Governor | Term Start | Term End | Party |
---|---|---|---|
William Dunn Moseley | Jun 25, 1845 | Oct 1, 1849 | Democratic |
Thomas Brown | Oct 1, 1849 | Oct 3, 1853 | Whig |
James E. Broome | Oct 3, 1853 | Oct 5, 1857 | Democratic |
Madison S. Perry | Oct 5, 1857 | Oct 7, 1861 | Democratic |
John Milton | Oct 7, 1861 | Apr 1, 1865 | Democratic |
Abraham K. Allison | Apr 1, 1865 | May 19, 1865 | Democratic |
William Marvin | Jul 13, 1865 | Dec 20, 1865 | — |
David S. Walker | Dec 20, 1865 | Jul 4, 1868 | Democratic |
Harrison Reed | Jul 4, 1868 | Jan 7, 1873 | Republican |
Ossian B. Hart | Jan 7, 1873 | Mar 18, 1874 | Republican |
Marcellus Stearns | Mar 18, 1874 | Jan 2, 1877 | Republican |
George Franklin Drew | Jan 2, 1877 | Jan 4, 1881 | Democratic |
William D. Bloxham | Jan 4, 1881 | Jan 7, 1885 | Democratic |
Edward A. Perry | Jan 7, 1885 | Jan 8, 1889 | Democratic |
Francis P. Fleming | Jan 8, 1889 | Jan 3, 1893 | Democratic |
Henry L. Mitchell | Jan 3, 1893 | Jan 5, 1897 | Democratic |
William D. Bloxham | Jan 5, 1897 | Jan 8, 1901 | Democratic |
William Sherman Jennings | Jan 8, 1901 | Jan 3, 1905 | Democratic |
Napoleon B. Broward | Jan 3, 1905 | Jan 5, 1909 | Democratic |
Albert W. Gilchrist | Jan 5, 1909 | Jan 7, 1913 | Democratic |
Park Trammell | Jan 7, 1913 | Jan 2, 1917 | Democratic |
Sidney Johnston Catts | Jan 2, 1917 | Jan 4, 1921 | Prohibition |
Cary A. Hardee | Jan 4, 1921 | Jan 6, 1925 | Democratic |
John W. Martin | Jan 6, 1925 | Jan 8, 1929 | Democratic |
Doyle E. Carlton | Jan 8, 1929 | Jan 3, 1933 | Democratic |
David Sholtz | Jan 3, 1933 | Jan 5, 1937 | Democratic |
Fred P. Cone | Jan 5, 1937 | Jan 7, 1941 | Democratic |
Spessard Holland | Jan 7, 1941 | Jan 2, 1945 | Democratic |
Millard Caldwell | Jan 2, 1945 | Jan 4, 1949 | Democratic |
Fuller Warren | Jan 4, 1949 | Jan 6, 1953 | Democratic |
Daniel T. McCarty | Jan 6, 1953 | Sep 28, 1953 | Democratic |
Charley Eugene Johns | Sep 28, 1953 | Jan 4, 1955 | Democratic |
LeRoy Collins | Jan 4, 1955 | Jan 3, 1961 | Democratic |
C. Farris Bryant | Jan 3, 1961 | Jan 5, 1965 | Democratic |
W. Haydon Burns | Jan 5, 1965 | Jan 3, 1967 | Democratic |
Claude R. Kirk Jr. | Jan 3, 1967 | Jan 5, 1971 | Republican |
Reubin Askew | Jan 5, 1971 | Jan 2, 1979 | Democratic |
Bob Graham | Jan 2, 1979 | Jan 3, 1987 | Democratic |
Wayne Mixson | Jan 3, 1987 | Jan 6, 1987 | Democratic |
Bob Martinez | Jan 6, 1987 | Jan 8, 1991 | Republican |
Lawton Chiles | Jan 8, 1991 | Dec 12, 1998 | Democratic |
Buddy MacKay | Dec 12, 1998 | Jan 5, 1999 | Democratic |
Jeb Bush | Jan 5, 1999 | Jan 2, 2007 | Republican |
Charlie Crist | Jan 2, 2007 | Jan 4, 2011 | Republican |
Rick Scott | Jan 4, 2011 | Jan 7, 2019 | Republican |
Ron DeSantis | Jan 8, 2019 | - | Republican |
Florida has been a US state for quite some time. Florida originally joined the United States as a new state on March 3, 1845. In total, the state of Florida has had 45 governors since it achieved statehood. It is notable that the state of Florida did not have any governors before it became a state, which is a significant difference compared to some other states. Additionally, one more thing to note about Florida governors is that the majority of them in the state's recent history have all been Republicans. The last four governors of Florida have all been Republicans.
It is important to consider the fact that the state of Florida has had quite a few governors over the years. Florida is also different from some other states in that it is uncommon for the same person to serve as the state's governor on multiple occasions. The current governor of Florida is Ron DeSantis. Read on for the complete list of all of the Florida governors.
The current governor of Florida is Ron DeSantis, a Republican.
There have been 45 governors of Florida, 33 Democrats, 9 Republicans, and 3 from other parties.
The last Republican governor in Florida is Ron DeSantis, who has served from 2019 to the present day.
The last Democrat governor in Florida was Buddy MacKay, who served from 1998 to 1999.