List of governors of Kansas

Governor of Kansas
Governor of Kansas
	State Seal
	Standard of the Governor
	Incumbent; Laura Kelly; since January 14, 2019
Residence	Cedar Crest
Term length	Four years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Charles L. Robinson
Formation	February 9, 1861
Salary	$99,636 (2017)
Website	governor.kansas.gov

The Governor of the State of Kansas is the head of state for the State of Kansas. Under the Kansas Constitution, the Governor is also the head of government. The Governor is the Commander-in-Chief of the Kansas National Guard when not called into Federal use.

Kansas has had 47 governors since becoming a state.

The current governor is Laura Kelly. She started on January 14, 2019.

Since 1962, the governor lives in the governor's mansion.

List of Governors

Governors of Kansas Territory

Governors of the Territory of Kansas
No.		Term in office	Appointed by
1	Andrew Horatio Reeder	July 7, 1854 – August 16, 1855	Franklin Pierce
2	Wilson Shannon	September 5, 1855 – August 18, 1856
3	John W. Geary	September 9, 1856 – March 20, 1857
4	Robert J. Walker	May 27, 1857 – December 15, 1857	James Buchanan
5	James W. Denver	December 1857 – November 1858
6	Samuel Medary	December 1858 – December 1860

Governors of Kansas

Governors of the State of Kansas
No.		Term in office	Party	Election	Lt. Governor^[a]
7	Charles L. Robinson	February 9, 1861 – January 12, 1863 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1860		Joseph Pomeroy Root
8	Thomas Carney	January 12, 1863 – January 9, 1865 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1862		Thomas A. Osborn
9	Samuel J. Crawford	January 9, 1865 – November 4, 1868 (resigned)^[b]	Republican	1864		James McGrew
9	Samuel J. Crawford	January 9, 1865 – November 4, 1868 (resigned)^[b]	Republican	1866		Nehemiah Green
10	Nehemiah Green	November 4, 1868 – January 11, 1869 (successor took office)	Republican	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor	Vacant
11	James M. Harvey	January 11, 1869 – January 13, 1873 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1868		Charles Vernon Eskridge
11	James M. Harvey		Republican	1870		Peter Percival Elder
12	Thomas A. Osborn	January 13, 1873 – January 8, 1877 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1872		Elias S. Stover
12	Thomas A. Osborn		Republican	1874		Melville J. Salter
13	George T. Anthony	January 8, 1877 – January 13, 1879 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1876		Melville J. Salter
13	George T. Anthony		Republican	1876		Lyman U. Humphrey
14	John St. John	January 13, 1879 – January 8, 1883 (lost election)	Republican	1878		Lyman U. Humphrey
14	John St. John	January 13, 1879 – January 8, 1883 (lost election)	Republican	1880		David Wesley Finney^[c]
15	George Washington Glick	January 8, 1883 – January 12, 1885 (lost election)	Democratic	1882		David Wesley Finney^[c]
16	John Martin	January 12, 1885 – January 14, 1889 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1884		Alexander P. Riddle
16	John Martin		Republican	1886		Alexander P. Riddle
17	Lyman U. Humphrey	January 14, 1889 – January 8, 1893 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1888		Andrew Jackson Felt
17	Lyman U. Humphrey		Republican	1890		Andrew Jackson Felt
18	Lorenzo D. Lewelling	January 8, 1893 – January 14, 1895 (lost election)	Populist	1892		Percy Daniels
19	Edmund Needham Morrill	January 14, 1895 – January 11, 1897 (lost election)	Republican	1894		James Armstrong Troutman
20	John W. Leedy	January 11, 1897 – January 9, 1899 (lost election)	Populist	1896		Alexander Miller Harvey
21	William Eugene Stanley	January 9, 1899 – January 12, 1903 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1898		Harry E. Richter
21	William Eugene Stanley		Republican	1900		Harry E. Richter
22	Willis J. Bailey	January 12, 1903 – January 9, 1905 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1902		David John Hanna
23	Edward W. Hoch	January 9, 1905 – January 11, 1909 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1904		David John Hanna
23	Edward W. Hoch		Republican	1906		William James Fitzgerald
24	Walter R. Stubbs	January 11, 1909 – January 13, 1913 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1908		William James Fitzgerald
24	Walter R. Stubbs		Republican	1910		Richard Joseph Hopkins
25	George H. Hodges	January 13, 1913 – January 11, 1915 (lost election)	Democratic	1912		Sheffield Ingalls^[c]
26	Arthur Capper	January 11, 1915 – January 13, 1919 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1914		William Yoast Morgan
26	Arthur Capper		Republican	1916		William Yoast Morgan
27	Henry Justin Allen	January 13, 1919 – January 8, 1923 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1918		Charles Solomon Huffman
27	Henry Justin Allen		Republican	1920		Charles Solomon Huffman
28	Jonathan M. Davis	January 8, 1923 – January 12, 1925 (lost election)	Democratic	1922		Benjamin S. Paulen^[c]
29	Benjamin S. Paulen	January 12, 1925 – January 14, 1929 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1924		De Lanson Alson Newton Chase
29	Benjamin S. Paulen		Republican	1926		De Lanson Alson Newton Chase
30	Clyde M. Reed	January 14, 1929 – January 12, 1931 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1928		Jacob W. Graybill^[c]
31	Harry Hines Woodring	January 12, 1931 – January 9, 1933 (lost election)	Democratic	1930		Jacob W. Graybill^[c]
32	Alf Landon	January 9, 1933 – January 11, 1937 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1932		Charles W. Thompson
32	Alf Landon		Republican	1934		Charles W. Thompson
33	Walter A. Huxman	January 11, 1937 – January 9, 1939 (lost election)	Democratic	1936		William M. Lindsay
34	Payne Ratner	January 9, 1939 – January 11, 1943 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1938		Carl E. Friend
34	Payne Ratner		Republican	1940		Carl E. Friend
35	Andrew Frank Schoeppel	January 11, 1943 – January 13, 1947 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1942		Jess C. Denious
35	Andrew Frank Schoeppel		Republican	1944		Jess C. Denious
36	Frank Carlson	January 13, 1947 – November 28, 1950 (resigned)^[d]	Republican	1946		Frank L. Hagaman
36	Frank Carlson	January 13, 1947 – November 28, 1950 (resigned)^[d]	Republican	1948		Frank L. Hagaman
37	Frank L. Hagaman	November 28, 1950 – January 8, 1951 (successor took office)	Republican	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor	Vacant
38	Edward F. Arn	January 8, 1951 – January 10, 1955 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1950		Fred Hall
38	Edward F. Arn		Republican	1952		Fred Hall
39	Fred Hall	January 10, 1955 – January 3, 1957 (resigned)^[e]	Republican	1954		John McCuish
40	John McCuish	January 3, 1957 – January 14, 1957 (successor took office)	Republican	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor	Vacant
41	George Docking	January 14, 1957 – January 9, 1961 (lost election)	Democratic	1956		Joseph W. Henkle Sr.
41	George Docking	January 14, 1957 – January 9, 1961 (lost election)	Democratic	1958		Joseph W. Henkle Sr.
42	John Anderson Jr.	January 9, 1961 – January 11, 1965 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1960		Harold H. Chase
42	John Anderson Jr.		Republican	1962		Harold H. Chase
43	William H. Avery	January 11, 1965 – January 9, 1967 (lost election)	Republican	1964		John Crutcher^[c]
44	Robert Docking	January 9, 1967 – January 13, 1975 (term limited)	Democratic	1966		John Crutcher^[c]
				1968		James H. DeCoursey Jr.
				1970		Reynolds Shultz^[c]
				1972		Dave Owen^[c]
45	Robert Frederick Bennett	January 13, 1975 – January 8, 1979 (lost election)	Republican	1974^[f]		Shelby Smith
46	John W. Carlin	January 8, 1979 – January 12, 1987 (term limited)	Democratic	1978		Paul Dugan
46	John W. Carlin	January 8, 1979 – January 12, 1987 (term limited)	Democratic	1982		Thomas Docking
47	Mike Hayden	January 12, 1987 – January 14, 1991 (lost election)	Republican	1986		Jack D. Walker
48	Joan Finney	January 14, 1991 – January 9, 1995 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	1990		Jim Francisco
49	Bill Graves	January 9, 1995 – January 13, 2003 (term limited)	Republican	1994		Sheila Frahm (resigned June 11, 1996)
					Vacant
						Gary Sherrer (appointed July 18, 1996)
				1998		Gary Sherrer (appointed July 18, 1996)
50	Kathleen Sebelius	January 13, 2003 – April 28, 2009 (resigned)^[g]	Democratic	2002		John E. Moore
50	Kathleen Sebelius	January 13, 2003 – April 28, 2009 (resigned)^[g]	Democratic	2006		Mark Parkinson
51	Mark Parkinson	April 28, 2009 – January 10, 2011 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor	Vacant
51	Mark Parkinson		Democratic	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor		Troy Findley (appointed May 15, 2009)
52	Sam Brownback	January 10, 2011 – January 31, 2018 (resigned)^[h]	Republican	2010		Jeff Colyer
52	Sam Brownback	January 10, 2011 – January 31, 2018 (resigned)^[h]	Republican	2014		Jeff Colyer
53	Jeff Colyer	January 31, 2018 – January 14, 2019 (not candidate for election)	Republican	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor		Tracey Mann (appointed February 14, 2018)
54	Laura Kelly	January 14, 2019 – present^[i]	Democratic	2018		Lynn Rogers

References

↑ "Kansas Government Employee Payroll List". Archived from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2019.

↑ Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
↑ Crawford resigned to take command of the 19th Kansas Infantry.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Represented the Republican Party
↑ Carlson resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.
↑ Hall resigned so that his successor would appoint him to the Kansas Supreme Court.
↑ First term under a 1972 constitutional amendment which lengthened terms to four years.
↑ Sebelius resigned to become United States Secretary of Health and Human Services.
↑ Brownback resigned on January 31, 2018, to become United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom.
↑ Kelly's first term expires on January 9, 2023.

[1] "Kansas Government Employee Payroll List". Archived from the original on April 16, 2019. Retrieved January 14, 2019.

[2] Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.

[3] Crawford resigned to take command of the 19th Kansas Infantry.

[ltgov-rep-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Represented the Republican Party

[5] Carlson resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.

[6] Hall resigned so that his successor would appoint him to the Kansas Supreme Court.

[7] First term under a 1972 constitutional amendment which lengthened terms to four years.

[8] Sebelius resigned to become United States Secretary of Health and Human Services.

[9] Brownback resigned on January 31, 2018, to become United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom.

[10] Kelly's first term expires on January 9, 2023.

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