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Governors of the State of Michigan

Michigan was admitted to the Union on January 26, 1837. The original 1835 Constitution of Michigan provided for the election of a governor and a lieutenant governor every 2 years.^[1] The fourth and current constitution of 1963 increased this term to four years.^[2] There was no term limit on governors until a constitutional amendment effective in 1993 limited governors to two terms.^[3]

Should the office of governor become vacant, the lieutenant governor becomes governor, followed in order of succession by the Secretary of State and the Attorney General.^[4] Prior to the current constitution, the duties of the office would devolve upon the lieutenant governor, without that person actually becoming governor.^[5] The term begins at noon on January 1 of the year following the election.^[6] Prior to the 1963 constitution, the governor and lieutenant governor were elected through separate votes, allowing them to be from different parties. In 1963, this was changed, so that votes are cast jointly for a governor and lieutenant governor of the same party.^[2]^[7]

Democratic (16) Whig Republican (22)
№	Portrait	Governor		Term of office	Party	Lt. Governor
1			Stevens T. Mason October 27, 1811 – January 4, 1843 (aged 31)	November 3, 1835 – January 7, 1840	Democratic		Edward Mundy
2			William Woodbridge	January 7, 1840	February 23, 1841	Whig		James Wright Gordon	^[a]
3			James Wright Gordon	February 23, 1841	January 3, 1842	Whig		Thomas J. Drake	^[b]
4			John S. Barry	January 3, 1842	January 5, 1846	Democratic		Origen D. Richardson
5			Alpheus Felch	January 5, 1846	March 3, 1847	Democratic		William L. Greenly	^[a]
6			William L. Greenly	March 4, 1847	January 3, 1848	Democratic		Charles P. Bush	^[b]
7			Epaphroditus Ransom	January 3, 1848	January 7, 1850	Democratic		William M. Fenton
8			John S. Barry	January 7, 1850	January 1, 1852	Democratic		William M. Fenton
9			Robert McClelland^[c]	January 1, 1852	March 7, 1853	Democratic		Calvin Britain	^[d]
9			Robert McClelland^[c]	January 1, 1852	March 7, 1853	Democratic		Andrew Parsons	^[d]
10			Andrew Parsons	March 8, 1853	January 3, 1855	Democratic		George Griswold	^[b]
11			Kinsley S. Bingham	January 3, 1855	January 5, 1859	Republican		George Coe
12			Moses Wisner	January 5, 1859	January 2, 1861	Republican		Edmund B. Fairfield
13			Austin Blair	January 2, 1861	January 3, 1865	Republican		James M. Birney
								Joseph R. Williams
								Henry T. Backus
								Charles S. May
14			Henry H. Crapo	January 3, 1865	January 6, 1869	Republican		Ebenezer Grosvenor
14			Henry H. Crapo	January 3, 1865	January 6, 1869	Republican		Dwight May
15			Henry P. Baldwin	January 6, 1869	January 1, 1873	Republican		Morgan Bates
16			John J. Bagley	January 1, 1873	January 3, 1877	Republican		Henry H. Holt
17			Charles Croswell	January 3, 1877	January 1, 1881	Republican		Alonzo Sessions
18			David Jerome	January 1, 1881	January 1, 1883	Republican		Moreau S. Crosby
19			Josiah Begole	January 1, 1883	January 1, 1885	Democratic		Moreau S. Crosby (Republican)
20			Russell Alger	January 1, 1885	January 1, 1887	Republican		Archibald Buttars
21			Cyrus G. Luce	January 1, 1887	January 1, 1891	Republican		James H. MacDonald
21			Cyrus G. Luce	January 1, 1887	January 1, 1891	Republican		William Ball
22			Edwin B. Winans	January 1, 1891	January 1, 1893	Democratic		John Strong
23			John T. Rich	January 1, 1893	January 1, 1897	Republican		J. Wight Giddings
								Alfred Milnes
								Joseph R. McLaughlin
24			Hazen S. Pingree	January 1, 1897	January 1, 1901	Republican		Thomas B. Dunstan
24			Hazen S. Pingree	January 1, 1897	January 1, 1901	Republican		Orrin W. Robinson
25			Aaron T. Bliss	January 1, 1901	January 1, 1905	Republican		Orrin W. Robinson
25			Aaron T. Bliss	January 1, 1901	January 1, 1905	Republican		Alexander Maitland
26			Fred M. Warner	January 1, 1905	January 2, 1911	Republican		Alexander Maitland
26			Fred M. Warner	January 1, 1905	January 2, 1911	Republican		Patrick H. Kelley
27			Chase Osborn	January 2, 1911	January 1, 1913	Republican		John Q. Ross
28			Woodbridge Nathan Ferris	January 1, 1913	January 1, 1917	Democratic		John Q. Ross (Republican)
28			Woodbridge Nathan Ferris	January 1, 1913	January 1, 1917	Democratic		Luren Dickinson (Republican)
29			Albert Sleeper	January 1, 1917	January 1, 1921	Republican		Luren Dickinson
30			Alex Groesbeck	January 1, 1921	January 1, 1927	Republican		Thomas Read
30			Alex Groesbeck	January 1, 1921	January 1, 1927	Republican		George W. Welsh
31			Fred W. Green	January 1, 1927	January 1, 1931	Republican		Luren Dickinson
32			Wilber M. Brucker	January 1, 1931	January 1, 1933	Republican		Luren Dickinson
33			William Comstock	January 1, 1933	January 1, 1935	Democratic		Allen E. Stebbins
34			Frank Fitzgerald	January 1, 1935	January 1, 1937	Republican		Thomas Read
35			Frank Murphy	January 1, 1937	January 1, 1939	Democratic		Leo J. Nowicki
36			Frank Fitzgerald	January 1, 1939	March 16, 1939	Republican		Luren Dickinson	^[e]
37			Luren Dickinson	March 16, 1939	January 1, 1941	Republican		Matilda Dodge Wilson	^[b]
38			Murray Van Wagoner	January 1, 1941	January 1, 1943	Democratic		Frank Murphy
39			Harry Kelly	January 1, 1943	January 1, 1947	Republican		Eugene C. Keyes
39			Harry Kelly	January 1, 1943	January 1, 1947	Republican		Vernon J. Brown
40			Kim Sigler	January 1, 1947	January 1, 1949	Republican		Eugene C. Keyes
41			G. Mennen Williams	January 1, 1949	January 1, 1961	Democratic		John W. Connolly
								William C. Vandenberg (Republican)
								Clarence A. Reid (Republican)
								Philip A. Hart
								John B. Swainson
42			John Swainson	January 1, 1961	January 1, 1963	Democratic		T. John Lesinski
43			George W. Romney	January 1, 1963	January 22, 1969	Republican		T. John Lesinski (Democratic)	^[f]
43			George W. Romney	January 1, 1963	January 22, 1969	Republican		William Milliken	^[f]
44			William Milliken	January 22, 1969	January 1, 1983	Republican		Thomas F. Schweigert	^[g]
								James H. Brickley
								James Damman
								James H. Brickley
45			James Blanchard	January 1, 1983	January 1, 1991	Democratic		Martha Griffiths
46			John Engler	January 1, 1991	January 1, 2003	Republican		Connie Binsfeld	^[h]
46			John Engler	January 1, 1991	January 1, 2003	Republican		Dick Posthumus	^[h]
47			Jennifer Granholm	January 1, 2003	January 1, 2011	Democratic		John D. Cherry, Jr.
48			Rick Snyder	January 1, 2011	Incumbent	Republican		Brian Calley

References

^ 1835 Const. art. V, § 1
^ ^a ^b MI Const. art. V, § 21
^ MI Const. art. V, § 30
^ MI Const. art. V, § 26
^ 1835 Const. art. V, § 13
^ "Executive Branch". State of Michigan. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
^ 1835 Const. art. V, § 3
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Dunbar, Willis F. and May, George S. (1995). Michigan: A History of the Wolverine State (Third Revised ed.). William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. pp. 276–78. ISBN 9780802870551.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ Gardner, Washington (1913). History of Calhoun County, Michigan. Lewis Pub. Co. p. 220.
^ "Former Lieutenant Governors". State of Michigan. Retrieved 2013-03-25.

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[1] 1835 Const. art. V, § 1

[MI_Const._art._V,_§_21-2] MI Const. art. V, § 21

[3] MI Const. art. V, § 30

[4] MI Const. art. V, § 26

[5] 1835 Const. art. V, § 13

[Exec-6] "Executive Branch". State of Michigan. Retrieved 2013-01-03.

[7] 1835 Const. art. V, § 3

[Dunbar-8] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Dunbar, Willis F. and May, George S. (1995). Michigan: A History of the Wolverine State (Third Revised ed.). William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. pp. 276–78. ISBN 9780802870551.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[11] Gardner, Washington (1913). History of Calhoun County, Michigan. Lewis Pub. Co. p. 220.

[17] "Former Lieutenant Governors". State of Michigan. Retrieved 2013-03-25.

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