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Initially after the American Revolution, parts of the area now known as Wisconsin were claimed by Virginia, Massachusetts and Connecticut; however, Virginia ceded its claim in 1784, Massachusetts in 1785 and Connecticut in 1786.^[7] On July 13, 1787, the Northwest Territory, including the area now called Wisconsin, was formed; Wisconsin remained part of the territory until 1800.^[8] The territorial governor during this period was Arthur St. Clair.^[9] As parts of the Northwest Territory were admitted to the Union as states, Wisconsin became part of first the Indiana Territory (1800–1809), then the Illinois Territory (1809–1818), and then the Michigan Territory (1818–1836);^[8] see the lists of governors of Indiana, of Illinois, and of Michigan for these periods.

Wisconsin Territory was formed on July 3, 1836. During the time of its existence, the Wisconsin Territory had three territorial governors, one of whom served non-consecutive terms,^[8][10] and one who continued on as acting governor after the territory had officially ceased to exist.

#	Governor			Appointed	Left office [note 1]	Appointed by	Notes
1			Henry Dodge	April 30, 1836	September 13, 1841[11]	Andrew Jackson
2			James Duane Doty	September 30, 1841	June 21, 1844	John Tyler
3			Nathaniel P. Tallmadge	June 21, 1844	April 8, 1845	John Tyler
4			Henry Dodge	April 8, 1845	June 23, 1848	James Polk	[note 2]
			John Catlin	June 23, 1848	March 3, 1849	none (acting governor)	[note 2]

Wisconsin was admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848. Since then, it has had 45 governors, one of whom served non-consecutive terms.^[6]

Originally, governors of Wisconsin served for two-year terms, but in 1967 the state constitution was amended to change this to four.^[2] Jeremiah McLain Rusk served one three-year term in the 1880s as the constitution was amended during his first term to move elections from odd to even years, and all officers were allowed to serve an extra year, rather than have their terms cut a year short. Patrick Lucey, elected in the 1970 election, was the first governor to serve a four-year term.^[6] Governors of Wisconsin are not term limited.

The state constitution provides for the election of a lieutenant governor; originally, the governor and lieutenant governor were elected on different tickets, and thus were not necessarily of the same party. Since the 1967 amendment, however, the two have been nominated, and voted on, together.^[2] Originally, if the office of the governor was vacant for any reason, "the powers and duties of the office . . . devolve[d] upon the lieutenant governor." In 1979, the constitution was amended to make this more specific: if the governor dies, resigns, or is removed from office, the lieutenant governor becomes governor, but becomes acting governor if the governor is absent from the state, impeached, or unable to carry out of duties.^[13] If any of these events occur while the office of lieutenant governor is vacant, the secretary of state becomes either governor or acting governor.^[14] Two Wisconsin governors have died while in office, one has died after being elected but before taking office, and four have resigned.^[6]

Parties

  Democratic (12)   Republican (31)   Whig (1)   Wisconsin Progressive (2)

#	Governor			Took office	Left office	Party	Lt. Governor[15][note 3]		Term(s) [note 4]
1			Nelson Dewey	June 7, 1848	January 5, 1852	Democratic		John E. Holmes	2
								Samuel W. Beall
2			Leonard J. Farwell	January 5, 1852	January 2, 1854	Whig		Timothy Burns [note 5]	1
3			William A. Barstow	January 2, 1854	March 21, 1856	Democratic		James T. Lewis	1+1⁄3 [note 6]
								Arthur MacArthur Sr.
4			Arthur MacArthur Sr.	March 21, 1856	March 25, 1856	Democratic	vacant		1⁄3 [note 6]
5			Coles Bashford	March 25, 1856	January 4, 1858	Republican		Arthur MacArthur Sr.	1⁄3 [note 6]
6			Alexander W. Randall	January 4, 1858	January 6, 1862	Republican		Erasmus D. Campbell	2
								Butler G. Noble
7			Louis P. Harvey	January 6, 1862	April 19, 1862	Republican		Edward Salomon	1⁄2 [note 5]
8			Edward Salomon	April 19, 1862	January 4, 1864	Republican	vacant		1⁄2 [note 7]
9			James T. Lewis	January 4, 1864	January 1, 1866	Republican		Wyman Spooner	1
10			Lucius Fairchild	January 1, 1866	January 1, 1872	Republican		Wyman Spooner	3
								Thaddeus C. Pound
11			Cadwallader C. Washburn	January 1, 1872	January 5, 1874	Republican		Milton H. Pettit [note 5]	1
12			William Robert Taylor	January 5, 1874	January 3, 1876	Democratic		Charles D. Parker	1
13			Harrison Ludington	January 3, 1876	January 7, 1878	Republican		Charles D. Parker	1
14			William E. Smith	January 7, 1878	January 2, 1882	Republican		James M. Bingham	2
15			Jeremiah McLain Rusk	January 2, 1882	January 7, 1889	Republican		Sam S. Fifield	3 [note 8]
								George W. Ryland
16			William D. Hoard	January 7, 1889	January 5, 1891	Republican		George W. Ryland	1
17			George W. Peck	January 5, 1891	January 7, 1895	Democratic		Charles Jonas	2
18			William H. Upham	January 7, 1895	January 4, 1897	Republican		Emil Baensch	1
19			Edward Scofield	January 4, 1897	January 7, 1901	Republican		Emil Baensch	2
								Jesse Stone
20			Robert M. La Follette, Sr.	January 7, 1901	January 1, 1906	Republican		Jesse Stone [note 5]	2+1⁄2 [note 9]
								James O. Davidson
21			James O. Davidson	January 1, 1906	January 2, 1911	Republican	vacant		2+1⁄2 [note 10]
								William D. Connor
								John Strange
22			Francis E. McGovern	January 2, 1911	January 4, 1915	Republican		Thomas Morris	2
23			Emanuel L. Philipp	January 4, 1915	January 3, 1921	Republican		Edward F. Dithmar	3
24			John J. Blaine	January 3, 1921	January 3, 1927	Republican		George F. Comings	3
								Henry A. Huber
25			Fred R. Zimmerman	January 3, 1927	January 7, 1929	Republican		Henry A. Huber	1
26			Walter J. Kohler Sr.	January 7, 1929	January 5, 1931	Republican		Henry A. Huber	1
27			Philip La Follette	January 5, 1931	January 2, 1933	Republican		Henry A. Huber	1
28			Albert G. Schmedeman	January 2, 1933	January 7, 1935	Democratic		Thomas J. O'Malley	1
29			Philip La Follette	January 7, 1935	January 2, 1939	Wisconsin Progressive		Thomas J. O'Malley [note 5]	2
								Henry A. Gunderson [note 11]
								Herman L. Ekern
30			Julius P. Heil	January 2, 1939	January 4, 1943	Republican		Walter S. Goodland	2
—			Orland S. Loomis	did not take office		Wisconsin Progressive		Walter S. Goodland	— [note 12]
31			Walter S. Goodland	January 4, 1943	March 12, 1947	Republican	vacant		2+1⁄2 [note 5]
								Oscar Rennebohm
32			Oscar Rennebohm	March 12, 1947	January 1, 1951	Republican	vacant		1+1⁄2 [note 10]
								George M. Smith
33			Walter J. Kohler Jr.	January 1, 1951	January 7, 1957	Republican		George M. Smith	3
								Warren P. Knowles
34			Vernon W. Thomson	January 7, 1957	January 5, 1959	Republican		Warren P. Knowles	1
35			Gaylord Nelson	January 5, 1959	January 7, 1963	Democratic		Philleo Nash	2
								Warren P. Knowles
36			John W. Reynolds Jr.	January 7, 1963	January 4, 1965	Democratic		Jack B. Olson	1
37			Warren P. Knowles	January 4, 1965	January 4, 1971	Republican		Patrick J. Lucey	3
								Jack B. Olson
38			Patrick J. Lucey	January 4, 1971	July 6, 1977	Democratic		Martin J. Schreiber	1+1⁄2 [note 13] [note 14]
39			Martin J. Schreiber	July 6, 1977	January 3, 1979	Democratic	vacant		1⁄2 [note 10]
40			Lee S. Dreyfus	January 3, 1979 [note 15]	January 3, 1983	Republican		Russell A. Olson	1
41			Anthony S. Earl	January 3, 1983	January 5, 1987	Democratic		James T. Flynn	1
42			Tommy Thompson	January 5, 1987	February 1, 2001	Republican		Scott McCallum	3+1⁄2 [note 16]
43			Scott McCallum	February 1, 2001	January 6, 2003	Republican		Margaret A. Farrow	1⁄2 [note 10]
44			Jim Doyle	January 6, 2003	January 3, 2011	Democratic		Barbara Lawton	2
45			Scott Walker	January 3, 2011	January 7, 2019	Republican		Rebecca Kleefisch	2
46			Tony Evers	January 7, 2019	Incumbent	Democratic		Mandela Barnes	1 [note 17]

This is a table of other governorships, congressional and other federal offices, and ranking diplomatic positions in foreign countries held by Wisconsin governors.

* Denotes those offices for which the governor resigned the governorship.

† Denotes those offices from which the governor resigned to take the governorship.

As of January 2019^[update], there are six former governors of Wisconsin who are currently living at this time, the oldest governor of Wisconsin being Anthony S. Earl (served 1983–1987, born 1936). The most recent death of a former governor of Wisconsin was that of Patrick Lucey (served 1971–1977, born 1918) on May 10, 2014.^[6] The most recently serving governor to die was Lee S. Dreyfus (served 1979–1983, born 1926) on January 2, 2008.

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