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List of governors of Arkansas

October 22, 2023

The governor of Arkansas is the head of government of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The governor is the head of the executive branch of the Arkansas government and is charged with enforcing state laws. They have the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Arkansas General Assembly, to convene the legislature, and to grant pardons, except in cases of treason and impeachment.[2]

Governor of Arkansas
Incumbent
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
since January 10, 2023 (2023-01-10)
Government of Arkansas
Style
StatusHead of Government
ResidenceArkansas Governor's Mansion
SeatState Capitol, Little Rock, Arkansas
Term lengthFour years, renewable once
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Arkansas
PrecursorGovernor of Arkansas Territory
Inaugural holderJames Sevier Conway
FormationSeptember 13, 1836
(187 years ago) (1836-09-13)
DeputyLieutenant Governor of Arkansas
SalaryUS$141,000 per annum
(2016)[1]
Websitegovernor.arkansas.gov

The state has had 46 elected governors, as well as 11 acting governors who assumed powers and duties following the resignation or death of the governor. Before becoming a state, Arkansas Territory had four governors appointed to it by the president of the United States. Orval Faubus (1955–1967) served the longest term as governor, being elected six times to serve 12 years. Bill Clinton (1979-1981; 1983-1992), elected five times over two distinct terms, fell only one month short of 12 years, and Mike Huckabee (1996-2007) served 10 years for two full four-year terms. The shortest term for an elected governor was the 38 days served by John Sebastian Little before his nervous breakdown; one of the acting successors to his term, Jesse M. Martin, took office only three days before the end of the term, the shortest term overall.

The current governor of Arkansas is Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who was sworn in on January 10, 2023.

Territorial (1819–1836) Edit

Arkansaw Territory (renamed Arkansas Territory, circa 1822)[a] was split from the Missouri Territory on July 4, 1819.[4] As territorial secretary from 1819 to 1829, Robert Crittenden served as acting governor whenever the appointed governor was not in the state. This meant that Crittenden was the first person to perform the duties of governor, since James Miller did not arrive in the territory until nine months after his appointment.[5]

Governors of Arkansas Territory
No. Governor Term in office[b] Appointed by
1   James Miller
(1776–1851)
[6]		 March 3, 1819[c]
–
December 27, 1824
(resigned)[d]		 James Monroe
2   George Izard
(1776–1828)
[11]		 March 3, 1825[e]
–
November 22, 1828
(died in office) 		James Monroe
John Quincy Adams
3   John Pope
(1770–1845)
[16]		 March 9, 1829[f]
–
March 9, 1835
(successor appointed) 		Andrew Jackson
4   William S. Fulton
(1795–1844)
[21]		 March 9, 1835[g]
–
September 13, 1836
(statehood)[h]		 Andrew Jackson

State (from 1836) Edit

Arkansas was admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836.[28] The state seceded on May 6, 1861,[29] and was admitted to the Confederacy on May 18, 1861.[30] When Little Rock, the state capital, was captured on September 10, 1863, the state government relocated to Washington, Arkansas, and a Union government was installed in its place, causing an overlap in the terms of Confederate governor Harris Flanagin and Union governor Isaac Murphy.[31] During the post-war Reconstruction period, it was part of the Fourth Military District. Arkansas was readmitted to the Union on June 22, 1868.[32]

The Arkansas Constitution of 1836 established four-year terms for governors,[33] which was lowered to two years in the 1874, and current, constitution.[34] An amendment in 1984 increased the terms of both governor and lieutenant governor to four years.[35] Governors were originally limited only to serving no more than eight out of every twelve years,[33] but the 1874 constitution removed any term limit. A referendum in 1992 limited governors to two terms.[36][37]

Until 1864, the constitutions provided that, should the office of governor be rendered vacant, the president of the senate would serve as acting governor until such time as a new governor was elected or the disability removed, or the acting governor's senate term expired.[38][39] This led to some situations where the governorship changed hands in quick succession, due to senate terms ending or new senate presidents being elected. For example, after John Sebastian Little resigned in 1907, 3 senate presidents acted as governors before the next elected governor took office. Should the president of the senate be similarly incapacitated, the next in line for the governorship was the speaker of the state house of representatives.

The 1864 constitution created the office of lieutenant governor[40] who would also act as president of the senate,[41] and who would serve as acting governor in case of vacancy.[42] The 1868 constitution maintained the position,[43] but the 1874 constitution removed it and returned to the original line of succession.[44] An amendment to the constitution, passed in 1914 but not recognized until 1925,[45] recreated the office of lieutenant governor, who becomes governor in case of vacancy of the governor's office.[46] The governor and lieutenant governor are not elected on the same ticket.

Arkansas was a strongly Democratic state before the Civil War, electing only candidates from the Democratic party. It elected three Republican governors following Reconstruction, but after the Democratic Party re-established control, 92 years passed before voters chose another Republican.

Governors of Arkansas
No.[i] Governor Term in office Party Election Lt. Governor[j][k]
1     James Sevier Conway
(1796–1855)
[48][49][50]		 September 13, 1836[51]
–
November 4, 1840
(did not run) 		Democratic[52] 1836 Office did not exist
2   Archibald Yell
(1797–1847)
[53][54][55]		 November 4, 1840[56]
–
April 29, 1844
(resigned)[l]		 Democratic[52] 1840
—   Samuel Adams
(1805–1850)
[57][58][59]		 April 29, 1844[60]
–
November 9, 1844
(did not run) 		Democratic[61] President of
the Senate
acting
3   Thomas Stevenson Drew
(1802–1879)
[62][63][64]		 November 9, 1844[65]
–
January 10, 1849
(resigned)[m]		 Democratic[52] 1844
1848
—   Richard C. Byrd
(1805–1854)
[66][67]		 January 10, 1849[68]
–
April 19, 1849
(did not run) 		Democratic[61] President of
the Senate
acting
4   John Selden Roane[n]
(1817–1867)
[71][72][73]		 April 19, 1849[74]
–
November 15, 1852
(did not run) 		Democratic[52] 1849
(special)[o]
5   Elias Nelson Conway[p]
(1812–1892)
[75][76][77]		 November 15, 1852[78]
–
November 15, 1860
(term-limited) 		Democratic[52] 1852
1856
6   Henry Massey Rector
(1816–1899)
[79][80][81]		 November 15, 1860[82]
–
November 3, 1862
(resigned)[q]		 Independent
Democratic[52]		 1860[r]
—   Thomas Fletcher
(1817–1880)
[s]		 November 3, 1862[86]
–
November 15, 1862
(successor took office)[t]		 Democratic[61] President of
the Senate
acting
7   Harris Flanagin
(1817–1874)
[87][88][31]		 November 15, 1862[89]
–
June 1, 1865[u]
(government in exile
disestablished)[v]		 Independent[92] 1862[w]
8   Isaac Murphy
(d. 1882)
[94][95][96]		 January 20, 1864[x]
–
July 2, 1868
(did not run) 		Independent[y] Provisional
governor
appointed by
constitutional
convention
1864 Calvin C. Bliss[98]
9   Powell Clayton
(1833–1914)
[99][100][101]		 July 2, 1868[102]
–
March 17, 1871
(resigned)[z]		 Republican[61] 1868   James M. Johnson[104]
(resigned March 14, 1871)[z]
Vacant
—   Ozra Amander Hadley
(1826–1915)
[105][106][103]		 March 17, 1871[107]
–
January 6, 1873
(did not run) 		Republican[61] President of
the Senate
acting[z]
10   Elisha Baxter[aa]
(1827–1899)
[109][110][111]		 January 6, 1873[112]
–
November 12, 1874
(did not run)[ab]		 Republican[61] 1872[ac] Volney V. Smith[113]
11   Augustus Hill Garland
(1832–1899)
[114][115][116]		 November 12, 1874[117]
–
January 11, 1877
(did not run) 		Democratic[61] 1874 Office did not exist
12   William Read Miller
(1823–1887)
[118][119][120]		 January 11, 1877[121]
–
January 13, 1881
(lost nomination)[ad]		 Democratic[61] 1876
1878
13   Thomas James Churchill
(1824–1905)
[123][124][125]		 January 13, 1881[126]
–
January 13, 1883
(did not run) 		Democratic[61] 1880
14   James Henderson Berry
(1841–1913)
[127][128][129]		 January 13, 1883[130]
–
January 15, 1885
(did not run) 		Democratic[61] 1882
15   Simon Pollard Hughes Jr.
(1830–1906)
[131][132][133]		 January 15, 1885[134]
–
January 17, 1889
(lost nomination)[ae]		 Democratic[61] 1884
1886
16   James Philip Eagle
(1837–1904)
[136][137][138]		 January 17, 1889[139]
–
January 14, 1893
(did not run) 		Democratic[61] 1888
1890
17   William Meade Fishback[af]
(1831–1903)
[141][142][143]		 January 14, 1893[144]
–
January 18, 1895
(did not run) 		Democratic[61] 1892
18   James Paul Clarke
(1854–1916)
[145][146][147]		 January 18, 1895[148]
–
January 18, 1897
(did not run) 		Democratic[61] 1894
19   Daniel Webster Jones
(1839–1918)
[149][150][151]		 January 18, 1897[152]
–
January 18, 1901
(did not run) 		Democratic[61] 1896
1898
20   Jeff Davis
(1862–1913)
[153][154][155]		 January 18, 1901[156]
–
January 18, 1907
(did not run) 		Democratic[61] 1900
1902
1904
21   John Sebastian Little
(1851–1916)
[157][158][159]		 January 18, 1907[160]
–
February 11, 1907
(resigned)[ag]		 Democratic[61] 1906
—   John Isaac Moore
(1856–1937)
[161][162]		 February 11, 1907[163]
–
May 14, 1907
(legislature adjourned) 		Democratic[61] President of
the Senate
acting[ah]
—   Xenophon Overton Pindall
(1873–1935)
[165][164][166]		 May 14, 1907[167]
–
January 11, 1909
(senate term expired) 		Democratic[61] President of
the Senate
acting[ah]
—   Jesse M. Martin
(1877–1915) 		January 11, 1909[168]
–
January 14, 1909
(successor took office) 		Democratic[61] President of
the Senate
acting[ah]
22   George Washington Donaghey
(1856–1937)
[169][170][171]		 January 14, 1909[172]
–
January 16, 1913
(lost nomination)[ai]		 Democratic[61] 1908
1910
23   Joseph Taylor Robinson
(1872–1937)
[174][175][176]		 January 16, 1913[177]
–
March 8, 1913
(resigned)[aj]		 Democratic[61] 1912
—   William Kavanaugh Oldham
(1865–1938)
[178][179]		 March 8, 1913[180]
–
March 13, 1913
(new president of
the senate elected) 		Democratic[61] President of
the Senate
acting[ak]
—   Junius Marion Futrell
(1870–1955)
[184][181][185]		 March 13, 1913[186]
–
August 6, 1913
(successor took office) 		Democratic[61] President of
the Senate
acting[ak]
24   George Washington Hays
(1863–1927)
[187][182][188]		 August 6, 1913[189]
–
January 10, 1917
(did not run) 		Democratic[61] 1913
(special)[ak]
1914
25   Charles Hillman Brough
(1876–1935)
[190][191][192]		 January 10, 1917[193]
–
January 12, 1921
(did not run) 		Democratic[61] 1916
1918
26   Thomas Chipman McRae
(1851–1929)
[194][195][196]		 January 12, 1921[197]
–
January 14, 1925
(did not run) 		Democratic[61] 1920
1922
27   Tom Terral
(1882–1946)
[198][199][200]		 January 14, 1925[201]
–
January 11, 1927
(lost nomination)[al]		 Democratic[61] 1924
28   John Ellis Martineau
(1873–1937)
[202][203][204]		 January 11, 1927[205]
–
March 14, 1928
(resigned)[am]		 Democratic[61] 1926 Harvey Parnell
29   Harvey Parnell
(1880–1936)
[206][207][208]		 March 14, 1928[209]
–
January 10, 1933
(did not run) 		Democratic[61] Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		Vacant
1928 Lee Cazort
1930 Lawrence Elery Wilson
30   Junius Marion Futrell
(1870–1955)
[184][181][185]		 January 10, 1933[210]
–
January 12, 1937
(did not run) 		Democratic[61] 1932 Lee Cazort
1934
31   Carl E. Bailey
(1894–1948)
[211][212][213]		 January 12, 1937[214]
–
January 14, 1941
(lost nomination)[an]		 Democratic[61] 1936 Robert L. Bailey
1938
32   Homer Martin Adkins
(1890–1964)
[215][216][217]		 January 14, 1941[218]
–
January 9, 1945
(did not run) 		Democratic[61] 1940
1942 James L. Shaver
33   Benjamin T. Laney
(1896–1977)
[219][220][221]		 January 9, 1945[222]
–
January 11, 1949
(did not run) 		Democratic[61] 1944
1946 Nathan Green Gordon
34   Sid McMath
(1912–2003)
[223][224][225]		 January 11, 1949[226]
–
January 13, 1953
(lost nomination)[ao]		 Democratic[61] 1948
1950
35   Francis Cherry
(1908–1965)
[227][228][229]		 January 13, 1953[230]
–
January 11, 1955
(lost nomination)[ap]		 Democratic[61] 1952
36   Orval Faubus
(1910–1994)
[231][232][233]		 January 11, 1955[234]
–
January 10, 1967
(did not run) 		Democratic[61] 1954
1956
1958
1960
1962
1964
37   Winthrop Rockefeller
(1912–1973)
[235][236][237]		 January 10, 1967[238]
–
January 12, 1971
(lost election) 		Republican[61] 1966 Maurice Britt
1968
38   Dale Bumpers
(1925–2016)
[239][240][241]		 January 12, 1971[242]
–
January 3, 1975
(resigned)[aq]		 Democratic[61] 1970 Bob C. Riley
1972
—   Bob C. Riley
(1924–1994)
[243][244]		 January 3, 1975[245]
–
January 14, 1975
(successor took office) 		Democratic[61] Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		Vacant
39   David Pryor
(b. 1934)
[246][247][248]		 January 14, 1975[249]
–
January 3, 1979
(resigned)[ar]		 Democratic[61] 1974 Joe Purcell
1976
—   Joe Purcell
(1923–1987)
[251]		 January 3, 1979[252]
–
January 9, 1979
(successor took office) 		Democratic[251] Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		Vacant
40   Bill Clinton
(b. 1946)
[253][254]		 January 9, 1979[255]
–
January 13, 1981
(lost election) 		Democratic[254] 1978 Joe Purcell
41   Frank D. White
(1933–2003)
[256][257]		 January 13, 1981[258]
–
January 11, 1983
(lost election) 		Republican[257] 1980 Winston Bryant[as]
42   Bill Clinton
(b. 1946)
[253][254]		 January 11, 1983[259]
–
December 12, 1992
(resigned)[at]		 Democratic[254] 1982
1984
1986[au]
1990 Jim Guy Tucker
43   Jim Guy Tucker
(b. 1943)
[260][261]		 December 12, 1992[262]
–
July 15, 1996
(resigned)[av]		 Democratic[261] Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		Vacant
Mike Huckabee[aw]
(elected November 20, 1993)
1994
44   Mike Huckabee
(b. 1955)
[264][265]		 July 15, 1996[266]
–
January 9, 2007
(term-limited) 		Republican[265] Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		Vacant
Winthrop Paul Rockefeller
(elected November 19, 1996)
(died July 16, 2006)
1998
2002
Vacant
45   Mike Beebe
(b. 1946)
[267][268]		 January 9, 2007[269]
–
January 13, 2015
(term-limited) 		Democratic[268] 2006 Bill Halter
2010 Mark Darr[aw]
(resigned February 1, 2014)
Vacant
46   Asa Hutchinson
(b. 1950)
[270][271]		 January 13, 2015[272]
–
January 10, 2023
(term-limited) 		Republican[271] 2014 Tim Griffin
2018
47   Sarah Huckabee Sanders
(b. 1982)
[273][274]		 January 10, 2023[275]
–
Incumbent[ax]		 Republican[274] 2022 Leslie Rutledge

Notes Edit

  1. ^ The territory was formally organized with the name "Arkansaw", but spellings including "Arkansas" and "Arkansa" remained common until around 1822, when the popularity of the Arkansas Gazette helped standardize the spelling as "Arkansas".[3]
  2. ^ 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 left office.
  3. ^ Miller was nominated, and confirmed by the Senate, on March 3, 1819.[7] However, to avoid the hot southern summer, he delayed his departure from New Hampshire until September, and took an indirect route, finally arriving in the territory on December 26.[8] Robert Crittenden, secretary of the territory, served as acting governor while Miller was delayed.[5] Miller was reconfirmed by the Senate on January 3, 1823.[9]
  4. ^ Miller resigned citing poor health; at the time of his resignation, he had been absent from the territory for 18 months.[10]
  5. ^ Izard was nominated on February 22, 1825,[12] confirmed by the Senate on March 3,[13] and took office on May 31.[11] Until he arrived in the territory, Robert Crittenden, secretary of the territory, served as acting governor, though Crittenden himself was out of state when Izard arrived.[14] Izard was reconfirmed by the Senate on January 9, 1828.[15]
  6. ^ By the time notice of Izard's death reached Washington, D.C., Andrew Jackson had been elected president, and the United States Senate refused to approve John Quincy Adams's choice for governor, Hutchins Gordon Burton.[17] Pope was nominated, and confirmed by the Senate, on March 9, 1829,[18] and took office on May 31.[16][19] Pope was reconfirmed by the Senate on March 23, 1832.[20]
  7. ^ Fulton was nominated on February 2, 1835,[22] and confirmed by the Senate on February 23,[23] for a term to begin March 9. No contemporary reporting has been found as to when Fulton was sworn in, but one source refers to Pope saying his term would not end until March 28,[24] and another notes Fulton's commission did not arrive until March 24,[25] when he was out of state.[26]
  8. ^ Fulton served as governor until statehood, when he was elected to the United States Senate.[27]
  9. ^ According to the numbering generally used, acting governors are not numbered.[47]
  10. ^ The office of lieutenant governor was created in 1864 and abolished in 1874. It was recreated in 1914, and was not filled until 1927. The amendment to the constitution creating the office was narrowly voted in by the electorate in 1914. The Speaker of the House declared that the measure had lost, because even though it had received the majority of the votes cast for that particular ballot measure, winning 45,567 to 45,206, it had not received the majority of votes cast across the whole election, determined by looking at the question on the ballot with the highest total number of votes for or against. On that ballot, this figure was 135,517 votes, so it was ruled that at least 67,758 votes in favor would have been required for the measure to pass, essentially counting blank votes as votes against. In 1925, it was discovered that a 1910 law amended this requirement such that only a majority of the votes on the specific question was required. Therefore, the 1914 initiative was declared to be valid.[45]
  11. ^ Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
  12. ^ Yell resigned to successfully run for the United States House of Representatives.[54]
  13. ^ Drew resigned due to the low salary he received as governor.[63]
  14. ^ Roane was out of state enough in 1851 that John R. Hampton, president of the Senate, was sworn in as acting governor on June 25, 1851.[69] However, Sobel states Hampton was acting governor in September 1851.[70] No source has been found as to when Roane returned to active work.
  15. ^ Roane was elected in a special election to fill the remainder of the term vacated by Thomas S. Drew's resignation.[72]
  16. ^ Conway was out of state in 1857, and president of the Senate John R. Hampton was sworn in as acting governor and served from April 21 to September 14.[70]
  17. ^ Rector resigned two weeks before the end of his term, having lost re-election. Sources suggest he resigned because he was so badly defeated in the election,[81] or because the new constitution would shorten his term.[83]
  18. ^ This term was shortened to two years due to the 1861 constitution moving the election schedule.[84]
  19. ^ Sobel's entry on Fletcher mixes information with a similarly named man who ran for governor twice; even contemporary sources would confuse the two.[85]
  20. ^ Governor-elect Flanagin was not sworn in until November 15, 1862;[31] in the interim, Fletcher acted as governor.[83][86] Fletcher is omitted from most lists of Arkansas governors.
  21. ^ Some sources state Flanagin left office on April 18, 1864, but that was when Isaac Murphy was sworn in as governor by occupation authorities after winning the 1864 election. Following the evacuation of Little Rock on September 10, 1863, Flanagin was governor in exile at Washington, Arkansas.[90] Flanagin's last official act as governor was to preside over the Arkansas State Military Board during its final meeting at Washington on June 1, 1865;[91] six days after the Trans-Mississippi Department was surrendered to Union authorities at New Orleans.
  22. ^ Flanagin evacuated Little Rock before it fell to Union forces on September 10, 1863, leading a government in exile at Washington, Arkansas, until the end of the Civil War. Isaac Murphy was sworn in as provisional governor by occupation authorities on January 20, 1864, and elected in his own right under Lincoln's "ten percent plan" (taking office on April 18, 1864), thus causing an overlap in terms.
  23. ^ On March 14, 1864, a new state constitution was ratified by Union men of Arkansas under President Lincoln's "ten percent plan" in an election supervised by Union occupation authorities; however, it had no effect on Flanagin's government in exile at Washington.[93]
  24. ^ Murphy was chosen as provisional governor by the Unionist constitutional convention on January 20, 1864;[97] he refused to exercise power until the constitution was ratified and he was elected by popular vote. He was formally inaugurated on April 18.[94]
  25. ^ Sources disagree on Murphy's party: the state says Independent,[92] Sobel says Democratic,[94] and Kallenbach says Union.[61]
  26. ^ a b c Clayton resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate. He had delayed his resignation to prevent Lieutenant Governor Johnson from succeeding him; party machinations led to Johnson's resignation and acceptance of the office of secretary of state, so that Hadley, as president pro tempore of the senate, could act as governor for the remainder of the term.[103]
  27. ^ Baxter was ousted by Joseph Brooks on April 15, 1874, triggering the Brooks–Baxter War. He was reinstated on May 19.[108]
  28. ^ Baxter received the Democratic nomination, but declined.[109]
  29. ^ This term was shortened to two years by the 1874 constitution.[34]
  30. ^ Miller lost the Democratic nomination to Thomas James Churchill.[122]
  31. ^ Hughes lost the Democratic nomination to James Philip Eagle.[135]
  32. ^ Fishback was out of state for a period in 1893; during that time, Clay Sloan, president of the Senate, acted as governor.[140]
  33. ^ Little resigned after suffering a nervous breakdown soon after taking office.[159]
  34. ^ a b c President of the Senate Moore acted as governor until the legislature adjourned,[162] at which time a new president pro tempore of the Senate was chosen, Pindall, who acted as governor until his senate term expired.[164] For the remaining three days of the gubernatorial term, Martin, the new president pro tempore of the Senate, acted as governor.[159] Further complicating the situation, Pindall was out of state from May 9 to May 14, 1908, during which time Allen Hamiter, speaker of the House, served as acting governor.[159]
  35. ^ Donaghey lost the Democratic nomination to Joseph Taylor Robinson.[173]
  36. ^ Robinson resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.[175]
  37. ^ a b c Oldham acted as governor for six days before a new president of the senate was elected.[179] The new president, Futrell, acted as governor[181] until Hays was elected in a special election to fill the remainder of the term.[182] Conflict over whether or not Futrell could succeed Oldham as acting governor led to the Arkansas Supreme Court ruling that he could.[183]
  38. ^ Terral lost the Democratic nomination to John Ellis Martineau.[198]
  39. ^ Martineau resigned, having been appointed to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas[203]
  40. ^ Bailey lost the Democratic nomination to Homer Martin Adkins.[213]
  41. ^ McMath lost the Democratic nomination to Francis Cherry.[223]
  42. ^ Cherry lost the Democratic nomination to Orval Faubus.[227]
  43. ^ Bumpers resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.[239]
  44. ^ Pryor resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.[250]
  45. ^ Represented the Democratic Party
  46. ^ Clinton resigned, having been elected President of the United States.[254]
  47. ^ First term under a 1984 constitutional amendment, which lengthened terms to four years.[35]
  48. ^ Tucker resigned after being convicted of mail fraud in the Whitewater controversy;[263]
  49. ^ a b Represented the Republican Party
  50. ^ Sanders' first term will expire January 12, 2027.

References Edit

General
  • "Former Arkansas Governors". National Governors Association. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  • "Governor, Office of the". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  • Herndon, Dallas Tabor (1922). Centennial History of Arkansas. Southern Historical Press. ISBN 978-0-89308-068-6. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  • Sobel, Robert (1978). Biographical directory of the governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. I. Meckler Books. ISBN 9780930466015. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  • McMullin, Thomas A. (1984). Biographical directory of American territorial governors. Westport, CT : Meckler. ISBN 978-0-930466-11-4. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  • Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
  • Kallenbach, Joseph Ernest (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Oceana Publications. ISBN 978-0-379-00665-0. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  • "Our Campaigns - Governor of Arkansas - History". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  • "Our Campaigns - Governor of Arkansas (CSA) - History". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
Constitutions
  • "Constitution of the State of Arkansas". Arkansas State Legislature. 1874. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  • "Constitution of the State of Arkansas". Arkansas State Legislature. 1836. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  • "Constitution of the State of Arkansas". Arkansas State Legislature. 1861. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  • "Constitution of the State of Arkansas". Arkansas State Legislature. 1864. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
  • "Constitution of the State of Arkansas". Arkansas State Legislature. 1868. Retrieved December 20, 2022.
Specific
  1. ^ Council of State Governments. "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries - 2016" (PDF). Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  2. ^ AR Const. art. VI
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The governor of Arkansas is the head of government of the U S state of Arkansas The governor is the head of the executive branch of the Arkansas government and is charged with enforcing state laws They have the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Arkansas General Assembly to convene the legislature and to grant pardons except in cases of treason and impeachment 2 Governor of ArkansasGreat Seal of ArkansasIncumbentSarah Huckabee Sanderssince January 10 2023 2023 01 10 Government of ArkansasStyleGovernor informal The Honorable formal StatusHead of GovernmentResidenceArkansas Governor s MansionSeatState Capitol Little Rock ArkansasTerm lengthFour years renewable onceConstituting instrumentConstitution of ArkansasPrecursorGovernor of Arkansas TerritoryInaugural holderJames Sevier ConwayFormationSeptember 13 1836 187 years ago 1836 09 13 DeputyLieutenant Governor of ArkansasSalaryUS 141 000 per annum 2016 1 Websitegovernor wbr arkansas wbr govThe state has had 46 elected governors as well as 11 acting governors who assumed powers and duties following the resignation or death of the governor Before becoming a state Arkansas Territory had four governors appointed to it by the president of the United States Orval Faubus 1955 1967 served the longest term as governor being elected six times to serve 12 years Bill Clinton 1979 1981 1983 1992 elected five times over two distinct terms fell only one month short of 12 years and Mike Huckabee 1996 2007 served 10 years for two full four year terms The shortest term for an elected governor was the 38 days served by John Sebastian Little before his nervous breakdown one of the acting successors to his term Jesse M Martin took office only three days before the end of the term the shortest term overall The current governor of Arkansas is Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders who was sworn in on January 10 2023 Contents 1 Territorial 1819 1836 2 State from 1836 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksTerritorial 1819 1836 EditArkansaw Territory renamed Arkansas Territory circa 1822 a was split from the Missouri Territory on July 4 1819 4 As territorial secretary from 1819 to 1829 Robert Crittenden served as acting governor whenever the appointed governor was not in the state This meant that Crittenden was the first person to perform the duties of governor since James Miller did not arrive in the territory until nine months after his appointment 5 Governors of Arkansas Territory No Governor Term in office b Appointed by1 nbsp James Miller 1776 1851 6 March 3 1819 c December 27 1824 resigned d James Monroe2 nbsp George Izard 1776 1828 11 March 3 1825 e November 22 1828 died in office James MonroeJohn Quincy Adams3 nbsp John Pope 1770 1845 16 March 9 1829 f March 9 1835 successor appointed Andrew Jackson4 nbsp William S Fulton 1795 1844 21 March 9 1835 g September 13 1836 statehood h Andrew JacksonState from 1836 EditArkansas was admitted to the Union on June 15 1836 28 The state seceded on May 6 1861 29 and was admitted to the Confederacy on May 18 1861 30 When Little Rock the state capital was captured on September 10 1863 the state government relocated to Washington Arkansas and a Union government was installed in its place causing an overlap in the terms of Confederate governor Harris Flanagin and Union governor Isaac Murphy 31 During the post war Reconstruction period it was part of the Fourth Military District Arkansas was readmitted to the Union on June 22 1868 32 The Arkansas Constitution of 1836 established four year terms for governors 33 which was lowered to two years in the 1874 and current constitution 34 An amendment in 1984 increased the terms of both governor and lieutenant governor to four years 35 Governors were originally limited only to serving no more than eight out of every twelve years 33 but the 1874 constitution removed any term limit A referendum in 1992 limited governors to two terms 36 37 Until 1864 the constitutions provided that should the office of governor be rendered vacant the president of the senate would serve as acting governor until such time as a new governor was elected or the disability removed or the acting governor s senate term expired 38 39 This led to some situations where the governorship changed hands in quick succession due to senate terms ending or new senate presidents being elected For example after John Sebastian Little resigned in 1907 3 senate presidents acted as governors before the next elected governor took office Should the president of the senate be similarly incapacitated the next in line for the governorship was the speaker of the state house of representatives The 1864 constitution created the office of lieutenant governor 40 who would also act as president of the senate 41 and who would serve as acting governor in case of vacancy 42 The 1868 constitution maintained the position 43 but the 1874 constitution removed it and returned to the original line of succession 44 An amendment to the constitution passed in 1914 but not recognized until 1925 45 recreated the office of lieutenant governor who becomes governor in case of vacancy of the governor s office 46 The governor and lieutenant governor are not elected on the same ticket Arkansas was a strongly Democratic state before the Civil War electing only candidates from the Democratic party It elected three Republican governors following Reconstruction but after the Democratic Party re established control 92 years passed before voters chose another Republican Governors of Arkansas No i Governor Term in office Party Election Lt Governor j k 1 nbsp James Sevier Conway 1796 1855 48 49 50 September 13 1836 51 November 4 1840 did not run Democratic 52 1836 Office did not exist2 nbsp Archibald Yell 1797 1847 53 54 55 November 4 1840 56 April 29 1844 resigned l Democratic 52 1840 nbsp Samuel Adams 1805 1850 57 58 59 April 29 1844 60 November 9 1844 did not run Democratic 61 President ofthe Senateacting3 nbsp Thomas Stevenson Drew 1802 1879 62 63 64 November 9 1844 65 January 10 1849 resigned m Democratic 52 18441848 nbsp Richard C Byrd 1805 1854 66 67 January 10 1849 68 April 19 1849 did not run Democratic 61 President ofthe Senateacting4 nbsp John Selden Roane n 1817 1867 71 72 73 April 19 1849 74 November 15 1852 did not run Democratic 52 1849 special o 5 nbsp Elias Nelson Conway p 1812 1892 75 76 77 November 15 1852 78 November 15 1860 term limited Democratic 52 185218566 nbsp Henry Massey Rector 1816 1899 79 80 81 November 15 1860 82 November 3 1862 resigned q IndependentDemocratic 52 1860 r nbsp Thomas Fletcher 1817 1880 s November 3 1862 86 November 15 1862 successor took office t Democratic 61 President ofthe Senateacting7 nbsp Harris Flanagin 1817 1874 87 88 31 November 15 1862 89 June 1 1865 u government in exiledisestablished v Independent 92 1862 w 8 nbsp Isaac Murphy d 1882 94 95 96 January 20 1864 x July 2 1868 did not run Independent y Provisionalgovernorappointed byconstitutionalconvention1864 Calvin C Bliss 98 9 nbsp Powell Clayton 1833 1914 99 100 101 July 2 1868 102 March 17 1871 resigned z Republican 61 1868 James M Johnson 104 resigned March 14 1871 z Vacant nbsp Ozra Amander Hadley 1826 1915 105 106 103 March 17 1871 107 January 6 1873 did not run Republican 61 President ofthe Senateacting z 10 nbsp Elisha Baxter aa 1827 1899 109 110 111 January 6 1873 112 November 12 1874 did not run ab Republican 61 1872 ac Volney V Smith 113 11 nbsp Augustus Hill Garland 1832 1899 114 115 116 November 12 1874 117 January 11 1877 did not run Democratic 61 1874 Office did not exist12 nbsp William Read Miller 1823 1887 118 119 120 January 11 1877 121 January 13 1881 lost nomination ad Democratic 61 1876187813 nbsp Thomas James Churchill 1824 1905 123 124 125 January 13 1881 126 January 13 1883 did not run Democratic 61 188014 nbsp James Henderson Berry 1841 1913 127 128 129 January 13 1883 130 January 15 1885 did not run Democratic 61 188215 nbsp Simon Pollard Hughes Jr 1830 1906 131 132 133 January 15 1885 134 January 17 1889 lost nomination ae Democratic 61 1884188616 nbsp James Philip Eagle 1837 1904 136 137 138 January 17 1889 139 January 14 1893 did not run Democratic 61 1888189017 nbsp William Meade Fishback af 1831 1903 141 142 143 January 14 1893 144 January 18 1895 did not run Democratic 61 189218 nbsp James Paul Clarke 1854 1916 145 146 147 January 18 1895 148 January 18 1897 did not run Democratic 61 189419 nbsp Daniel Webster Jones 1839 1918 149 150 151 January 18 1897 152 January 18 1901 did not run Democratic 61 1896189820 nbsp Jeff Davis 1862 1913 153 154 155 January 18 1901 156 January 18 1907 did not run Democratic 61 19001902190421 nbsp John Sebastian Little 1851 1916 157 158 159 January 18 1907 160 February 11 1907 resigned ag Democratic 61 1906 nbsp John Isaac Moore 1856 1937 161 162 February 11 1907 163 May 14 1907 legislature adjourned Democratic 61 President ofthe Senateacting ah nbsp Xenophon Overton Pindall 1873 1935 165 164 166 May 14 1907 167 January 11 1909 senate term expired Democratic 61 President ofthe Senateacting ah nbsp Jesse M Martin 1877 1915 January 11 1909 168 January 14 1909 successor took office Democratic 61 President ofthe Senateacting ah 22 nbsp George Washington Donaghey 1856 1937 169 170 171 January 14 1909 172 January 16 1913 lost nomination ai Democratic 61 1908191023 nbsp Joseph Taylor Robinson 1872 1937 174 175 176 January 16 1913 177 March 8 1913 resigned aj Democratic 61 1912 nbsp William Kavanaugh Oldham 1865 1938 178 179 March 8 1913 180 March 13 1913 new president ofthe senate elected Democratic 61 President ofthe Senateacting ak nbsp Junius Marion Futrell 1870 1955 184 181 185 March 13 1913 186 August 6 1913 successor took office Democratic 61 President ofthe Senateacting ak 24 nbsp George Washington Hays 1863 1927 187 182 188 August 6 1913 189 January 10 1917 did not run Democratic 61 1913 special ak 191425 nbsp Charles Hillman Brough 1876 1935 190 191 192 January 10 1917 193 January 12 1921 did not run Democratic 61 1916191826 nbsp Thomas Chipman McRae 1851 1929 194 195 196 January 12 1921 197 January 14 1925 did not run Democratic 61 1920192227 nbsp Tom Terral 1882 1946 198 199 200 January 14 1925 201 January 11 1927 lost nomination al Democratic 61 192428 nbsp John Ellis Martineau 1873 1937 202 203 204 January 11 1927 205 March 14 1928 resigned am Democratic 61 1926 Harvey Parnell29 nbsp Harvey Parnell 1880 1936 206 207 208 March 14 1928 209 January 10 1933 did not run Democratic 61 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor Vacant1928 Lee Cazort1930 Lawrence Elery Wilson30 nbsp Junius Marion Futrell 1870 1955 184 181 185 January 10 1933 210 January 12 1937 did not run Democratic 61 1932 Lee Cazort193431 nbsp Carl E Bailey 1894 1948 211 212 213 January 12 1937 214 January 14 1941 lost nomination an Democratic 61 1936 Robert L Bailey193832 nbsp Homer Martin Adkins 1890 1964 215 216 217 January 14 1941 218 January 9 1945 did not run Democratic 61 19401942 James L Shaver33 nbsp Benjamin T Laney 1896 1977 219 220 221 January 9 1945 222 January 11 1949 did not run Democratic 61 19441946 Nathan Green Gordon34 nbsp Sid McMath 1912 2003 223 224 225 January 11 1949 226 January 13 1953 lost nomination ao Democratic 61 1948195035 nbsp Francis Cherry 1908 1965 227 228 229 January 13 1953 230 January 11 1955 lost nomination ap Democratic 61 195236 nbsp Orval Faubus 1910 1994 231 232 233 January 11 1955 234 January 10 1967 did not run Democratic 61 19541956195819601962196437 nbsp Winthrop Rockefeller 1912 1973 235 236 237 January 10 1967 238 January 12 1971 lost election Republican 61 1966 Maurice Britt196838 nbsp Dale Bumpers 1925 2016 239 240 241 January 12 1971 242 January 3 1975 resigned aq Democratic 61 1970 Bob C Riley1972 nbsp Bob C Riley 1924 1994 243 244 January 3 1975 245 January 14 1975 successor took office Democratic 61 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor Vacant39 nbsp David Pryor b 1934 246 247 248 January 14 1975 249 January 3 1979 resigned ar Democratic 61 1974 Joe Purcell1976 nbsp Joe Purcell 1923 1987 251 January 3 1979 252 January 9 1979 successor took office Democratic 251 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor Vacant40 nbsp Bill Clinton b 1946 253 254 January 9 1979 255 January 13 1981 lost election Democratic 254 1978 Joe Purcell41 nbsp Frank D White 1933 2003 256 257 January 13 1981 258 January 11 1983 lost election Republican 257 1980 Winston Bryant as 42 nbsp Bill Clinton b 1946 253 254 January 11 1983 259 December 12 1992 resigned at Democratic 254 198219841986 au 1990 Jim Guy Tucker43 nbsp Jim Guy Tucker b 1943 260 261 December 12 1992 262 July 15 1996 resigned av Democratic 261 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor VacantMike Huckabee aw elected November 20 1993 199444 nbsp Mike Huckabee b 1955 264 265 July 15 1996 266 January 9 2007 term limited Republican 265 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor VacantWinthrop Paul Rockefeller elected November 19 1996 died July 16 2006 19982002Vacant45 nbsp Mike Beebe b 1946 267 268 January 9 2007 269 January 13 2015 term limited Democratic 268 2006 Bill Halter2010 Mark Darr aw resigned February 1 2014 Vacant46 nbsp Asa Hutchinson b 1950 270 271 January 13 2015 272 January 10 2023 term limited Republican 271 2014 Tim Griffin201847 nbsp Sarah Huckabee Sanders b 1982 273 274 January 10 2023 275 Incumbent ax Republican 274 2022 Leslie RutledgeNotes Edit The territory was formally organized with the name Arkansaw but spellings including Arkansas and Arkansa remained common until around 1822 when the popularity of the Arkansas Gazette helped standardize the spelling as Arkansas 3 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 left office Miller was nominated and confirmed by the Senate on March 3 1819 7 However to avoid the hot southern summer he delayed his departure from New Hampshire until September and took an indirect route finally arriving in the territory on December 26 8 Robert Crittenden secretary of the territory served as acting governor while Miller was delayed 5 Miller was reconfirmed by the Senate on January 3 1823 9 Miller resigned citing poor health at the time of his resignation he had been absent from the territory for 18 months 10 Izard was nominated on February 22 1825 12 confirmed by the Senate on March 3 13 and took office on May 31 11 Until he arrived in the territory Robert Crittenden secretary of the territory served as acting governor though Crittenden himself was out of state when Izard arrived 14 Izard was reconfirmed by the Senate on January 9 1828 15 By the time notice of Izard s death reached Washington D C Andrew Jackson had been elected president and the United States Senate refused to approve John Quincy Adams s choice for governor Hutchins Gordon Burton 17 Pope was nominated and confirmed by the Senate on March 9 1829 18 and took office on May 31 16 19 Pope was reconfirmed by the Senate on March 23 1832 20 Fulton was nominated on February 2 1835 22 and confirmed by the Senate on February 23 23 for a term to begin March 9 No contemporary reporting has been found as to when Fulton was sworn in but one source refers to Pope saying his term would not end until March 28 24 and another notes Fulton s commission did not arrive until March 24 25 when he was out of state 26 Fulton served as governor until statehood when he was elected to the United States Senate 27 According to the numbering generally used acting governors are not numbered 47 The office of lieutenant governor was created in 1864 and abolished in 1874 It was recreated in 1914 and was not filled until 1927 The amendment to the constitution creating the office was narrowly voted in by the electorate in 1914 The Speaker of the House declared that the measure had lost because even though it had received the majority of the votes cast for that particular ballot measure winning 45 567 to 45 206 it had not received the majority of votes cast across the whole election determined by looking at the question on the ballot with the highest total number of votes for or against On that ballot this figure was 135 517 votes so it was ruled that at least 67 758 votes in favor would have been required for the measure to pass essentially counting blank votes as votes against In 1925 it was discovered that a 1910 law amended this requirement such that only a majority of the votes on the specific question was required Therefore the 1914 initiative was declared to be valid 45 Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted Yell resigned to successfully run for the United States House of Representatives 54 Drew resigned due to the low salary he received as governor 63 Roane was out of state enough in 1851 that John R Hampton president of the Senate was sworn in as acting governor on June 25 1851 69 However Sobel states Hampton was acting governor in September 1851 70 No source has been found as to when Roane returned to active work Roane was elected in a special election to fill the remainder of the term vacated by Thomas S Drew s resignation 72 Conway was out of state in 1857 and president of the Senate John R Hampton was sworn in as acting governor and served from April 21 to September 14 70 Rector resigned two weeks before the end of his term having lost re election Sources suggest he resigned because he was so badly defeated in the election 81 or because the new constitution would shorten his term 83 This term was shortened to two years due to the 1861 constitution moving the election schedule 84 Sobel s entry on Fletcher mixes information with a similarly named man who ran for governor twice even contemporary sources would confuse the two 85 Governor elect Flanagin was not sworn in until November 15 1862 31 in the interim Fletcher acted as governor 83 86 Fletcher is omitted from most lists of Arkansas governors Some sources state Flanagin left office on April 18 1864 but that was when Isaac Murphy was sworn in as governor by occupation authorities after winning the 1864 election Following the evacuation of Little Rock on September 10 1863 Flanagin was governor in exile at Washington Arkansas 90 Flanagin s last official act as governor was to preside over the Arkansas State Military Board during its final meeting at Washington on June 1 1865 91 six days after the Trans Mississippi Department was surrendered to Union authorities at New Orleans Flanagin evacuated Little Rock before it fell to Union forces on September 10 1863 leading a government in exile at Washington Arkansas until the end of the Civil War Isaac Murphy was sworn in as provisional governor by occupation authorities on January 20 1864 and elected in his own right under Lincoln s ten percent plan taking office on April 18 1864 thus causing an overlap in terms On March 14 1864 a new state constitution was ratified by Union men of Arkansas under President Lincoln s ten percent plan in an election supervised by Union occupation authorities however it had no effect on Flanagin s government in exile at Washington 93 Murphy was chosen as provisional governor by the Unionist constitutional convention on January 20 1864 97 he refused to exercise power until the constitution was ratified and he was elected by popular vote He was formally inaugurated on April 18 94 Sources disagree on Murphy s party the state says Independent 92 Sobel says Democratic 94 and Kallenbach says Union 61 a b c Clayton resigned having been elected to the United States Senate He had delayed his resignation to prevent Lieutenant Governor Johnson from succeeding him party machinations led to Johnson s resignation and acceptance of the office of secretary of state so that Hadley as president pro tempore of the senate could act as governor for the remainder of the term 103 Baxter was ousted by Joseph Brooks on April 15 1874 triggering the Brooks Baxter War He was reinstated on May 19 108 Baxter received the Democratic nomination but declined 109 This term was shortened to two years by the 1874 constitution 34 Miller lost the Democratic nomination to Thomas James Churchill 122 Hughes lost the Democratic nomination to James Philip Eagle 135 Fishback was out of state for a period in 1893 during that time Clay Sloan president of the Senate acted as governor 140 Little resigned after suffering a nervous breakdown soon after taking office 159 a b c President of the Senate Moore acted as governor until the legislature adjourned 162 at which time a new president pro tempore of the Senate was chosen Pindall who acted as governor until his senate term expired 164 For the remaining three days of the gubernatorial term Martin the new president pro tempore of the Senate acted as governor 159 Further complicating the situation Pindall was out of state from May 9 to May 14 1908 during which time Allen Hamiter speaker of the House served as acting governor 159 Donaghey lost the Democratic nomination to Joseph Taylor Robinson 173 Robinson resigned having been elected to the United States Senate 175 a b c Oldham acted as governor for six days before a new president of the senate was elected 179 The new president Futrell acted as governor 181 until Hays was elected in a special election to fill the remainder of the term 182 Conflict over whether or not Futrell could succeed Oldham as acting governor led to the Arkansas Supreme Court ruling that he could 183 Terral lost the Democratic nomination to John Ellis Martineau 198 Martineau resigned having been appointed to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas 203 Bailey lost the Democratic nomination to Homer Martin Adkins 213 McMath lost the Democratic nomination to Francis Cherry 223 Cherry lost the Democratic nomination to Orval Faubus 227 Bumpers resigned having been elected to the United States Senate 239 Pryor resigned having been elected to the United States Senate 250 Represented the Democratic Party 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