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List of State Governors
Name Held Office Political Party
William Ewen Feb 20, 1776
May 1, 1776
Whig
Archibald Bulloch May 1, 1776
Mar 4, 1777
Whig
Button Gwinnett Mar 4, 1777
May 8, 1777
Whig
John A. Treutlen May 8, 1777
Jan 10, 1778
Whig
William Glascock Jan 7, 1779
Jul 24, 1779
Whig
Seth John Cuthbert Jul 24, 1779
Aug 6, 1779
Whig
John Wereat Aug 6, 1779
Nov 4, 1779
Whig
Richard Howly Jan 4, 1780
Feb 16, 1780
Whig
Humphrey Wells Feb 16, 1780
Feb 18, 1780
Whig
Stephen Heard Feb 18, 1780
Aug 1780
Whig
Myrick Davies Aug 1780
Aug 18, 1781
Whig
Nathan Brownson Aug 18, 1781
Jan 3, 1782
none
John Martin Jan 3, 1782
Jan 8, 1783
none
Lyman Hall Jan 8, 1783
Jan 9, 1784
none
John Houstoun Jan 9, 1784
Jan 6, 1785
none
Samuel Elbert Jan 6, 1785
Jan 9, 1786
none
George Handley Jan 26, 1788
Jan 7, 1789
none
George Walton Jan 7, 1789
Nov 9, 1790
Democratic Republican
Edward Telfair Nov 9, 1790
Nov 7, 1793
Democratic Republican
George Mathews Nov 7, 1793
Jan 15, 1796
Democratic Republican
James Jackson Jan 12, 1798
Mar 3, 1801
Democratic Republican
David Emanuel Mar 3, 1801
Nov 7, 1801
Democratic Republican
Josiah Tattnall, Jr. Nov 7, 1801
Nov 4, 1802
Democratic Republican
John Milledge Nov 4, 1802
Sep 23, 1806
Democratic Republican
Jared Irwin Sep 23, 1806
Nov 10, 1809
Democratic Republican
Peter Early Nov 5, 1813
Nov 20, 1815
Democratic Republican
David B. Mitchell Nov 20, 1815
Mar 4, 1817
Democratic Republican
William Rabun Mar 4, 1817
Oct 24, 1819
Democratic Republican
Matthew Talbot Oct 24, 1819
Nov 5, 1819
Democratic Republican
John Clark Nov 5, 1819
Nov 7, 1823
Democratic Republican
George M. Troup Nov 7, 1823
Nov 7, 1827
Democratic Republican
John Forsyth Nov 7, 1827
Nov 4, 1829
Democratic Republican
Wilson Lumpkin Nov 9, 1831
Nov 4, 1835
Union
William Schley Nov 4, 1835
Nov 8, 1837
Union
George R. Gilmer Nov 8, 1837
Nov 6, 1839
State Rights
Charles J. McDonald Nov 6, 1839
Nov 8, 1843
Union
George W. Crawford Nov 8, 1843
Nov 3, 1847
Whig
George W. Towns Nov 3, 1847
Nov 5, 1851
Democratic
Howell Cobb Nov 5, 1851
Nov 9, 1853
Constitutional Union
Herschel V. Johnson Nov 9, 1853
Nov 6, 1857
Democratic
Joseph E. Brown Nov 6, 1857
Jun 17[ 1865
Democratic
James Johnson Jun 17, 1865
Dec 14, 1865
Democratic
Charles J. Jenkins Dec 14, 1865
Jan 13, 1868
Democratic
Thomas H. Ruger Jan 13, 1868
Jul 4, 1868
Military
Rufus B. Bullock Jul 4, 1868
Oct 30, 1871
Republican
Benjamin Conley Oct 30, 1871
Jan 12, 1872
Republican
James M. Smith Jan 12, 1872
Jan 12, 1877
Democratic
Alfred H. Colquitt Jan 12, 1877
Nov 4, 1882
Democratic
Alexander H. Stephens Nov 4, 1882
Mar 5, 1883
Democratic
James S. Boynton Mar 5, 1883
May 10, 1883
Democratic
Henry D. McDaniel May 10, 1883
Nov 9, 1886
Democratic
John B. Gordon Nov 9, 1886
Nov 8, 1890
Democratic
William J. Northen Nov 8, 1890
Oct 27, 1894
Democratic
William Y. Atkinson Oct 27, 1894
Oct 29, 1898
Democratic
Allen D. Candler Oct 29, 1898
Oct 25, 1902
Democratic
Joseph M. Terrell Oct 25, 1902
Jun 29, 1907
Democratic
Hoke Smith Jul 1, 1911
Nov 16, 1911
Democratic
Joseph M. Brown Jan 25, 1912
Jun 28, 1913
Democratic
John M. Slaton Jun 28, 1913
Jun 26, 1915
Democratic
Nathaniel E. Harris Jun 26, 1915
Jun 30, 1917
Democratic
Hugh M. Dorsey Jun 30, 1917
Jun 25, 1921
Democratic
Thomas W. Hardwick Jun 25, 1921
Jun 30, 1923
Democratic
Clifford Walker Jun 30, 1923
Jun 25, 1927
Democratic
Lamartine G. Hardman Jun 25, 1927
Jun 27, 1931
Democratic
Richard Russell, Jr. Jun 27, 1931
Jan 10, 1933
Democratic
Eurith D. Rivers Jan 12, 1937
1941
Democratic
Eugene Talmadge Jan 14, 1941
Jan 12, 1943
Democratic
Ellis Arnall Jan 12, 1943
Jan 14, 1947
Democratic
Melvin E. Thompson Mar 18, 1947
Nov 17, 1948
Democratic
Herman Talmadge Nov 17, 1948
Jan 11, 1955
Democratic
Marvin Griffin Jan 11, 1955
Jan 13, 1959
Democratic
Ernest Vandiver Jan 13, 1959
Jan 15, 1963
Democratic
Carl E. Sanders Jan 15, 1963
Jan 11, 1967
Democratic
Lester Maddox Jan 11, 1967
Jan 12, 1971
Democratic
Jimmy Carter Jan 12, 1971
Jan 14, 1975
Democratic
George Busbee Jan 14, 1975
Jan 11, 1983
Democratic
Joe Frank Harris Jan 11, 1983
Jan 13, 1991
Democratic
Zell Miller Jan 13, 1991
Jan 11, 1999
Democratic
Roy Barnes Jan 11, 1999
Jan 13, 2003
Democratic
Sonny Perdue Jan 13, 2003
Jan 10, 2011
Republican
John Nathan Deal Jan 10, 2011
Incumbent
Republican