Governor | Term Start | Term End | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles L. Robinson | Feb 9, 1861 | Jan 12, 1863 | Republican |
| Thomas Carney | Jan 12, 1863 | Jan 9, 1865 | Republican |
| Samuel J. Crawford | Jan 9, 1865 | Nov 4, 1868 | Republican |
| Nehemiah Green | Nov 4, 1868 | Jan 11, 1869 | Republican |
| James M. Harvey | Jan 11, 1869 | Jan 13, 1873 | Republican |
| Thomas A. Osborn | Jan 13, 1873 | Jan 8, 1877 | Republican |
| George T. Anthony | Jan 8, 1877 | Jan 13, 1879 | Republican |
| John St. John | Jan 13, 1879 | Jan 8, 1883 | Republican |
| George Washington Glick | Jan 8, 1883 | Jan 12, 1885 | Democratic |
| John Martin | Jan 12, 1885 | Jan 14, 1889 | Republican |
| Lyman U. Humphrey | Jan 14, 1889 | Jan 8, 1893 | Republican |
| Lorenzo D. Lewelling | Jan 8, 1893 | Jan 14, 1895 | Populist |
| Edmund Needham Morrill | Jan 14, 1895 | Jan 11, 1897 | Republican |
| John W. Leedy | Jan 11, 1897 | Jan 9, 1899 | Populist |
| William Eugene Stanley | Jan 9, 1899 | Jan 12, 1903 | Republican |
| Willis J. Bailey | Jan 12, 1903 | Jan 9, 1905 | Republican |
| Edward W. Hoch | Jan 9, 1905 | Jan 11, 1909 | Republican |
| Walter R. Stubbs | Jan 11, 1909 | Jan 13, 1913 | Republican |
| George H. Hodges | Jan 13, 1913 | Jan 11, 1915 | Democratic |
| Arthur Capper | Jan 11, 1915 | Jan 13, 1919 | Republican |
| Henry Justin Allen | Jan 13, 1919 | Jan 8, 1923 | Republican |
| Jonathan M. Davis | Jan 8, 1923 | Jan 12, 1925 | Democratic |
| Benjamin S. Paulen | Jan 12, 1925 | Jan 14, 1929 | Republican |
| Clyde M. Reed | Jan 14, 1929 | Jan 12, 1931 | Republican |
| Harry Hines Woodring | Jan 12, 1931 | Jan 9, 1933 | Democratic |
| Alf Landon | Jan 9, 1933 | Jan 11, 1937 | Republican |
| Walter A. Huxman | Jan 11, 1937 | Jan 9, 1939 | Democratic |
| Payne Ratner | Jan 9, 1939 | Jan 11, 1943 | Republican |
| Andrew Frank Schoeppel | Jan 11, 1943 | Jan 13, 1947 | Republican |
| Frank Carlson | Jan 13, 1947 | Nov 28, 1950 | Republican |
| Frank L. Hagaman | Nov 28, 1950 | Jan 8, 1951 | Republican |
| Edward F. Arn | Jan 8, 1951 | Jan 10, 1955 | Republican |
| Fred Hall | Jan 10, 1955 | Jan 3, 1957 | Republican |
| John McCuish | Jan 3, 1957 | Jan 14, 1957 | Republican |
| George Docking | Jan 14, 1957 | Jan 9, 1961 | Democratic |
| John Anderson Jr. | Jan 9, 1961 | Jan 11, 1965 | Republican |
| William H. Avery | Jan 11, 1965 | Jan 9, 1967 | Republican |
| Robert Docking | Jan 9, 1967 | Jan 13, 1975 | Democratic |
| Robert Frederick Bennett | Jan 13, 1975 | Jan 8, 1979 | Republican |
| John W. Carlin | Jan 8, 1979 | Jan 12, 1987 | Democratic |
| Mike Hayden | Jan 12, 1987 | Jan 14, 1991 | Republican |
| Joan Finney | Jan 14, 1991 | Jan 9, 1995 | Democratic |
| Bill Graves | Jan 9, 1995 | Jan 13, 2003 | Republican |
| Kathleen Sebelius | Jan 13, 2003 | Apr 28, 2009 | Democratic |
| Mark Parkinson | Apr 28, 2009 | Jan 10, 2011 | Democratic |
| Sam Brownback | Jan 10, 2011 | Jan 31, 2018 | Republican |
| Jeff Colyer | Jan 31, 2018 | Jan 14, 2019 | Republican |
| Laura Kelly | Jan 14, 2019 | - | Democratic |
Kansas has had a long line of governors representing several political parties. The first governor of Kansas was Charles L. Robinson, elected in 1861. Robinson served for two years as a Republican but was not elected to a second term. Following Robinson was a long line of Republican Governors, which held the governor's seat until 1883. Other political parties that have held office in Kansas include the Democratic and Populist parties. Populist governors served in office in both 1893 and 1897.
Republican governors dominate the political landscape in Kansas, winning the overwhelming majority of elections. Still, some Democratic governors hold office, with the most recent being Mark Parkinson in 2010 and the current governor of Kansas. In total, there have been 48 governors in Kansas, and 34 of the governors have been representatives of the Republican Party.
The current governor of Kansas is Laura Kelly, who was elected to the position in 2019. Kelly serves as a representative of the Democratic Party. Laura Kelly is the second woman to serve as governor of Kansas and she beat a Republican for the position. Before the election, she served in the Kansas Senate.
The current governor of Kansas is Laura Kelly, a Democrat.
There have been 48 governors of Kansas, 12 Democrats, 34 Republicans, and 2 from other parties.
The last Democratic governor in Kansas is Laura Kelly, who has served from 2019 to the present day.
The last Republican governor in Kansas was Jeff Colyer, who served from 2018 to 2019.