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| | *Governor [[Mike Beebe]] (D) | | *Governor [[Mike Beebe]] (D) |
| | *Lt. Governor [[Bill Halter]] (D) | | *Lt. Governor [[Bill Halter]] (D) |
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| | + | ==List of Governors== |
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| | + | !#!!Name!!Assumed office!!Left office!!Party!!Lt. Governor!!Major events in term!!Oversaw which historical period |
| | + | |- {{Party shading/red}} |
| | + | |1 |
| | + | |James Sevier Conway |
| | + | |September 13 1836 |
| | + | |November 4 1840 |
| | + | |[[Democratic Party|Democrat]] |
| | + | | |
| | + | | |
| | + | |American [[Slavery]] |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |2 |
| | + | |Archibald Yell |
| | + | |November 4 1840 |
| | + | |April 29 1844 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | | |
| | + | |Resigned office; won seat in [[United States House of Representatives]] |
| | + | |Slavery |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |— |
| | + | |Samuel Adams (governor)|Samuel Adams]] |
| | + | |April 29 1844 |
| | + | |November 5 1844 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | | |
| | + | |President of the state senate; served remainder of Yell's term |
| | + | |Slavery |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |3 |
| | + | |Thomas Stevenson Drew |
| | + | |November 5 1844 |
| | + | |January 10 1849 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | | |
| | + | |Resigned office |
| | + | |Slavery |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |— |
| | + | |Richard C. Byrd |
| | + | |January 10 1849 |
| | + | |April 19 1849 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | | |
| | + | |President of the state senate; served portion of Drew's term until special election |
| | + | |Slavery |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |4 |
| | + | |John Selden Roane |
| | + | |April 19 1849 |
| | + | |November 15 1852 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | | |
| | + | |Special election to serve Drew's unexpired term. |
| | + | |Slavery |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |5 |
| | + | |Elias Nelson Conway |
| | + | |November 15 1852 |
| | + | |November 16 1860 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | | |
| | + | | |
| | + | |Slavery |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |6 |
| | + | |Henry Massey Rector |
| | + | |November 16 1860 |
| | + | |November 4 1862 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | | |
| | + | |Oversaw the secession of Arkansas from the Union prior to the [[American Civil War]] |
| | + | |Slavery |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |7 |
| | + | |Harris Flanagin |
| | + | |November 4 1862 |
| | + | |April 18 1864 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | | |
| | + | |Flanagin fled Little Rock for Washington, Arkansas to run a government-in-exile during [[American Civil War]], September 10 1863 |
| | + | |Slavery ended by Union force |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |8 |
| | + | |Isaac Murphy |
| | + | |April 18 1864 |
| | + | |July 2 1868 |
| | + | |[[Republican Party|Republican]] |
| | + | | |
| | + | |Elected provisional governor by pro-Union loyalists, assuming office April 18 1864 |
| | + | |Ratification of 13th, 14th Amemendments to U.S. Constitution |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |9 |
| | + | |Powell Clayton |
| | + | |July 2 1868 |
| | + | |March 17 1871 |
| | + | |Republican |
| | + | | |
| | + | |Resigned for seat in the [[United States Senate]] |
| | + | |Reconstruction |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |— |
| | + | |Ozra Amander Hadley |
| | + | |March 17 1871 |
| | + | |January 6 1873 |
| | + | |Republican |
| | + | | |
| | + | |President of the state senate; served remainder of Clayton's term |
| | + | |Reconstruction |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |10 |
| | + | |Elisha Baxter |
| | + | |January 6 1873 |
| | + | |November 12 1874 |
| | + | |Republican |
| | + | | |
| | + | |Removed from office; [[Brooks-Baxter War]]. |
| | + | |Reconstruction |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |11 |
| | + | |Augustus Hill Garland |
| | + | |November 12 1874 |
| | + | |January 11 1877 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | | |
| | + | |Implementation of [[Jim Crow]] laws |
| | + | | |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |12 |
| | + | |William Read Miller |
| | + | |January 11 1877 |
| | + | |January 11 1881 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | | |
| | + | | |
| | + | |Jim Crow |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |13 |
| | + | |Thomas James Churchill |
| | + | |January 11 1881 |
| | + | |January 13 1883 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | | |
| | + | | |
| | + | |Jim Crow |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |14 |
| | + | |James Henderson Berry |
| | + | |January 13 1883 |
| | + | |January 17 1885 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | | |
| | + | | |
| | + | |Jim Crow |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |15 |
| | + | |Simon Pollard Hughes, Jr. |
| | + | |January 17 1885 |
| | + | |January 8 1889 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | | |
| | + | | |
| | + | |Jim Crow |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |16 |
| | + | |James Philip Eagle |
| | + | |January 8 1889 |
| | + | |January 10 1893 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | | |
| | + | | |
| | + | |Jim Crow |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |17 |
| | + | |William Meade Fishback |
| | + | |January 10 1893 |
| | + | |January 8 1895 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | | |
| | + | | |
| | + | |Jim Crow |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |18 |
| | + | |James Paul Clarke |
| | + | |January 8 1895 |
| | + | |January 12 1897 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | | |
| | + | | |
| | + | |Jim Crow |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |19 |
| | + | |Daniel Webster Jones |
| | + | |January 12 1897 |
| | + | |January 8 1901 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | | |
| | + | | |
| | + | |Jim Crow |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |20 |
| | + | |Jeff Davis |
| | + | |January 8 1901 |
| | + | |January 8 1907 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | | |
| | + | | |
| | + | |Jim Crow |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |21 |
| | + | |John Sebastian Little |
| | + | |January 8 1907 |
| | + | |February 15 1907 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | | |
| | + | |Resigned; [[nervous breakdown]] |
| | + | |Jim Crow |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |— |
| | + | |John Isaac Moore |
| | + | |February 15 1907 |
| | + | |May 14 1907 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | | |
| | + | |President of the state senate; served portion of Clayton's term until legislature adjurned |
| | + | |Jim Crow |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |— |
| | + | |Xenophon Overton Pindall |
| | + | |May 14 1907 |
| | + | |January 11 1909 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | | |
| | + | |New president of the state senate; acted as governor until expiration of his senate term |
| | + | |Jim Crow |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |— |
| | + | |Jesse M. Martin |
| | + | |January 11 1909 |
| | + | |January 14 1909 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | | |
| | + | |Acting governor for three days between end of Pindall's senate term and next elected governor |
| | + | |Jim Crow |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |22 |
| | + | |George Washington Donaghey |
| | + | |January 14 1909 |
| | + | |January 16 1913 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | | |
| | + | | |
| | + | |Jim Crow |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |23 |
| | + | |Joseph Taylor Robinson |
| | + | |January 16 1913 |
| | + | |March 8 1913 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | | |
| | + | | |
| | + | |Jim Crow |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |— |
| | + | |William Kavanaugh Oldham |
| | + | |March 8 1913 |
| | + | |March 13 1913 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | | |
| | + | |President of the state senate; acting governor for six days until election of new senate president |
| | + | |Jim Crow |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |— |
| | + | |Junius Marion Futrell |
| | + | |March 13 1913 |
| | + | |July 23 1913 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | | |
| | + | |President of the senate; acting governor until special election |
| | + | |Jim Crow |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |24 |
| | + | |George Washington Hays |
| | + | |July 23 1913 |
| | + | |January 10 1917 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | |Office created; left vacant |
| | + | |Elected in special election to fill remainder of term. |
| | + | |Jim Crow |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |25 |
| | + | |Charles Hillman Brough |
| | + | |January 10 1917 |
| | + | |January 11 1921 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | |vacant |
| | + | | |
| | + | |Jim Crow; [[World War I]] |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |26 |
| | + | |Thomas Chipman McRae |
| | + | |January 11 1921 |
| | + | |January 13 1925 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | |vacant |
| | + | | |
| | + | |Jim Crow |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |27 |
| | + | |Tom Jefferson Terral |
| | + | |January 13 1925 |
| | + | |January 11 1927 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | |vacant |
| | + | | |
| | + | |Jim Crow |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |28 |
| | + | |John Ellis Martineau |
| | + | |January 11 1927 |
| | + | |March 4 1928 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | |Harvey Parnell (1st Lt. Gov) |
| | + | |Resigned; Appointed federal judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas |
| | + | |Jim Crow |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |29 |
| | + | |Harvey Parnell |
| | + | |March 4 1928 |
| | + | |January 10 1933 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | |William Lee Cazort |
| | + | |Became first Lt. Governor to act as governor |
| | + | |Jim Crow; beginning of [[Great Depression]] |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |30 |
| | + | |Junius Marion Futrell |
| | + | |January 10 1933 |
| | + | |January 12 1937 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | |William Lee Cazort |
| | + | | |
| | + | |Jim Crow |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |31 |
| | + | |Carl Edward Bailey |
| | + | |January 12 1937 |
| | + | |January 14 1941 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | |Robert L. Bailey |
| | + | | |
| | + | |Jim Crow |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |32 |
| | + | |Homer Martin Adkins |
| | + | |January 14 1941 |
| | + | |January 9 1945 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | |Robert L. Bailey, James L. Shaver |
| | + | | |
| | + | |Jim Crow |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |33 |
| | + | |Benjamin Travis Laney |
| | + | |January 9 1945 |
| | + | |January 11 1949 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | |James L. Shaver, Nathan Green Gordon |
| | + | | |
| | + | |Jim Crow |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |34 |
| | + | |Sid McMath |
| | + | |January 11 1949 |
| | + | |January 13 1953 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | |Nathan Green Gordon |
| | + | | |
| | + | |Jim Crow |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |35 |
| | + | |Francis Cherry |
| | + | |January 13 1953 |
| | + | |January 11 1955 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | |Nathan Green Gordon |
| | + | | |
| | + | |Jim Crow |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |36 |
| | + | |Orval Faubus |
| | + | |January 11 1955 |
| | + | |January 10 1967 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | |Nathan Green Gordon |
| | + | |Prevented [[Little Rock Nine]] from entering Central High School, Little Rock; his segregation policies prompted President Eisenhower to send in 101st Airborne to ensure the Nine's safety |
| | + | |Jim Crow (ends late 1960's); beginnings of [[Civil Rights Movement]] in state |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |37 |
| | + | |Winthrop Rockefeller |
| | + | |January 10 1967 |
| | + | |January 12 1971 |
| | + | |Republican |
| | + | |Maurice Britt |
| | + | | |
| | + | | |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |38 |
| | + | |Dale Bumpers |
| | + | |January 12 1971 |
| | + | |January 3 1975 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | |Bob C. Riley |
| | + | | |
| | + | | |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |— |
| | + | |Bob C. Riley |
| | + | |January 3 1975 |
| | + | |January 14 1975 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | | |
| | + | |Acting governor for unexpired term. |
| | + | | |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |39 |
| | + | |David Pryor |
| | + | |January 14 1975 |
| | + | |January 3 1979 |
| | + | |Democratic |
| | + | |Joe Purcell |
| | + | | |
| | + | | |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |— |
| | + | |Joe Purcell |
| | + | |January 3 1979 |
| | + | |January 9 1979 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | | |
| | + | |Acting as governor for six days |
| | + | | |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |40 |
| | + | |[[Bill Clinton]] |
| | + | |January 9 1979 |
| | + | |January 19 1981 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | |Joe Purcell |
| | + | | |
| | + | | |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |41 |
| | + | |Frank D. White |
| | + | |January 19 1981 |
| | + | |January 11 1983 |
| | + | |Republican |
| | + | |Winston Bryant |
| | + | | |
| | + | | |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |42 |
| | + | |Bill Clinton |
| | + | |January 11 1983 |
| | + | |December 12 1992 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | |Winston Bryant, Jim Guy Tucker |
| | + | |Resigned; elected [[President of the United States]] |
| | + | | |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |43 |
| | + | |Jim Guy Tucker |
| | + | |December 12 1992 |
| | + | |July 15 1996 |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | |[[Mike Huckabee]] |
| | + | |Resigned; [[felony]] conviction ([[mail fraud]]) in the [[Whitewater scandal]] |
| | + | | |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |44 |
| | + | |Mike Huckabee |
| | + | |July 15 1996 |
| | + | |January 9 2007 |
| | + | |Republican |
| | + | |Winthrop Paul Rockefeller |
| | + | |Created "Tax-Me-More" fund to highlight Democrat/liberal hypocrisy on tax contributions |
| | + | | |
| | + | |- |
| | + | |45 |
| | + | |Mike Beebe |
| | + | |January 9 2007 |
| | + | |Current |
| | + | |Democrat |
| | + | |Bill Halter |
| | + | |Term expires in 2011 |
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| | + | |} |
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