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List of State Governors
Name Held Office Political Party
James Pinckney Henderson Feb 19, 1846
Dec 21, 1847
Democratic
George T. Wood Dec 21, 1847
Dec 21, 1849
Democratic
Peter Hansborough Bell Dec 21, 1849
Nov 23, 1853
Democratic
James W. Henderson Nov 23, 1853
Dec 21, 1853
Democratic
Hardin R. Runnels Dec 21, 1857
Dec 21, 1859
Democratic
Sam Houston Dec 21, 1859
Mar 18, 1861
Independent
Edward Clark Mar 18, 1861
Nov 7, 1861
Democratic
Francis R. Lubbock Nov 7, 1861
Nov 5, 1863
Democratic
Pendleton Murrah Nov 5, 1863
Jun 17, 1865
Democratic
Fletcher Summerfield Stockdale Jun 11, 1865
Jun 16, 1865
Military
Andrew J. Hamilton Jun 17, 1865
Aug 9, 1866
Democratic-Military
James W. Throckmorton Aug 9, 1866
Aug 8, 1867
Democratic
Elisha M. Pease Jun 8, 1867
Sep 30, 1869
Republican
Edmund J. Davis Jan 8, 1870
Jan 15, 1874
Republican
Richard Coke Jan 15, 1874
Dec 21, 1876
Democratic
Richard B. Hubbard Dec 21, 1876
Jan 21, 1879
Democratic
Oran M. Roberts Jan 21, 1879
Jan 16, 1883
Democratic
John Ireland Jan 16, 1883
Jan 20, 1887
Democratic
Lawrence Sullivan Ross Jan 18, 1887
Jan 20, 1891
Democratic
James Stephen Hogg Jan 20, 1891
Jan 15, 1895
Democratic
Charles A. Culberson Jan 15, 1895
Jan 17, 1899
Democratic
Joseph D. Sayers Jan 17, 1899
Jan 20, 1903
Democratic
S. W. T. Lanham Jan 20, 1903
Jan 15, 1907
Democratic
Thomas Mitchell Campbell Jan 15, 1907
Jan 17, 1911
Democratic
Oscar Branch Colquitt Jan 17, 1911
Jan 19, 1915
Democratic
James E. Jan 19, 1915
Aug 25, 1917
Democratic
William P. Hobby Aug 25, 1917
Jan 18, 1921
Democratic
Pat Morris Neff Jan 18, 1921
Jan 20, 1925
Democratic
Dan Moody Jan 17, 1927
Jan 20, 1931
Democratic
Ross S. Sterling Jan 20, 1931
Jan 17, 1933
Democratic
Miriam A. Jan 17, 1933
Jan 15, 1935
Democratic
James V. Allred Jan 15, 1935
Jan 17, 1939
Democratic
W. Lee O'Daniel Jan 17, 1939
Aug 4, 1941
Democratic
Coke R. Stevenson Aug 4, 1941
Jan 21, 1947
Democratic
Beauford H. Jester Jan 21, 1947
Jul 11, 1949
Democratic
Allan Shivers Jul 11, 1949
Jan 15, 1957
Democratic
Price Daniel Jan 15, 1957
Jan 21, 1963
Democratic
John Connally Jan 15, 1963
Jan 21, 1969
Democratic
Preston Smith Jan 21, 1969
Jan 16, 1973
Democratic
Dolph Briscoe Jan 16, 1973
Jan 16, 1979
Democratic
Mark White Jan 18, 1983
Jan 20, 1987
Democratic
Bill Clements Jan 20, 1987
Jan 15, 1991
Republican
Ann Richards Jan 15, 1991
Jan 17, 1995
Democratic
George W. Bush Jan 17, 1995
Dec 21, 2000
Republican
Rick Perry Dec 21, 2000
Incumbent
Republican