Governor | Term Start | Term End | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Sevier Conway | Sep 13, 1836 | Nov 4, 1840 | Democratic |
| Archibald Yell | Nov 4, 1840 | Apr 29, 1844 | Democratic |
| Samuel Adams | Apr 29, 1844 | Nov 9, 1844 | Democratic |
| Thomas Stevenson Drew | Nov 9, 1844 | Jan 10, 1849 | Democratic |
| Richard C. Byrd | Jan 10, 1849 | Apr 19, 1849 | Democratic |
| John Selden Roane | Apr 19, 1849 | Nov 15, 1852 | Democratic |
| Elias Nelson Conway | Nov 15, 1852 | Nov 16, 1860 | Democratic |
| Henry M. Rector | Nov 16, 1860 | Nov 4, 1862 | Independent Democratic |
| Thomas Fletcher | Nov 4, 1862 | Nov 15, 1862 | Independent |
| Harris Flanagin | Nov 15, 1862 | May 28, 1865 | Independent |
| Isaac Murphy | Jan 20, 1864 | Jul 2, 1868 | Independent |
| Powell Clayton | Jul 2, 1868 | Mar 17, 1871 | Republican |
| Ozra Amander Hadley[aa] | Mar 17, 1871 | Jan 6, 1873 | Republican |
| Elisha Baxter | Jan 6, 1873 | Nov 12, 1874 | Republican |
| Augustus Hill Garland | Nov 12, 1874 | Jan 11, 1877 | Democratic |
| William Read Miller | Jan 11, 1877 | Jan 13, 1881 | Democratic |
| Thomas James Churchill | Jan 13, 1881 | Jan 13, 1883 | Democratic |
| James Henderson Berry | Jan 13, 1883 | Jan 15, 1885 | Democratic |
| Simon Pollard Hughes Jr. | Jan 15, 1885 | Jan 17, 1889 | Democratic |
| James Philip Eagle | Jan 17, 1889 | Jan 14, 1893 | Democratic |
| William Meade Fishback | Jan 14, 1893 | Jan 18, 1895 | Democratic |
| James Paul Clarke | Jan 18, 1895 | Jan 18, 1897 | Democratic |
| Daniel Webster Jones | Jan 18, 1897 | Jan 18, 1901 | Democratic |
| Jeff Davis | Jan 18, 1901 | Jan 18, 1907 | Democratic |
| John Sebastian Little | Jan 18, 1907 | Feb 11, 1907 | Democratic |
| John Isaac Moore | Feb 11, 1907 | May 14, 1907 | Democratic |
| Xenophon Overton Pindall | May 14, 1907 | Jan 11, 1909 | Democratic |
| Jesse M. Martin | Jan 11, 1909 | Jan 14, 1909 | Democratic |
| George Washington Donaghey | Jan 14, 1909 | Jan 16, 1913 | Democratic |
| Joseph Taylor Robinson | Jan 16, 1913 | Mar 8, 1913 | Democratic |
| William Kavanaugh Oldham | Mar 8, 1913 | Mar 13, 1913 | Democratic |
| Junius M. Futrell | Mar 13, 1913 | Aug 6, 1913 | Democratic |
| George Washington Hays | Aug 6, 1913 | Jan 10, 1917 | Democratic |
| Charles Hillman Brough | Jan 10, 1917 | Jan 11, 1921 | Democratic |
| Thomas Chipman McRae | Jan 11, 1921 | Jan 13, 1925 | Democratic |
| Tom Terral | Jan 13, 1925 | Jan 11, 1927 | Democratic |
| John Ellis Martineau | Jan 11, 1927 | Mar 14, 1928 | Democratic |
| Harvey Parnell | Mar 14, 1928 | Jan 10, 1933 | Democratic |
| Junius Marion Futrell | Jan 10, 1933 | Jan 12, 1937 | Democratic |
| Carl E. Bailey | Jan 12, 1937 | Jan 14, 1941 | Democratic |
| Homer Martin Adkins | Jan 14, 1941 | Jan 9, 1945 | Democratic |
| Benjamin Travis Laney | Jan 9, 1945 | Jan 11, 1949 | Democratic |
| Sid McMath | Jan 11, 1949 | Jan 13, 1953 | Democratic |
| Francis Cherry | Jan 13, 1953 | Jan 11, 1955 | Democratic |
| Orval Faubus | Jan 11, 1955 | Jan 10, 1967 | Democratic |
| Winthrop Rockefeller | Jan 10, 1967 | Jan 12, 1971 | Republican |
| Dale Bumpers | Jan 12, 1971 | Jan 3, 1975 | Democratic |
| Bob C. Riley | Jan 3, 1975 | Jan 14, 1975 | Democratic |
| David Pryor | Jan 14, 1975 | Jan 3, 1979 | Democratic |
| Joe Purcell | Jan 3, 1979 | Jan 9, 1979 | Democratic |
| Bill Clinton | Jan 9, 1979 | Jan 19, 1981 | Democratic |
| Frank D. White | Jan 19, 1981 | Jan 11, 1983 | Republican |
| Bill Clinton | Jan 11, 1983 | Dec 12, 1992 | Democratic |
| Jim Guy Tucker | Dec 12, 1992 | Jul 15, 1996 | Democratic |
| Mike Huckabee | Jul 15, 1996 | Jan 9, 2007 | Republican |
| Mike Beebe | Jan 9, 2007 | Jan 13, 2015 | Democratic |
| Asa Hutchinson | Jan 10, 2015 | Jan 10, 2023 | Republican |
| Sarah Huckabee Sanders | Jan 10, 2023 | - | Republican |
The state of Arkansas is one of the older states in the US. Arkansas officially became a US state on June 15th, 1836, joining as the US's 25th state. It was part of the Louisiana Purchase.
In total, the state of Arkansas has had 57 governors since it gained statehood back in 1836. While Arkansas is a more Republican-leaning state, both Republicans and Democrats have served as the governor of the state in recent years. Out of the last five governors of Arkansas, three were Democrats and two were Republicans.
The state of Arkansas differs from some other states in that it is quite rare for one person to serve as the state's governor more than once. Bill Clinton is the most significant exception to this rule, since he served as the governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981, then again from 1983 to 1992. The current governor of Arkansas is Sarah Huckabee Sanders. Read on for a complete list of all of the Arkansas governors in the state's history.
The current governor of Arkansas is Sarah Huckabee Sanders, a Republican.
There have been 57 governors of Arkansas, 45 Democrats, 8 Republicans, and 4 from other parties.
The last Republican governor in Arkansas is Sarah Huckabee Sanders, who has served from 2023 to the present day.
The last Democrat governor in Arkansas was Mike Beebe, who served from 2007 to 2015.