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Governor of Colorado

May 01, 2024

The governor of Colorado is the head of government of the U.S. state of Colorado. The governor is the head of the executive branch of Colorado's state government and is charged with enforcing state laws. The governor has the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Colorado General Assembly, to convene the legislature, and to grant pardons, except in cases of treason or impeachment.[2] The governor is also the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.

Governor of Colorado
Seal of the Executive Office
Incumbent
Jared Polis
since January 8, 2019
Government of Colorado
StyleThe Honorable
ResidenceColorado Governor's Mansion
Term lengthFour years, renewable once consecutively
Inaugural holderJohn Long Routt
FormationAugust 1, 1876
DeputyDianne Primavera
Salary$123,193 (2019)[1]
Websitewww.colorado.gov/governor

Seven people served as governor of Colorado Territory over eight terms, appointed by the president of the United States. Since statehood, there have been 38 governors, serving 43 distinct terms. One governor Alva Adams served three non-consecutive terms, while John Long Routt, James Hamilton Peabody, and Edwin C. Johnson each served during two non-consecutive periods. The longest-serving governors were Richard "Dick" Lamm (1975–1987) and Roy Romer (1987–1999), who each served 12 years over three terms. The shortest term occurred on March 16 and 17, 1905, when the state had three governors in the span of 24 hours: Alva Adams won the election, but soon after he took office, the legislature declared his opponent, James Hamilton Peabody, governor, but on the condition that he immediately resign, so that his lieutenant governor, Jesse McDonald, could be governor. Thus, Peabody served less than a day as governor.

The current governor is Democrat Jared Polis, who took office on January 8, 2019.

List of governors edit

Territory of Jefferson edit

The self-proclaimed Provisional Government of the Territory of Jefferson was organized on November 7, 1859.[3] Jefferson Territory included all of present-day Colorado, but extended about 3 miles (5 km) farther east, 138 miles (222 km) farther north, and about 50 miles (80 km) farther west.[4] The territory was never recognized by the federal government in the tumultuous days before the American Civil War. The Jefferson Territory had only one governor, Robert Williamson Steele, a pro-union Democrat elected by popular vote. He proclaimed the territory dissolved on June 6, 1861, several months after the official formation of the Colorado Territory, but only days after the arrival of its first governor.[5]

Territory of Colorado edit

The Territory of Colorado was organized on February 28, 1861, from parts of the territories of New Mexico, Utah, and Nebraska, and the unorganized territory that was previously the western portion of Kansas Territory.[6]

Governors of the Territory of Colorado
No. Governor Term in office[a] Appointed by
1   William Gilpin
(1813–1894)
[7][8] 		March 25, 1861[b]
–
March 26, 1862
(successor appointed)[c] 		Abraham Lincoln
2   John Evans
(1814–1897)
[12][13] 		March 26, 1862[d]
–
October 17, 1865
(resigned)[e] 		Abraham Lincoln
3   Alexander Cummings
(1810–1879)
[17][18] 		October 17, 1865[f]
–
May 8, 1867
(resigned)[g] 		Andrew Johnson
4   Alexander Cameron Hunt
(1825–1894)
[26][27] 		May 8, 1867[h]
–
April 19, 1869
(successor appointed) 		Andrew Johnson
5   Edward M. McCook
(1833–1909)
[30][31] 		April 19, 1869[i]
–
April 17, 1873
(successor appointed)[j] 		Ulysses S. Grant
6   Samuel Hitt Elbert
(1833–1899)
[35][36] 		April 17, 1873[k]
–
July 26, 1874[l]
(successor appointed) 		Ulysses S. Grant
7   Edward M. McCook
(1833–1909)
[30][31] 		June 19, 1874[m]
–
February 8, 1875
(successor appointed)[n] 		Ulysses S. Grant
8   John Long Routt
(1826–1907)
[45][46] 		February 8, 1875[o]
–
November 3, 1876
(elected state governor) 		Ulysses S. Grant

State of Colorado edit

The State of Colorado was admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876.

To serve as governor, one must be at least 30 years old, be a citizen of the United States, and have been a resident of the state for at least two years prior to election. The state constitution of 1876 originally called for election of the governor every two years, with their term beginning on the second Tuesday of the January following the election.[49] An amendment passed in 1956, taking effect in 1959, increased terms to four years.[50] Originally, there was no term limit applied to the governor; a 1990 amendment allowed governors to succeed themselves only once.[51] There is however no limit on the total number of terms one may serve as long as one who has served the two term limit is out of office for four years.

Should the office of governor become vacant, the lieutenant governor becomes governor.[52] If both the offices governor and lieutenant governor are vacant, the line of succession moves down through the senior members of the state senate and state house of representatives of the same party as the governor.[53] The lieutenant governor was elected separately from the governor until a 1968 amendment to the constitution[54] made it so that they are elected on the same ticket.[55]

Governors of the State of Colorado
No. Governor Term in office Party Election Lt. Governor[p]
1     John Long Routt
(1826–1907)
[56][57][46] 		November 3, 1876[58]
–
January 14, 1879
(did not run)[56] 		Republican[59] 1876   Lafayette Head
2   Frederick Walker Pitkin
(1837–1886)
[60][61][62] 		January 14, 1879[63]
–
January 9, 1883
(did not run)[q] 		Republican[59] 1878 Horace Tabor
1880
3   James Benton Grant
(1848–1911)
[64][65][66] 		January 9, 1883[67]
–
January 13, 1885
(did not run)[64] 		Democratic[59] 1882 William H. Meyer[r]
4   Benjamin Harrison Eaton
(1833–1904)
[68][69][70] 		January 13, 1885[71]
–
January 11, 1887
(did not run) 		Republican[59] 1884 Peter W. Breene
5   Alva Adams
(1850–1922)
[72][73][74] 		January 11, 1887[75]
–
January 8, 1889
(did not run) 		Democratic[59] 1886 Norman H. Meldrum
6   Job Adams Cooper
(1843–1899)
[76][77][78] 		January 8, 1889[79]
–
January 13, 1891
(did not run) 		Republican[59] 1888 William Grover Smith
7   John Long Routt
(1826–1907)
[56][57][46] 		January 13, 1891[80]
–
January 10, 1893
(did not run) 		Republican[59] 1890 William Story
8   Davis Hanson Waite
(1825–1901)
[81][82][83] 		January 10, 1893[84]
–
January 8, 1895
(lost election) 		People's[s] 1892 David H. Nichols
9   Albert McIntire
(1853–1935)
[86][87][88] 		January 8, 1895[89]
–
January 12, 1897
(did not run) 		Republican[59] 1894 Jared L. Brush[r]
10   Alva Adams
(1850–1922)
[72][73][74] 		January 12, 1897[90]
–
January 10, 1899
(did not run) 		Democratic[59] 1896
11   Charles S. Thomas
(1849–1934)
[91][92][93] 		January 10, 1899[94]
–
January 8, 1901
(did not run) 		Democratic[t] 1898 Francis Patrick Carney[u]
12   James Bradley Orman
(1849–1919)
[95][96][97] 		January 8, 1901[98]
–
January 13, 1903
(did not run) 		Democratic[v] 1900 David C. Coates[w]
13   James Hamilton Peabody
(1852–1917)
[101][102][103] 		January 13, 1903[104]
–
January 10, 1905
(lost election)[x] 		Republican[59] 1902 Warren A. Haggott[y]
14   Alva Adams
(1850–1922)
[72][73][74] 		January 10, 1905[109]
–
March 16, 1905
(declared loser in election)[x] 		Democratic[59] 1904[x] Arthur Cornforth
15   James Hamilton Peabody
(1852–1917)
[101][102][103] 		March 16, 1905[110]
–
March 17, 1905
(resigned)[x] 		Republican[59] Jesse Fuller McDonald
16   Jesse Fuller McDonald
(1858–1942)
[111][112][113] 		March 17, 1905[114]
–
January 8, 1907
(did not run)[113] 		Republican[59] Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor[x] 		Arthur Cornforth[z]
(removed July 5, 1905)
Fred W. Parks
17   Henry Augustus Buchtel
(1847–1924)
[115][116][117] 		January 8, 1907[118]
–
January 12, 1909
(did not run)[117] 		Republican[59] 1906 Erastus Harper
18   John F. Shafroth
(1854–1922)
[119][120][121] 		January 12, 1909[122]
–
January 14, 1913
(did not run)[aa] 		Democratic[59] 1908 Stephen R. Fitzgarrald
1910
19   Elias M. Ammons
(1860–1925)
[123][124][125] 		January 14, 1913[126]
–
January 12, 1915
(did not run) 		Democratic[59] 1912 Benjamin F. Montgomery
20   George Alfred Carlson
(1876–1926)
[127][128][129] 		January 12, 1915[130]
–
January 9, 1917
(lost election) 		Republican[59] 1914 Moses E. Lewis
21   Julius Caldeen Gunter
(1858–1940)
[131][132][133] 		January 9, 1917[134]
–
January 14, 1919
(did not run)[133] 		Democratic[59] 1916 James Pulliam
22   Oliver Henry Shoup
(1869–1940)
[135][136][137] 		January 14, 1919[138]
–
January 9, 1923
(did not run)[135] 		Republican[59] 1918 George Stephan
1920 Earl Cooley
23   William Ellery Sweet
(1869–1942)
[139][140][141] 		January 9, 1923[142]
–
January 13, 1925
(lost election) 		Democratic[59] 1922 Robert F. Rockwell[r]
24   Clarence Morley
(1869–1948)
[143][144][145] 		January 13, 1925[146]
–
January 11, 1927
(did not run) 		Republican[59] 1924 Sterling Byrd Lacy[z]
25   Billy Adams
(1861–1954)
[147][148][149] 		January 11, 1927[150]
–
January 10, 1933
(did not run) 		Democratic[59] 1926 George Milton Corlett[r]
1928
1930 Edwin C. Johnson
26   Edwin C. Johnson
(1884–1970)
[151][152][153] 		January 10, 1933[154]
–
January 2, 1937
(resigned)[ab] 		Democratic[59] 1932 Ray Herbert Talbot
1934
27   Ray Herbert Talbot
(1896–1955)
[155][156][157] 		January 2, 1937[158]
–
January 12, 1937
(successor took office) 		Democratic[59] Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		Vacant
28   Teller Ammons
(1895–1972)
[159][160][161] 		January 12, 1937[162]
–
January 10, 1939
(lost election) 		Democratic[59] 1936 Frank Hayes
29   Ralph Lawrence Carr
(1887–1950)
[163][164][165] 		January 10, 1939[166]
–
January 12, 1943
(did not run) 		Republican[59] 1938 John Charles Vivian
1940
30   John Charles Vivian
(1887–1964)
[167][168][169] 		January 12, 1943[170]
–
January 14, 1947
(did not run) 		Republican[59] 1942 William Eugene Higby
1944
31   William Lee Knous
(1889–1959)
[171][172][173] 		January 14, 1947[174]
–
April 15, 1950
(resigned)[ac] 		Democratic[59] 1946 Homer L. Pearson
1948 Walter Walford Johnson
32   Walter Walford Johnson
(1904–1987)
[175][176][177] 		April 15, 1950[178]
–
January 9, 1951
(lost election) 		Democratic[59] Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		Charles P. Murphy[r]
33   Daniel I. J. Thornton
(1911–1976)
[179][180][181] 		January 9, 1951[182]
–
January 11, 1955
(did not run) 		Republican[59] 1950 Gordon Allott
1952
34   Edwin C. Johnson
(1884–1970)
[151][152][153] 		January 11, 1955[183]
–
January 8, 1957
(did not run) 		Democratic[59] 1954 Stephen McNichols
35   Stephen McNichols
(1914–1997)
[184][185][186] 		January 8, 1957[187]
–
January 8, 1963
(lost election) 		Democratic[59] 1956 Frank L. Hays[r]
1958[ad] Robert Lee Knous
36   John Arthur Love
(1916–2002)
[188][189][190] 		January 8, 1963[191]
–
July 16, 1973
(resigned)[ae] 		Republican[59] 1962
1966 Mark Anthony Hogan[z]
1970 John D. Vanderhoof
37   John D. Vanderhoof
(1922–2013)
[192][193][194] 		July 16, 1973[195]
–
January 14, 1975
(lost election) 		Republican[59] Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		Ted L. Strickland
38   Richard Lamm
(1935–2021)
[196][197] 		January 14, 1975[198]
–
January 13, 1987
(did not run) 		Democratic[59] 1974 George L. Brown
1978 Nancy E. Dick
1982
39   Roy Romer
(b. 1928)
[199] 		January 13, 1987[200]
–
January 12, 1999
(term-limited)[af] 		Democratic[199] 1986 Mike Callihan
(resigned May 10, 1994)
1990
Vacant
Samuel H. Cassidy
(took office May 11, 1994)
1994 Gail Schoettler
40   Bill Owens
(b. 1950)
[202] 		January 12, 1999[203]
–
January 9, 2007
(term-limited)[af] 		Republican[202] 1998 Joe Rogers
2002 Jane E. Norton
41   Bill Ritter
(b. 1956)
[204] 		January 9, 2007[205]
–
January 11, 2011
(did not run)[206] 		Democratic[204] 2006 Barbara O'Brien
42   John Hickenlooper
(b. 1952)
[207] 		January 11, 2011[208]
–
January 8, 2019
(term-limited)[af] 		Democratic[207] 2010 Joseph García
(resigned May 12, 2016)
2014
Donna Lynne
43   Jared Polis
(b. 1975)
[209] 		January 8, 2019[210]
–
Incumbent[ag] 		Democratic[209] 2018 Dianne Primavera
2022

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ The range given is from the date the governor was confirmed by the Senate, or appointed by the President during a Senate recess, to the date the governor's successor was confirmed, unless noted.
  2. ^ Gilpin was nominated on March 22, 1861,[9] and confirmed by the Senate on March 25.[10] He arrived in the territory on May 27;[11] however, he was not formally sworn in until July 8,[7] after the territorial courts were set up.
  3. ^ Gilpin was removed from office for improper financial drafts from the federal treasury.[8]
  4. ^ Evans was nominated on March 18, 1862,[14] and confirmed by the Senate on March 26.[15] He was sworn in as governor in Washington, D.C., on April 11, and arrived in the territory on May 16.[16]
  5. ^ Evans resigned at the request of President Johnson following the Sand Creek Massacre. The resignation was requested on July 18, 1865.[12]
  6. ^ It is ambiguous exactly when Evans resigned and Cummings was appointed. Secretary of State William Seward requested Evans' resignation on July 18, 1865,[12] and Evans submitted it on September 4.[19] Modern sources say Cummings was appointed on October 17,[18] during a Senate recess, and sworn in to office on October 21;[17] however, contemporary news reported on his appointment as early as August 18,[20] and other major sources say he was appointed on August 8.[21] He was formally nominated on December 19,[22] and confirmed by the Senate on January 26, 1866.[23]
  7. ^ Cummings resigned after being accused of misappropriating funds; despite being cleared of wrongdoing, his political career in the territory had been ruined.[24] Sources vary on when he resigned; modern sources almost all say April 1867,[17] but the best contemporary sources found say he tendered his resignation on May 8, the same day his successor was appointed.[25]
  8. ^ Hunt was appointed on May 8, 1867,[25] during a Senate recess; nominated on July 20;[28] and confirmed by the Senate on November 29.[29]
  9. ^ McCook was nominated on April 15, 1869,[32] confirmed by the Senate on April 19,[33] and took office on June 15.[30]
  10. ^ Sources vary on why McCook left office. Grant's nomination of his successor specified that McCook declined reappointment;[34] the Colorado State Archives say locals petitioned for his removal;[31] and McMullin says Grant refused to reappoint him.[30]
  11. ^ Elbert was nominated on March 19, 1873,[34] and confirmed by the Senate on March 20,[37] for a term to begin April 17.[34]
  12. ^ Most sources do not specify when Elbert left office. According to news dated July 22, 1874, he was still claiming to be governor,[38] and that his successor likely arrived in the territory on July 24.[39]
  13. ^ McCook was nominated on January 28, 1874,[40] and confirmed by the Senate on June 19.[41] He was sworn in out of state on June 26,[42] and took office in the territory probably on July 26.[39]
  14. ^ Grant's appointment of McCook's successor specified that McCook resigned;[43] contemporary news reports say that he was asked to resign, but refused.[44]
  15. ^ Routt was nominated and confirmed by the Senate on February 8, 1875,[43] and took office on March 29.[45][47][48]
  16. ^ Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
  17. ^ Sobel notes that Pitkin ran unsuccessfully for Republican nomination for the United States Senate in 1882,[60] but no further details have yet been found as to which of the two Senate races that year he was running in.
  18. ^ a b c d e f Represented the Republican Party
  19. ^ Kallenbach labels Waite as a Populist and Silver Democrat.[85]
  20. ^ Thomas was a Democrat,[59] but he has been described as a fusion candidate, as he also had support from the People's Party.[91][93]
  21. ^ Represented the Populist Party
  22. ^ Orman was a Democrat,[59] and was also nominated by the People's Party.[95]
  23. ^ The Colorado State Archives labels Coates a Democrat;[99] however, a contemporary New York Times article describes him as a Populist elected on a fusion ticket, and that he had renounced all other parties and become a Socialist.[100]
  24. ^ a b c d e The 1904 election was rife with fraud and controversy. Alva Adams won election, but soon after he took office the Republican legislature declared James Peabody to be the actual winner, on the condition that Peabody immediately tender his resignation, postdated to the next day. Peabody's lieutenant governor, Jesse McDonald, then succeeded to the governorship.[105][106]
  25. ^ The Colorado State Archives says Haggott served from 1902 to 1903; however, multiple sources say he served with Peabody[107] well into 1904,[108] so it is assumed the Archives are in error.
  26. ^ a b c Represented the Democratic Party
  27. ^ Shafroth was instead elected to the United States Senate.[119]
  28. ^ Johnson resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.[152]
  29. ^ Knous resigned, having been confirmed to the United States District Court for the District of Colorado.[172]
  30. ^ First term under a 1956 constitutional amendment, which lengthened terms to four years.[50]
  31. ^ Love resigned, having been appointed Director of the Office of Energy Policy.[189]
  32. ^ a b c Under a 1990 amendment to the constitution, governors may not serve more than two consecutive terms.[201]
  33. ^ Polis' second term began on January 10, 2023, and will expire on January 12, 2027; he will be term-limited.

References edit

General
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  22. ^ U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 39th Cong., 1st sess., 306, accessed February 9, 2023.
  23. ^ U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 39th Cong., 1st sess., 487, accessed February 9, 2023.
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The governor of Colorado is the head of government of the U S state of Colorado The governor is the head of the executive branch of Colorado s state government and is charged with enforcing state laws The governor has the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Colorado General Assembly to convene the legislature and to grant pardons except in cases of treason or impeachment 2 The governor is also the commander in chief of the state s military forces Governor of ColoradoSeal of the Executive OfficeIncumbentJared Polissince January 8 2019Government of ColoradoStyleThe HonorableResidenceColorado Governor s MansionTerm lengthFour years renewable once consecutivelyInaugural holderJohn Long RouttFormationAugust 1 1876DeputyDianne PrimaveraSalary 123 193 2019 1 Websitewww wbr colorado wbr gov wbr governor Seven people served as governor of Colorado Territory over eight terms appointed by the president of the United States Since statehood there have been 38 governors serving 43 distinct terms One governor Alva Adams served three non consecutive terms while John Long Routt James Hamilton Peabody and Edwin C Johnson each served during two non consecutive periods The longest serving governors were Richard Dick Lamm 1975 1987 and Roy Romer 1987 1999 who each served 12 years over three terms The shortest term occurred on March 16 and 17 1905 when the state had three governors in the span of 24 hours Alva Adams won the election but soon after he took office the legislature declared his opponent James Hamilton Peabody governor but on the condition that he immediately resign so that his lieutenant governor Jesse McDonald could be governor Thus Peabody served less than a day as governor The current governor is Democrat Jared Polis who took office on January 8 2019 Contents 1 List of governors 1 1 Territory of Jefferson 1 2 Territory of Colorado 1 3 State of Colorado 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksList of governors editTerritory of Jefferson edit The self proclaimed Provisional Government of the Territory of Jefferson was organized on November 7 1859 3 Jefferson Territory included all of present day Colorado but extended about 3 miles 5 km farther east 138 miles 222 km farther north and about 50 miles 80 km farther west 4 The territory was never recognized by the federal government in the tumultuous days before the American Civil War The Jefferson Territory had only one governor Robert Williamson Steele a pro union Democrat elected by popular vote He proclaimed the territory dissolved on June 6 1861 several months after the official formation of the Colorado Territory but only days after the arrival of its first governor 5 Territory of Colorado edit The Territory of Colorado was organized on February 28 1861 from parts of the territories of New Mexico Utah and Nebraska and the unorganized territory that was previously the western portion of Kansas Territory 6 Governors of the Territory of Colorado No Governor Term in office a Appointed by 1 nbsp William Gilpin 1813 1894 7 8 March 25 1861 b March 26 1862 successor appointed c Abraham Lincoln 2 nbsp John Evans 1814 1897 12 13 March 26 1862 d October 17 1865 resigned e Abraham Lincoln 3 nbsp Alexander Cummings 1810 1879 17 18 October 17 1865 f May 8 1867 resigned g Andrew Johnson 4 nbsp Alexander Cameron Hunt 1825 1894 26 27 May 8 1867 h April 19 1869 successor appointed Andrew Johnson 5 nbsp Edward M McCook 1833 1909 30 31 April 19 1869 i April 17 1873 successor appointed j Ulysses S Grant 6 nbsp Samuel Hitt Elbert 1833 1899 35 36 April 17 1873 k July 26 1874 l successor appointed Ulysses S Grant 7 nbsp Edward M McCook 1833 1909 30 31 June 19 1874 m February 8 1875 successor appointed n Ulysses S Grant 8 nbsp John Long Routt 1826 1907 45 46 February 8 1875 o November 3 1876 elected state governor Ulysses S Grant State of Colorado edit The State of Colorado was admitted to the Union on August 1 1876 To serve as governor one must be at least 30 years old be a citizen of the United States and have been a resident of the state for at least two years prior to election The state constitution of 1876 originally called for election of the governor every two years with their term beginning on the second Tuesday of the January following the election 49 An amendment passed in 1956 taking effect in 1959 increased terms to four years 50 Originally there was no term limit applied to the governor a 1990 amendment allowed governors to succeed themselves only once 51 There is however no limit on the total number of terms one may serve as long as one who has served the two term limit is out of office for four years Should the office of governor become vacant the lieutenant governor becomes governor 52 If both the offices governor and lieutenant governor are vacant the line of succession moves down through the senior members of the state senate and state house of representatives of the same party as the governor 53 The lieutenant governor was elected separately from the governor until a 1968 amendment to the constitution 54 made it so that they are elected on the same ticket 55 Governors of the State of Colorado No Governor Term in office Party Election Lt Governor p 1 nbsp John Long Routt 1826 1907 56 57 46 November 3 1876 58 January 14 1879 did not run 56 Republican 59 1876 Lafayette Head 2 nbsp Frederick Walker Pitkin 1837 1886 60 61 62 January 14 1879 63 January 9 1883 did not run q Republican 59 1878 Horace Tabor 1880 3 nbsp James Benton Grant 1848 1911 64 65 66 January 9 1883 67 January 13 1885 did not run 64 Democratic 59 1882 William H Meyer r 4 nbsp Benjamin Harrison Eaton 1833 1904 68 69 70 January 13 1885 71 January 11 1887 did not run Republican 59 1884 Peter W Breene 5 nbsp Alva Adams 1850 1922 72 73 74 January 11 1887 75 January 8 1889 did not run Democratic 59 1886 Norman H Meldrum 6 nbsp Job Adams Cooper 1843 1899 76 77 78 January 8 1889 79 January 13 1891 did not run Republican 59 1888 William Grover Smith 7 nbsp John Long Routt 1826 1907 56 57 46 January 13 1891 80 January 10 1893 did not run Republican 59 1890 William Story 8 nbsp Davis Hanson Waite 1825 1901 81 82 83 January 10 1893 84 January 8 1895 lost election People s s 1892 David H Nichols 9 nbsp Albert McIntire 1853 1935 86 87 88 January 8 1895 89 January 12 1897 did not run Republican 59 1894 Jared L Brush r 10 nbsp Alva Adams 1850 1922 72 73 74 January 12 1897 90 January 10 1899 did not run Democratic 59 1896 11 nbsp Charles S Thomas 1849 1934 91 92 93 January 10 1899 94 January 8 1901 did not run Democratic t 1898 Francis Patrick Carney u 12 nbsp James Bradley Orman 1849 1919 95 96 97 January 8 1901 98 January 13 1903 did not run Democratic v 1900 David C Coates w 13 nbsp James Hamilton Peabody 1852 1917 101 102 103 January 13 1903 104 January 10 1905 lost election x Republican 59 1902 Warren A Haggott y 14 nbsp Alva Adams 1850 1922 72 73 74 January 10 1905 109 March 16 1905 declared loser in election x Democratic 59 1904 x Arthur Cornforth 15 nbsp James Hamilton Peabody 1852 1917 101 102 103 March 16 1905 110 March 17 1905 resigned x Republican 59 Jesse Fuller McDonald 16 nbsp Jesse Fuller McDonald 1858 1942 111 112 113 March 17 1905 114 January 8 1907 did not run 113 Republican 59 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor x Arthur Cornforth z removed July 5 1905 Fred W Parks 17 nbsp Henry Augustus Buchtel 1847 1924 115 116 117 January 8 1907 118 January 12 1909 did not run 117 Republican 59 1906 Erastus Harper 18 nbsp John F Shafroth 1854 1922 119 120 121 January 12 1909 122 January 14 1913 did not run aa Democratic 59 1908 Stephen R Fitzgarrald 1910 19 nbsp Elias M Ammons 1860 1925 123 124 125 January 14 1913 126 January 12 1915 did not run Democratic 59 1912 Benjamin F Montgomery 20 nbsp George Alfred Carlson 1876 1926 127 128 129 January 12 1915 130 January 9 1917 lost election Republican 59 1914 Moses E Lewis 21 nbsp Julius Caldeen Gunter 1858 1940 131 132 133 January 9 1917 134 January 14 1919 did not run 133 Democratic 59 1916 James Pulliam 22 nbsp Oliver Henry Shoup 1869 1940 135 136 137 January 14 1919 138 January 9 1923 did not run 135 Republican 59 1918 George Stephan 1920 Earl Cooley 23 nbsp William Ellery Sweet 1869 1942 139 140 141 January 9 1923 142 January 13 1925 lost election Democratic 59 1922 Robert F Rockwell r 24 nbsp Clarence Morley 1869 1948 143 144 145 January 13 1925 146 January 11 1927 did not run Republican 59 1924 Sterling Byrd Lacy z 25 nbsp Billy Adams 1861 1954 147 148 149 January 11 1927 150 January 10 1933 did not run Democratic 59 1926 George Milton Corlett r 1928 1930 Edwin C Johnson 26 nbsp Edwin C Johnson 1884 1970 151 152 153 January 10 1933 154 January 2 1937 resigned ab Democratic 59 1932 Ray Herbert Talbot 1934 27 nbsp Ray Herbert Talbot 1896 1955 155 156 157 January 2 1937 158 January 12 1937 successor took office Democratic 59 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor Vacant 28 nbsp Teller Ammons 1895 1972 159 160 161 January 12 1937 162 January 10 1939 lost election Democratic 59 1936 Frank Hayes 29 nbsp Ralph Lawrence Carr 1887 1950 163 164 165 January 10 1939 166 January 12 1943 did not run Republican 59 1938 John Charles Vivian 1940 30 nbsp John Charles Vivian 1887 1964 167 168 169 January 12 1943 170 January 14 1947 did not run Republican 59 1942 William Eugene Higby 1944 31 nbsp William Lee Knous 1889 1959 171 172 173 January 14 1947 174 April 15 1950 resigned ac Democratic 59 1946 Homer L Pearson 1948 Walter Walford Johnson 32 nbsp Walter Walford Johnson 1904 1987 175 176 177 April 15 1950 178 January 9 1951 lost election Democratic 59 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor Charles P Murphy r 33 nbsp Daniel I J Thornton 1911 1976 179 180 181 January 9 1951 182 January 11 1955 did not run Republican 59 1950 Gordon Allott 1952 34 nbsp Edwin C Johnson 1884 1970 151 152 153 January 11 1955 183 January 8 1957 did not run Democratic 59 1954 Stephen McNichols 35 nbsp Stephen McNichols 1914 1997 184 185 186 January 8 1957 187 January 8 1963 lost election Democratic 59 1956 Frank L Hays r 1958 ad Robert Lee Knous 36 nbsp John Arthur Love 1916 2002 188 189 190 January 8 1963 191 July 16 1973 resigned ae Republican 59 1962 1966 Mark Anthony Hogan z 1970 John D Vanderhoof 37 nbsp John D Vanderhoof 1922 2013 192 193 194 July 16 1973 195 January 14 1975 lost election Republican 59 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor Ted L Strickland 38 nbsp Richard Lamm 1935 2021 196 197 January 14 1975 198 January 13 1987 did not run Democratic 59 1974 George L Brown 1978 Nancy E Dick 1982 39 nbsp Roy Romer b 1928 199 January 13 1987 200 January 12 1999 term limited af Democratic 199 1986 Mike Callihan resigned May 10 1994 1990 Vacant Samuel H Cassidy took office May 11 1994 1994 Gail Schoettler 40 nbsp Bill Owens b 1950 202 January 12 1999 203 January 9 2007 term limited af Republican 202 1998 Joe Rogers 2002 Jane E Norton 41 nbsp Bill Ritter b 1956 204 January 9 2007 205 January 11 2011 did not run 206 Democratic 204 2006 Barbara O Brien 42 nbsp John Hickenlooper b 1952 207 January 11 2011 208 January 8 2019 term limited af Democratic 207 2010 Joseph Garcia resigned May 12 2016 2014 Donna Lynne 43 nbsp Jared Polis b 1975 209 January 8 2019 210 Incumbent ag Democratic 209 2018 Dianne Primavera 2022See also edit nbsp United States portal nbsp Colorado portal Index of Colorado related articles List of Colorado state legislatures Outline of Colorado State of Colorado Government of Colorado Gubernatorial lines of succession in the United States Colorado Lieutenant Governor of ColoradoNotes edit The range given is from the date the governor was confirmed by the Senate or appointed by the President during a Senate recess to the date the governor s successor was confirmed unless noted Gilpin was nominated on March 22 1861 9 and confirmed by the Senate on March 25 10 He arrived in the territory on May 27 11 however he was not formally sworn in until July 8 7 after the territorial courts were set up Gilpin was removed from office for improper financial drafts from the federal treasury 8 Evans was nominated on March 18 1862 14 and confirmed by the Senate on March 26 15 He was sworn in as governor in Washington D C on April 11 and arrived in the territory on May 16 16 Evans resigned at the request of President Johnson following the Sand Creek Massacre The resignation was requested on July 18 1865 12 It is ambiguous exactly when Evans resigned and Cummings was appointed Secretary of State William Seward requested Evans resignation on July 18 1865 12 and Evans submitted it on September 4 19 Modern sources say Cummings was appointed on October 17 18 during a Senate recess and sworn in to office on October 21 17 however contemporary news reported on his appointment as early as August 18 20 and other major sources say he was appointed on August 8 21 He was formally nominated on December 19 22 and confirmed by the Senate on January 26 1866 23 Cummings resigned after being accused of misappropriating funds despite being cleared of wrongdoing his political career in the territory had been ruined 24 Sources vary on when he resigned modern sources almost all say April 1867 17 but the best contemporary sources found say he tendered his resignation on May 8 the same day his successor was appointed 25 Hunt was appointed on May 8 1867 25 during a Senate recess nominated on July 20 28 and confirmed by the Senate on November 29 29 McCook was nominated on April 15 1869 32 confirmed by the Senate on April 19 33 and took office on June 15 30 Sources vary on why McCook left office Grant s nomination of his successor specified that McCook declined reappointment 34 the Colorado State Archives say locals petitioned for his removal 31 and McMullin says Grant refused to reappoint him 30 Elbert was nominated on March 19 1873 34 and confirmed by the Senate on March 20 37 for a term to begin April 17 34 Most sources do not specify when Elbert left office According to news dated July 22 1874 he was still claiming to be governor 38 and that his successor likely arrived in the territory on July 24 39 McCook was nominated on January 28 1874 40 and confirmed by the Senate on June 19 41 He was sworn in out of state on June 26 42 and took office in the territory probably on July 26 39 Grant s appointment of McCook s successor specified that McCook resigned 43 contemporary news reports say that he was asked to resign but refused 44 Routt was nominated and confirmed by the Senate on February 8 1875 43 and took office on March 29 45 47 48 Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted Sobel notes that Pitkin ran unsuccessfully for Republican nomination for the United States Senate in 1882 60 but no further details have yet been found as to which of the two Senate races that year he was running in a b c d e f Represented the Republican Party Kallenbach labels Waite as a Populist and Silver Democrat 85 Thomas was a Democrat 59 but he has been described as a fusion candidate as he also had support from the People s Party 91 93 Represented the Populist Party Orman was a Democrat 59 and was also nominated by the People s Party 95 The Colorado State Archives labels Coates a Democrat 99 however a contemporary New York Times article describes him as a Populist elected on a fusion ticket and that he had renounced all other parties and become a Socialist 100 a b c d e The 1904 election was rife with fraud and controversy Alva Adams won election but soon after he took office the Republican legislature declared James Peabody to be the actual winner on the condition that Peabody immediately tender his resignation postdated to the next day Peabody s lieutenant governor Jesse McDonald then succeeded to the governorship 105 106 The Colorado State Archives says Haggott served from 1902 to 1903 however multiple sources say he served with Peabody 107 well into 1904 108 so it is assumed the Archives are in error a b c Represented the Democratic Party Shafroth was instead elected to the United States Senate 119 Johnson resigned having been elected to the United States Senate 152 Knous resigned having been confirmed to the United States District Court for the District of Colorado 172 First term under a 1956 constitutional amendment which lengthened terms to four years 50 Love resigned having been appointed Director of the Office of Energy Policy 189 a b c Under a 1990 amendment to the constitution governors may not serve more than two consecutive terms 201 Polis second term began on January 10 2023 and will expire on January 12 2027 he will be term limited References editGeneral Governors of Colorado National Governors Association Retrieved July 10 2019 Governors Colorado State Archives Retrieved December 14 2018 The Territorial Governors Collection Colorado State Archives Retrieved January 18 2008 University of Colorado 1907 The University of Colorado Studies volume IV Sobel Robert 1978 Biographical directory of the governors of the United States 1789 1978 Vol 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