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List of governors of Florida

February 16, 2024

The governor of Florida is the head of government of the U.S. state of Florida and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.[2] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Florida Legislature,[3] to convene the legislature[4] and grant pardons, except in cases of impeachment.[5]

Governor of Florida
Seal of the State of Florida
Flag of the State of Florida
Incumbent
Ron DeSantis
since January 8, 2019
Government of Florida
Style
TypeHead of state
Head of government
Member ofFlorida Executive Branch
Florida Cabinet
ResidenceFlorida Governor's Mansion
AppointerPopular vote
Term lengthFour years, renewable once consecutively
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Florida
PrecursorGovernor of the Florida Territory
Inaugural holderWilliam Dunn Moseley
FormationJune 25, 1845
DeputyLieutenant Governor of Florida
Salary$130,273 (2013)[1]
Websitewww.flgov.com

When Florida was first acquired by the United States, future president Andrew Jackson served as its military governor. Florida Territory was established in 1822 and five people served as governor over 6 distinct terms. The first territorial governor, William Pope Duval, served 12 years, the longest of any Florida governor to date.

Since statehood in 1845, there have been 45 people who have served as governor, one of whom served two distinct terms. Four state governors have served two full four-year terms: William D. Bloxham, in two stints, as well as Reubin Askew, Jeb Bush and Rick Scott who each served their terms consecutively. Bob Graham almost served two full terms but resigned with three days left in his term in order to take a seat in the United States Senate.[6] The shortest term in office belongs to Wayne Mixson, who served three days following Graham's resignation.

The current officeholder is Ron DeSantis, a member of the Republican Party who took office on January 8, 2019.

List of governors edit

Federal military commissioner edit

For a list of governors of Florida before it became a United States territory, see List of colonial governors of Florida.

Spanish Florida was acquired from Spain in the Adams–Onís Treaty, which took effect July 10, 1821.[7] Parts of West Florida had already been assigned to Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi; the remainder and East Florida were governed by a military commissioner with the powers of governor until the territory was organized and incorporated.[8]

Federal Military Commissioner of Florida[a]
No. Commissioner Term in office Appointed by
1   Andrew Jackson
(1767–1845)
[9]		 March 10, 1821
–
December 31, 1821
(resigned)[b]		 James Monroe

Territory of Florida edit

Florida Territory was organized on March 30, 1822, combining East and West Florida.[13]

Governors of the Territory of Florida
No. Governor Term in office[c] Appointed by
1   William Pope Duval
(1784–1854)
[14][15]		 April 17, 1822[d]
–
April 17, 1834[e]
(successor appointed)[f]		 James Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
2   John Eaton
(1790–1856)
[25][26]		 April 24, 1834[g]
–
March 16, 1836
(successor appointed) 		Andrew Jackson
3   Richard K. Call
(1792–1862)
[28][29]		 March 16, 1836[h]
–
December 2, 1839[i]
(successor appointed) 		Andrew Jackson
Martin Van Buren
4   Robert R. Reid
(1789–1841)
[34][35]		 December 12, 1839[j]
–
March 19, 1841
(successor appointed) 		Martin Van Buren
5   Richard K. Call
(1792–1862)
[28][29]		 March 19, 1841[k]
–
August 11, 1844
(successor appointed) 		William Henry Harrison
John Tyler
6   John Branch
(1782–1863)
[40][41]		 August 11, 1844[l]
–
June 25, 1845
(statehood) 		John Tyler

State of Florida edit

The State of Florida was admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845. It seceded from the Union on January 10, 1861,[44] and joined the Confederate States of America on February 8, 1861,[45] as a founding member. Following the end of the American Civil War, it was part of the Third Military District.[46] Florida was readmitted to the Union on June 25, 1868.[47]

The Florida Constitution of 1838 provided that a governor be elected every 4 years, who was not allowed to serve consecutive terms.[48] The secessionist constitution of 1861 would have reduced this to two years and removed the term limit,[49] but the state fell to the Union before the first election under that constitution. The rejected constitution of 1865 and the ratified constitution of 1868 maintained the four-year term,[50][51] though without the earlier term limit, which was reintroduced in the 1885 constitution.[52] The current constitution of 1968 states that should the governor serve, or would have served had he not resigned, more than six years in two consecutive terms, he cannot be elected to the succeeding term.[53] The start of a term was set in 1885 at the first Tuesday after the first Monday in the January following the election,[52] where it has remained.[54]

Originally, the president of the state senate acted as governor should that office be vacant.[55] The 1865 and 1868 constitutions created the office of lieutenant governor,[56][57] who would similarly act as governor. This office was abolished in 1885, with the president of the senate again taking on that duty.[58] The 1968 constitution recreated the office of lieutenant governor, who now becomes governor in the absence of the governor.[59] The governor and lieutenant governor are elected on the same ticket.[53]

Florida was a strongly Democratic state before the Civil War, electing only one candidate from the Whig Party (the Democrats' chief opposition at the time).[60] It elected three Republican governors following Reconstruction, but after the Democratic Party re-established control, 90 years passed before voters chose another Republican.

Governors of the State of Florida
No. Governor Term in office Party Election Lt. Governor[m][n]
1   William Dunn Moseley
(1795–1863)
[61][62][63]		 June 25, 1845[64]
–
October 1, 1849
(term-limited)[o]		 Democratic[66] 1845 Office did not exist
2     Thomas Brown
(1785–1867)
[67][68][69]		 October 1, 1849[64]
–
October 3, 1853
(term-limited)[o]		 Whig[66] 1848
3   James E. Broome
(1808–1883)
[70][71][72]		 October 3, 1853[73]
–
October 5, 1857
(term-limited)[o]		 Democratic[66] 1852
4   Madison S. Perry
(1814–1865)
[74][75][76]		 October 5, 1857[64]
–
October 7, 1861
(term-limited)[o]		 Democratic[66] 1856
5   John Milton
(1807–1865)
[77][78][79]		 October 7, 1861[64]
–
April 1, 1865
(died in office)[p]		 Democratic[66] 1860
6   Abraham K. Allison
(1810–1893)
[80][81]		 April 1, 1865[82]
–
May 19, 1865
(resigned)[q]		 Democratic[64] President of
the Senate
acting
— Vacant May 19, 1865
–
July 13, 1865 		Office vacated
after civil war
7   William Marvin
(1808–1902)
[83][84][85]		 July 13, 1865[86]
–
December 20, 1865
(provisional term ended) 		Provisional governor
appointed by President[r]
8   David S. Walker
(1815–1891)
[87][88][89]		 December 20, 1865[64]
–
July 4, 1868
(did not run) 		Conservative[87] 1865   William W. J. Kelly[s]
9   Harrison Reed
(1813–1899)
[90][91][92]		 July 4, 1868[t]
–
January 7, 1873
(did not run) 		Republican[64] 1868 William Henry Gleason
(removed December 14, 1868)[u]
Vacant
Edmund C. Weeks
(appointed January 24, 1870)
(term ended December 27, 1870)[v]
Samuel T. Day
(took office December 27, 1870)
10   Ossian B. Hart
(1821–1874)
[98][99][100]		 January 7, 1873[64]
–
March 18, 1874
(died in office) 		Republican[64] 1872 Marcellus Stearns
11   Marcellus Stearns
(1839–1891)
[101][102][103]		 March 18, 1874[104]
–
January 2, 1877
(lost election) 		Republican[64] Lieutenant
governor
acting 		Acting as governor
12   George Franklin Drew
(1827–1900)
[105][106][107]		 January 2, 1877[108]
–
January 4, 1881
(did not run) 		Democratic[64] 1876 Noble A. Hull
(resigned March 3, 1879)
Vacant
13   William D. Bloxham
(1835–1911)
[109][110][111]		 January 4, 1881[112]
–
January 6, 1885
(lost nomination)[113]		 Democratic[64] 1880 Livingston W. Bethel
14   Edward A. Perry
(1831–1889)
[114][115][116]		 January 6, 1885[117]
–
January 8, 1889
(term-limited)[w]		 Democratic[64] 1884 Milton H. Mabry
15   Francis P. Fleming
(1841–1908)
[119][120][121]		 January 8, 1889[122]
–
January 3, 1893
(term-limited)[w]		 Democratic[64] 1888 Office did not exist
16   Henry L. Mitchell
(1831–1903)
[123][124][125]		 January 3, 1893[126]
–
January 5, 1897
(term-limited)[w]		 Democratic[64] 1892
17   William D. Bloxham
(1835–1911)
[109][110][127]		 January 5, 1897[128]
–
January 8, 1901
(term-limited)[w]		 Democratic[64] 1896
18   William Sherman Jennings
(1863–1920)
[129][130][131]		 January 8, 1901[132]
–
January 3, 1905
(term-limited)[w]		 Democratic[64] 1900
19   Napoleon B. Broward
(1857–1910)
[133][134][135]		 January 3, 1905[136]
–
January 5, 1909
(term-limited)[w]		 Democratic[64] 1904
20   Albert W. Gilchrist
(1858–1926)
[137][138][139]		 January 5, 1909[140]
–
January 7, 1913
(term-limited)[w]		 Democratic[64] 1908
21   Park Trammell
(1876–1936)
[141][142][143]		 January 7, 1913[144]
–
January 2, 1917
(term-limited)[w]		 Democratic[64] 1912
22   Sidney Johnston Catts
(1863–1936)
[145][146][147]		 January 2, 1917[148]
–
January 4, 1921
(term-limited)[w]		 Prohibition[145] 1916
23   Cary A. Hardee
(1876–1957)
[149][150][151]		 January 4, 1921[152]
–
January 6, 1925
(term-limited)[w]		 Democratic[64] 1920
24   John W. Martin
(1884–1958)
[153][154][155]		 January 6, 1925[156]
–
January 8, 1929
(term-limited)[w]		 Democratic[64] 1924
25   Doyle E. Carlton
(1885–1972)
[157][158][159]		 January 8, 1929[160]
–
January 3, 1933
(term-limited)[w]		 Democratic[64] 1928
26   David Sholtz
(1891–1953)
[161][162][163]		 January 3, 1933[164]
–
January 5, 1937
(term-limited)[w]		 Democratic[64] 1932
27   Fred P. Cone
(1871–1948)
[165][166][167]		 January 5, 1937[168]
–
January 7, 1941
(term-limited)[w]		 Democratic[64] 1936
28   Spessard Holland
(1892–1971)
[169][170][171]		 January 7, 1941[172]
–
January 2, 1945
(term-limited)[w]		 Democratic[64] 1940
29   Millard Caldwell
(1897–1984)
[173][174][175]		 January 2, 1945[176]
–
January 4, 1949
(term-limited)[w]		 Democratic[64] 1944
30   Fuller Warren
(1905–1973)
[177][178][179]		 January 4, 1949[180]
–
January 6, 1953
(term-limited)[w]		 Democratic[64] 1948
31   Daniel T. McCarty
(1912–1953)
[181][182][183]		 January 6, 1953[184]
–
September 28, 1953
(died in office) 		Democratic[64] 1952
32   Charley Eugene Johns
(1905–1990)
[185][186][187]		 September 28, 1953[188]
–
January 4, 1955
(lost nomination)[189]		 Democratic[64] President of
the Senate
acting
33   LeRoy Collins
(1909–1991)
[189][190][191]		 January 4, 1955[192]
–
January 3, 1961
(term-limited)[w]		 Democratic[64] 1954
(special)[x]
1956
34   C. Farris Bryant
(1914–2002)
[193][194][195]		 January 3, 1961[196]
–
January 5, 1965
(term-limited)[w]		 Democratic[64] 1960
35   W. Haydon Burns
(1912–1987)
[197][198][199]		 January 5, 1965[200]
–
January 3, 1967
(lost nomination)[y]		 Democratic[64] 1964[z]
36   Claude R. Kirk Jr.
(1926–2011)
[202][203][204]		 January 3, 1967[205]
–
January 5, 1971
(lost election) 		Republican[64] 1966
Ray C. Osborne
(office created January 7, 1969)
37   Reubin Askew
(1928–2014)
[206][207][208]		 January 5, 1971[209]
–
January 2, 1979
(term-limited)[aa]		 Democratic[64] 1970 Thomas Burton Adams Jr.
1974 Jim Williams
38   Bob Graham
(b. 1936)
[211][212]		 January 2, 1979[213]
–
January 3, 1987
(resigned)[ab]		 Democratic[212] 1978 Wayne Mixson
1982
39   Wayne Mixson
(1922–2020)
[215]		 January 3, 1987[216]
–
January 6, 1987
(successor took office) 		Democratic[215] Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		Vacant
40   Bob Martinez
(b. 1934)
[217][218]		 January 6, 1987[219]
–
January 8, 1991
(lost election) 		Republican[218] 1986 Bobby Brantley
41   Lawton Chiles
(1930–1998)
[220][221]		 January 8, 1991[222]
–
December 12, 1998
(died in office) 		Democratic[221] 1990 Buddy MacKay
1994
42   Buddy MacKay
(b. 1933)
[223][224]		 December 12, 1998[225]
–
January 5, 1999
(successor took office)[ac]		 Democratic[224] Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		Vacant
43   Jeb Bush
(b. 1953)
[226][227]		 January 5, 1999[228]
–
January 2, 2007
(term-limited)[aa]		 Republican[227] 1998 Frank Brogan
(resigned March 3, 2003)
2002
Toni Jennings
44   Charlie Crist
(b. 1956)
[229][230]		 January 2, 2007[231]
–
January 4, 2011
(did not run)[ad]		 Republican[ae] 2006 Jeff Kottkamp
45   Rick Scott
(b. 1952)
[233]		 January 4, 2011[234]
–
January 7, 2019[af]
(term-limited)[aa]		 Republican[233] 2010 Jennifer Carroll
(resigned March 12, 2013)
Vacant
Carlos Lopez-Cantera
(appointed February 3, 2014)
2014
46   Ron DeSantis
(b. 1978)
[236]		 January 8, 2019[237]
–
Incumbent[ag]		 Republican[236] 2018 Jeanette Núñez
2022

Acting governor edit

Florida has had a number of people serve as acting governor. The state's first three constitutions provided that the succession in office became operative whenever the governor was out of the state. Thus, in 1853 when Governor Thomas Brown attended an event in Boston—the Senate president who would normally succeed the governor at the time was also out of state. Therefore, the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, A.K. Allison, became acting governor on September 16, 1853. He served for 17 days.[238]

Article IV Section 3 (b) of the Florida Constitution now calls for the lieutenant governor to "act as Governor" during the governor's physical or mental incapacity. This provision has been invoked one time. On June 18, 2008, Governor Charlie Crist filed a proclamation with the secretary of state transferring power of governor to Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp pursuant to the constitutional provision while he underwent knee surgery.[239]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Jackson's official title was "Commissioner and Governor of East and West Florida".[9]
  2. ^ Jackson left Florida on October 8, 1821.[10] His resignation was submitted on November 13, and the president accepted it on December 31.[11][12]
  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's successor was confirmed, unless noted.
  4. ^ Duval was nominated to be "Governor of the Floridas" on April 15, 1822.[16] This was withdrawn and he was nominated to be "Governor of the Territory of Florida" on April 16,[17] and confirmed by the Senate to that position on April 17.[18] No source specifies when he took office, but it was reported he reached Pensacola, then the capital, on June 22.[19] He was reconfirmed on March 8, 1825;[20] reappointed during Senate recesses on January 9, 1828,[21] and April 18, 1831;[21] and reconfirmed by the Senate on April 30, 1832.[22]
  5. ^ The nomination of Duval's successor says his commission would expire on April 17, 1834.[23]
  6. ^ At some point in 1827, the territorial secretary William M. McCarty acted as governor.[24]
  7. ^ Eaton was nominated on March 29, 1834, for a term beginning April 17, when his predecessor's commission expired;[23] confirmed by the Senate on April 24;[27] and took office on December 11.[25]
  8. ^ Call was nominated on February 18, 1836,[30] confirmed by the Senate on March 16,[31] and took office on April 4.[28] He was reconfirmed by the Senate on February 25, 1839.[32]
  9. ^ Multiple sources say Call's term ended on December 2, 1836,[33][21][34] but none say why, nor why this happened a week before Reid's confirmation on December 12.
  10. ^ Reid was nominated on December 11, 1839,[36] and confirmed by the Senate on December 12.[37]
  11. ^ Call was appointed on March 19, 1841,[21] during a Senate recess; nominated on June 17;[38] and confirmed by the Senate on August 11.[39]
  12. ^ Branch was nominated on June 14, 1844,[42] and confirmed by the Senate on June 15,[43] for a term to start August 11.
  13. ^ The office of lieutenant governor was created in 1868,[56] abolished in 1885,[58] and recreated in 1968.[59]
  14. ^ Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
  15. ^ a b c d Under the 1839 constitution, governors were ineligible for re-election until four years had passed.[65]
  16. ^ Milton committed suicide due to the pending defeat of the Confederate States of America, stating in his final address to the legislature that "death would be preferable to reunion."[78]
  17. ^ Allison resigned to go into hiding from approaching Union troops, and was captured by them on June 19, 1865.[80]
  18. ^ Marvin was appointed provisional governor by the Union occupation.[84]
  19. ^ Represented the Republican Party
  20. ^ Reed was popularly elected under the terms of the 1868 constitution, and took the oath of office on June 8, 1868;[93] however, the federal commander of Florida did not recognize the validity of the state constitution and the election until July 4.[94][95]
  21. ^ During an attempted impeachment of Reed, Gleason proclaimed himself governor. The Supreme Court eventually sided with Reed, and Gleason was removed from office.[96]
  22. ^ Appointed as temporary lieutenant governor to replace William Henry Gleason. However, the state comptroller did not believe the governor could appoint a replacement to an elected office and refused to pay Weeks, and the Senate refused to accept his presidency over them, even proposing a motion to arrest him. Governor Reed called for a special election to replace him, and though Weeks fought it, the Florida Supreme Court declared his term to have ended when the new election results were certified.[97]
  23. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Under the 1885 constitution, governors were ineligible for re-election for the succeeding term.[118]
  24. ^ Special election to fill the remainder of McCarty's term[190]
  25. ^ Burns lost the Democratic nomination to Robert King High. A constitutional amendment shifted the election schedule two years, and allowed the governor elected in 1964 to run for a second term.[201]
  26. ^ This term was only two years as the election schedule was changed so that it would not coincide with presidential elections.[198]
  27. ^ a b c Under the 1968 constitution, those who have served more than six years in two consecutive terms are ineligible for election to governor.[210]
  28. ^ Graham resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.[214]
  29. ^ MacKay was a candidate in the 1998 election but lost; he succeeded Chiles after the election but before his successor took office.
  30. ^ Crist instead ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate.
  31. ^ Crist was elected as a member of the Republican Party, and switched to independent in April 2010.[232]
  32. ^ Due to Ron DeSantis and Jeannette Núñez taking their oath of office ahead of time, they became governor and lieutenant governor at midnight on January 8, rather than waiting for an inauguration ceremony. Thus, Scott and Lopez-Cantera's terms ended at the end of January 7.[235]
  33. ^ DeSantis' second term began on January 3, 2023, and will expire January 5, 2027; he will be term-limited

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The governor of Florida is the head of government of the U S state of Florida and the commander in chief of the state s military forces 2 The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Florida Legislature 3 to convene the legislature 4 and grant pardons except in cases of impeachment 5 Governor of FloridaSeal of the State of FloridaFlag of the State of FloridaIncumbentRon DeSantissince January 8 2019Government of FloridaStyleGovernor informal The Honorable formal His Excellency courtesy TypeHead of state Head of governmentMember ofFlorida Executive Branch Florida CabinetResidenceFlorida Governor s MansionAppointerPopular voteTerm lengthFour years renewable once consecutivelyConstituting instrumentConstitution of FloridaPrecursorGovernor of the Florida TerritoryInaugural holderWilliam Dunn MoseleyFormationJune 25 1845DeputyLieutenant Governor of FloridaSalary 130 273 2013 1 Websitewww wbr flgov wbr comWhen Florida was first acquired by the United States future president Andrew Jackson served as its military governor Florida Territory was established in 1822 and five people served as governor over 6 distinct terms The first territorial governor William Pope Duval served 12 years the longest of any Florida governor to date Since statehood in 1845 there have been 45 people who have served as governor one of whom served two distinct terms Four state governors have served two full four year terms William D Bloxham in two stints as well as Reubin Askew Jeb Bush and Rick Scott who each served their terms consecutively Bob Graham almost served two full terms but resigned with three days left in his term in order to take a seat in the United States Senate 6 The shortest term in office belongs to Wayne Mixson who served three days following Graham s resignation The current officeholder is Ron DeSantis a member of the Republican Party who took office on January 8 2019 Contents 1 List of governors 1 1 Federal 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Appointed by1 nbsp William Pope Duval 1784 1854 14 15 April 17 1822 d April 17 1834 e successor appointed f James MonroeJohn Quincy AdamsAndrew Jackson2 nbsp John Eaton 1790 1856 25 26 April 24 1834 g March 16 1836 successor appointed Andrew Jackson3 nbsp Richard K Call 1792 1862 28 29 March 16 1836 h December 2 1839 i successor appointed Andrew JacksonMartin Van Buren4 nbsp Robert R Reid 1789 1841 34 35 December 12 1839 j March 19 1841 successor appointed Martin Van Buren5 nbsp Richard K Call 1792 1862 28 29 March 19 1841 k August 11 1844 successor appointed William Henry HarrisonJohn Tyler6 nbsp John Branch 1782 1863 40 41 August 11 1844 l June 25 1845 statehood John TylerState of Florida edit The State of Florida was admitted to the Union on March 3 1845 It seceded from the Union on January 10 1861 44 and joined the Confederate States of America on February 8 1861 45 as a founding member Following the end of the American Civil War it was part of the Third Military District 46 Florida was readmitted to the Union on June 25 1868 47 The Florida Constitution of 1838 provided that a governor be elected every 4 years who was not allowed to serve consecutive terms 48 The secessionist constitution of 1861 would have reduced this to two years and removed the term limit 49 but the state fell to the Union before the first election under that constitution The rejected constitution of 1865 and the ratified constitution of 1868 maintained the four year term 50 51 though without the earlier term limit which was reintroduced in the 1885 constitution 52 The current constitution of 1968 states that should the governor serve or would have served had he not resigned more than six years in two consecutive terms he cannot be elected to the succeeding term 53 The start of a term was set in 1885 at the first Tuesday after the first Monday in the January following the election 52 where it has remained 54 Originally the president of the state senate acted as governor should that office be vacant 55 The 1865 and 1868 constitutions created the office of lieutenant governor 56 57 who would similarly act as governor This office was abolished in 1885 with the president of the senate again taking on that duty 58 The 1968 constitution recreated the office of lieutenant governor who now becomes governor in the absence of the governor 59 The governor and lieutenant governor are elected on the same ticket 53 Florida was a strongly Democratic state before the Civil War electing only one candidate from the Whig Party the Democrats chief opposition at the time 60 It elected three Republican governors following Reconstruction but after the Democratic Party re established control 90 years passed before voters chose another Republican Governors of the State of Florida No Governor Term in office Party Election Lt Governor m n 1 nbsp William Dunn Moseley 1795 1863 61 62 63 June 25 1845 64 October 1 1849 term limited o Democratic 66 1845 Office did not exist2 nbsp Thomas Brown 1785 1867 67 68 69 October 1 1849 64 October 3 1853 term limited o Whig 66 18483 nbsp James E Broome 1808 1883 70 71 72 October 3 1853 73 October 5 1857 term limited o Democratic 66 18524 nbsp Madison S Perry 1814 1865 74 75 76 October 5 1857 64 October 7 1861 term limited o Democratic 66 18565 nbsp John Milton 1807 1865 77 78 79 October 7 1861 64 April 1 1865 died in office p Democratic 66 18606 nbsp Abraham K Allison 1810 1893 80 81 April 1 1865 82 May 19 1865 resigned q Democratic 64 President ofthe Senateacting Vacant May 19 1865 July 13 1865 Office vacatedafter civil war7 nbsp William Marvin 1808 1902 83 84 85 July 13 1865 86 December 20 1865 provisional term ended Provisional governorappointed by President r 8 nbsp David S Walker 1815 1891 87 88 89 December 20 1865 64 July 4 1868 did not run Conservative 87 1865 William W J Kelly s 9 nbsp Harrison Reed 1813 1899 90 91 92 July 4 1868 t January 7 1873 did not run Republican 64 1868 William Henry Gleason removed December 14 1868 u VacantEdmund C Weeks appointed January 24 1870 term ended December 27 1870 v Samuel T Day took office December 27 1870 10 nbsp Ossian B Hart 1821 1874 98 99 100 January 7 1873 64 March 18 1874 died in office Republican 64 1872 Marcellus Stearns11 nbsp Marcellus Stearns 1839 1891 101 102 103 March 18 1874 104 January 2 1877 lost election Republican 64 Lieutenantgovernoracting Acting as governor12 nbsp George Franklin Drew 1827 1900 105 106 107 January 2 1877 108 January 4 1881 did not run Democratic 64 1876 Noble A Hull resigned March 3 1879 Vacant13 nbsp William D Bloxham 1835 1911 109 110 111 January 4 1881 112 January 6 1885 lost nomination 113 Democratic 64 1880 Livingston W Bethel14 nbsp Edward A Perry 1831 1889 114 115 116 January 6 1885 117 January 8 1889 term limited w Democratic 64 1884 Milton H Mabry15 nbsp Francis P Fleming 1841 1908 119 120 121 January 8 1889 122 January 3 1893 term limited w Democratic 64 1888 Office did not exist16 nbsp Henry L Mitchell 1831 1903 123 124 125 January 3 1893 126 January 5 1897 term limited w Democratic 64 189217 nbsp William D Bloxham 1835 1911 109 110 127 January 5 1897 128 January 8 1901 term limited w Democratic 64 189618 nbsp William Sherman Jennings 1863 1920 129 130 131 January 8 1901 132 January 3 1905 term limited w Democratic 64 190019 nbsp Napoleon B Broward 1857 1910 133 134 135 January 3 1905 136 January 5 1909 term limited w Democratic 64 190420 nbsp Albert W Gilchrist 1858 1926 137 138 139 January 5 1909 140 January 7 1913 term limited w Democratic 64 190821 nbsp Park Trammell 1876 1936 141 142 143 January 7 1913 144 January 2 1917 term limited w Democratic 64 191222 nbsp Sidney Johnston Catts 1863 1936 145 146 147 January 2 1917 148 January 4 1921 term limited w Prohibition 145 191623 nbsp Cary A Hardee 1876 1957 149 150 151 January 4 1921 152 January 6 1925 term limited w Democratic 64 192024 nbsp John W Martin 1884 1958 153 154 155 January 6 1925 156 January 8 1929 term limited w Democratic 64 192425 nbsp Doyle E Carlton 1885 1972 157 158 159 January 8 1929 160 January 3 1933 term limited w Democratic 64 192826 nbsp David Sholtz 1891 1953 161 162 163 January 3 1933 164 January 5 1937 term limited w Democratic 64 193227 nbsp Fred P Cone 1871 1948 165 166 167 January 5 1937 168 January 7 1941 term limited w Democratic 64 193628 nbsp Spessard Holland 1892 1971 169 170 171 January 7 1941 172 January 2 1945 term limited w Democratic 64 194029 nbsp Millard Caldwell 1897 1984 173 174 175 January 2 1945 176 January 4 1949 term limited w Democratic 64 194430 nbsp Fuller Warren 1905 1973 177 178 179 January 4 1949 180 January 6 1953 term limited w Democratic 64 194831 nbsp Daniel T McCarty 1912 1953 181 182 183 January 6 1953 184 September 28 1953 died in office Democratic 64 195232 nbsp Charley Eugene Johns 1905 1990 185 186 187 September 28 1953 188 January 4 1955 lost nomination 189 Democratic 64 President ofthe Senateacting33 nbsp LeRoy Collins 1909 1991 189 190 191 January 4 1955 192 January 3 1961 term limited w Democratic 64 1954 special x 195634 nbsp C Farris Bryant 1914 2002 193 194 195 January 3 1961 196 January 5 1965 term limited w Democratic 64 196035 nbsp W Haydon Burns 1912 1987 197 198 199 January 5 1965 200 January 3 1967 lost nomination y Democratic 64 1964 z 36 nbsp Claude R Kirk Jr 1926 2011 202 203 204 January 3 1967 205 January 5 1971 lost election Republican 64 1966Ray C Osborne office created January 7 1969 37 nbsp Reubin Askew 1928 2014 206 207 208 January 5 1971 209 January 2 1979 term limited aa Democratic 64 1970 Thomas Burton Adams Jr 1974 Jim Williams38 nbsp Bob Graham b 1936 211 212 January 2 1979 213 January 3 1987 resigned ab Democratic 212 1978 Wayne Mixson198239 nbsp Wayne Mixson 1922 2020 215 January 3 1987 216 January 6 1987 successor took office Democratic 215 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor Vacant40 nbsp Bob Martinez b 1934 217 218 January 6 1987 219 January 8 1991 lost election Republican 218 1986 Bobby Brantley41 nbsp Lawton Chiles 1930 1998 220 221 January 8 1991 222 December 12 1998 died in office Democratic 221 1990 Buddy MacKay199442 nbsp Buddy MacKay b 1933 223 224 December 12 1998 225 January 5 1999 successor took office ac Democratic 224 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor Vacant43 nbsp Jeb Bush b 1953 226 227 January 5 1999 228 January 2 2007 term limited aa Republican 227 1998 Frank Brogan resigned March 3 2003 2002Toni Jennings44 nbsp Charlie Crist b 1956 229 230 January 2 2007 231 January 4 2011 did not run ad Republican ae 2006 Jeff Kottkamp45 nbsp Rick Scott b 1952 233 January 4 2011 234 January 7 2019 af term limited aa Republican 233 2010 Jennifer Carroll resigned March 12 2013 VacantCarlos Lopez Cantera appointed February 3 2014 201446 nbsp Ron DeSantis b 1978 236 January 8 2019 237 Incumbent ag Republican 236 2018 Jeanette Nunez2022Acting governor editFlorida has had a number of people serve as acting governor The state s first three constitutions provided that the succession in office became operative whenever the governor was out of the state Thus in 1853 when Governor Thomas Brown attended an event in Boston the Senate president who would normally succeed the governor at the time was also out of state Therefore the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives A K Allison became acting governor on September 16 1853 He served for 17 days 238 Article IV Section 3 b of the Florida Constitution now calls for the lieutenant governor to act as Governor during the governor s physical or mental incapacity This provision has been invoked one time On June 18 2008 Governor Charlie Crist filed a proclamation with the secretary of state transferring power of governor to Lt Governor Jeff Kottkamp pursuant to the constitutional provision while he underwent knee surgery 239 See also editGubernatorial lines of succession in the United States Florida List of Florida state legislaturesNotes edit Jackson s official title was Commissioner and Governor of East and West Florida 9 Jackson left Florida on October 8 1821 10 His resignation was submitted on November 13 and the president accepted it on December 31 11 12 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 Duval was nominated to be Governor of the Floridas on April 15 1822 16 This was withdrawn and he was nominated to be Governor of the Territory of Florida on April 16 17 and confirmed by the Senate to that position on April 17 18 No source specifies when he took office but it was reported he reached Pensacola then the capital on June 22 19 He was reconfirmed on March 8 1825 20 reappointed during Senate recesses on January 9 1828 21 and April 18 1831 21 and reconfirmed by the Senate on April 30 1832 22 The nomination of Duval s successor says his commission would expire on April 17 1834 23 At some point in 1827 the territorial secretary William M McCarty acted as governor 24 Eaton was nominated on March 29 1834 for a term beginning April 17 when his predecessor s commission expired 23 confirmed by the Senate on April 24 27 and took office on December 11 25 Call was nominated on February 18 1836 30 confirmed by the Senate on March 16 31 and took office on April 4 28 He was reconfirmed by the Senate on February 25 1839 32 Multiple sources say Call s term ended on December 2 1836 33 21 34 but none say why nor why this happened a week before Reid s confirmation on December 12 Reid was nominated on December 11 1839 36 and confirmed by the Senate on December 12 37 Call was appointed on March 19 1841 21 during a Senate recess nominated on June 17 38 and confirmed by the Senate on August 11 39 Branch was nominated on June 14 1844 42 and confirmed by the Senate on June 15 43 for a term to start August 11 The office of lieutenant governor was created in 1868 56 abolished in 1885 58 and recreated in 1968 59 Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted a b c d Under the 1839 constitution governors were ineligible for re election until four years had passed 65 Milton committed suicide due to the pending defeat of the Confederate States of America stating in his final address to the legislature that death would be preferable to reunion 78 Allison resigned to go into hiding from approaching Union troops and was captured by them on June 19 1865 80 Marvin was appointed provisional governor by the Union occupation 84 Represented the Republican Party Reed was popularly elected under the terms of the 1868 constitution and took the oath of office on June 8 1868 93 however the federal commander of Florida did not recognize the validity of the state constitution and the election until July 4 94 95 During an attempted impeachment of Reed Gleason proclaimed himself governor The Supreme Court eventually sided with Reed and Gleason was removed from office 96 Appointed as temporary lieutenant governor to replace William Henry Gleason However the state comptroller did not believe the governor could appoint a replacement to an elected office and refused to pay Weeks and the Senate refused to accept his presidency over them even proposing a motion to arrest him Governor Reed called for a special election to replace him and though Weeks fought it the Florida Supreme Court declared his term to have ended when the new election results were certified 97 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Under the 1885 constitution governors were ineligible for re election for the succeeding term 118 Special election to fill the remainder of McCarty s term 190 Burns lost the Democratic nomination to Robert King High A constitutional amendment shifted the election schedule two years and allowed the governor elected in 1964 to run for a second term 201 This term was only two years as the election schedule was changed so that it would not coincide with presidential elections 198 a b c Under the 1968 constitution those who have 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