Governor | Term Start | Term End | Party |
---|---|---|---|
Ned Lamont | Jan 9, 2019 | - | Democratic |
Dannel Malloy | Jan 5, 2011 | Jan 9, 2019 | Democratic |
Jodi Rell | Jul 1, 2004 | Jan 5, 2011 | Republican |
John G. Rowland | Jan 4, 1995 | Jul 1, 2004 | Republican |
Lowell Weicker | Jan 9, 1991 | Jan 4, 1995 | A Connecticut Party |
William A. O'Neill | Dec 31, 1980 | Jan 9, 1991 | Democratic |
Ella Grasso | Jan 8, 1975 | Dec 31, 1980 | Democratic |
Thomas Meskill | Jan 6, 1971 | Jan 8, 1975 | Republican |
John N. Dempsey | Jan 21, 1961 | Jan 6, 1971 | Democratic |
Abraham Ribicoff | Jan 5, 1955 | Jan 21, 1961 | Democratic |
John Davis Lodge | Jan 3, 1951 | Jan 5, 1955 | Republican |
Chester Bowles | Jan 5, 1949 | Jan 3, 1951 | Democratic |
James C. Shannon | Mar 7, 1948 | Jan 5, 1949 | Republican |
James L. McConaughy | Jan 8, 1947 | Mar 7, 1948 | Republican |
Charles Wilbert Snow | Dec 27, 1946 | Jan 8, 1947 | Democratic |
Raymond E. Baldwin | Jan 6, 1943 | Dec 27, 1946 | Republican |
Robert A. Hurley | Jan 8, 1941 | Jan 6, 1943 | Democratic |
Raymond E. Baldwin | Jan 4, 1939 | Jan 8, 1941 | Republican |
Wilbur Lucius Cross | Jan 7, 1931 | Jan 4, 1939 | Democratic |
John H. Trumbull | Jan 8, 1925 | Jan 7, 1931 | Republican |
Hiram Bingham III | Jan 7, 1925 | Jan 8, 1925 | Republican |
Charles A. Templeton | Jan 3, 1923 | Jan 7, 1925 | Republican |
Everett J. Lake | Jan 5, 1921 | Jan 3, 1923 | Republican |
Marcus H. Holcomb | Jan 6, 1915 | Jan 5, 1921 | Republican |
Simeon Eben Baldwin | Jan 4, 1911 | Jan 6, 1915 | Democratic |
Frank B. Weeks | Apr 21, 1909 | Jan 4, 1911 | Republican |
George L. Lilley | Jan 6, 1909 | Apr 21, 1909 | Republican |
Rollin S. Woodruff | Jan 9, 1907 | Jan 6, 1909 | Republican |
Henry Roberts | Jan 4, 1905 | Jan 9, 1907 | Republican |
Abiram Chamberlain | Jan 7, 1903 | Jan 4, 1905 | Republican |
George P. McLean | Jan 9, 1901 | Jan 7, 1903 | Republican |
George E. Lounsbury | Jan 4, 1899 | Jan 9, 1901 | Republican |
Lorrin A. Cooke | Jan 6, 1897 | Jan 4, 1899 | Republican |
Owen Vincent Coffin | Jan 9, 1895 | Jan 6, 1897 | Republican |
Luzon B. Morris | Jan 4, 1893 | Jan 9, 1895 | Democratic |
Morgan Bulkeley | Jan 10, 1889 | Jan 4, 1893 | Republican |
Phineas C. Lounsbury | Jan 7, 1887 | Jan 10, 1889 | Republican |
Henry Baldwin Harrison | Jan 8, 1885 | Jan 7, 1887 | Republican |
Thomas M. Waller | Jan 3, 1883 | Jan 8, 1885 | Democratic |
Hobart B. Bigelow | Jan 5, 1881 | Jan 3, 1883 | Republican |
Charles B. Andrews | Jan 9, 1879 | Jan 5, 1881 | Republican |
Richard D. Hubbard | Jan 3, 1877 | Jan 9, 1879 | Democratic |
Charles Roberts Ingersoll | May 7, 1873 | Jan 3, 1877 | Democratic |
Marshall Jewell | May 16, 1871 | May 7, 1873 | Republican |
James E. English | May 4, 1870 | May 16, 1871 | Democratic |
Marshall Jewell | May 5, 1869 | May 4, 1870 | Republican |
James E. English | May 1, 1867 | May 5, 1869 | Democratic |
Joseph Roswell Hawley | May 2, 1866 | May 1, 1867 | Republican |
William Alfred Buckingham | May 5, 1858 | May 2, 1866 | Republican |
Alexander H. Holley | May 6, 1857 | May 5, 1858 | Republican |
William T. Minor | May 2, 1855 | May 6, 1857 | American |
Henry Dutton | May 3, 1854 | May 2, 1855 | Whig |
Charles H. Pond | Oct 13, 1853 | May 3, 1854 | Democratic |
Thomas H. Seymour | May 4, 1850 | Oct 13, 1853 | Democratic |
Joseph Trumbull | May 2, 1849 | May 4, 1850 | Whig |
Clark Bissell | May 5, 1847 | May 2, 1849 | Whig |
Isaac Toucey | May 6, 1846 | May 5, 1847 | Democratic |
Roger Sherman Baldwin | May 1, 1844 | May 6, 1846 | Whig |
Chauncey Fitch Cleveland | May 4, 1842 | May 1, 1844 | Democratic |
William W. Ellsworth | May 2, 1838 | May 4, 1842 | Whig |
Henry W. Edwards | May 6, 1835 | May 2, 1838 | Democratic |
Samuel A. Foot | May 7, 1834 | May 6, 1835 | Whig |
Henry W. Edwards | May 1, 1833 | May 7, 1834 | Democratic |
John Samuel Peters | Mar 2, 1831 | May 1, 1833 | National Republican |
Gideon Tomlinson | May 2, 1827 | Mar 2, 1831 | Democratic-Republican |
Oliver Wolcott Jr. | May 8, 1817 | May 2, 1827 | Toleration Republican |
John Cotton Smith | Oct 25, 1812 | May 8, 1817 | Federalist |
Roger Griswold | May 9, 1811 | Oct 25, 1812 | Federalist |
John Treadwell | Aug 7, 1809 | May 9, 1811 | Federalist |
Jonathan Trumbull Jr. | Dec 1, 1797 | Aug 7, 1809 | Federalist |
Oliver Wolcott | Jan 5, 1796 | Dec 1, 1797 | Federalist |
Samuel Huntington | May 11, 1786 | Jan 5, 1796 | Federalist |
Matthew Griswold | May 13, 1784 | May 11, 1786 | Federalist |
As you no doubt know, Connecticut was one of the original 13 colonies and became one of the original 13 states in the United States. Connecticut became a state on January 9th, 1788. Throughout its long history, the state of Connecticut has had a total of 69 governors. When it comes to presidential elections, the state of Connecticut is solidly a Democratic state. However, when it comes to Connecticut governors, two of the last four governors were Republicans and two were Democrats.
Connecticut is notable in the fact that its gubernatorial elections don't always reflect that it is a solidly Democratic state. However, one more thing that stands out is that two of the state's first three governors died while in office. Ned Lamont is the current governor of Connecticut. Keep reading if you want to see the comprehensive list of Connecticut governors.
The current governor of Connecticut is Ned Lamont, a Democrat.
There have been 69 governors of Connecticut, 21 Democrats, 30 Republicans, and 18 from other parties.
The last Democratic governor in Connecticut is Ned Lamont, who has served from 2019 to the present day.
The last Republican governor in Connecticut was Jodi Rell, who served from 2004 to 2011.