| Name | Held Office | Political Party |
|---|---|---|
| James Garrard | Jun 7, 1796 Sep 5, 1804 |
Democratic Republican |
| Christopher Greenup | Sep 5, 1804 Sep 1, 1808 |
Democratic Republican |
| Charles Scott | Sep 1, 1808 Aug 24, 1812 |
Democratic Republican |
| Isaac Shelby | Aug 24, 1812 Sep 5, 1816 |
Democratic Republican |
| George Madison | Sep 5, 1816 Oct 14, 1816 |
Democratic Republican |
| Gabriel Slaughter | Oct 14, 1816 Aug 29, 1820 |
Democratic Republican |
| John Adair | Aug 29, 1820 Aug 24, 1824 |
Democratic Republican |
| Joseph Desha | Aug 24, 1824 Aug 26, 1828 |
Democratic Republican |
| Thomas Metcalfe | Aug 26, 1828 Sep 4, 1832 |
National Republican |
| John Breathitt | Sep 4, 1832 Feb 21, 1834 |
Democratic |
| James T. Morehead | Feb 21, 1834 Aug 30, 1836 |
National Republican |
| James Clark | Aug 30, 1836 Aug 27, 1839 |
Whig |
| Charles A. Wickliffe | Aug 27, 1839 Sep 2, 1840 |
Whig |
| Robert P. Letcher | Sep 2, 1840 Sep 4, 1844 |
Whig |
| William Owsley | Sep 4, 1844 Sep 6, 1848 |
Whig |
| John J. Crittenden | Sep 6, 1848 Jul 13, 1850 |
Whig |
| Lazarus W. Powell | Sep 2, 1851 Sep 4, 1855 |
Democratic |
| Charles S. Morehead | Sep 4, 1855 Aug 30, 1859 |
Know Nothing |
| Beriah Magoffin | Aug 30, 1859 Aug 18, 1862 |
Democratic |
| James F. Robinson | Aug 18, 1862 Sep 1, 1863 |
Democratic |
| Thomas E. Bramlette | Sep 1, 1863 Sep 3, 1867 |
Democratic |
| John L. Helm | Sep 3, 1867 Sep 8, 1867 |
Democratic |
| John W. Stevenson | Sep 8, 1867 Feb 3, 1871 |
Democratic |
| Preston H. Leslie | Feb 3, 1871 Aug 31, 1875 |
Democratic |
| Luke P. Blackburn | Sep 2, 1879 Sep 5, 1883 |
Democratic |
| J. Proctor Knott | Sep 5, 1883 Aug 30, 1887 |
Democratic |
| Simon B. Buckner | Aug 30, 1887 Sep 2, 1891 |
Democratic |
| John Young Brown | Sep 2, 1891 Dec 10, 1895 |
Democratic |
| William O. Bradley | Dec 10, 1895 Dec 12, 1899 |
Republican |
| William S. Taylor | Dec 12, 1899 Jan 30, 1900 |
Republican |
| William Goebel | Jan 30, 1900 Feb 3, 1900 |
Democratic |
| J. C. W. Beckham | Feb 3, 1900 Dec 12, 1907 |
Democratic |
| Augus E. Willson | Dec 10, 1907 Dec 12, 1911 |
Republican |
| James B. McCreary | Dec 12, 1911 Dec 7, 1915 |
Democratic |
| Augus O. Stanley | Dec 7, 1915 May 19, 1919 |
Democratic |
| James D. Black | May 19, 1919 Dec 9, 1919 |
Democratic |
| Edwin P. Morrow | Dec 9, 1919 Dec 11, 1923 |
Republican |
| William J. Fields | Dec 11, 1923 Dec 13, 1927 |
Democratic |
| Flem D. Sampson | Dec 13, 1927 Dec 8, 1931 |
Republican |
| Ruby Laffoon | Dec 8, 1931 Dec 10, 1935 |
Democratic |
| Keen Johnson | Oct 9, 1939 Dec 7, 1943 |
Democratic |
| Simeon S. Willis | Dec 7, 1943 Dec 9, 1947 |
Republican |
| Earle C. Clements | Dec 9, 1947 Nov 27, 1950 |
Democratic |
| Lawrence W. Wetherby | Nov 27, 1950 Dec 13, 1955 |
Democratic |
| A. B. Chandler | Dec 13, 1955 Dec 8, 1959 |
Democratic |
| Bert T. Combs | Dec 8, 1959 Dec 10, 1963 |
Democratic |
| Edward T. Breathitt | Dec 10, 1963 Dec 12, 1967 |
Democratic |
| Louie B. Nunn | Dec 12, 1967 Dec 7, 1971 |
Republican |
| Wendell H. Ford | Dec 7, 1971 Dec 9, 1975 |
Democratic |
| Julian M. Carroll | Dec 9, 1975 Dec 11, 1979 |
Democratic |
| John Y. Brown, Jr. | Dec 11, 1979 Dec 13, 1983 |
Democratic |
| Martha Layne Collins | Dec 13, 1983 Dec 8, 1987 |
Democratic |
| Wallace G. Wilkinson | Dec 8, 1987 Dec 10, 1991 |
Democratic |
| Brereton Jones | Dec 10, 1991 Dec 12, 1995 |
Democratic |
| Paul E. Patton | Dec 12, 1995 Dec 9, 2003 |
Democratic |
| Ernie Fletcher | Dec 9, 2003 Dec 11, 2007 |
Republican |
| Steven Lynn Beshear | Dec 11, 2007 Incumbent |
Democratic |
