List of Mississippi governors from first to last

Mississippi joined the Union on December 10, 1817. It became the 20th state of the United States of America. It is renowned for its significant contributions to American music, especially the blues. The state is considered the birthplace of this genre, with the Mississippi Delta region being a historical hotbed for blues music.

David Holmes became the first elected governor of the state of Mississippi on October 7, 1817.

Here is a chronological list of the governors of Mississippi from First to last.

No.	Governor	Term in Office	Party
1	David Holmes	October 7, 1817 – January 5, 1820	Democratic-Republican
2	George Poindexter	January 5, 1820 – January 7, 1822	Democratic-Republican
3	Walter Leake	January 7, 1822 – November 17, 1825	Democratic-Republican
4	Gerard Brandon	November 17, 1825 – January 7, 1826	Democratic-Republican
5	David Holmes	January 7, 1826 – July 25, 1826	Democratic-Republican
6	Gerard Brandon	July 25, 1826 – January 9, 1832	Democratic-Republican
7	Abram M. Scott	January 9, 1832 – June 12, 1833	National Republican
8	Charles Lynch	June 12, 1833 – November 21, 1833	Whig
9	Hiram Runnels	November 21, 1833 – November 21, 1835	Democratic
10	John A. Quitman	December 3, 1835 – January 7, 1836	Democratic
11	Charles Lynch	January 7, 1836 – January 8, 1838	Whig
12	Alexander G. McNutt	January 8, 1838 – January 9, 1842	Democratic
13	Tilghman Tucker	January 10, 1842 – January 10, 1844	Democratic
14	Albert G. Brown	January 10, 1844 – January 10, 1848	Democratic
15	Joseph W. Matthews	January 10, 1848 – January 10, 1850	Democratic
16	John A. Quitman	January 10, 1850 – February 3, 1851	Democratic
17	John Isaac Guion	February 3, 1851 – November 4, 1851	Democratic
18	James Whitfield	November 25, 1851 – January 10, 1852	Democratic
19	Henry S. Foote	January 10, 1852 – January 5, 1854	Union Democratic
20	John J. Pettus	January 5, 1854 – January 10, 1854	Democratic
21	John J. McRae	January 10, 1854 – November 16, 1857	Democratic
22	William McWillie	November 16, 1857 – November 21, 1859	Democratic
23	John J. Pettus	November 21, 1859 – November 16, 1863	Democratic
24	Charles Clark	November 16, 1863 – May 22, 1865	Democratic
25	William L. Sharkey	June 13, 1865 – October 16, 1865	Provisional governor
26	Benjamin G. Humphreys	October 16, 1865 – June 15, 1868	Non-partisan
27	Adelbert Ames	June 15, 1868 – March 10, 1870	Provisional governor
28	James L. Alcorn	March 10, 1870 – November 30, 1871	Republican
29	Ridgley C. Powers	November 30, 1871 – January 22, 1874	Republican
30	Adelbert Ames	January 22, 1874 – March 29, 1876	Republican
31	John Marshall Stone	March 29, 1876 – January 9, 1882	Democratic
32	Robert Lowry	January 9, 1882 – January 13, 1890	Democratic
33	John Marshall Stone	January 13, 1890 – January 21, 1896	Democratic
34	Anselm J. McLaurin	January 21, 1896 – January 16, 1900	Democratic
35	Andrew H. Longino	January 16, 1900 – January 19, 1904	Democratic
36	James K. Vardaman	January 19, 1904 – January 21, 1908	Democratic
37	Edmond Noel	January 21, 1908 – January 16, 1912	Democratic
38	Earl L. Brewer	January 16, 1912 – January 18, 1916	Democratic
39	Theodore G. Bilbo	January 18, 1916 – January 18, 1920	Democratic
40	Lee M. Russell	January 20, 1920 – January 22, 1924	Democratic
41	Henry L. Whitfield	January 22, 1924 – March 18, 1927	Democratic
42	Dennis Murphree	March 18, 1927 – January 17, 1928	Democratic
43	Theodore G. Bilbo	January 17, 1928 – January 19, 1932	Democratic
44	Martin Sennet Conner	January 19, 1932 – January 21, 1936	Democratic
45	Hugh L. White	January 21, 1936 – January 16, 1940	Democratic
46	Paul B. Johnson Sr.	January 16, 1940 – December 26, 1943	Democratic
47	Dennis Murphree	December 26, 1943 – January 18, 1944	Democratic
48	Thomas L. Bailey	January 18, 1944 – November 2, 1946	Democratic
49	Fielding L. Wright	November 2, 1946 – January 22, 1952	Democratic
50	Sam Lumpkin	1947	Democratic
51	Hugh L. White	January 22, 1952 – January 17, 1956	Democratic
52	James P. Coleman	January 17, 1956 – January 19, 1960	Democratic
53	Ross Barnett	January 19, 1960 – January 21, 1964	Democratic
54	Paul B. Johnson Jr.	January 21, 1964 – January 16, 1968	Democratic
55	John Bell Williams	January 16, 1968 – January 18, 1972	Democratic
56	Bill Waller	January 18, 1972 – January 20, 1976	Democratic
57	Cliff Finch	January 20, 1976 – January 22, 1980	Democratic
58	William F. Winter	January 22, 1980 – January 10, 1984	Democratic
59	William Allain	January 10, 1984 – January 12, 1988	Democratic
60	Ray Mabus	January 12, 1988 – January 14, 1992	Democratic
61	Kirk Fordice	January 14, 1992 – January 11, 2000	Republican
62	Ronnie Musgrove	January 11, 2000 – January 13, 2004	Democratic
63	Haley Barbour	January 13, 2004 – January 10, 2012	Republican
64	Phil Bryant	January 10, 2012 – January 14, 2020	Republican
65	Tate Reeves	January 14, 2020 –	Republican