No. Governor Term in office Party Election Lt. Governor [a] [b] 1 Nicholas Cooke (1717–1782) [7] November 7, 1775 [c] – May 6, 1778(did not run) None 1776 William Bradford 1777 2 William Greene (1731–1809) [10] May 6, 1778 – May 3, 1786(lost election) None 1778 Jabez Bowen 1779 1780 William West 1781 Jabez Bowen 1782 1783 1784 1785 3 John Collins (1717–1795) [13] May 3, 1786 [14] – May 5, 1790(lost election) None 1786 Daniel Owen 1787 1788 1789 4 Arthur Fenner (1745–1805) [16] May 5, 1790 [17] – October 15, 1805(died in office) Country 1790 Samuel J. Potter 1791 1792 1793 1794 1795 1796 1797 1798 1799 George Brown 1800 Samuel J. Potter 1801 1802 1803 Paul Mumford (died July 20, 1805) 1804 1805 Vacant 5 Henry Smith (1766–1818) [19] October 15, 1805 – May 7, 1806(lost election) Democratic- Republican [d] Succeeded from president of the Senate [e] 6 Isaac Wilbour (1763–1837) [20] May 7, 1806 [21] – May 6, 1807(successor took office) [f] Democratic- Republican 1806 [g] Acting as governor 7 James Fenner (1771–1846) [25] May 6, 1807 – May 1, 1811(lost election) Democratic- Republican 1807 Constant Taber 1808 Simeon Martin 1809 1810 Isaac Wilbour 8 William Jones (1753–1822) [27] May 1, 1811 – May 7, 1817(lost election) Federalist 1811 Simeon Martin 1812 1813 1814 1815 1816 Jeremiah Thurston 9 Nehemiah R. Knight (1780–1854) [29] May 7, 1817 [30] – January 9, 1821(resigned) [h] Democratic- Republican 1817 Edward Wilcox 1818 1819 1820 — Edward Wilcox (unknown) [33] January 9, 1821 – May 2, 1821(did not run) Democratic- Republican Succeeded from lieutenant governor [i] Vacant 10 William C. Gibbs (1787–1871) [35] May 2, 1821 [36] – May 5, 1824(did not run) Democratic- Republican 1821 Caleb Earle 1822 1823 11 James Fenner (1771–1846) [25] May 5, 1824 [37] – May 4, 1831(lost election) Democratic- Republican 1824 Charles Collins 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 12 Lemuel H. Arnold (1792–1852) [39] May 4, 1831 [40] – May 1, 1833(lost election) National Republican 1831 1832 [j] 13 John Brown Francis (1791–1864) [42] May 1, 1833 [43] – May 2, 1838(lost election) Democratic- Republican /Anti-Masonic 1833 Jeffrey Hazard Democratic 1834 1835 George Engs 1836 Jeffrey Hazard 1837 Benjamin Babock Thurston 14 William Sprague III (1799–1856) [46] May 2, 1838 [47] – May 2, 1839(lost election) Whig 1838 Joseph Childs 15 Samuel Ward King (1786–1851) [49] May 2, 1839 [50] – May 2, 1843(did not run) Whig 1839 [k] Byron Diman 1840 1841 1842 [l] 16 James Fenner (1771–1846) [25] May 2, 1843 [51] – May 6, 1845(lost election) Law and Order 1843 1844 17 Charles Jackson (1797–1876) [53] May 6, 1845 [54] – May 6, 1846(lost election) Liberation 1845 18 Byron Diman (1795–1865) [56] May 6, 1846 [57] – May 4, 1847(did not run) Law and Order 1846 Elisha Harris 19 Elisha Harris (1791–1861) [59] May 4, 1847 [60] – May 1, 1849(did not run) Whig 1847 Edward W. Lawton 1848 20 Henry B. Anthony (1815–1884) [62] May 1, 1849 [63] – May 6, 1851(did not run) Whig 1849 Thomas Whipple 1850 21 Philip Allen (1785–1865) [65] May 6, 1851 [66] – July 20, 1853(resigned) [m] Democratic 1851 William Beach Lawrence 1852 Samuel G. Arnold 1853 Francis M. Dimond 22 Francis M. Dimond (1796–1859) [68] July 20, 1853 [69] – May 2, 1854(lost election) Democratic Succeeded from lieutenant governor Vacant 23 William W. Hoppin (1807–1890) [71] May 2, 1854 [72] – May 26, 1857(did not run) Whig [n] 1854 John J. Reynolds 1855 Anderson C. Rose 1856 Nicholas Brown III 24 Elisha Dyer (1811–1890) [77] May 26, 1857 [78] – May 31, 1859(did not run) Republican 1857 Thomas G. Turner 1858 25 Thomas G. Turner (1810–1875) [80] May 31, 1859 [81] – May 29, 1860(lost nomination) [o] Republican 1859 Isaac Saunders 26 William Sprague IV (1830–1915) [83] May 29, 1860 [84] – March 3, 1863(resigned) [p] Democratic [q] 1860 J. Russell Bullock 1861 1862 Samuel G. Arnold (resigned December 1, 1862) Vacant 27 William C. Cozzens (1811–1876) [86] March 3, 1863 [87] – May 26, 1863(lost election) Democratic Succeeded from president of the Senate [r] 28 James Y. Smith (1809–1876) [89] May 26, 1863 – May 29, 1866(did not run) Republican 1863 Seth Padelford 1864 1865 Duncan Pell 29 Ambrose Burnside (1824–1881) [91] May 29, 1866 [92] – May 25, 1869(did not run) Republican 1866 William Greene 1867 1868 Pardon Stevens 30 Seth Padelford (1807–1878) [94] May 25, 1869 [95] – May 27, 1873(did not run) Republican 1869 1870 1871 1872 Charles Cutler 31 Henry Howard (1826–1905) [97] May 27, 1873 [98] – May 25, 1875(did not run) Republican [s] 1873 Charles C. Van Zandt 1874 32 Henry Lippitt (1818–1891) [100] May 25, 1875 [101] – May 29, 1877(did not run) Republican 1875 Henry Tillinghast Sisson 1876 33 Charles C. Van Zandt (1830–1894) [103] May 29, 1877 [104] – May 25, 1880(did not run) Republican [t] 1877 Albert Howard 1878 1879 34 Alfred H. Littlefield (1829–1893) [106] May 25, 1880 [107] – May 29, 1883(did not run) Republican 1880 Henry Fay 1881 1882 35 Augustus O. Bourn (1834–1925) [109] May 29, 1883 [110] – May 26, 1885(did not run) Republican 1883 Oscar Rathbun 1884 36 George P. Wetmore (1846–1921) [112] May 26, 1885 [113] – May 31, 1887(lost election) Republican 1885 Lucius B. Darling 1886 37 John W. Davis (1826–1907) [115] May 31, 1887 [116] – May 29, 1888(lost election) Democratic 1887 Samuel R. Honey 38 Royal C. Taft (1823–1912) [118] May 29, 1888 [119] – May 28, 1889(did not run) Republican 1888 Enos Lapham 39 Herbert W. Ladd (1843–1913) [121] May 28, 1889 [122] – May 27, 1890(lost election) Republican 1889 Daniel Littlefield 40 John W. Davis (1826–1907) [115] May 27, 1890 [123] – May 26, 1891(lost election) Democratic 1890 William T. C. Wardwell 41 Herbert W. Ladd (1843–1913) [121] May 26, 1891 [124] – May 31, 1892(did not run) Republican 1891 Henry A. Stearns 42 Daniel Russell Brown (1848–1919) [126] May 31, 1892 [127] – May 29, 1895(did not run) Republican 1892 Melville Bull 1893 1894 Edwin Allen 43 Charles W. Lippitt (1846–1924) [129] May 29, 1895 [130] – May 25, 1897(did not run) Republican 1895 1896 44 Elisha Dyer Jr. (1839–1906) [132] May 25, 1897 [133] – May 29, 1900(did not run) Republican 1897 Aram J. Pothier 1898 William Gregory 1899 45 William Gregory (1849–1901) [135] May 29, 1900 [136] – December 16, 1901(died in office) Republican 1900 Charles D. Kimball 46 Charles D. Kimball (1859–1930) [138] December 16, 1901 [139] – January 6, 1903(lost election) Republican Succeeded from lieutenant governor Vacant 1901 [u] George L. Shepley (elected February 18, 1902) 47 Lucius F. C. Garvin (1841–1922) [141] January 6, 1903 [142] – January 3, 1905(lost election) Democratic 1902 Adelard Archambault 1903 George H. Utter 48 George H. Utter (1854–1912) [144] January 3, 1905 [145] – January 1, 1907(lost election) Republican 1904 Frederick H. Jackson 1905 49 James H. Higgins (1876–1927) [147] January 1, 1907 [148] – January 5, 1909(did not run) Democratic 1906 1907 Ralph Watrous 50 Aram J. Pothier (1854–1928) [150] January 5, 1909 [151] – January 5, 1915(did not run) Republican 1908 Arthur W. Dennis 1909 Emery J. San Souci 1910 1911 1912 Rosewell Burchard 51 Robert Livingston Beeckman (1866–1935) [153] January 5, 1915 [154] – January 4, 1921(did not run) Republican 1914 Emery J. San Souci 1916 1918 52 Emery J. San Souci (1857–1936) [156] January 4, 1921 [157] – January 2, 1923(lost nomination) [v] Republican 1920 Harold Gross 53 William S. Flynn (1885–1966) [160] January 2, 1923 [161] – January 6, 1925(did not run) [w] Democratic 1922 Felix A. Toupin 54 Aram J. Pothier (1854–1928) [150] January 6, 1925 [162] – February 4, 1928(died in office) Republican 1924 Nathaniel W. Smith 1926 Norman S. Case 55 Norman S. Case (1888–1967) [164] February 4, 1928 [165] – January 3, 1933(lost election) Republican Succeeded from lieutenant governor Vacant 1928 James G. Connelly 1930 56 Theodore F. Green (1867–1966) [167] January 3, 1933 [168] – January 5, 1937(did not run) [x] Democratic 1932 Robert E. Quinn 1934 57 Robert E. Quinn (1894–1975) [170] January 5, 1937 [171] – January 3, 1939(lost election) Democratic 1936 Raymond E. Jordan 58 William Henry Vanderbilt III (1901–1981) [173] January 3, 1939 [174] – January 7, 1941(lost election) Republican 1938 James O. McManus 59 J. Howard McGrath (1903–1966) [176] January 7, 1941 [177] – October 6, 1945(resigned) [y] Democratic 1940 Louis W. Cappelli 1942 1944 John Pastore 60 John Pastore (1907–2000) [179] October 6, 1945 [180] – December 19, 1950(resigned) [z] Democratic Succeeded from lieutenant governor John S. McKiernan 1946 1948 61 John S. McKiernan (1911–1997) [182] December 19, 1950 [183] – January 2, 1951(successor took office) Democratic Succeeded from lieutenant governor Vacant 62 Dennis J. Roberts (1903–1994) [185] January 2, 1951 [186] – January 6, 1959(lost election) Democratic 1950 John S. McKiernan 1952 1954 1956 Armand H. Cote 63 Christopher Del Sesto (1907–1973) [188] January 6, 1959 [189] – January 3, 1961(lost election) Republican 1958 John A. Notte Jr. 64 John A. Notte Jr. (1909–1983) [191] January 3, 1961 [192] – January 1, 1963(lost election) Democratic 1960 Edward P. Gallogly 65 John Chafee (1922–1999) [194] January 1, 1963 [195] – January 7, 1969(lost election) Republican 1962 1964 Giovanni Folcarelli 1966 Joseph O'Donnell Jr. 66 Frank Licht (1916–1987) [197] January 7, 1969 [198] – January 2, 1973(did not run) Democratic 1968 J. Joseph Garrahy 1970 67 Philip Noel (b. 1931) [200] January 2, 1973 [201] – January 4, 1977(did not run) Democratic 1972 1974 68 J. Joseph Garrahy (1930–2012) [203] January 4, 1977 [204] – January 1, 1985(did not run) Democratic [203] 1976 Thomas R. DiLuglio 1978 1980 1982 69 Edward D. DiPrete (b. 1934) [205] January 1, 1985 [206] – January 1, 1991(lost election) Republican [205] 1984 Richard A. Licht 1986 1988 Roger N. Begin 70 Bruce Sundlun (1920–2011) [207] January 1, 1991 [208] – January 3, 1995(lost nomination) [aa] Democratic [207] 1990 1992 Robert Weygand 71 Lincoln Almond (1936–2023) [210] January 3, 1995 [211] – January 7, 2003(term-limited) [ab] Republican [210] 1994 Bernard Jackvony 1998 Charles J. Fogarty 72 Donald Carcieri (b. 1942) [213] January 7, 2003 [214] – January 4, 2011(term-limited) [ab] Republican [213] 2002 2006 Elizabeth H. Roberts 73 Lincoln Chafee (b. 1953) [215] January 4, 2011 [216] – January 6, 2015(did not run) Independent [ac] 2010 74 Gina Raimondo (b. 1971) [218] January 6, 2015 – March 2, 2021(resigned) [ad] Democratic [218] 2014 Dan McKee 2018 75 Dan McKee (b. 1951) [220] March 2, 2021 [221] – Incumbent[ae] Democratic [220] Succeeded from lieutenant governor Sabina Matos 2022