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This article lists the individuals who have served as Governor of Oregon between 1841 and 1843 to the present day.

List of Governors[change]

  Democratic (17)       Republican (19)       Independent (1)

Governor Took office Left office Party Terms
[note 1]
1   File:Gov John Whiteaker.jpg John Whiteaker March 3, 1859 September 10, 1862 Democratic 1
2   File:Oregon Governor AC Gibbs.jpg A. C. Gibbs September 10, 1862 September 12, 1866 Republican 1
3 File:George Lemuel Woods portrait.jpg George L. Woods September 12, 1866 September 14, 1870 Republican 1
4 File:La Fayette Grover - Brady-Handy.jpg La Fayette Grover September 14, 1870 February 1, 1877 Democratic ​1 1⁄2
[note 2]
5 File:Oregon Governor Stephen Chadwick.jpg Stephen F. Chadwick February 1, 1877 September 11, 1878 Democratic ​1⁄2
6 File:Oregon Governor William Wallace Thayer.jpg W. W. Thayer September 11, 1878 September 13, 1882 Democratic 1
7 File:Zenas Ferry Moody (1903).jpg Z. F. Moody September 13, 1882 January 12, 1887 Republican 1
8 File:Governor Sylvester Pennoyer.jpg Sylvester Pennoyer January 12, 1887 January 14, 1895 Democratic 2
9 File:OrGovWPLord.jpg William Paine Lord January 14, 1895 January 9, 1899 Republican 1
10 File:Oregon Governor TT Geer.jpg T. T. Geer January 9, 1899 January 15, 1903 Republican 1
11 File:George E Chamberlain.jpg George Chamberlain January 15, 1903 March 1, 1909 Democratic ​1 1⁄3
[note 2]
12 File:Frank W. Benson 1910.JPG Frank W. Benson March 1, 1909 June 17, 1910 Republican ​1⁄3
[note 3]
13 File:Oregon Governor Jay Bowerman.jpg Jay Bowerman June 17, 1910 January 11, 1911 Republican ​1⁄3
14 File:Oswald West.jpg Oswald West January 11, 1911 January 12, 1915 Democratic 1
15 File:Withycombe.jpg James Withycombe January 12, 1915 March 3, 1919 Republican ​1 1⁄2
[note 4]
16 File:Ben W Olcott.jpg Ben W. Olcott March 3, 1919 January 8, 1923 Republican ​1⁄2
17 File:Walter M. Pierce Oregon.jpg Walter M. Pierce January 8, 1923 January 10, 1927 Democratic 1
18 File:Isaac L. Patterson.jpg I. L. Patterson January 10, 1927 December 21, 1929 Republican ​1⁄2
[note 4]
19 File:A. W. Norblad as circuit judge.jpg A. W. Norblad December 21, 1929 January 12, 1931 Republican ​1⁄2
20 File:Julius L. Meier 1911.png Julius L. Meier January 12, 1931 January 14, 1935 Independent 1
21 File:Charles H Martin.jpg Charles H. Martin January 14, 1935 January 9, 1939 Democratic 1
22 File:Charles A. Sprague.jpg Charles A. Sprague January 9, 1939 January 11, 1943 Republican 1
23 File:Earl Snell.jpg Earl Snell January 11, 1943 October 30, 1947 Republican ​1 1⁄3
[note 4]
24 File:John Hubert Hall.jpg John H. Hall October 30, 1947 January 10, 1949 Republican ​1⁄3
25 File:Douglas McKay.png Douglas McKay January 10, 1949 December 27, 1952 Republican ​1⁄3 + ​1⁄2
[note 5]
26 File:Paul Patterson.jpg Paul L. Patterson December 27, 1952 February 1, 1956 Republican ​1⁄2 + ​1⁄3
[note 4]
27 File:Elmo Smith.jpg Elmo Smith February 1, 1956 January 14, 1957 Republican ​1⁄3
28 File:Robert D. Holmes.jpg Robert D. Holmes January 14, 1957 January 12, 1959 Democratic ​1⁄3
29 File:Mark Hatfield – 1967.jpg Mark Hatfield January 12, 1959 January 9, 1967 Republican 2
30 File:Tom McCall 2.jpg Tom McCall January 9, 1967 January 13, 1975 Republican 2
31 File:Bob Straub.jpg Robert W. Straub January 13, 1975 January 8, 1979 Democratic 1
32 File:Victor Atiyeh in 1986.jpg Victor Atiyeh January 8, 1979 January 12, 1987 Republican 2
33 File:Neil Goldschmidt.jpg Neil Goldschmidt January 12, 1987 January 14, 1991 Democratic 1
34 File:Governor Barbara Roberts.jpg Barbara Roberts January 14, 1991 January 9, 1995 Democratic 1
35 File:Governor Kitzhaber.jpg John Kitzhaber January 9, 1995 January 13, 2003 Democratic 2
36 File:Ted kulongoski.jpg Ted Kulongoski January 13, 2003 January 10, 2011 Democratic 2
37 File:Governor Kitzhaber.jpg John Kitzhaber January 10, 2011 February 18, 2015 Democratic ​1 1⁄2
[note 6]
[note 7]
38 File:Kate Brown in 2017.jpg Kate Brown February 18, 2015 January 9, 2023 Democratic ​1 1⁄2
39 File:Tina Kotek, 2021.jpg Tina Kotek January 9, 2023 Incumbent Democratic 1

References[change]

  1. ↑ The fractional terms of some governors are not to be understood absolutely literally; rather, they are meant to show single terms during which multiple governors served, due to resignations, deaths and the like.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate
  3. ↑ Resigned due to ill health
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Died while in office
  5. ↑ Resigned to take the position as United States Secretary of the Interior
  6. ↑ Also served two consecutive terms from 1995 to 2003.
  7. ↑ Resigned due to an ethics scandal.
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