This list contains information about the governors of Rhode Island, including details such as their term in office, party affiliation and the election they won. The list is provided in various file formats, such as MS Excel, CSV, PDF, and a compressed file containing all formats.
S.No.,Governor,Term in Office,Party,Election1,Dan McKee,"March 2, 2021Incumbent",Democratic,"2022Succeeded fromLieutenantGovernor"2,Gina Raimondo,"January 6, 2015March 2, 2021(resigned)",Democratic,"20182014"3,Lincoln Chafee,"January 4, 2011January 6, 2015(not candidate for election)","IndependentDemocratic",20104,Donald Carcieri,"January 7, 2003January 4, 2011(term limited)",Republican,"20062002"5,Lincoln Almond,"January 3, 1995January 7, 2003(term limited)",Republican,"19981994"6,Bruce Sundlun,"January 1, 1991January 3, 1995(lost renomination)",Democratic,"19921990"7,Edward D. DiPrete,"January 1, 1985January 1, 1991(lost election)",Republican,"198819861984"8,J. Joseph Garrahy,"January 4, 1977January 1, 1985(not candidate for election)",Democratic,"1982198019781976"9,Philip W. Noel,"January 2, 1973January 4, 1977(not candidate for election)",Democratic,"19741972"10,Frank Licht,"January 7, 1969January 2, 1973(not candidate for election)",Democratic,"19701968"11,John Chafee,"January 1, 1963January 7, 1969(lost election)",Republican,"1966 19641962"12,"John A. Notte, Jr.","January 3, 1961January 1, 1963(lost election)",Democratic,196013,Christopher Del Sesto,"January 6, 1959January 3, 1961(lost election)",Republican,195814,Dennis J. Roberts,"January 2, 1951January 6, 1959(lost election)",Democratic,"1956195419521950"15,John S. McKiernan,"December 19, 1950January 2, 1951(successor took office)",Democratic,"Succeeded fromLieutenantGovernor"16,John Pastore,"October 6, 1945December 19, 1950(resigned)",Democratic,"19481946Succeeded fromLieutenantGovernor"17,J. Howard McGrath,"January 7, 1941October 6, 1945(resigned)",Democratic,"194419421940"18,William Henry Vanderbilt III,"January 3, 1939January 7, 1941(lost election)",Republican,193819,Robert E. Quinn,"January 5, 1937January 3, 1939(lost election)",Democratic,193620,Theodore Francis Green,"January 3, 1933January 5, 1937(not candidate for election)",Democratic,"19341932"21,Norman S. Case,"February 4, 1928January 3, 1933(lost election)",Republican,"1930 1928Succeeded fromLieutenantGovernor"22,Aram J. Pothier,"January 6, 1925February 4, 1928(died)",Republican,"19261924"23,William S. Flynn,"January 2, 1923January 6, 1925(not candidate for election)",Democratic,192224,Emery J. San Souci,"January 4, 1921January 2, 1923(not candidate for election)",Republican,192025,R. Livingston Beeckman,"January 5, 1915January 4, 1921(not candidate for election)",Republican,"1918 19161914"26,Aram J. Pothier,"January 5, 1909January 5, 1915(not candidate for election)",Republican,"19121911 1910 19091908"27,James H. Higgins,"January 1, 1907January 5, 1909(not candidate for election)",Democratic,"19071906"28,George H. Utter,"January 3, 1905January 1, 1907(lost election)",Republican,"19051904"29,Lucius F. C. Garvin,"January 3, 1903January 3, 1905(lost election)",Democratic,"19031902"30,Charles D. Kimball,"December 16, 1901January 3, 1903(lost election)",Republican,"Succeeded fromLieutenantGovernor"31,William Gregory,"May 29, 1900December 16, 1901(died)",Republican,"19011900"32,"Elisha Dyer, Jr.","May 25, 1897May 29, 1900(not candidate for election)",Republican,"1899 18981897"33,Charles W. Lippitt,"May 29, 1895May 25, 1897(not candidate for election)",Republican,"18961895"34,D. Russell Brown,"May 31, 1892May 29, 1895(not candidate for election)",Republican,"189418931892"35,Herbert W. Ladd,"May 26, 1891May 31, 1892(not candidate for election)",Republican,189136,John W. Davis,"May 27, 1890May 26, 1891(lost election)",Democratic,189037,Herbert W. Ladd,"May 28, 1889May 27, 1890(lost election)",Republican,188938,Royal C. Taft,"May 29, 1888May 28, 1889(not candidate for election)",Republican,188839,John W. Davis,"May 29, 1887May 29, 1888(lost election)",Democratic,188740,George P. Wetmore,"May 26, 1885May 29, 1887(lost election)",Republican,"18861885"41,Augustus O. Bourn,"May 29, 1883May 26, 1885(not candidate for election)",Republican,"18841883"42,Alfred H. Littlefield,"May 25, 1880May 29, 1883(not candidate for election)",Republican,"188218811880"43,Charles C. Van Zandt,"May 29, 1877May 25, 1880(not candidate for election)",Republican,"187918781877"44,Henry Lippitt,"May 25, 1875May 29, 1877(not candidate for election)",Republican,"18761875"45,Henry Howard,"May 27, 1873May 25, 1875(not candidate for election)",Republican,"18741873"46,Seth Padelford,"May 25, 1869May 27, 1873(not candidate for election)",Republican,"1872 187118701869"47,Ambrose Everett Burnside,"May 29, 1866May 25, 1869(not candidate for election)",Republican,"186818671866"48,James Y. Smith,"May 26, 1863May 29, 1866(not candidate for election)",Republican,186349,William C. Cozzens,"March 3, 1863May 26, 1863(lost election)",Democratic,"Succeeded fromPresident ofthe Senate"50,William Sprague IV,"May 29, 1860March 3, 1863(resigned)",Republican,"1862 18611860"51,Thomas G. Turner,"May 31, 1859May 29, 1860(not candidate for election)",Republican,185952,Elisha Dyer,"May 26, 1857May 31, 1859(not candidate for election)",Republican,"18581857"53,William W. Hoppin,"May 2, 1854May 26, 1857",Whig,"185618551854"54,Francis M. Dimond,"July 20, 1853May 2, 1854",Democratic,"Succeeded fromLieutenantGovernor"55,Philip Allen,"May 6, 1851July 20, 1853",Democratic,"1853 18521851"56,Henry B. Anthony,"May 1, 1849May 6, 1851",Whig,"18501849"57,Elisha Harris,"May 4, 1847May 1, 1849",Whig,"18481847"58,Byron Diman,"May 6, 1846May 4, 1847",Law and Order,184659,Charles Jackson,"May 6, 1845May 6, 1846","Whig,Liberation Party",184560,James Fenner,"May 2, 1843May 6, 1845",Law and Order,"18441843"61,Thomas Dorr,"May 1, 1842January 23, 1843","ExtralegalDorr Rebellion",184262,Samuel Ward King,"May 2, 1839May 2, 1843",Rhode Island Party,"1842184118401839"63,William Sprague III,"May 2, 1838May 2, 1839",Whig,183864,John B. Francis,"May 1, 1833May 2, 1838",Democratic,"183718361835 18341833"65,Lemuel H. Arnold,"May 4, 1831May 1, 1833",National Republican,"18321831"66,James Fenner,"May 5, 1824May 4, 1831",Democratic-Republican,"1830182918281827182618251824"67,William C. Gibbs,"May 2, 1821May 5, 1824",Democratic-Republican,"182318221821"68,Nehemiah R. Knight,"May 7, 1817May 2, 1821",Democratic-Republican,"1820 1819 18181817"69,William Jones,"May 1, 1811May 7, 1817",Federalist,"18161815 1814181318121811"70,James Fenner,"May 6, 1807May 1, 1811",Democratic-Republican,"1810 180918081807"71,Isaac Wilbour,"May 7, 1806May 6, 1807",Country Party,180672,Henry Smith,"October 15, 1805May 7, 1806",Country Party,"Succeeded fromPresident ofthe Senate"73,Arthur Fenner,"May 5, 1790October 15, 1805(died)",Country Party,"18051804 1803 18021801 180017991798 179717961795 1794 1793179217911790"74,John Collins,"May 3, 1786May 5, 1790",None,"1789 1788 17871786"75,William Greene,"May 4, 1778May 3, 1786",None,"17851784 1783 1782 178117801779 1778"76,Nicholas Cooke,"November 7, 1775May 4, 1778",None,"17771776",,,,https://www.downloadexcelfiles.com/,,,,