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List of Wisconsin State Governors
Name Held Office Political Party
Nelson Dewey Jun 7, 1848
Jan 5, 1852
Democratic
Leonard J. Farwell Jan 5, 1852
Jan 2, 1854
Whig
William A. Barstow Jan 2, 1854
Mar 21, 1856
Democratic
Arthur MacArthur, Sr. Mar 21, 1856
Mar 25, 1856
Democratic
Coles Bashford Mar 25, 1856
Jan 4, 1858
Republican
Alexander W. Randall Jan 4, 1858
Jan 6, 1862
Republican
Louis P. Harvey Jan 6, 1862
Apr 19, 1862
Republican
Edward Salomon Apr 19, 1862
Jan 4, 1864
Republican
James T. Lewis Jan 4, 1864
Jan 1, 1866
Republican
Lucius Fairchild Jan 1, 1866
Jan 1, 1872
Republican
Cadwallader C. Washburn Jan 1, 1872
Jan 5, 1874
Republican
William Robert Taylor Jan 5, 1874
Jan 3, 1876
Democratic
Harrison Ludington Jan 3, 1876
Jan 7, 1878
Republican
William E. Smith Jan 7, 1878
Jan 2, 1882
Republican
Jeremiah McLain Rusk Jan 2, 1882
Jan 7, 1889
Republican
William D. Hoard Jan 7, 1889
Jan 5, 1891
Republican
George W. Peck Jan 5, 1891
Jan 7, 1895
Democratic
William H. Upham Jan 7, 1895
Jan 4, 1897
Republican
Edward Scofield Jan 4, 1897
Jan 7, 1901
Republican
Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Jan 7, 1901
Jan 1, 1906
Republican
James O. Davidson Jan 1, 1906
Jan 2, 1911
Republican
Francis E. McGovern Jan 2, 1911
Jan 4, 1915
Republican
Emanuel L. Philipp Jan 4, 1915
Jan 3, 1921
Republican
John J. Blaine Jan 3, 1921
Jan 3, 1927
Republican
Fred R. Zimmerman Jan 3, 1927
Jan 7, 1929
Republican
Walter J. Kohler, Sr. Jan 7, 1929
Jan 5, 1931
Republican
Albert G. Schmedeman Jan 2, 1933
Jan 7, 1935
Democratic
Philip La Follette Jan 7, 1935
Jan 2, 1939
Progressive
Julius P. Heil Jan 2, 1939
Jan 4, 1943
Republican
Walter S. Goodland Jan 4, 1943
Mar 12, 1947
Republican
Oscar Rennebohm Mar 12, 1947
Jan 1, 1951
Republican
Walter J. Kohler, Jr. Jan 1, 1951
Jan 7, 1957
Republican
Vernon W. Thomson Jan 7, 1957
Jan 5, 1959
Republican
Gaylord A. Nelson Jan 5, 1959
Jan 7, 1963
Democratic
John W. Reynolds Jan 7, 1963
Jan 4, 1965
Democratic
Warren P. Knowles Jan 4, 1965
Jan 4, 1971
Republican
Patrick J. Lucey Jan 4, 1971
Jul 6, 1977
Democratic
Martin J. Schreiber Jul 6, 1977
Jan 3, 1979
Democratic
Lee S. Dreyfus Jan 3, 1979
Jan 3, 1983
Republican
Anthony S. Earl Jan 3, 1983
Jan 5, 1987
Democratic
Tommy Thompson Jan 5, 1987
Feb 1, 2001
Republican
Scott McCallum Feb 1, 2001
Jan 6, 2003
Republican
Jim Doyle Jan 6, 2003
Jan 3, 2011
Democratic
Scott Walker Jan 3, 2011
Incumbent
Republican