Governors of the State of Ohio: 1788 - present

Term	Number	Name of Governor	Politics	County	Term of Office
		Arthur St. Clair			July 1788 to Dec. 14, 1802
		Charles W. Bynd			1802-1803
1	1	Edward Tiffin	Dem.	Ross	Mar. 3, 1803 to Dec. 2, 1805
2		Edward Tiffin	Dem.	Ross	Dec. 2, 1805 to Mar. 4, 1807
2*	2	Thomas Kirker	Dem.	Adams	Acting-Mar. 4,1807 to Dec. 12, 1808
3	3	Samuel Huntington	Dem.	Trumbull	Dec. 12, 1808 to Dec. 8, 1810
4	4	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
5*	5	Othneil Looker	Dem.	Hamilton	Acting-Mar. 24, 1814 to Dec. 8, 1814
6	6	Thomas Worthington	Dem.	Ross	Dec. 8, 1814 to Dec. 9, 1816
7		Thomas Worthington	Dem.	Ross	Dec. 9, 1816 to Dec. 14, 1818
8	7	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
9*	8	Allen Trimble	Fed.	Highland	Acting-Jan. 4, 1822 to Dec. 28, 1822
10	9	Jeremiah Morrow	Dem.	Warren	Dec. 28, 1822 to Dec. 7, 1824
11		Jermiah Morrow	Dem.	Warren	Dec. 7, 1824 to Dec. 19, 1826
12	10	Allen Trimble	Fed.	Highland	Dec. 19, 1826 to Dec. 1828
13		Allen Trimble	Fed.	Highland	Dec. 1828 to Dec. 18, 1830
14	11	Duncan McArthur	Fed.	Ross	Dec. 18, 1830 to Dec. 7, 1832
15	12	Robert Lucas	Dem.	Pike	Dec. 7, 1832 to Dec. 8, 1834
16		Robert Lucas	Dem.	Pike	Dec. 8, 1834 to Dec. 12, 1836
17	13	Joseph Vance	Whig	Champaign	Dec. 12, 1836 to Dec. 13, 1838
18	14	Wilson Shannon	Dem.	Belmont	Dec. 13, 1838 to Dec. 16, 1840
19	15	Thomas Corwin	Whig	Warren	Dec. 16, 1840 to Dec. 14, 1842
20	16	Wilson Shannon	Dem.	Belmont	Dec. 14, 1842 to April 15, 1844
20*	17	Thomas W. Bartley	Dem.	Richland	Acting-Apr. 15, 1844 to Dec. 3, 1844
21	18	Mordecai Bartley	Whig	Richland	Dec. 3, 1844 to Dec. 12, 1846
22	19	William Bebb	Whig	Butler	Dec. 12, 1846 to Jan. 22, 1848
23	20	Seabury Ford	Whig	Geauga	Jan. 22, 1848 to Dec. 12, 1850
24	21	Reuben Wood	Dem.	Cuyahoga	Dec. 12, 1850 to Jan. 12, 1852
25		Reuben Wood	Dem.	Cuyahoga	Jan 12, 1852 to July 13, 1853
25 x	22	William Medill	Dem.	Fairfield	Acting-July 13,1853 to Jan. 9, 1854
26		William Medill	Dem.	Fairfield	Jan. 9, 1854 to Jan. 14, 1856
27	23	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
29	24	William Dennison Jr.	Rep.	Franklin	Jan. 9, 1860 to Jan. 13, 1862
30	25	David Todd	Rep.	Mahoning	Jan. 13, 1862 to Jan. 11, 1864
31	26	John Brough	Rep.	Cuyahoga	Jan. 11, 1864 to Aug. 29, 1865
31 x	27	Charles Anderson	Rep.	Montgomery	Acting-Aug. 29, 1865 to Jan. 8, 1866
32	28	Jacob Dolson Cox	Rep.	Hamilton	Jan. 8, 1866 to Jan. 13, 1868
33	29	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
35	30	Edward F. Noyes	Rep.	Hamilton	Jan. 8, 1872 to Jan. 12, 1874
36	31	William Allen	Dem.	Ross	Jan. 12, 1874 to Jan. 10, 1876
37	32	Rutherford B. Hayes	Rep.	Sandusky	Jan. 10, 1876 to Mar. 2, 1877
37 x	33	Thomas I. Young	Rep.	Hamilton	Acting-Mar. 2, 1877 to Jan. 14, 1878
38	34	Richard M. Bishop	Dem.	Hamilton	Jan. 14, 1878 to Jan. 12, 1880
39	35	Charles Foster	Rep.	Seneca	Jan. 12, 1880 to Jan. 9, 1882
40		Charles Foster	Rep.	Seneca	Jan. 9, 1882 to Jan. 14, 1884
41	36	George Hoadly	Dem.	Hamilton	Jan 14, 1884 to Jan. 11, 1886
42	37	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
44	38	James E. Campbell	Dem.	Butler	Jan. 13, 1890 to Jan. 11, 1892
45	39	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
47	40	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
49	41	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
51	42	Myron T. Herrick	Rep.	Lorain	Jan. 11, 1904 to Jan. 8, 1906
52	43	John M. Pattison	Dem.	Clermont	Jan. 8, 1906 to June 18, 1906
52 x	44	Andrew L. Harris	Rep.	Preble	Acting-June 18, 1906 to Jan. 11, 1909
53	45	Judson Harmon	Dem.	Hamilton	Jan. 11, 1909 to Jan. 9, 1911
54		Judson Harmon	Dem.	Hamilton	Jan. 9, 1911 to Jan. 13, 1913
55	46	James M. Cox	Dem.	Montgomery	Jan. 13, 1913 to Jan. 11, 1915
56	47	Frank B. Willis	Rep.	Delaware	Jan. 11, 1915 to Jan. 8, 1917
57	48	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
59	49	Harry L. Davis	Rep.	Cuyahoga	Jan. 10, 1921 to Jan 8, 1923
60	50	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
63	51	Myers Y. Cooper	Rep.	Hamilton	Jan. 14, 1929 to Jan. 12, 1931
64	52	George White	Dem.	Washington	Jan. 12, 1931 to Jan. 9, 1933
65		George White	Dem.	Washington	Jan. 9, 1933 to Jan. 14, 1935
66	53	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
68	54	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
71	55	Frank J. Lausche	Dem.	Cuyahoga	Jan. 8, 1945 to Jan. 13, 1947
72	56	Thomas J. Herbert	Rep.	Cuyahoga	Jan. 13, 1947 to Jan. 10, 1949
73	57	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
76 x	58	John W. Brown	Rep.	Medina	Jan. 3, 1957 to Jan. 14, 1957
77	59	C. William O’Neill	Rep.	Washington	Jan. 14, 1957 to Jan. 12, 1959
78	60	Michael V. DiSalle	Dem.	Lucas	Jan. 12, 1959 to Jan. 14, 1963
79	61	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
81	62	John J. Gilligan	Dem.	Hamilton	Jan. 11, 1971 to Jan. 13, 1975
82	63	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
84	64	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
86	65	George V. Voinovich	Rep.	Cuyahoga	Jan. 14, 1991 to Jan. 9, 1995
87		George V. Voinovich	Rep.	Cuyahoga	Jan. 9, 1995 to Dec. 28, 1999
88x	66	Nancy Hollister	Rep.	Washington	Dec. 28, 1998 to Jan. 11, 1999
89	67	Bob Taft	Rep.	Franklin	Jan 11. 1999 - Jan. 6, 2003
90		Bob Taft	Rep.	Franklin	Jan. 6, 2003 - Jan. 8, 2007
91	68	Ted Strickland	Dem.	Scioto	Jan. 8, 2007- Jan. 10, 2010
92	69	John Kasich	Rep.	Delaware	Jan. 10, 2010-

* 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.