List of governors of Texas

The governor of Texas is the chief executive of the U.S. State of Texas, the presiding officer over the executive branch of the Government of Texas, and the commander-in-chief of the Texas National Guard, the state's militia.

Governor of Texas
Gubernatorial seal
Gubernatorial standard
Incumbent Greg Abbott since January 20, 2015
Style	Governor (informal) The Honorable (formal)
Residence	Texas Governor's Mansion
Term length	Four years, no term limit
Inaugural holder	James Pinckney Henderson 1846
Formation	Texas Constitution
Salary	$150,000 (2013)[1]
Website	Official website

Governors of Texas

Number of governors of Texas by party affiliation

Party		Governors
	Democratic	39
	Republican	7
	Unionist	1
	Independent	1
	Military	1

#	Governor			Term in office	Party	Election	Prior office	Lt. Governor
1			James Pinckney Henderson March 31, 1808 – June 4, 1858	February 19, 1846 – December 21, 1847	Democratic	1845	Minister to England and France Republic of Texas (1837–1840)		Albert Clinton Horton
2			George T. Wood March 12, 1795 – September 3, 1858	December 21, 1847 – December 21, 1849	Democratic	1847	Texas state senator (1846–1847)		John Alexander Greer
3			Peter Hansborough Bell May 11, 1810 – March 8, 1898	December 21, 1849 – November 23, 1853	Democratic	1849	Lieutenant colonel of the Second Regiment Texas Mounted Volunteers (1845–1849)
						1851 [2]			James W. Henderson [3]
4			James W. Henderson August 15, 1817 – August 30, 1880	November 23, 1853 – December 21, 1853	Democratic		3rd lieutenant governor of Texas (1851–1853)	Office vacant
5			Elisha M. Pease January 3, 1812 – August 26, 1883	December 21, 1853 – December 21, 1857	Unionist	1853	Texas state senator (1849–1851)		David Catchings Dickson
						1855			Hardin Richard Runnels
6			Hardin R. Runnels August 30, 1820 – December 25, 1873	December 21, 1857 – December 21, 1859	Democratic	1857	3rd lieutenant governor of Texas (1855–1857)		Francis Lubbock
7			Sam Houston March 2, 1793 – July 26, 1863	December 21, 1859 – March 16, 1861	Independent	1859 [4]	U.S. senator from Texas (1846–1859)		Edward Clark [3]
8			Edward Clark April 1, 1815 – May 4, 1880	March 16, 1861 – November 7, 1861	Democratic		7th Llieutenant governor of Texas (1859–1861)	Office vacant
9			Francis Lubbock October 16, 1815 – June 22, 1905	November 7, 1861 – November 5, 1863	Democratic	1861	6th lieutenant governor of Texas (1857–1859)		John McClannahan Crockett
10			Pendleton Murrah 1824 or 1826 – August 4, 1865	November 5, 1863 – June 17, 1865	Democratic	1863 [5]	Texas state representative (1857)		Fletcher Summerfield Stockdale [6]
-			Fletcher Summerfield Stockdale 1823 or 1825 – February 4, 1890	June 11, 1865 – June 16, 1865	Military		9th lieutenant governor of Texas (1863–1865)	Office vacant
11			Andrew Jackson Hamilton January 28, 1815 – April 11, 1875	June 16, 1865 – August 9, 1866 [7]	Democratic-Military		Texas state senator-elect (1861)
12			James W. Throckmorton February 1, 1825 – April 21, 1894	August 9, 1866 – August 8, 1867	Democratic	1866 [8]	Captain of the 6th Texas Cavalry Regiment Confederate Army (1861–1863)		George Washington Jones
13			Elisha M. Pease January 3, 1812 – August 26, 1883	August 8, 1867 – September 30, 1869 [8][9]	Republican		5th governor of Texas (1853–1857)	Office vacant
14			Edmund J. Davis October 2, 1827 – February 7, 1883	January 8, 1870 – January 15, 1874	Republican	1869 [10]	Brigadier General of the First Texas Cavalry Regiment Union Army (1862–1865)
15			Richard Coke March 18, 1829 – May 14, 1897	January 15, 1874 – December 1, 1876	Democratic	1873	Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court (1866–1867)		Richard B. Hubbard [3]
						1876 [11]
16			Richard B. Hubbard November 1, 1832 – July 12, 1901	December 1, 1876 – January 21, 1879	Democratic		16th llieutenant governor of Texas (1874–1876)	Office vacant
17			Oran Milo Roberts July 9, 1815 – May 19, 1898	January 21, 1879 – January 16, 1883	Democratic	1878	7th chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court (1874–1879)		Joseph D. Sayers
						1880			Leonidas Jefferson Storey
18			John Ireland January 1, 1827 – March 15, 1896	January 16, 1883 – January 18, 1887	Democratic	1882	Associate Justice of the Texas Supreme Court (1875–1876)		Francis Marion Martin
						1884			Barnett Gibbs
19			Lawrence Sullivan "Sul" Ross September 27, 1838 – January 3, 1898	January 18, 1887 – January 20, 1891	Democratic	1886	Texas state senator (1881–1883)		Thomas Benton Wheeler
						1888
20			Jim Hogg March 24, 1851 – March 3, 1906	January 20, 1891 – January 15, 1895	Democratic	1890	21st attorney general of Texas (1887–1891)		George Cassety Pendleton
						1892			Martin McNulty Crane
21			Charles A. Culberson June 10, 1855 – March 19, 1925	January 15, 1895 – January 17, 1899	Democratic	1894	22nd attorney general of Texas (1891–1895)		George Taylor Jester
						1896
22			Joseph D. Sayers September 23, 1841 – May 15, 1929	January 17, 1899 – January 20, 1903	Democratic	1898	U.S. representative for Texas' 9th district (1893–1899)		James Browning
						1900
23			S. W. T. Lanham July 4, 1846 – July 29, 1908	January 20, 1903 – January 15, 1907	Democratic	1902	U.S. representative for Texas' 8th district (1897–1903)		George D. Neal
						1904
24			Thomas Mitchell Campbell April 22, 1856 – April 1, 1923	January 15, 1907 – January 17, 1911	Democratic	1906	General Manager of the Railroad (1892–1897)		Asbury Bascom Davidson
						1908
25			Oscar Branch Colquitt December 16, 1861 – March 8, 1940	January 17, 1911 – January 19, 1915	Democratic	1910	Texas railroad commissioner (1903–1911)
						1912			William Harding Mayes
26			James E. "Pa" Ferguson August 31, 1871 – September 21, 1944	January 19, 1915 – August 25, 1917	Democratic	1914	Local banker (since 1906)		William P. Hobby [12]
						1916 [13]
27			William P. Hobby March 26, 1878 – June 7, 1964	August 25, 1917 – January 18, 1921	Democratic		24th lieutenant governor of Texas (1915–1917)	Office vacant
						1918			Willard Arnold Johnson
28			Pat Morris Neff November 26, 1871 – January 20, 1952	January 18, 1921 – January 20, 1925	Democratic	1920	Texas state representative (1899–1903)		Lynch Davidson
						1922			Thomas Whitfield Davidson
29			Miriam A. "Ma" Ferguson June 13, 1875 – June 25, 1961	January 20, 1925 – January 18, 1927	Democratic	1924	First Lady of Texas (1915–1917)		Barry Miller
30			Dan Moody June 1, 1893 – May 22, 1966	January 18, 1927 – January 20, 1931	Democratic	1926	32nd attorney general of Texas (1931–1935)
						1928
31			Ross S. Sterling February 11, 1875 – March 25, 1949	January 20, 1931 – January 17, 1933	Democratic	1930	Chairman of the Texas Highway Commission (1930)		Edgar E. Witt
32			Miriam A. "Ma" Ferguson June 13, 1875 – June 25, 1961	January 17, 1933 – January 15, 1935	Democratic	1932	29th governor of Texas (1925–1927)
33			James Allred March 29, 1899 – September 24, 1959	January 15, 1935 – January 17, 1939	Democratic	1934	35th attorney general of Texas (1931–1935)		Walter Frank Woodul
						1936
34			Wilbert Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel March 11, 1890 – May 11, 1969	January 17, 1939 – August 4, 1941	Democratic	1938	President of the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce (1933–1934)		Coke R. Stevenson [12]
						1940 [14]
35			Coke R. Stevenson March 20, 1888 – June 28, 1975	August 4, 1941 – January 21, 1947	Democratic		31st lieutenant governor of Texas (1939–1941)	Office vacant
						1942			John Lee Smith
						1944
36			Beauford H. Jester January 12, 1893 – July 11, 1949	January 21, 1947 – July 11, 1949	Democratic	1946	Member of the Texas Railroad Commission (1943–1947)		Allan Shivers [12]
						1948 [15]
37			Allan Shivers October 5, 1907 – January 14, 1985	July 11, 1949 – January 15, 1957	Democratic		33rd lieutenant governor of Texas (1947–1949)	Office vacant
						1950			Ben Ramsey
						1952
						1954
38			Price Daniel October 10, 1910 – August 25, 1988	January 15, 1957 – January 15, 1963	Democratic	1956	U.S. senator from Texas (1953–1957)
						1958
						1960
								Office vacant
39			John Connally February 27, 1917 – June 15, 1993	January 15, 1963 – January 21, 1969	Democratic	1962	56th United States secretary of the Navy (1961)		Preston Smith
						1964
						1966
40			Preston Smith March 8, 1912 – October 18, 2003	January 21, 1969 – January 16, 1973	Democratic	1968	35th lieutenant governor of Texas (1963–1969)		Ben Barnes
						1970
41			Dolph Briscoe April 23, 1923 – June 27, 2010	January 16, 1973 – January 16, 1979	Democratic	1972	Texas state representative (1949–1957)		William P. Hobby Jr.
						1974
42			Bill Clements April 13, 1917 – May 29, 2011	January 16, 1979 – January 18, 1983	Republican	1978	15th United States deputy secretary of defense (1973–1977)
43			Mark White March 17, 1940 – August 5, 2017	January 18, 1983 – January 20, 1987	Democratic	1982	46th attorney general of Texas (1979–1983)
44			Bill Clements April 13, 1917 – May 29, 2011	January 20, 1987 – January 15, 1991	Republican	1986	42nd governor of Texas (1979–1983)
45			Ann Richards September 1, 1933 – September 13, 2006	January 15, 1991 – January 17, 1995	Democratic	1990	Treasurer of Texas (1983–1991)		Bob Bullock
46			George W. Bush July 6, 1946	January 17, 1995 – December 21, 2000	Republican	1994	Managing general partner of the Texas Rangers (1989–1994)
						1998 [16]			Rick Perry
47			Rick Perry March 4, 1950	December 21, 2000 – January 20, 2015	Republican		39th lieutenant governor of Texas (1999–2000)		Bill Ratliff
						2002			David Dewhurst
						2006
						2010
48			Greg Abbott November 13, 1957	January 20, 2015 – Incumbent	Republican	2014	50th attorney general of Texas (2002–2015)		Dan Patrick
						2018 [17]