List of governors of Utah
The Governor of Utah is the head of the executive branch of Utah's state government [ 2] and the commander-in-chief of its military forces .[ 3]
List of governors
Republican (11)
Democratic (6)
Governor
Term of office
Party
Term[ note 1]
Previous office
Lt. Governor [ note 2]
1
Heber Manning Wells August 11, 1859 – March 12, 1938 (aged 78)
January 6, 1896 – January 2, 1905
Republican
1
Delegate to the Utah Constitutional Convention (1895)
None
2
2
John Christopher Cutler February 5, 1846 – July 30, 1928 (aged 82)
January 2, 1905 – January 4, 1909
Republican
3
Salt Lake County Clerk (1884-1890)
3
William Spry January 11, 1864 – April 21, 1929 (aged 65)
January 4, 1909 – January 1, 1917
Republican
4
United States Marshal for the District of Utah (1906-1908)
5
4
Simon Bamberger February 27, 1846 – October 6, 1926 (aged 80)
January 1, 1917 – January 3, 1921
Democratic
6
Utah State Senator (1903–1913)
5
Charles R. Mabey October 4, 1877 – April 26, 1959 (aged 81)
January 3, 1921 – January 5, 1925
Republican
7
Utah State Representative (1913–1915)
6
George Dern September 8, 1872 – August 27, 1936 (aged 63)
January 5, 1925 – January 2, 1933
Democratic
8
Utah State Senator (1914–1923)
9
7
Henry H. Blood October 1, 1872 – June 19, 1942 (aged 69)
January 2, 1933 – January 6, 1941
Democratic
10
Chairman, Utah State Road Commission
11
8
Herbert B. Maw March 11, 1893 – November 17, 1990 (aged 97)
January 6, 1941 – January 3, 1949
Democratic
12
President of the Utah State Senate (1934–1938)
13
9
J. Bracken Lee January 7, 1899 – October 20, 1996 (aged 97)
January 3, 1949 – January 7, 1957
Republican
14
Mayor of Price (1935–1948)
15
10
George Dewey Clyde July 21, 1898 – April 2, 1972 (aged 73)
January 7, 1957 – January 4, 1965
Republican
16
Director, Utah Water and Power Board
17
11
Calvin L. Rampton November 6, 1913 – September 16, 2007 (aged 93)
January 4, 1965 – January 3, 1977
Democratic
18
Davis County Attorney (1938–1940)
19
20
Clyde L. Miller
12
Scott M. Matheson January 8, 1929 – October 7, 1990 (aged 61)
January 3, 1977 – January 7, 1985
Democratic
21
None
David Smith Monson [ note 3]
22
13
Norman H. Bangerter January 4, 1933 – April 14, 2015 (aged 82)
January 7, 1985 – January 4, 1993
Republican
23
Utah State Representative (1975–1985)
W. Val Oveson
24
14
Mike Leavitt (1951-02-11 ) February 11, 1951 (age 73)
January 4, 1993 – November 5, 2003
Republican
25
Member, Utah State Board of Regents
Olene Walker
26
27
15
Olene Walker November 15, 1930 – November 28, 2015 (aged 85)
November 5, 2003 – January 3, 2005[ note 4]
Republican
4thLieutenant Governor of Utah (1993–2003)
Gayle McKeachnie
16
Jon Huntsman Jr. (1960-03-26 ) March 26, 1960 (age 64)
January 3, 2005 – August 11, 2009
Republican
28
11thUnited States Ambassador to Singapore (1992–1993)
Gary Herbert
29
17
Gary Herbert (1947-05-07 ) May 7, 1947 (age 77)
August 11, 2009 – January 4, 2021
Republican
6thLieutenant Governor of Utah (2005–2009)
Greg Bell (Sept. 1, 2009 – Oct. 16, 2013)
30
Spencer Cox (Oct. 16, 2013 – Jan. 4, 2021)
31
18
Spencer Cox (1975-07-11 ) July 11, 1975 (age 49)
January 4, 2021 –Incumbent
Republican
32
8thLieutenant Governor of Utah (2013–2021)
Deidre Henderson
Notes
↑ Each term for which a governor is elected is listed here; if multiple governors served in a single term, due to resignations, deaths, and the like, then that term will be shared among those governors. If a governor was elected multiple times, then there will be multiple terms listed for that governor.
↑ The office of Lieutenant Governor was created in 1976.[ 4] Lieutenant governors were elected separately from the governor until 1980; those that represented a different party from their governor are noted.
↑ Represented the Republican Party
↑ As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term
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