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The governor of Oklahoma is the head of government of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

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Oklahoma Territory
Oklahoma Territory was organized on May 2, 1890.[1] It had seven governors appointed by the president of the United States.
State of Oklahoma
Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory were combined and admitted to the Union as the State of Oklahoma on November 16, 1907.[21]
The Constitution of Oklahoma calls for the election of a governor every four years, to take office on the second Monday in January after the election.[22] Originally, governors could not succeed themselves, with no limit on total terms;[23] a 1966 constitutional amendment allowed them to succeed themselves once.[24] An amendment in 2010 limited them to eight years in total, retroactively applying to all living former governors.[25] Should the office become vacant because of a death, resignation or removal of the governor, the lieutenant governor immediately succeeds to the governorship.[26] After Jack C. Walton was impeached and removed in 1923, Lieutenant Governor Martin E. Trapp served in the office for the remainder of the term. He styled himself "Acting Governor," as the constitution only specified that the powers of the office devolved upon the lieutenant governor, hoping that he would not be prevented from running in the next election. However, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled in 1926 that, in the case of a vacancy in the office, the lieutenant governor becomes governor, and he was ineligible to run for a consecutive term.[27][28] The governor and the lieutenant governor are not formally elected on the same ticket.
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- Steele resigned due to frustration with the legislature. Territorial Secretary Robert Martin acted as governor until his successor arrived.[2]
- McMullin says Seay resigned when Grover Cleveland became president, but Cleveland's nomination of his successor specifies he is being removed.[8]
- The nomination of Renfrow's successor specifies that Renfrow resigned[11] but no reason is given.
- Jenkins was appointed on April 20, 1901, during a Senate recess, but was removed before he was formally nominated and confirmed.[15]
- Jenkins was removed due to a corruption scandal, though he was later exonerated. Territorial Secretary William C. Grimes acted as governor until his successor arrived.[14]
- Under the original provisions of the 1907 constitution, governors were ineligible to immediately succeed themselves.[32]
- Walton was convicted on multiple charges of corruption, abuse of power, and for violating the state constitution by suspending habeas corpus.[43][46]
- Jack C. Walton was impeached on October 23, 1923, at which point Trapp began acting as governor; per the 1926 Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling, when Walton was removed from office on November 19, Trapp became governor.[27]
- Johnston was convicted on a charge of general incompetence.[52]
- Henry S. Johnston was impeached on January 21, 1929, at which point Holloway began acting as governor.[56]
- Edmondson resigned so that his successor would appoint him to a vacant United States Senate seat.[78]
- Represented the Democratic Party
- Boren resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.[96]
- Under a 1966 amendment to the constitution, governors were ineligible to be elected more than two times in succession.[98]
- Represented the Republican Party
- Under a 2010 amendment to the constitution, governors are limited to serving eight years in total, not counting partial terms towards the limit.[108]
- Stitt's second term began on January 9, 2023,[111] and will expire on January 11, 2027; he will be term-limited.
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