List of Ohio governors from first to last

Ohio joined the Union on March 1, 1803. It became the 17th state of the United States of America. However, the official declaration of statehood was somewhat retroactive; Congress didn’t pass a formal resolution officially recognizing Ohio’s statehood until August 7, 1953, to celebrate Ohio’s 150th anniversary.

Edward Tiffin became the first governor of Ohio on March 3, 1803.

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

No.	Governor	Term in Office	Party
1	Edward Tiffin	March 3, 1803 – March 4, 1807	Democratic-Republican
2	Thomas Kirker	March 4, 1807 – December 12, 1808	Democratic-Republican
3	Samuel Huntington	December 12, 1808 – December 8, 1810	Democratic-Republican
4	Return J. Meigs Jr.	December 8, 1810 – March 25, 1814	Democratic-Republican
5	Othniel Looker	March 25, 1814 – December 8, 1814	Democratic-Republican
6	Thomas Worthington	December 8, 1814 – December 14, 1818	Democratic-Republican
7	Ethan Allen Brown	December 14, 1818 – January 4, 1822	Democratic-Republican
8	Allen Trimble	January 4, 1822 – December 28, 1822	Democratic-Republican
9	Jeremiah Morrow	December 28, 1822 – December 19, 1826	Democratic-Republican
10	Allen Trimble	December 19, 1826 – December 18, 1830	National Republican
11	Duncan McArthur	December 18, 1830 – December 7, 1832	National Republican
12	Robert Lucas	December 7, 1832 – December 13, 1836	Democratic
13	Joseph Vance	December 13, 1836 – December 13, 1838	Whig
14	Wilson Shannon	December 13, 1838 – December 16, 1840	Democratic
15	Thomas Corwin	December 16, 1840 – December 14, 1842	Whig
16	Wilson Shannon	December 14, 1842 – April 15, 1844	Democratic
17	Thomas W. Bartley	April 15, 1844 – December 3, 1844	Democratic
18	Mordecai Bartley	December 3, 1844 – December 12, 1846	Whig
19	William Bebb	December 12, 1846 – January 22, 1849	Whig
20	Seabury Ford	January 22, 1849 – December 12, 1850	Whig
21	Reuben Wood	December 12, 1850 – July 13, 1853	Democratic
22	William Medill	July 13, 1853 – January 14, 1856	Democratic
23	Salmon P. Chase	January 14, 1856 – January 9, 1860	Republican
24	William Dennison Jr.	January 9, 1860 – January 13, 1862	Republican
25	David Tod	January 13, 1862 – January 11, 1864	Republican
26	John Brough	January 11, 1864 – August 29, 1865	Unionist
27	Charles Anderson	August 29, 1865 – January 8, 1866	Republican
28	Jacob Dolson Cox	January 8, 1866 – January 13, 1868	Republican
29	Rutherford B. Hayes	January 13, 1868 – January 8, 1872	Republican
30	Edward F. Noyes	January 8, 1872 – January 12, 1874	Republican
31	William Allen	January 12, 1874 – January 10, 1876	Democratic
32	Rutherford B. Hayes	January 10, 1876 – March 2, 1877	Republican
33	Thomas L. Young	March 2, 1877 – January 14, 1878	Republican
34	Richard M. Bishop	January 14, 1878 – January 12, 1880	Democratic
35	Charles Foster	January 12, 1880 – January 14, 1884	Republican
36	George Hoadly	January 14, 1884 – January 11, 1886	Democratic
37	Joseph B. Foraker	January 11, 1886 – January 13, 1890	Republican
38	James E. Campbell	January 13, 1890 – January 11, 1892	Democratic
39	William McKinley	January 11, 1892 – January 13, 1896	Republican
40	Asa S. Bushnell	January 13, 1896 – January 8, 1900	Republican
41	George K. Nash	January 8, 1900 – January 11, 1904	Republican
42	Myron T. Herrick	January 11, 1904 – January 8, 1906	Republican
43	John M. Pattison	January 8, 1906 – June 18, 1906	Democratic
44	Andrew L. Harris	June 18, 1906 – January 11, 1909	Republican
45	Judson Harmon	January 11, 1909 – January 13, 1913	Democratic
46	James M. Cox	January 13, 1913 – January 11, 1915	Democratic
47	Frank B. Willis	January 11, 1915 – January 8, 1917	Republican
48	James M. Cox	January 8, 1917 – January 10, 1921	Democratic
49	Harry L. Davis	January 10, 1921 – January 8, 1923	Republican
50	A. Victor Donahey	January 8, 1923 – January 14, 1929	Democratic
51	Myers Y. Cooper	January 14, 1929 – January 12, 1931	Republican
52	George White	January 12, 1931 – January 14, 1935	Democratic
53	Martin L. Davey	January 14, 1935 – January 9, 1939	Democratic
54	John W. Bricker	January 9, 1939 – January 8, 1945	Republican
55	Frank Lausche	January 8, 1945 – January 13, 1947	Democratic
56	Thomas J. Herbert	January 13, 1947 – January 10, 1949	Republican
57	Frank Lausche	January 10, 1949 – January 3, 1957	Democratic
58	John William Brown	January 3, 1957 – January 14, 1957	Republican
59	C. William O’Neill	January 14, 1957 – January 12, 1959	Republican
60	Michael DiSalle	January 12, 1959 – January 14, 1963	Democratic
61	Jim Rhodes	January 14, 1963 – January 11, 1971	Republican
62	John J. Gilligan	January 11, 1971 – January 13, 1975	Democratic
63	Jim Rhodes	January 13, 1975 – January 10, 1983	Republican
64	Dick Celeste	January 10, 1983 – January 14, 1991	Democratic
65	George Voinovich	January 14, 1991 – December 31, 1998	Republican
66	Nancy Hollister	December 31, 1998 – January 11, 1999	Republican
67	Bob Taft	January 11, 1999 – January 8, 2007	Republican
68	Ted Strickland	January 8, 2007 – January 10, 2011	Democratic
69	John Kasich	January 10, 2011 – January 14, 2019	Republican
70	Mike DeWine	January 14, 2019 – Incumbent	Republican