Governor | Term Start | Term End | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Parson | Jun 1, 2018 | - | Republican |
| Eric Greitens | Jan 9, 2017 | Jun 1, 2018 | Republican |
| Jay Nixon | Jan 12, 2009 | Jan 9, 2017 | Democratic |
| Matt Blunt | Jan 10, 2005 | Jan 12, 2009 | Republican |
| Bob Holden | Jan 8, 2001 | Jan 10, 2005 | Democratic |
| Roger B. Wilson | Oct 16, 2000 | Jan 8, 2001 | Democratic |
| Mel Carnahan | Jan 11, 1993 | Oct 16, 2000 | Democratic |
| John Ashcroft | Jan 14, 1985 | Jan 11, 1993 | Republican |
| Kit Bond | Jan 12, 1981 | Jan 14, 1985 | Republican |
| Joseph P. Teasdale | Jan 10, 1977 | Jan 12, 1981 | Democratic |
| Kit Bond | Jan 8, 1973 | Jan 10, 1977 | Republican |
| Warren E. Hearnes | Jan 11, 1965 | Jan 8, 1973 | Democratic |
| John M. Dalton | Jan 9, 1961 | Jan 11, 1965 | Democratic |
| James T. Blair Jr. | Jan 14, 1957 | Jan 9, 1961 | Democratic |
| Phil M. Donnelly | Jan 12, 1953 | Jan 14, 1957 | Democratic |
| Forrest Smith | Jan 10, 1949 | Jan 12, 1953 | Democratic |
| Phil M. Donnelly | Jan 8, 1945 | Jan 10, 1949 | Democratic |
| Forrest C. Donnell | Feb 26, 1941 | Jan 8, 1945 | Republican |
| Lloyd C. Stark | Jan 11, 1937 | Feb 26, 1941 | Democratic |
| Guy Brasfield Park | Jan 9, 1933 | Jan 11, 1937 | Democratic |
| Henry S. Caulfield | Jan 14, 1929 | Jan 9, 1933 | Republican |
| Samuel Aaron Baker | Jan 12, 1925 | Jan 14, 1929 | Republican |
| Arthur M. Hyde | Jan 10, 1921 | Jan 12, 1925 | Republican |
| Frederick D. Gardner | Jan 8, 1917 | Jan 10, 1921 | Democratic |
| Elliot Woolfolk Major | Jan 13, 1913 | Jan 8, 1917 | Democratic |
| Herbert S. Hadley | Jan 9, 1909 | Jan 13, 1913 | Republican |
| Joseph W. Folk | Jan 9, 1905 | Jan 11, 1909 | Democratic |
| Alexander Monroe Dockery | Jan 14, 1901 | Jan 9, 1905 | Democratic |
| Lawrence Vest Stephens | Jan 11, 1897 | Jan 14, 1901 | Democratic |
| William J. Stone | Jan 9, 1893 | Jan 11, 1897 | Democratic |
| David R. Francis | Jan 14, 1889 | Jan 9, 1893 | Democratic |
| Albert P. Morehouse | Dec 28, 1887 | Jan 14, 1889 | Democratic |
| John S. Marmaduke | Jan 12, 1885 | Dec 28, 1887 | Democratic |
| Thomas Theodore Crittenden | Jan 10, 1881 | Jan 12, 1885 | Democratic |
| John Smith Phelps | Jan 8, 1877 | Jan 10, 1881 | Democratic |
| Charles Henry Hardin | Jan 12, 1875 | Jan 8, 1877 | Democratic |
| Silas Woodson | Jan 3, 1873 | Jan 12, 1875 | Democratic |
| B. Gratz Brown | Jan 4, 1871 | Jan 3, 1873 | Liberal Republican |
| Joseph W. McClurg | Jan 12, 1869 | Jan 4, 1871 | Republican |
| Thomas Clement Fletcher | Jan 2, 1865 | Jan 12, 1869 | Republican |
| Willard Preble Hall | Jan 31, 1864 | Jan 2, 1865 | Republican |
| Hamilton Rowan Gamble | Jul 31, 1861 | Jan 31, 1864 | Republican |
| Claiborne Fox Jackson | Jan 3, 1861 | Jul 23, 1861 | Democratic |
| Robert Marcellus Stewart | Oct 22, 1857 | Jan 3, 1861 | Democratic |
| Hancock Lee Jackson | Feb 27, 1857 | Oct 22, 1857 | Democratic |
| Trusten Polk | Jan 5, 1857 | Feb 27, 1857 | Democratic |
| Sterling Price | Jan 3, 1853 | Jan 5, 1857 | Democratic |
| Austin Augustus King | Nov 20, 1848 | Jan 3, 1853 | Democratic |
| John C. Edwards | Nov 20, 1844 | Nov 20, 1848 | Democratic |
| Meredith Miles Marmaduke | Feb 9, 1844 | Nov 20, 1844 | Democratic |
| Thomas Reynolds | Nov 16, 1840 | Feb 9, 1844 | Democratic |
| Lilburn Boggs | Sep 30, 1836 | Nov 16, 1840 | Democratic |
| Daniel Dunklin | Nov 19, 1832 | Sep 30, 1836 | Democratic |
| John Miller | Jan 20, 1826 | Nov 19, 1832 | Democratic |
| Abraham J. Williams | Aug 4, 1825 | Jan 20, 1826 | Democratic-Republican |
| Frederick Bates | Nov 15, 1824 | Aug 4, 1825 | Democratic-Republican |
| Alexander McNair | Sep 18, 1820 | Nov 15, 1824 | Democratic-Republican |
Missouri is located in the center of the country and has had a total of 55 governors since it joined the United States. The current governor of Missouri is Mike Parson, and he was elected to the office in 2018. He is a member of the Republican Party. He took over for Eric Greitens, who served as the governor of Missouri from 2017 to 2018. Eric Greitens was also a member of the Republican Party.
Missouri was admitted to the United States as part of the Compromise of 1820. At that time, the first governor of Missouri was Alexander McNair. He served as the governor of Missouri for four years, from 1820 to 1824. He was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party. After that, Missouri had a few governors who only served for a year. Frederick Bates served from 1824 to 1825. Abraham J. Williams served from 1825 to 1826. Both men were members of the Democratic-Republican Party. After that, John Miller served as a governor of Missouri for six years, from 1826 to 1832. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Throughout its history, Missouri is relatively evenly split between Democratic and Republican governors. The past two governors have both been members of the Republican Party, Eric Greitens and Mike Parson. Prior to this, Jay Nixon was the governor of Missouri, and he served for eight years from 2009 to 2017. He was a member of the democratic party. Before he served as governor, Matt Blunt was the governor of Missouri for four years, serving from 2005 to 2009. He was a member of the Republican Party. Throughout its history, Missouri has had a mixture of governors from both parties.
The current governor of Missouri is Mike Parson, a Republican.
There have been 55 governors of Missouri, 37 Democrats, 14 Republicans, and 4 from other parties.
The last Republican governor in Missouri is Mike Parson, who has served from 2018 to the present day.
The last Democrat governor in Missouri was Jay Nixon, who served from 2009 to 2017.