58	Brereton C. Jones (1939-06-27) June 27, 1939 (age 85)	December 10, 1991 – December 12, 1995 (term limited)	Democratic	1991		Paul E. Patton
59	Paul E. Patton (1937-05-26) May 26, 1937 (age 87)	December 12, 1995 – December 9, 2003 (term limited)	Democratic	1995		Steve Henry
59	Paul E. Patton (1937-05-26) May 26, 1937 (age 87)	December 12, 1995 – December 9, 2003 (term limited)	Democratic	1999		Steve Henry
60	Ernie Fletcher (1952-11-12) November 12, 1952 (age 71)	December 9, 2003 – December 11, 2007 (lost election)	Republican	2003		Steve Pence
61	Steve Beshear (1944-09-21) September 21, 1944 (age 79)	December 11, 2007 – December 8, 2015 (term limited)	Democratic	2007		Daniel Mongiardo
				2011		Jerry Abramson (resigned November 13, 2014)
				2011		Crit Luallen
62	Matt Bevin (1967-01-09) January 9, 1967 (age 57)	December 8, 2015 – December 10, 2019 (lost election)	Republican	2015		Jenean Hampton
63	Andy Beshear (1977-11-29) November 29, 1977 (age 46)	December 10, 2019 – Incumbent^[q]	Democratic	2019		Jacqueline Coleman

Living former governors of Kentucky

As of 30 June 2024, there are eight living former governors of Kentucky, the oldest being Julian Carroll (served 1974–1979, born 1931). The most recent governor of Kentucky to die was Wendell Ford (served 1971–1974, born 1924) on January 22, 2015.^[15] The most recently serving governor of Kentucky to die was Wallace Wilkinson (served 1987–1991, born 1941) on July 5, 2002.

Governor	Gubernatorial term	Date of birth (and age)
Julian Carroll	1974–1979	(1931-04-16) April 16, 1931 (age 93)
John Y. Brown Jr.	1979–1983	(1933-12-28) December 28, 1933 (age 90)
Martha Layne Collins	1983–1987	(1936-12-07) December 7, 1936 (age 87)
Paul E. Patton	1995–2003	(1937-05-26) May 26, 1937 (age 87)
Brereton C. Jones	1991–1995	(1939-06-27) June 27, 1939 (age 85)
Steve Beshear	2007–2015	(1944-09-21) September 21, 1944 (age 79)
Ernie Fletcher	2003–2007	(1952-11-12) November 12, 1952 (age 71)
Matt Bevin	2015–2019	(1967-01-09) January 9, 1967 (age 57)

Confederate governors

George W. Johnson, 1st Confederate Governor of Kentucky

Richard Hawes, 2nd Confederate Governor of Kentucky

During the Civil War, a group of secessionists met at Russellville to form a Confederate government for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. This government never successfully displaced the government in Frankfort, and Kentucky remained in the Union through the entire war. Two men were elected governor of the Confederate government: George W. Johnson, who served from November 20, 1861, to his death on April 8, 1862, at the Battle of Shiloh, and, on Johnson's death, Richard Hawes, who served until the Confederate surrender on April 9, 1865. The Confederate government disbanded shortly after the end of the war in 1865.^[16]

Notes

^ The state labels Matt Bevin as the 62nd governor;^[13] based on this, subsequent terms of repeat governors are numbered.
^ The office of Lieutenant Governor was created in the 1799 constitution.^[14]
^ Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
^ ^a ^b ^c Represented the Democratic Party.
^ Represented the National Republican Party.
^ The National Republican Party changed its name to the Whig Party in 1834.
^ Crittenden resigned to be Attorney General of the United States.
^ The 1850 Constitution shifted the election schedule forward, shortening this term by a year.
^ Represented the Whig Party.
^ Magoffin resigned due to his disagreement with the state legislature over neutrality in the American Civil War.
^ Stevenson resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.
^ ^a ^b ^c Taylor won the 1899 election and was sworn into office. However, the legislature challenged the validity of his win, claiming ballot fraud. His challenger, Goebel, was shot on January 30, 1900, but was named governor by the legislature and sworn in the next day; he died three days later. Since Lieutenant Governor Marshall's win had also been invalidated, Beckham, having been named lieutenant governor, succeeded Goebel.
^ Stanley resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.
^ Chandler resigned so that his successor would appoint him to the United States Senate.
^ Clements resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.
^ Ford resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.
^ Beshear's first term expires on December 12, 2023.

References

General

"Kentucky's Governors". Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Archived from the original on July 8, 2010. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
"Governors of Kentucky". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on 2011-03-16. Retrieved January 18, 2008.
"Texts of the Constitutions of Kentucky". Kentucky Court of Justice. Archived from the original on 2010-03-18. Retrieved January 18, 2008.

Constitution

"Kentucky Constitution". Kentucky Legislature. Archived from the original on 2010-06-17. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
"1792 Kentucky Constitution" (PDF). Commonwealth of Kentucky. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-03-13. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
"1799 Kentucky Constitution" (PDF). Commonwealth of Kentucky. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-03-13. Retrieved July 13, 2010.
"1850 Kentucky Constitution" (PDF). Commonwealth of Kentucky. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-03-13. Retrieved July 13, 2010.

Specific

^ KY Const. art. 69.
^ KY Const. art. 75.
^ KY Const. art. 81
^ KY Const. art. 88.
^ KY Const. art. 80.
^ KY Const. art. 77.
^ ^a ^b Kleber, John E., ed. (1992). "Governor, Office of". The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0.
^ Kleber, John E., ed. (1992). "Goebel Assassination". The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0.
^ 1799 Const. art. II, § 2–3
^ 1799 Const. art. III, § 3–4
^ 1850 Const. art. III, § 3
^ KY Const. art. 71
^ "Governor Matt Bevin". Governor of Kentucky. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
^ 1799 Const. art. II, § 15
^ Clymer, Adam (January 22, 2015). "Wendell Ford, 90, Dies; Kentucky Senator Pushed Voting Rights". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015.
^ Kleber, John E., ed. (1992). "Confederate Government". The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0.

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[14] The state labels Matt Bevin as the 62nd governor;^[13] based on this, subsequent terms of repeat governors are numbered.

[16] The office of Lieutenant Governor was created in the 1799 constitution.^[14]

[17] Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.

[ltdem-18] Represented the Democratic Party.

[19] Represented the National Republican Party.

[20] The National Republican Party changed its name to the Whig Party in 1834.

[21] Crittenden resigned to be Attorney General of the United States.

[22] The 1850 Constitution shifted the election schedule forward, shortening this term by a year.

[23] Represented the Whig Party.

[24] Magoffin resigned due to his disagreement with the state legislature over neutrality in the American Civil War.

[25] Stevenson resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.

[elect-1899-26] Taylor won the 1899 election and was sworn into office. However, the legislature challenged the validity of his win, claiming ballot fraud. His challenger, Goebel, was shot on January 30, 1900, but was named governor by the legislature and sworn in the next day; he died three days later. Since Lieutenant Governor Marshall's win had also been invalidated, Beckham, having been named lieutenant governor, succeeded Goebel.

[27] Stanley resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.

[28] Chandler resigned so that his successor would appoint him to the United States Senate.

[29] Clements resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.

[30] Ford resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.

[31] Beshear's first term expires on December 12, 2023.

[1] KY Const. art. 69.

[2] KY Const. art. 75.

[3] KY Const. art. 81

[4] KY Const. art. 88.

[5] KY Const. art. 80.

[6] KY Const. art. 77.

[encyclopedia-7] Kleber, John E., ed. (1992). "Governor, Office of". The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0.

[8] Kleber, John E., ed. (1992). "Goebel Assassination". The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0.

[9] 1799 Const. art. II, § 2–3

[10] 1799 Const. art. III, § 3–4

[11] 1850 Const. art. III, § 3

[12] KY Const. art. 71

[13] "Governor Matt Bevin". Governor of Kentucky. Retrieved November 19, 2018.

[15] 1799 Const. art. II, § 15

[32] Clymer, Adam (January 22, 2015). "Wendell Ford, 90, Dies; Kentucky Senator Pushed Voting Rights". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015.

[33] Kleber, John E., ed. (1992). "Confederate Government". The Kentucky Encyclopedia. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-1772-0.

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