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]
1	Charles L. Robinson	February 9, 1861 – January 12, 1863 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1860		Joseph Pomeroy Root
2	Thomas Carney	January 12, 1863 – January 9, 1865 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1862		Thomas A. Osborn
3	Samuel J. Crawford	January 9, 1865 – November 4, 1868 (resigned)^[b]	Republican	1864		James McGrew
3	Samuel J. Crawford	January 9, 1865 – November 4, 1868 (resigned)^[b]	Republican	1866		Nehemiah Green
4	Nehemiah Green	November 4, 1868 – January 11, 1869 (successor took office)	Republican	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor	Vacant
5	James M. Harvey	January 11, 1869 – January 13, 1873 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1868		Charles Vernon Eskridge
5	James M. Harvey		Republican	1870		Peter Percival Elder
6	Thomas A. Osborn	January 13, 1873 – January 8, 1877 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1872		Elias S. Stover
6	Thomas A. Osborn		Republican	1874		Melville J. Salter
7	George T. Anthony	January 8, 1877 – January 13, 1879 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1876		Melville J. Salter
7	George T. Anthony		Republican	1876		Lyman U. Humphrey
8	John St. John	January 13, 1879 – January 8, 1883 (lost election)	Republican	1878		Lyman U. Humphrey
8	John St. John	January 13, 1879 – January 8, 1883 (lost election)	Republican	1880		David Wesley Finney^[c]
9	George Washington Glick	January 8, 1883 – January 12, 1885 (lost election)	Democratic	1882		David Wesley Finney^[c]
10	John Martin	January 12, 1885 – January 14, 1889 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1884		Alexander P. Riddle
10	John Martin		Republican	1886		Alexander P. Riddle
11	Lyman U. Humphrey	January 14, 1889 – January 8, 1893 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1888		Andrew Jackson Felt
11	Lyman U. Humphrey		Republican	1890		Andrew Jackson Felt
12	Lorenzo D. Lewelling	January 8, 1893 – January 14, 1895 (lost election)	Populist	1892		Percy Daniels
13	Edmund Needham Morrill	January 14, 1895 – January 11, 1897 (lost election)	Republican	1894		James Armstrong Troutman
14	John W. Leedy	January 11, 1897 – January 9, 1899 (lost election)	Populist	1896		Alexander Miller Harvey
15	William Eugene Stanley	January 9, 1899 – January 12, 1903 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1898		Harry E. Richter
15	William Eugene Stanley		Republican	1900		Harry E. Richter
16	Willis J. Bailey	January 12, 1903 – January 9, 1905 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1902		David John Hanna
17	Edward W. Hoch	January 9, 1905 – January 11, 1909 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1904		David John Hanna
17	Edward W. Hoch		Republican	1906		William James Fitzgerald
18	Walter R. Stubbs	January 11, 1909 – January 13, 1913 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1908		William James Fitzgerald
18	Walter R. Stubbs		Republican	1910		Richard Joseph Hopkins
19	George H. Hodges	January 13, 1913 – January 11, 1915 (lost election)	Democratic	1912		Sheffield Ingalls^[c]
20	Arthur Capper	January 11, 1915 – January 13, 1919 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1914		William Yoast Morgan
20	Arthur Capper		Republican	1916		William Yoast Morgan
21	Henry Justin Allen	January 13, 1919 – January 8, 1923 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1918		Charles Solomon Huffman
21	Henry Justin Allen		Republican	1920		Charles Solomon Huffman
22	Jonathan M. Davis	January 8, 1923 – January 12, 1925 (lost election)	Democratic	1922		Benjamin S. Paulen^[c]
23	Benjamin S. Paulen	January 12, 1925 – January 14, 1929 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1924		De Lanson Alson Newton Chase
23	Benjamin S. Paulen		Republican	1926		De Lanson Alson Newton Chase
24	Clyde M. Reed	January 14, 1929 – January 12, 1931 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1928		Jacob W. Graybill^[c]
25	Harry Hines Woodring	January 12, 1931 – January 9, 1933 (lost election)	Democratic	1930		Jacob W. Graybill^[c]
26	Alf Landon	January 9, 1933 – January 11, 1937 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1932		Charles W. Thompson
26	Alf Landon		Republican	1934		Charles W. Thompson
27	Walter A. Huxman	January 11, 1937 – January 9, 1939 (lost election)	Democratic	1936		William M. Lindsay
28	Payne Ratner	January 9, 1939 – January 11, 1943 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1938		Carl E. Friend
28	Payne Ratner		Republican	1940		Carl E. Friend
29	Andrew Frank Schoeppel	January 11, 1943 – January 13, 1947 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1942		Jess C. Denious
29	Andrew Frank Schoeppel		Republican	1944		Jess C. Denious
30	Frank Carlson	January 13, 1947 – November 28, 1950 (resigned)^[d]	Republican	1946		Frank L. Hagaman
30	Frank Carlson	January 13, 1947 – November 28, 1950 (resigned)^[d]	Republican	1948		Frank L. Hagaman
31	Frank L. Hagaman	November 28, 1950 – January 8, 1951 (successor took office)	Republican	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor	Vacant
32	Edward F. Arn	January 8, 1951 – January 10, 1955 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1950		Fred Hall
32	Edward F. Arn		Republican	1952		Fred Hall
33	Fred Hall	January 10, 1955 – January 3, 1957 (resigned)^[e]	Republican	1954		John McCuish
34	John McCuish	January 3, 1957 – January 14, 1957 (successor took office)	Republican	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor	Vacant
35	George Docking	January 14, 1957 – January 9, 1961 (lost election)	Democratic	1956		Joseph W. Henkle Sr.
35	George Docking	January 14, 1957 – January 9, 1961 (lost election)	Democratic	1958		Joseph W. Henkle Sr.
36	John Anderson Jr.	January 9, 1961 – January 11, 1965 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1960		Harold H. Chase
36	John Anderson Jr.		Republican	1962		Harold H. Chase
37	William H. Avery	January 11, 1965 – January 9, 1967 (lost election)	Republican	1964		John Crutcher^[c]
38	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]
39	Robert Frederick Bennett	January 13, 1975 – January 8, 1979 (lost election)	Republican	1974^[f]		Shelby Smith
40	John W. Carlin	January 8, 1979 – January 12, 1987 (term limited)	Democratic	1978		Paul Dugan
40	John W. Carlin	January 8, 1979 – January 12, 1987 (term limited)	Democratic	1982		Thomas Docking
41	Mike Hayden	January 12, 1987 – January 14, 1991 (lost election)	Republican	1986		Jack D. Walker
42	Joan Finney	January 14, 1991 – January 9, 1995 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	1990		Jim Francisco
43	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)
44	Kathleen Sebelius	January 13, 2003 – April 28, 2009 (resigned)^[g]	Democratic	2002		John E. Moore
44	Kathleen Sebelius	January 13, 2003 – April 28, 2009 (resigned)^[g]	Democratic	2006		Mark Parkinson
45	Mark Parkinson	April 28, 2009 – January 10, 2011 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor	Vacant
45	Mark Parkinson		Democratic	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor		Troy Findley (appointed May 15, 2009)
46	Sam Brownback	January 10, 2011 – January 31, 2018 (resigned)^[h]	Republican	2010		Jeff Colyer
46	Sam Brownback	January 10, 2011 – January 31, 2018 (resigned)^[h]	Republican	2014		Jeff Colyer
47	Jeff Colyer	January 31, 2018 – January 14, 2019 (not candidate for election)	Republican	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor		Tracey Mann (appointed February 14, 2018)
48	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.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 ^3.6 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.

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[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] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 ^3.5 ^3.6 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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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)^[1]
Website	governor.kansas.gov