Download Excel File List of Governors of Kentucky

S.No.,Governor,Term of Office,Party,Election1,"Isaac Shelby(1750–1826)","June 4, 1792–June 1, 1796(did not run)","Democratic-Republican",17922,"James Garrard(1749–1822)","June 1, 1796–September 5, 1804(term-limited)","Democratic-Republican","17961800"3,"Christopher Greenup(1750–1818)","September 5, 1804–September 1, 1808(term-limited)","Democratic-Republican",18044,"Charles Scott(1739–1813)","September 1, 1808–August 24, 1812(term-limited)","Democratic-Republican",18085,"Isaac Shelby(1750–1826)","August 24, 1812–September 5, 1816(term-limited)","Democratic-Republican",18126,"George Madison(1763–1816)","September 5, 1816–October 14, 1816(died in office)","Democratic-Republican",18167,"Gabriel Slaughter(1767–1830)","October 14, 1816–August 29, 1820(did not run)","Democratic-Republican","Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor"8,"John Adair(1757–1840)","August 29, 1820–August 24, 1824(term-limited)","Democratic-Republican",18209,"Joseph Desha(1768–1842)","August 24, 1824–August 26, 1828(term-limited)","Democratic-Republican",182410,"Thomas Metcalfe(1780–1855)","August 26, 1828–September 4, 1832(term-limited)","NationalRepublican",182811,"John Breathitt(1786–1834)","September 4, 1832–February 21, 1834(died in office)",Democratic,183212,"James Turner Morehead(1797–1854)","February 21, 1834–August 30, 1836(did not run)","NationalRepublican","Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor"13,"James Clark(1779–1839)","August 30, 1836–August 27, 1839(died in office)",Whig,183614,"Charles A. Wickliffe(1788–1869)","August 27, 1839–September 2, 1840(did not run)",Whig,"Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor"15,"Robert P. Letcher(1788–1861)","September 2, 1840–September 4, 1844(term-limited)",Whig,184016,"William Owsley(1782–1862)","September 4, 1844–September 6, 1848(term-limited)",Whig,184417,"John J. Crittenden(1787–1863)","September 6, 1848–July 31, 1850(resigned)",Whig,184818,"John L. Helm(1802–1867)","July 31, 1850–September 2, 1851(did not run)",Whig,"Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor"19,"Lazarus W. Powell(1812–1867)","September 2, 1851–September 4, 1855(term-limited)",Democratic,185120,"Charles S. Morehead(1802–1868)","September 4, 1855–August 30, 1859(term-limited)",Know Nothing,185521,"Beriah Magoffin(1815–1885)","August 30, 1859–August 18, 1862(resigned)",Democratic,185922,"James Fisher Robinson(1800–1882)","August 18, 1862–September 1, 1863(did not run)",Democratic,"Succeeded frompresident ofthe Senate"23,"Thomas E. Bramlette(1817–1875)","September 1, 1863–September 3, 1867(term-limited)",Democratic,186324,"John L. Helm(1802–1867)","September 3, 1867–September 8, 1867(died in office)",Democratic,186725,"John W. Stevenson(1812–1886)","September 8, 1867–February 3, 1871(resigned)",Democratic,"Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor1868 (special)"26,"Preston Leslie(1819–1907)","February 3, 1871–August 31, 1875(term-limited)",Democratic,"Succeeded frompresident ofthe Senate1871"27,"James B. McCreary(1838–1918)","August 31, 1875–September 2, 1879(term-limited)",Democratic,187528,"Luke P. Blackburn(1816–1887)","September 2, 1879–September 5, 1883(term-limited)",Democratic,187929,"J. Proctor Knott(1830–1911)","September 5, 1883–August 30, 1887(term-limited)",Democratic,188330,"Simon Bolivar Buckner(1823–1914)","August 30, 1887–September 2, 1891(term-limited)",Democratic,188731,"John Y. Brown(1835–1904)","September 2, 1891–December 10, 1895(term-limited)",Democratic,189132,"William O'Connell Bradley(1847–1914)","December 10, 1895–December 12, 1899(term-limited)",Republican,189533,"William S. Taylor(1853–1928)","December 12, 1899–January 31, 1900(removed from office)",Republican,189934,"William Goebel(1856–1900)","January 31, 1900–February 3, 1900(died in office)",Democratic,189935,"J. C. W. Beckham(1869–1940)","February 3, 1900–December 10, 1907(term-limited)",Democratic,"Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor1900 (special) 1903"36,"Augustus E. Willson(1846–1931)","December 10, 1907–December 12, 1911(term-limited)",Republican,190737,"James B. McCreary(1838–1918)","December 12, 1911–December 7, 1915(term-limited)",Democratic,191138,"Augustus Owsley Stanley(1867–1958)","December 7, 1915–May 19, 1919(resigned)",Democratic,191539,"James D. Black(1849–1938)","May 19, 1919–December 9, 1919(lost election)",Democratic,"Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor"40,"Edwin P. Morrow(1877–1935)","December 9, 1919–December 11, 1923(term-limited)",Republican,191941,"William J. Fields(1874–1954)","December 11, 1923–December 13, 1927(term-limited)",Democratic,192342,"Flem D. Sampson(1875–1967)","December 13, 1927–December 8, 1931(term-limited)",Republican,192743,"Ruby Laffoon(1869–1941)","December 8, 1931–December 10, 1935(term-limited)",Democratic,193144,"Happy Chandler(1898–1991)","December 10, 1935–October 9, 1939(resigned)",Democratic,193545,"Keen Johnson(1896–1970)","October 9, 1939–December 7, 1943(term-limited)",Democratic,"Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor1939"46,"Simeon Willis(1879–1965)","December 7, 1943–December 9, 1947(term-limited)",Republican,194347,"Earle Clements(1896–1985)","December 9, 1947–November 27, 1950(resigned)",Democratic,194748,"Lawrence Wetherby(1908–1994)","November 27, 1950–December 13, 1955(term-limited)",Democratic,"Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor1951"49,"Happy Chandler(1898–1991)","December 13, 1955–December 8, 1959(term-limited)",Democratic,195550,"Bert Combs(1911–1991)","December 8, 1959–December 10, 1963(term-limited)",Democratic,195951,"Ned Breathitt(1924–2003)","December 10, 1963–December 12, 1967(term-limited)",Democratic,196352,"Louie Nunn(1924–2004)","December 12, 1967–December 7, 1971(term-limited)",Republican,196753,"Wendell Ford(1924–2015)","December 7, 1971–December 28, 1974(resigned)",Democratic,197154,"Julian Carroll(b. 1931)","December 28, 1974–December 11, 1979(term-limited)",Democratic,"Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor1975"55,"John Y. Brown Jr.(1933–2022)","December 11, 1979–December 13, 1983(term-limited)",Democratic,197956,"Martha Layne Collins(b. 1936)","December 13, 1983–December 8, 1987(term-limited)",Democratic,198357,"Wallace Wilkinson(1941–2002)","December 8, 1987–December 10, 1991(term-limited)",Democratic,198758,"Brereton C. Jones(b. 1939)","December 10, 1991–December 12, 1995(term-limited)",Democratic,199159,"Paul E. Patton(b. 1937)","December 12, 1995–December 9, 2003(term-limited)",Democratic,"19951999"60,"Ernie Fletcher(b. 1952)","December 9, 2003–December 11, 2007(lost election)",Republican,200361,"Steve Beshear(b. 1944)","December 11, 2007–December 8, 2015(term-limited)",Democratic,"20072011"62,"Matt Bevin(b. 1967)","December 8, 2015–December 10, 2019(lost election)",Republican,201563,"Andy Beshear(b. 1977)","December 10, 2019–Incumbent",Democratic,2019,,,,https://www.downloadexcelfiles.com/,,,,