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Governors of Oklahoma Territory

Oklahoma Territory was formally organized on May 2, 1890.

As secretaries of Oklahoma Territory in 1891 and 1901 respectively, Robert Martin and William C. Grimes both served as acting governor whenever the presidentially appointed governorship was vacant.

#	Governor (Birth–Death)			Party	Took office	Left office	Appointing President
Republican (6)       Democratic (1)
1			George Washington Steele (1839–1922)	Republican	May 22, 1890	October 18, 1891	Benjamin Harrison
Acting			Robert Martin (1833–1897)	Republican	October 18, 1891	February 1, 1892	—
2			Abraham Jefferson Seay (1832–1915)	Republican	February 1, 1892	May 7, 1893	Benjamin Harrison
3			William Cary Renfrow (1845–1922)	Democratic	May 7, 1893	January 31, 1897	Grover Cleveland
4			Cassius M. Barnes (1845–1925)	Republican	January 31, 1897	April 15, 1901	William McKinley
5			William Miller Jenkins (1856–1941)	Republican	April 15, 1901	November 30, 1901
Acting			William C. Grimes (1857–1931)	Republican	November 30, 1901	December 9, 1901	—
6			Thompson Benton Ferguson (1857–1921)	Republican	December 9, 1901	January 5, 1906	Theodore Roosevelt
7			Frank Frantz (1872–1941)	Republican	January 5, 1906	November 16, 1907

Governors of the State of Oklahoma

Oklahoma Territory and Indian Territory joined the Union as the State of Oklahoma on November 16, 1907.

#	Governor (Birth–Death)			Party	Took office	Left office	Election	Lt. Governor
Republican (6)       Democratic (22)
1			Charles N. Haskell (1860–1933)	Democratic	November 16, 1907	January 9, 1911	1907		George W. Bellamy
2			Lee Cruce (1863–1933)	Democratic	January 9, 1911	January 11, 1915	1910		J. J. McAlester
3			Robert L. Williams (1868–1948)	Democratic	January 11, 1915	January 13, 1919	1914		Martin E. Trapp
4			James B. A. Robertson (1871–1938)	Democratic	January 13, 1919	January 8, 1923	1918		Martin E. Trapp
5			Jack C. Walton (1881–1949)	Democratic	January 8, 1923	November 19, 1923[1]	1922		Martin E. Trapp[2]
6			Martin E. Trapp (1877–1951)	Democratic	November 19, 1923	January 10, 1927	—	Office vacant
7	75px		Henry S. Johnston (1867–1965)	Democratic	January 10, 1927	March 20, 1929[3]	1926		William J. Holloway[4]
8			William J. Holloway (1888–1970)	Democratic	March 20, 1929	January 1, 1931	—	Office vacant
9			William H. Murray (1869–1956)	Democratic	January 1, 1931	January 14, 1935	1930		Robert Burns
10			E. W. Marland (1874–1941)	Democratic	January 15, 1935	January 9, 1939	1934		James E. Berry
11			Leon C. Phillips (1890–1958)	Democratic	January 9, 1939	January 11, 1943	1938		James E. Berry
12			Robert S. Kerr (1896–1963)	Democratic	January 11, 1943	January 13, 1947	1942		James E. Berry
13			Roy J. Turner (1894–1973)	Democratic	January 13, 1947	January 8, 1951	1946		James E. Berry
14			Johnston Murray (1902–1974)	Democratic	January 8, 1951	January 10, 1955	1950		James E. Berry
15			Raymond D. Gary (1908–1993)	Democratic	January 10, 1955	January 12, 1959	1954		Cowboy Pink Williams
16			J. Howard Edmondson (1925–1971)	Democratic	January 12, 1959	January 6, 1963[5]	1958		George Nigh[6]
17			George Nigh (b. 1927)	Democratic	January 6, 1963	January 14, 1963	—	Office vacant
18			Henry Bellmon (1921–2009)	Republican	January 14, 1963	January 9, 1967	1962		Leo Winters
19			Dewey F. Bartlett (1919–1979)	Republican	January 9, 1967	January 11, 1971	1966		George Nigh
20			David Hall (1930–2016)	Democratic	January 11, 1971	January 13, 1975	1970		George Nigh
21			David Boren (b. 1941)	Democratic	January 13, 1975	January 8, 1979[7]	1974		George Nigh
22			George Nigh (b. 1927)	Democratic	January 8, 1979[8]	January 12, 1987	1978		Spencer Bernard
							1982
23			Henry Bellmon (1921–2009)	Republican	January 12, 1987	January 14, 1991	1986		Robert S. Kerr III
24			David Walters (b. 1951)	Democratic	January 14, 1991	January 9, 1995	1990		Jack Mildren
25			Frank Keating (b. 1944)	Republican	January 9, 1995	January 13, 2003	1994		Mary Fallin
							1998
26			Brad Henry (b. 1963)	Democratic	January 13, 2003	January 10, 2011	2002		Mary Fallin
							2006		Jari Askins
27			Mary Fallin (b. 1954)	Republican	January 10, 2011	January 14, 2019	2010		Todd Lamb
							2014
28			Kevin Stitt (b. 1972)	Republican	January 14, 2019	Incumbent	2018		Matt Pinnell

This is a table of congressional seats, other federal offices, and other governorships held by governors. All representatives and senators mentioned represented Oklahoma except where noted. * denotes those offices which the governor resigned to take.