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List of governors of Oklahoma

January 01, 1970

The governor of Oklahoma is the head of government of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

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List of governors edit

Oklahoma Territory edit

Oklahoma Territory was organized on May 2, 1890.[1] It had seven governors appointed by the president of the United States.

Governors of the Territory of Oklahoma
No. Governor Term in office[a] Appointing president
1   George Washington Steele
(1839–1922)
[2] 		May 14, 1890[b]
–
November 8, 1891
(resigned)[c] 		Benjamin Harrison
2   Abraham Jefferson Seay
(1832–1915)
[5] 		January 18, 1892[d]
–
May 7, 1893
(successor appointed)[e] 		Benjamin Harrison
3   William Cary Renfrow
(1845–1922)
[9] 		May 6, 1893[f]
–
May 11, 1897
(resigned)[g] 		Grover Cleveland
4   Cassius McDonald Barnes
(1845–1925)
[12] 		May 11, 1897[h]
–
April 20, 1901
(successor appointed) 		William McKinley
5   William Miller Jenkins
(1856–1941)
[14] 		April 20, 1901[i]
–
November 30, 1901
(removed)[j] 		William McKinley
6   Thompson Benton Ferguson
(1857–1921)
[16] 		November 30, 1901[k]
–
January 13, 1906
(successor appointed) 		Theodore Roosevelt
7   Frank Frantz
(1872–1941)
[18] 		January 13, 1906[l]
–
November 16, 1907
(lost election) 		Theodore Roosevelt

State of Oklahoma edit

Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory were combined and admitted to the Union as the State of Oklahoma on November 16, 1907.[21]

The Constitution of Oklahoma calls for the election of a governor every four years, to take office on the second Monday in January after the election.[22] Originally, governors could not succeed themselves, with no limit on total terms;[23] a 1966 constitutional amendment allowed them to succeed themselves once.[24] An amendment in 2010 limited them to eight years in total, retroactively applying to all living former governors.[25] Should the office become vacant because of a death, resignation or removal of the governor, the lieutenant governor immediately succeeds to the governorship.[26] After Jack C. Walton was impeached and removed in 1923, Lieutenant Governor Martin E. Trapp served in the office for the remainder of the term. He styled himself "Acting Governor," as the constitution only specified that the powers of the office devolved upon the lieutenant governor, hoping that he would not be prevented from running in the next election. However, the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled in 1926 that, in the case of a vacancy in the office, the lieutenant governor becomes governor, and he was ineligible to run for a consecutive term.[27][28] The governor and the lieutenant governor are not formally elected on the same ticket.

Governors of the State of Oklahoma
No. Governor Term in office Party Election Lt. Governor[m]
1     Charles N. Haskell
(1860–1933)
[29][30] 		November 16, 1907[31]
–
January 9, 1911
(term-limited)[n] 		Democratic[33] 1907   George W. Bellamy
2   Lee Cruce
(1863–1933)
[34][35] 		January 9, 1911[36]
–
January 11, 1915
(term-limited)[n] 		Democratic[33] 1910 J. J. McAlester
3   Robert L. Williams
(1868–1948)
[37][38] 		January 11, 1915[39]
–
January 13, 1919
(term-limited)[n] 		Democratic[33] 1914 Martin E. Trapp
4
 
 James B. A. Robertson
(1871–1938)
[40][41] 		January 13, 1919[42]
–
January 8, 1923
(term-limited)[n] 		Democratic[33] 1918
5   Jack C. Walton
(1881–1949)
[43][44] 		January 8, 1923[45]
–
November 19, 1923
(impeached and removed)[o] 		Democratic[33] 1922
6   Martin E. Trapp
(1877–1951)
[27][47] 		November 19, 1923[48]
–
January 10, 1927
(term-limited)[n] 		Democratic[33] Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor[p] 		Vacant
7   Henry S. Johnston
(1867–1965)
[49][50] 		January 10, 1927[51]
–
March 20, 1929
(impeached and removed)[q] 		Democratic[33] 1926 William J. Holloway
8   William J. Holloway
(1888–1970)
[53][54] 		March 20, 1929[55]
–
January 12, 1931
(term-limited)[n] 		Democratic[33] Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor[r] 		Vacant
9   William H. Murray
(1869–1956)
[57][58] 		January 12, 1931[59]
–
January 14, 1935
(term-limited)[n] 		Democratic[33] 1930 Robert Burns
10   E. W. Marland
(1874–1941)
[60][61] 		January 14, 1935[62]
–
January 9, 1939
(term-limited)[n] 		Democratic[33] 1934 James E. Berry
11
 
 Leon C. Phillips
(1890–1958)
[63][64] 		January 9, 1939[65]
–
January 11, 1943
(term-limited)[n] 		Democratic[33] 1938
12   Robert S. Kerr
(1896–1963)
[66][67] 		January 11, 1943[68]
–
January 13, 1947
(term-limited)[n] 		Democratic[33] 1942
13   Roy J. Turner
(1894–1973)
[69][70] 		January 13, 1947[71]
–
January 8, 1951
(term-limited)[n] 		Democratic[33] 1946
14   Johnston Murray
(1902–1974)
[72][73] 		January 8, 1951[74]
–
January 10, 1955
(term-limited)[n] 		Democratic[33] 1950
15   Raymond D. Gary
(1908–1993)
[75][76] 		January 10, 1955[77]
–
January 12, 1959
(term-limited)[n] 		Democratic[33] 1954 Cowboy Pink Williams
16   J. Howard Edmondson
(1925–1971)
[78][79] 		January 12, 1959[80]
–
January 6, 1963
(resigned)[s] 		Democratic[33] 1958 George Nigh
17   George Nigh
(b. 1927)
[81][82] 		January 6, 1963[83]
–
January 14, 1963
(successor took office) 		Democratic[33] Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		Vacant
18   Henry Bellmon
(1921–2009)
[84][85] 		January 14, 1963[86]
–
January 9, 1967
(term-limited)[n] 		Republican[33] 1962 Leo Winters[t]
19   Dewey F. Bartlett
(1919–1979)
[87][88] 		January 9, 1967[89]
–
January 11, 1971
(lost election) 		Republican[33] 1966 George Nigh[t]
20   David Hall
(1930–2016)
[90][91] 		January 11, 1971[92]
–
January 13, 1975
(lost nomination)[90] 		Democratic[33] 1970
21   David Boren
(b. 1941)
[93][94] 		January 13, 1975[95]
–
January 2, 1979
(resigned)[u] 		Democratic[33] 1974
22   George Nigh
(b. 1927)
[81][82] 		January 3, 1979[97]
–
January 12, 1987
(term-limited)[v] 		Democratic[82] Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		Spencer Bernard
1978
1982
23   Henry Bellmon
(1921–2009)
[84][85] 		January 12, 1987[99]
–
January 14, 1991
(did not run) 		Republican[85] 1986 Robert S. Kerr III[t]
24   David Walters
(b. 1951)
[100] 		January 14, 1991[101]
–
January 9, 1995
(did not run) 		Democratic[100] 1990 Jack Mildren
25   Frank Keating
(b. 1944)
[102] 		January 9, 1995[103]
–
January 13, 2003
(term-limited)[v] 		Republican[102] 1994 Mary Fallin[w]
1998
26   Brad Henry
(b. 1963)
[104] 		January 13, 2003[105]
–
January 10, 2011
(term-limited)[v] 		Democratic[104] 2002
2006 Jari Askins
27   Mary Fallin
(b. 1954)
[106] 		January 10, 2011[107]
–
January 14, 2019
(term-limited)[x] 		Republican[106] 2010 Todd Lamb
2014
28   Kevin Stitt
(b. 1972)
[109] 		January 14, 2019[110]
–
Incumbent[y] 		Republican[109] 2018 Matt Pinnell
2022

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. ^ Steele was nominated on May 10, 1890;[3] confirmed by the Senate on May 14;[4] and arrived in the territory on May 22.[2]
  3. ^ Steele resigned due to frustration with the legislature. Territorial Secretary Robert Martin acted as governor until his successor arrived.[2]
  4. ^ Seay was nominated on January 5, 1892;[6] confirmed by the Senate on January 18;[7] and took the oath of office on February 2.[5]
  5. ^ McMullin says Seay resigned when Grover Cleveland became president, but Cleveland's nomination of his successor specifies he is being removed.[8]
  6. ^ Renfrow was appointed on May 6, 1893, during a Senate recess;[8] nominated on August 18;[8] and confirmed by the Senate on August 22.[10] He was inaugurated on May 10.[9]
  7. ^ The nomination of Renfrow's successor specifies that Renfrow resigned[11] but no reason is given.
  8. ^ Barnes was nominated on May 3, 1897;[11] confirmed by the Senate on May 11;[13] and took the oath of office on May 24.[12]
  9. ^ Jenkins was appointed on April 20, 1901, during a Senate recess, but was removed before he was formally nominated and confirmed.[15]
  10. ^ Jenkins was removed due to a corruption scandal, though he was later exonerated. Territorial Secretary William C. Grimes acted as governor until his successor arrived.[14]
  11. ^ Ferguson was appointed on November 30, 1901, during a Senate recess;[15] nominated on December 5, 1901;[15] and confirmed by the Senate on January 13, 1902.[17] He took the oath of office on December 9, 1901.[16]
  12. ^ Frantz was nominated on December 6, 1905, for a term beginning January 13;[19] confirmed by the Senate on January 10, 1906;[20] and was inaugurated on January 13, 1906.[18]
  13. ^ Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
  14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Under the original provisions of the 1907 constitution, governors were ineligible to immediately succeed themselves.[32]
  15. ^ Walton was convicted on multiple charges of corruption, abuse of power, and for violating the state constitution by suspending habeas corpus.[43][46]
  16. ^ Jack C. Walton was impeached on October 23, 1923, at which point Trapp began acting as governor; per the 1926 Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling, when Walton was removed from office on November 19, Trapp became governor.[27]
  17. ^ Johnston was convicted on a charge of general incompetence.[52]
  18. ^ Henry S. Johnston was impeached on January 21, 1923, at which point Holloway began acting as governor.[56]
  19. ^ Edmondson resigned to so that his successor would appoint him to the United States Senate.[78]
  20. ^ a b c Represented the Democratic Party
  21. ^ Boren resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.[96]
  22. ^ a b c Under a 1966 amendment to the constitution, governors were ineligible to be elected more than two times in succession.[98]
  23. ^ Represented the Republican Party
  24. ^ Under a 2010 amendment to the constitution, governors are limited to serving eight years in total, not counting partial terms towards the limit.[108]
  25. ^ Stitt's second term began on January 9, 2023, and will expire January 11, 2027; he will be term-limited.

References edit

General
  • "Former Oklahoma Governors". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  • McMullin, Thomas A. (1984). Biographical directory of American territorial governors. Westport, CT : Meckler. ISBN 978-0-930466-11-4. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  • Sobel, Robert (1978). Biographical directory of the governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. III. Meckler Books. ISBN 9780930466008. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  • Kallenbach, Joseph Ernest (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Oceana Publications. ISBN 978-0-379-00665-0. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  • Dubin, Michael J. (2014). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911: The Official Results by State and County. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-5646-8.
  • Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 978-0-930466-17-6.
  • "Our Campaigns - Governor of Oklahoma - History". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
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  1. ^ 26 Stat. 81
  2. ^ a b c McMullin 1984, pp. 265–266.
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  4. ^ U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 51st Cong., 1st sess., 628, accessed June 5, 2023.
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  8. ^ a b c U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 53rd Cong., 1st sess., 32, accessed June 5, 2023.
  9. ^ a b McMullin 1984, pp. 267–268.
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  11. ^ a b U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 55th Cong., 1st sess., 85, accessed June 5, 2023.
  12. ^ a b McMullin 1984, pp. 268–269.
  13. ^ U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 55th Cong., 1st sess., 110, accessed June 5, 2023.
  14. ^ a b McMullin 1984, pp. 269–270.
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  16. ^ a b McMullin 1984, pp. 271–272.
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  20. ^ U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 59th Cong., 1st sess., 157, accessed June 5, 2023.
  21. ^ 35 Stat. 2160
  22. ^ OK Const. Art. I, § 4
  23. ^ Constitution and Enabling Act of the State of Oklahoma Annotated and Indexed. Bunn brothers. 1907. p. 37.
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  26. ^ OK Const. Art. 4, § 16
  27. ^ a b c Sobel 1978, p. 1245.
  28. ^ Abel, Kevin M. (2013). "The Right of Succession by the Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor to the Office of the Governor and the Appointment of a Successor Lieutenant Governor". Tulsa Law Review. 36 (1): 217–229.
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  34. ^ Sobel 1978, p. 1242.
  35. ^ "Lee Cruce". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  36. ^ "Cruce Is Now Governor". Muskogee Times-Democrat. January 9, 1911. p. 1. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  37. ^ Sobel 1978, pp. 1242–1243.
  38. ^ "Robert Lee Williams". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  39. ^ "Gov. Robt. L. Williams Takes Oath of Office at Capitol". The Daily Ardmoreite. January 11, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
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  41. ^ "James Brooks Ayers Robertson". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  42. ^ "Oklahoma Governor Takes Oath". The Ponca City News. January 13, 1919. p. 1. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
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  45. ^ "Walton Now Is Governor". Nowata Daily Star. Associated Press. January 8, 1923. p. 1. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
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  48. ^ "Jack Walton Ousted". Okmulgee Daily Times. November 20, 1923. p. 1. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
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  50. ^ "Henry Simpson Johnston". National Governors Association. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
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The governor of Oklahoma is the head of government of the U S state of Oklahoma Standard of the governor of Oklahoma Contents 1 List of governors 1 1 Oklahoma Territory 1 2 State of Oklahoma 2 Notes 3 References 4 External linksList of governors editOklahoma Territory edit Oklahoma Territory was organized on May 2 1890 1 It had seven governors appointed by the president of the United States Governors of the Territory of Oklahoma No Governor Term in office a Appointing president 1 nbsp George Washington Steele 1839 1922 2 May 14 1890 b November 8 1891 resigned c Benjamin Harrison 2 nbsp Abraham Jefferson Seay 1832 1915 5 January 18 1892 d May 7 1893 successor appointed e Benjamin Harrison 3 nbsp William Cary Renfrow 1845 1922 9 May 6 1893 f May 11 1897 resigned g Grover Cleveland 4 nbsp Cassius McDonald Barnes 1845 1925 12 May 11 1897 h April 20 1901 successor appointed William McKinley 5 nbsp William Miller Jenkins 1856 1941 14 April 20 1901 i November 30 1901 removed j William McKinley 6 nbsp Thompson Benton Ferguson 1857 1921 16 November 30 1901 k January 13 1906 successor appointed Theodore Roosevelt 7 nbsp Frank Frantz 1872 1941 18 January 13 1906 l November 16 1907 lost election Theodore Roosevelt State of Oklahoma edit Indian Territory and Oklahoma Territory were combined and admitted to the Union as the State of Oklahoma on November 16 1907 21 The Constitution of Oklahoma calls for the election of a governor every four years to take office on the second Monday in January after the election 22 Originally governors could not succeed themselves with no limit on total terms 23 a 1966 constitutional amendment allowed them to succeed themselves once 24 An amendment in 2010 limited them to eight years in total retroactively applying to all living former governors 25 Should the office become vacant because of a death resignation or removal of the governor the lieutenant governor immediately succeeds to the governorship 26 After Jack C Walton was impeached and removed in 1923 Lieutenant Governor Martin E Trapp served in the office for the remainder of the term He styled himself Acting Governor as the constitution only specified that the powers of the office devolved upon the lieutenant governor hoping that he would not be prevented from running in the next election However the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled in 1926 that in the case of a vacancy in the office the lieutenant governor becomes governor and he was ineligible to run for a consecutive term 27 28 The governor and the lieutenant governor are not formally elected on the same ticket Governors of the State of Oklahoma No Governor Term in office Party Election Lt Governor m 1 nbsp Charles N Haskell 1860 1933 29 30 November 16 1907 31 January 9 1911 term limited n Democratic 33 1907 George W Bellamy 2 nbsp Lee Cruce 1863 1933 34 35 January 9 1911 36 January 11 1915 term limited n Democratic 33 1910 J J McAlester 3 nbsp Robert L Williams 1868 1948 37 38 January 11 1915 39 January 13 1919 term limited n Democratic 33 1914 Martin E Trapp 4 nbsp James B A Robertson 1871 1938 40 41 January 13 1919 42 January 8 1923 term limited n Democratic 33 1918 5 nbsp Jack C Walton 1881 1949 43 44 January 8 1923 45 November 19 1923 impeached and removed o Democratic 33 1922 6 nbsp Martin E Trapp 1877 1951 27 47 November 19 1923 48 January 10 1927 term limited n Democratic 33 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor p Vacant 7 nbsp Henry S Johnston 1867 1965 49 50 January 10 1927 51 March 20 1929 impeached and removed q Democratic 33 1926 William J Holloway 8 nbsp William J Holloway 1888 1970 53 54 March 20 1929 55 January 12 1931 term limited n Democratic 33 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor r Vacant 9 nbsp William H Murray 1869 1956 57 58 January 12 1931 59 January 14 1935 term limited n Democratic 33 1930 Robert Burns 10 nbsp E W Marland 1874 1941 60 61 January 14 1935 62 January 9 1939 term limited n Democratic 33 1934 James E Berry 11 nbsp Leon C Phillips 1890 1958 63 64 January 9 1939 65 January 11 1943 term limited n Democratic 33 1938 12 nbsp Robert S Kerr 1896 1963 66 67 January 11 1943 68 January 13 1947 term limited n Democratic 33 1942 13 nbsp Roy J Turner 1894 1973 69 70 January 13 1947 71 January 8 1951 term limited n Democratic 33 1946 14 nbsp Johnston Murray 1902 1974 72 73 January 8 1951 74 January 10 1955 term limited n Democratic 33 1950 15 nbsp Raymond D Gary 1908 1993 75 76 January 10 1955 77 January 12 1959 term limited n Democratic 33 1954 Cowboy Pink Williams 16 nbsp J Howard Edmondson 1925 1971 78 79 January 12 1959 80 January 6 1963 resigned s Democratic 33 1958 George Nigh 17 nbsp George Nigh b 1927 81 82 January 6 1963 83 January 14 1963 successor took office Democratic 33 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor Vacant 18 nbsp Henry Bellmon 1921 2009 84 85 January 14 1963 86 January 9 1967 term limited n Republican 33 1962 Leo Winters t 19 nbsp Dewey F Bartlett 1919 1979 87 88 January 9 1967 89 January 11 1971 lost election Republican 33 1966 George Nigh t 20 nbsp David Hall 1930 2016 90 91 January 11 1971 92 January 13 1975 lost nomination 90 Democratic 33 1970 21 nbsp David Boren b 1941 93 94 January 13 1975 95 January 2 1979 resigned u Democratic 33 1974 22 nbsp George Nigh b 1927 81 82 January 3 1979 97 January 12 1987 term limited v Democratic 82 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor Spencer Bernard 1978 1982 23 nbsp Henry Bellmon 1921 2009 84 85 January 12 1987 99 January 14 1991 did not run Republican 85 1986 Robert S Kerr III t 24 nbsp David Walters b 1951 100 January 14 1991 101 January 9 1995 did not run Democratic 100 1990 Jack Mildren 25 nbsp Frank Keating b 1944 102 January 9 1995 103 January 13 2003 term limited v Republican 102 1994 Mary Fallin w 1998 26 nbsp Brad Henry b 1963 104 January 13 2003 105 January 10 2011 term limited v Democratic 104 2002 2006 Jari Askins 27 nbsp Mary Fallin b 1954 106 January 10 2011 107 January 14 2019 term limited x Republican 106 2010 Todd Lamb 2014 28 nbsp Kevin Stitt b 1972 109 January 14 2019 110 Incumbent y Republican 109 2018 Matt Pinnell 2022Notes 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 Steele was nominated on May 10 1890 3 confirmed by the Senate on May 14 4 and arrived in the territory on May 22 2 Steele resigned due to frustration with the legislature Territorial Secretary Robert Martin acted as governor until his successor arrived 2 Seay was nominated on January 5 1892 6 confirmed by the Senate on January 18 7 and took the oath of office on February 2 5 McMullin says Seay resigned when Grover Cleveland became president but Cleveland s nomination of his successor specifies he is being removed 8 Renfrow was appointed on May 6 1893 during a Senate recess 8 nominated on August 18 8 and confirmed by the Senate on August 22 10 He was inaugurated on May 10 9 The nomination of Renfrow s successor specifies that Renfrow resigned 11 but no reason is given Barnes was nominated on May 3 1897 11 confirmed by the Senate on May 11 13 and took the oath of office on May 24 12 Jenkins was appointed on April 20 1901 during a Senate recess but was removed before he was formally nominated and confirmed 15 Jenkins was removed due to a corruption scandal though he was later exonerated Territorial Secretary William C Grimes acted as governor until his successor arrived 14 Ferguson was appointed on November 30 1901 during a Senate recess 15 nominated on December 5 1901 15 and confirmed by the Senate on January 13 1902 17 He took the oath of office on December 9 1901 16 Frantz was nominated on December 6 1905 for a term beginning January 13 19 confirmed by the Senate on January 10 1906 20 and was inaugurated on January 13 1906 18 Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Under the original provisions of the 1907 constitution governors were ineligible to immediately succeed themselves 32 Walton was convicted on multiple charges of corruption abuse of power and for violating the state constitution by suspending habeas corpus 43 46 Jack C Walton was impeached on October 23 1923 at which point Trapp began acting as governor per the 1926 Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling when Walton was removed from office on November 19 Trapp became governor 27 Johnston was convicted on a charge of general incompetence 52 Henry S Johnston was impeached on January 21 1923 at which point Holloway began acting as governor 56 Edmondson resigned to so that his successor would appoint him to the United States Senate 78 a b c Represented the Democratic Party Boren resigned having been elected to the United States Senate 96 a b c Under a 1966 amendment to the constitution governors were ineligible to be elected more than two times in succession 98 Represented the Republican Party Under a 2010 amendment to the constitution governors are limited to 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