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Governors of the State of Ohio: 1788 - present

TermNumberName of GovernorPoliticsCountyTerm of Office
    Arthur St. Clair     July 1788 to Dec. 14, 1802
    Charles W. Bynd     1802-1803
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 Edward Tiffin Dem. Ross Mar. 3, 1803 to Dec. 2, 1805
2   Edward Tiffin Dem. Ross Dec. 2, 1805 to Mar. 4, 1807
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 Thomas Kirker Dem. Adams Acting-Mar. 4,1807 to Dec. 12, 1808
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 Samuel Huntington Dem. Trumbull Dec. 12, 1808 to Dec. 8, 1810
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 Return Jonathan Meigs Dem. Washington Dec. 8, 1810 to Dec. 15, 1812
5   Return Jonathan Meigs Dem. Washington Dec. 15, 1812 to Mar. 24, 1814
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 Othneil Looker Dem. Hamilton Acting-Mar. 24, 1814 to Dec. 8, 1814
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 Thomas Worthington Dem. Ross Dec. 8, 1814 to Dec. 9, 1816
7   Thomas Worthington Dem. Ross Dec. 9, 1816 to Dec. 14, 1818
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 Ethan Allen Brown Dem. Hamilton Dec. 14, 1818 to Dec. 8, 1820
9   Ethan Allen Brown Dem. Hamilton Dec. 8, 1820 to Jan. 4, 1822
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8
 Allen Trimble Fed. Highland Acting-Jan. 4, 1822 to Dec. 28, 1822
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 Jeremiah Morrow Dem. Warren Dec. 28, 1822 to Dec. 7, 1824
11   Jermiah Morrow Dem. Warren Dec. 7, 1824 to Dec. 19, 1826
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10
 Allen Trimble Fed. Highland Dec. 19, 1826 to Dec. 1828
13   Allen Trimble Fed. Highland Dec. 1828 to Dec. 18, 1830
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 Duncan McArthur Fed. Ross Dec. 18, 1830 to Dec. 7, 1832
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 Robert Lucas Dem. Pike Dec. 7, 1832 to Dec. 8, 1834
16   Robert Lucas Dem. Pike Dec. 8, 1834 to Dec. 12, 1836
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 Joseph Vance Whig Champaign Dec. 12, 1836 to Dec. 13, 1838
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 Wilson Shannon Dem. Belmont Dec. 13, 1838 to Dec. 16, 1840
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 Thomas Corwin Whig Warren Dec. 16, 1840 to Dec. 14, 1842
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 Wilson Shannon Dem. Belmont Dec. 14, 1842 to April 15, 1844
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 Thomas W. Bartley Dem. Richland Acting-Apr. 15, 1844 to Dec. 3, 1844
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 Mordecai Bartley Whig Richland Dec. 3, 1844 to Dec. 12, 1846
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 William Bebb Whig Butler Dec. 12, 1846 to Jan. 22, 1848
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 Seabury Ford Whig Geauga Jan. 22, 1848 to Dec. 12, 1850
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 Reuben Wood Dem. Cuyahoga Dec. 12, 1850 to Jan. 12, 1852
25   Reuben Wood Dem. Cuyahoga Jan 12, 1852 to July 13, 1853
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 William Medill Dem. Fairfield Acting-July 13,1853 to Jan. 9, 1854
26   William Medill Dem. Fairfield Jan. 9, 1854 to Jan. 14, 1856
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 Salmon P. Chase Rep. Hamilton Jan. 14, 1856 to Jan. 11, 1858
28   Salmon P. Chase Rep. Hamilton Jan. 11, 1858 to Jan. 9, 1860
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 William Dennison Jr. Rep. Franklin Jan. 9, 1860 to Jan. 13, 1862
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 David Todd Rep. Mahoning Jan. 13, 1862 to Jan. 11, 1864
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 John Brough Rep. Cuyahoga Jan. 11, 1864 to Aug. 29, 1865
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 Charles Anderson Rep. Montgomery Acting-Aug. 29, 1865 to Jan. 8, 1866
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 Jacob Dolson Cox Rep. Hamilton Jan. 8, 1866 to Jan. 13, 1868
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 Rutherford B. Hayes Rep. Hamilton Jan. 13, 1868 to Jan. 10, 1870
34   Rutherford B. Hayes Rep. Hamilton Jan. 10, 1870 to Jan. 8, 1872
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 Edward F. Noyes Rep. Hamilton Jan. 8, 1872 to Jan. 12, 1874
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 William Allen Dem. Ross Jan. 12, 1874 to Jan. 10, 1876
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 Rutherford B. Hayes Rep. Sandusky Jan. 10, 1876 to Mar. 2, 1877
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 Thomas I. Young Rep. Hamilton Acting-Mar. 2, 1877 to Jan. 14, 1878
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 Richard M. Bishop Dem. Hamilton Jan. 14, 1878 to Jan. 12, 1880
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 Charles Foster Rep. Seneca Jan. 12, 1880 to Jan. 9, 1882
40   Charles Foster Rep. Seneca Jan. 9, 1882 to Jan. 14, 1884
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 George Hoadly Dem. Hamilton Jan 14, 1884 to Jan. 11, 1886
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 Joseph B. Foraker Rep. Hamilton Jan. 11, 1886 to Jan. 9, 1888
43   Joseph B. Foraker Rep. Hamilton Jan. 9, 1888 to Jan. 13, 1890
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 James E. Campbell Dem. Butler Jan. 13, 1890 to Jan. 11, 1892
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 William McKinley Jr. Rep. Stark Jan. 11, 1892 to Jan. 8, 1894
46   William McKinley Jr. Rep. Stark Jan. 8, 1894 to Jan. 13, 1896
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 Asa S. Bushnell Rep. Clark Jan. 13, 1896 to Jan. 10, 1898
48   Asa S. Bushnell Rep. Clark Jan. 10, 1898 to Jan. 8, 1900
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 George K. Nash Rep. Medina Jan. 8, 1900 to Jan. 13, 1902
50   George K. Nash Rep. Medina Jan. 13, 1902 to Jan. 11, 1904
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 Myron T. Herrick Rep. Lorain Jan. 11, 1904 to Jan. 8, 1906
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 John M. Pattison Dem. Clermont Jan. 8, 1906 to June 18, 1906
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 Andrew L. Harris Rep. Preble Acting-June 18, 1906 to Jan. 11, 1909
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 Judson Harmon Dem. Hamilton Jan. 11, 1909 to Jan. 9, 1911
54   Judson Harmon Dem. Hamilton Jan. 9, 1911 to Jan. 13, 1913
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 James M. Cox Dem. Montgomery Jan. 13, 1913 to Jan. 11, 1915
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 Frank B. Willis Rep. Delaware Jan. 11, 1915 to Jan. 8, 1917
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 James M. Cox Dem. Montgomery Jan. 8, 1917 to Jan. 13, 1919
58   James M. Cox Dem. Montgomery Jan. 13, 1919 to Jan. 10, 1921
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 Harry L. Davis Rep. Cuyahoga Jan. 10, 1921 to Jan 8, 1923
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 A. Vic Donahey Dem. Tuscarawas Jan. 8, 1923 to Jan. 12, 1925
61   A. Vic Donahey Dem. Tuscarawas Jan. 12, 1925 to Jan. 10, 1927
62   A. Vic Donahey Dem. Tuscarawas Jan. 10, 1927 to Jan. 14, 1929
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 Myers Y. Cooper Rep. Hamilton Jan. 14, 1929 to Jan. 12, 1931
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 George White Dem. Washington Jan. 12, 1931 to Jan. 9, 1933
65   George White Dem. Washington Jan. 9, 1933 to Jan. 14, 1935
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 Martin L. Davey Dem. Portage Jan. 14, 1935 to Jan. 11, 1937
67   Martin L. Davey Dem. Portage Jan. 11, 1937 to Jan. 9, 1939
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 John W. Bricker Rep. Franklin Jan. 9, 1939 to Jan. 13, 1941
69   John W. Bricker Rep. Franklin Jan. 13, 1941 to Jan. 11, 1943
70   John W. Bricker Rep. Franklin Jan. 11, 1943 to Jan. 8, 1945
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 Frank J. Lausche Dem. Cuyahoga Jan. 8, 1945 to Jan. 13, 1947
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 Thomas J. Herbert Rep. Cuyahoga Jan. 13, 1947 to Jan. 10, 1949
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 Frank J. Lausche Dem. Cuyahoga Jan. 10, 1949 to Jan. 8, 1951
74   Frank J. Lausche Dem. Cuyahoga Jan 8, 1951 to Jan. 12, 1953
75   Frank J. Lausche Dem. Cuyahoga Jan. 12, 1953 to Jan. 10, 1955
76   Frank J. Lausche Dem. Cuyahoga Jan. 10, 1955 to Jan. 3, 1957
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 John W. Brown Rep. Medina Jan. 3, 1957 to Jan. 14, 1957
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 C. William O’Neill Rep. Washington Jan. 14, 1957 to Jan. 12, 1959
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 Michael V. DiSalle Dem. Lucas Jan. 12, 1959 to Jan. 14, 1963
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 James A. Rhodes Rep. Franklin Jan. 14, 1963 to Jan. 9, 1967
80   James A. Rhodes Rep. Franklin Jan. 9, 1967 to Jan. 11, 1971
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 John J. Gilligan Dem. Hamilton Jan. 11, 1971 to Jan. 13, 1975
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 James A. Rhodes Rep. Franklin Jan. 13, 1975 to Jan. 8, 1979
83   James A. Rhodes Rep. Franklin Jan. 8, 1979 to Jan. 10, 1983
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 Richard F. Celeste Dem. Cuyahoga Jan. 10, 1983 to Jan. 12, 1987
85   Richard F. Celeste Dem. Cuyahoga Jan. 12, 1987 to Jan. 14, 1991
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 George V. Voinovich Rep. Cuyahoga Jan. 14, 1991 to Jan. 9, 1995
87   George V. Voinovich Rep. Cuyahoga Jan. 9, 1995 to Dec. 28, 1998
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 Nancy Hollister Rep. Washington Dec. 28, 1998 to Jan. 11, 1999
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 Bob Taft Rep. Franklin Jan 11. 1999 - Jan. 6, 2003
90   Bob Taft Rep. Franklin Jan. 6, 2003 - Jan. 8, 2007
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 Ted Strickland Dem. Scioto Jan. 8, 2007- Jan. 10, 2011
92 69 John Kasich Rep. Delaware Jan. 10, 2011-Jan. 12, 2015
93   John Kasich Rep. Delaware Jan. 12, 2015 - Jan. 14, 2019
94 70 Mike DeWine Rep. Greene Jan. 14, 2019 -

* Succeeded to the office of Governor by virtue of his office as Speaker of the Senate. Officer designated as Speaker of the Senate under Constitution of 1802, and president of the Senate under Constitution of 1851.

x Succeeded to the office of Governor by virtue of his/her office as Lieutenant Governor of Ohio.