Governor | Term Start | Term End | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archibald Bulloch | Jan 22, 1776 | Feb 22, 1777 | None |
| Button Gwinnett | Mar 4, 1777 | May 8, 1777 | None |
| John A. Treutlen | May 8, 1777 | Jan 10, 1778 | None |
| John Houstoun | Jan 10, 1778 | Dec 29, 1778 | None |
| John Wereat | Aug 6, 1779 | Nov 1, 1779 | None |
| George Walton | Nov 1, 1779 | Jan 4, 1780 | None |
| George Wells | Feb 6, 1780 | Feb 16, 1780 | None |
| Stephen Heard | Feb 18, 1780 | Aug 18, 1781 | None |
| Nathan Brownson | Aug 18, 1781 | Jan 3, 1782 | None |
| John Martin | Jan 3, 1782 | Jan 8, 1783 | None |
| Lyman Hall | Jan 8, 1783 | Jan 9, 1784 | None |
| John Houstoun | Jan 9, 1784 | Jan 6, 1785 | None |
| Samuel Elbert | Jan 6, 1785 | Jan 9, 1786 | None |
| Edward Telfair | Jan 9, 1786 | Jan 9, 1787 | None |
| George Mathews | Jan 9, 1787 | Jan 26, 1788 | None |
| George Handley | Jan 26, 1788 | Jan 7, 1789 | None |
| George Walton | Jan 7, 1789 | Nov 9, 1789 | Democratic-Republican |
| Edward Telfair | Nov 9, 1789 | Nov 7, 1793 | Democratic-Republican |
| George Mathews | Nov 7, 1793 | Jan 15, 1796 | Democratic-Republican |
| Jared Irwin | Jan 15, 1796 | Jan 12, 1798 | Democratic-Republican |
| James Jackson | Jan 12, 1798 | Mar 3, 1801 | Democratic-Republican |
| David Emanuel | Mar 3, 1801 | Nov 7, 1801 | Democratic-Republican |
| Josiah Tattnall | Nov 7, 1801 | Nov 4, 1802 | Democratic-Republican |
| John Milledge | Nov 4, 1802 | Sep 23, 1806 | Democratic-Republican |
| Jared Irwin | Sep 23, 1806 | Nov 10, 1809 | Democratic-Republican |
| David Brydie Mitchell | Nov 10, 1809 | Nov 5, 1813 | Democratic-Republican |
| Peter Early | Nov 5, 1813 | Nov 20, 1815 | Democratic-Republican |
| David Brydie Mitchell | Nov 20, 1815 | Mar 4, 1817 | Democratic-Republican |
| William Rabun | Mar 4, 1817 | Oct 24, 1819 | Democratic-Republican |
| Matthew Talbot | Oct 24, 1819 | Nov 5, 1819 | Democratic-Republican |
| John Clark | Nov 5, 1819 | Nov 7, 1823 | Democratic-Republican |
| George Troup | Nov 7, 1823 | Nov 7, 1827 | Democratic-Republican |
| John Forsyth | Nov 7, 1827 | Nov 4, 1829 | Democratic-Republican |
| George Rockingham Gilmer | Nov 4, 1829 | Nov 9, 1831 | Democratic-Republican |
| Wilson Lumpkin | Nov 9, 1831 | Nov 4, 1835 | Union (Democratic) |
| William Schley | Nov 4, 1835 | Nov 8, 1837 | Union (Democratic) |
| George Rockingham Gilmer | Nov 8, 1837 | Nov 6, 1839 | State Rights (Whig) |
| Charles James McDonald | Nov 6, 1839 | Nov 8, 1843 | Union (Democratic) |
| George W. Crawford | Nov 8, 1843 | Nov 3, 1847 | Whig |
| George W. Towns | Nov 3, 1847 | Nov 5, 1851 | Democratic |
| Howell Cobb | Nov 5, 1851 | Nov 9, 1853 | Constitutional Union |
| Herschel Vespasian Johnson | Nov 9, 1853 | Nov 6, 1857 | Democratic |
| Joseph E. Brown | Nov 6, 1857 | Jun 17, 1865 | Democratic |
| James Johnson | Jun 17, 1865 | Dec 14, 1865 | Democratic |
| Charles J. Jenkins | Dec 14, 1865 | Jan 13, 1868 | Democratic |
| Thomas H. Ruger | Jan 13, 1868 | Jul 4, 1868 | — |
| Rufus Bullock | Jul 4, 1868 | Oct 30, 1871 | Republican |
| Benjamin F. Conley | Oct 30, 1871 | Jan 12, 1872 | Republican |
| James Milton Smith | Jan 12, 1872 | Jan 12, 1877 | Democratic |
| Alfred H. Colquitt | Jan 12, 1877 | Nov 4, 1882 | Democratic |
| Alexander H. Stephens | Nov 4, 1882 | Mar 4, 1883 | Democratic |
| James S. Boynton | Mar 4, 1883 | May 10, 1883 | Democratic |
| Henry Dickerson McDaniel | May 10, 1883 | Nov 9, 1886 | Democratic |
| John Brown Gordon | Nov 9, 1886 | Nov 8, 1890 | Democratic |
| William J. Northen | Nov 8, 1890 | Oct 27, 1894 | Democratic |
| William Yates Atkinson | Oct 27, 1894 | Oct 29, 1898 | Democratic |
| Allen D. Candler | Oct 29, 1898 | Oct 25, 1902 | Democratic |
| Joseph M. Terrell | Oct 25, 1902 | Jun 29, 1907 | Democratic |
| M. Hoke Smith | Jun 29, 1907 | Jun 26, 1909 | Democratic |
| Joseph Mackey Brown | Jun 26, 1909 | Jul 1, 1911 | Democratic |
| M. Hoke Smith | Jul 1, 1911 | Nov 15, 1911 | Democratic |
| John M. Slaton | Nov 16, 1911 | Jan 25, 1912 | Democratic |
| Joseph Mackey Brown | Jan 25, 1912 | Jun 28, 1913 | Democratic |
| John M. Slaton | Jun 28, 1913 | Jun 26, 1915 | Democratic |
| Nathaniel Edwin Harris | Jun 26, 1915 | Jun 30, 1917 | Democratic |
| Hugh Dorsey | Jun 30, 1917 | Jun 25, 1921 | Democratic |
| Thomas W. Hardwick | Jun 25, 1921 | Jun 30, 1923 | Democratic |
| Clifford Walker | Jun 30, 1923 | Jun 25, 1927 | Democratic |
| Lamartine Griffin Hardman | Jun 25, 1927 | Jun 27, 1931 | Democratic |
| Richard Russell Jr. | Jun 27, 1931 | Jan 10, 1933 | Democratic |
| Eugene Talmadge | Jan 10, 1933 | Jan 12, 1937 | Democratic |
| Eurith D. Rivers | Jan 12, 1937 | Jan 14, 1941 | Democratic |
| Eugene Talmadge | Jan 14, 1941 | Jan 12, 1943 | Democratic |
| Ellis Arnall | Jan 12, 1943 | Jan 14, 1947 | Democratic |
| Herman Talmadge | Jan 14, 1947 | Mar 18, 1947 | |
| Melvin E. Thompson | Mar 18, 1947 | Nov 17, 1948 | Democratic |
| Herman Talmadge | Nov 17, 1948 | Jan 11, 1955 | Democratic |
| Marvin Griffin | Jan 11, 1955 | Jan 13, 1959 | Democratic |
| Ernest Vandiver | Jan 13, 1959 | Jan 15, 1963 | Democratic |
| Carl Sanders | Jan 15, 1963 | Jan 11, 1967 | Democratic |
| Lester Maddox | Jan 11, 1967 | Jan 12, 1971 | Democratic |
| Jimmy Carter | Jan 12, 1971 | Jan 14, 1975 | Democratic |
| George Busbee | Jan 14, 1975 | Jan 11, 1983 | Democratic |
| Joe Frank Harris | Jan 11, 1983 | Jan 14, 1991 | Democratic |
| Zell Miller | Jan 14, 1991 | Jan 11, 1999 | Democratic |
| Roy Barnes | Jan 11, 1999 | Jan 13, 2003 | Democratic |
| Sonny Perdue | Jan 13, 2003 | Jan 10, 2011 | Republican |
| Nathan Deal | Jan 10, 2011 | Jan 14, 2019 | Republican |
| Brian Kemp | Jan 14, 2019 | - | Republican |
Like Connecticut, Georgia was also one of the original 13 colonies as well as one of the original 13 states after the US won its independence. As you would expect, this means that it has had many governors. Georgia became a state on January 2nd, 1788. In the entire history of the state of Georgia, there have been a total of 77 governors since Georgia became a US state.
The last three Georgia governors have all been Republicans. It is also worth noting that the state of Georgia is generally a Republican state in presidential elections. However, Joe Biden did win Georgia in the 2020 US presidential election.
As previously stated, the state of Georgia has had a total of 77 governors. The current governor of the state of Georgia is Brian Kemp. Here is a full list of every one of the Georgia governors in the state's history.
The current governor of Georgia is Brian Kemp, a Republican.
There have been 77 governors of Georgia, 38 Democrats, 5 Republicans, and 35 from other parties.
The last Republican governor in Georgia is Brian Kemp, who has served from 2019 to the present day.
The last Democrat governor in Georgia was Roy Barnes, who served from 1999 to 2003.