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List of Mississippi State Governors
Name Held Office Political Party
George Poindexter Jan 5, 1820
Jan 7, 1822
Democratic
Walter Leake Jan 7, 1822
Nov 17, 1825
Democratic
David Holmes Jan 7, 1826
Jul 25, 1826
Democratic
Gerard Brandon Jul 25, 1826
Jan 9, 1832
Democratic
Abram M. Scott Jan 9, 1832
Jul 12, 1833
Democratic
Hiram Runnels Nov 20, 1833
Nov 20, 1835
Democratic
Charles Lynch Jan 7, 1836
Jan 8, 1838
Democratic
Alexander G. McNutt Jan 8, 1838
Jan 10, 1842
Democratic
Tilghman Tucker Jan 10, 1842
Jan 10, 1844
Democratic
Albert G. Brown Jan 10, 1844
Jan 10, 1848
Democratic
Joseph W. Matthews Jan 10, 1848
Jan 10, 1850
Democratic
John A. Quitman Jan 10, 1850
Feb 3, 1851
Democratic
John I. Guion Feb 3, 1851
Nov 4, 1851
Democratic
James Whitfield Nov 24, 1851
Jan 10, 1852
Democratic
Henry S. Foote Jan 10, 1852
Jan 5, 1854
Union Democratic
John J. McRae Jan 10, 1854
Nov 16, 1857
Democratic
William McWillie Nov 16, 1857
Nov 21, 1859
Democratic
John J. Pettus Nov 21, 1859
Nov 16, 1863
Democratic
Charles Clark Nov 16, 1863
May 22, 1865
Democratic
William L. Sharkey Jun 13, 1865
Oct 16, 1865
Provisional
Benjamin G. Humphreys Oct 16, 1865
Jun 15, 1868
Democratic
James L. Alcorn Mar 10, 1870
Nov 30, 1871
Republican
Ridgley C. Powers Nov 30, 1871
Jan 4, 1874
Republican
Adelbert Ames Jan 4, 1874
Mar 20, 1876
Republican
Robert Lowry Jan 2, 1882
Jan 13, 1890
Democratic
John M. Stone Jan 13, 1890
Jan 20, 1896
Democratic
Anselm J. McLaurin Jan 20, 1896
Jan 16, 1900
Democratic
Andrew H. Longino Jan 16, 1900
Jan 19, 1904
Democratic
James K. Vardaman Jan 19, 1904
Jan 21, 1908
Democratic
Edmond Noel Jan 21, 1908
Jan 16, 1912
Democratic
Earl L. Brewer Jan 16, 1912
Jan 18, 1916
Democratic
Lee M. Russell Jan 18, 1920
Jan 18, 1924
Democratic
Henry L. Whitfield Jan 18, 1924
Mar 18, 1927
Democratic
Theodore G. Bilbo Jan 16, 1928
Jan 19, 1932
Democratic
Martin Sennett Conner Jan 19, 1932
Jan 21, 1936
Democratic
Paul B. Johnson, Sr. Jan 16, 1940
Dec 26, 1943
Democratic
Dennis Murphree Dec 26, 1943
Jan 18, 1944
Democratic
Thomas L. Bailey Jan 18, 1944
Nov 2, 1946
Democratic
Fielding L. Wright Nov 2, 1946
Jan 22, 1952
Democratic
Hugh L. White Jan 22, 1952
Jan 17, 1956
Democratic
James P. Coleman Jan 17, 1956
Jan 19, 1960
Democratic
Ross R. Barnett Jan 19, 1960
Jan 21, 1964
Democratic
Paul B. Johnson, Jr. Jan 21, 1964
Jan 16, 1968
Democratic
John Bell Williams Jan 16, 1968
Jan 18, 1972
Democratic
William Waller Jan 18, 1972
Jan 20, 1976
Democratic
Cliff Finch Jan 20, 1976
Jan 22, 1980
Democratic
William Winter Jan 22, 1980
Jan 10, 1984
Democratic
William Allain Jan 10, 1984
Jan 12, 1988
Democratic
Ray Mabus Jan 12, 1988
Jan 14, 1992
Democratic
Kirk Fordice Jan 14, 1992
Jan 11, 2000
Republican
Ronnie Musgrove Jan 11, 2000
Jan 13, 2004
Democratic
Haley Barbour Jan 13, 2004
Incumbent
Republican