| S.no. |
Governor |
Term start |
Term end |
Party |
Place |
| 1 |
Isaac Shelby |
4 June 1792 |
7 June 1796 |
Democratic-Republican |
Hagerstown, Maryland |
| 2 |
James Garrard |
7 June 1796 |
5 September 1804 |
Democratic-Republican |
Stafford County, Virginia |
| 3 |
Christopher Greenup |
5 September 1804 |
1 September 1808 |
Democratic-Republican |
Fairfax County, Virginia |
| 4 |
Charles Scott |
1 September 1808 |
24 August 1812 |
Democratic-Republican |
Cumberland County, Virginia |
| 5 |
Isaac Shelby |
24 August 1812 |
5 September 1816 |
Democratic-Republican |
Hagerstown, Maryland |
| 6 |
George Madison |
5 September 1816 |
14 October 1816 |
Democratic-Republican |
Augusta County, Virginia |
| 7 |
Gabriel Slaughter |
14 October 1816 |
29 August 1820 |
Democratic-Republican |
Culpeper County, Virginia, United States |
| 8 |
John Adair |
29 August 1820 |
24 August 1824 |
Democratic-Republican |
Chester County, South Carolina |
| 9 |
Joseph Desha |
24 August 1824 |
26 August 1828 |
Democratic-Republican |
Monroe County, Pennsylvania |
| 10 |
Thomas Metcalfe |
26 August 1828 |
4 September 1832 |
National Republican |
Fauquier County, Virginia |
| 11 |
John Breathitt |
4 September 1832 |
21 February 1834 |
Democratic |
Henry County, Virginia |
| 12 |
James T. Morehead |
21 February 1834 |
30 August 1836 |
National Republican, later Whig |
Bullitt County, Kentucky |
| 13 |
James Clark |
30 August 1836 |
27 August 1839 |
Whig |
Bedford County, Virginia |
| 14 |
Charles A. Wickliffe |
27 August 1839 |
2 September 1840 |
Whig |
Washington County, Kentucky |
| 15 |
Robert P. Letcher |
2 September 1840 |
4 September 1844 |
Whig |
Goochland County, Virginia |
| 16 |
William Owsley |
4 September 1844 |
6 September 1848 |
Whig |
Virginia |
| 17 |
John J. Crittenden |
6 September 1848 |
31 July 1850 |
Whig |
Versailles, Kentucky, United States |
| 18 |
John L. Helm |
31 July 1850 |
2 September 1851 |
Whig |
Hardin County, Kentucky |
| 19 |
Lazarus W. Powell |
2 September 1851 |
4 September 1855 |
Democratic |
Henderson County, Kentucky |
| 20 |
Charles S. Morehead |
4 September 1855 |
30 August 1859 |
Know Nothing |
Nelson County, Kentucky |
| 21 |
Beriah Magoffin |
30 August 1859 |
18 August 1862 |
Democratic |
Harrodsburg, Kentucky |
| 22 |
James F. Robinson |
18 August 1862 |
1 September 1863 |
Democratic |
Scott County, Kentucky |
| 23 |
Thomas E. Bramlette |
1 September 1863 |
3 September 1867 |
Democratic |
Cumberland County, Kentucky |
| 24 |
John L. Helm |
3 September 1867 |
8 September 1867 |
Democratic |
Hardin County, Kentucky |
| 25 |
John W. Stevenson |
8 September 1867 |
3 February 1871 |
Democratic |
Richmond, Virginia |
| 26 |
Preston H. Leslie |
3 February 1871 |
31 August 1875 |
Democratic |
Wayne County, Kentucky |
| 27 |
James B. McCreary |
31 August 1875 |
2 September 1879 |
Democratic |
Richmond, Kentucky |
| 28 |
Luke P. Blackburn |
2 September 1879 |
5 September 1883 |
Democratic |
Woodford County, Kentucky |
| 29 |
J. Proctor Knott |
5 September 1883 |
30 August 1887 |
Democratic |
Raywick, Kentucky |
| 30 |
Simon B. Buckner |
30 August 1887 |
2 September 1891 |
Democratic |
Hart County, Kentucky |
| 31 |
John Young Brown |
2 September 1891 |
10 December 1895 |
Democratic |
Claysville, Kentucky |
| 32 |
William O. Bradley |
10 December 1895 |
12 December 1899 |
Republican |
Garrard County, Kentucky |
| 33 |
William S. Taylor |
12 December 1899 |
30 January 1900 |
Republican |
Butler County, Kentucky |
| 34 |
William Goebel |
30 January 1900 |
3 February 1900 |
Democratic |
Carbondale, Pennsylvania |
| 35 |
J. C. W. Beckham |
3 February 1900 |
10 December 1907 |
Democratic |
Nelson County, Kentucky |
| 36 |
Augustus E. Willson |
10 December 1907 |
12 December 1911 |
Republican |
Maysville, Kentucky |
| 37 |
James B. McCreary |
12 December 1911 |
7 December 1915 |
Democratic |
Richmond, Kentucky |
| 38 |
Augustus O. Stanley |
7 December 1915 |
19 May 1919 |
Democratic |
Shelbyville, Kentucky |
| 39 |
James D. Black |
19 May 1919 |
9 December 1919 |
Democratic |
Knox County, Kentucky |
| 40 |
Edwin P. Morrow |
9 December 1919 |
11 December 1923 |
Republican |
Somerset, Kentucky |
| 41 |
William J. Fields |
11 December 1923 |
13 December 1927 |
Democratic |
Willard, Kentucky |
| 42 |
Flem D. Sampson |
13 December 1927 |
8 December 1931 |
Republican |
Laurel County, Kentucky |
| 43 |
Ruby Laffoon |
8 December 1931 |
10 December 1935 |
Democratic |
Madisonville, Kentucky |
| 44 |
A. B. “Happy” Chandler |
10 December 1935 |
9 October 1939 |
Democratic |
Corydon, Kentucky |
| 45 |
Keen Johnson |
9 October 1939 |
7 December 1943 |
Democratic |
Brandon’s Chapel, Kentucky |
| 46 |
Simeon S. Willis |
7 December 1943 |
9 December 1947 |
Republican |
Aid Township, Ohio |
| 47 |
Earle C. Clements |
9 December 1947 |
27 November 1950 |
Democratic |
Morganfield, Kentucky, U.S. |
| 48 |
Lawrence W. Wetherby |
27 November 1950 |
13 December 1955 |
Democratic |
Middletown, Kentucky |
| 49 |
A. B. “Happy” Chandler |
13 December 1955 |
8 December 1959 |
Democratic |
Corydon, Kentucky |
| 50 |
Bert T. Combs |
8 December 1959 |
10 December 1963 |
Democratic |
Manchester, Kentucky |
| 51 |
Edward T. Breathitt |
10 December 1963 |
12 December 1967 |
Democratic |
Hopkinsville, Kentucky |
| 52 |
Louie B. Nunn |
12 December 1967 |
7 December 1971 |
Republican |
Park, Barren County Kentucky, USA |
| 53 |
Wendell H. Ford |
7 December 1971 |
28 December 1974 |
Democratic |
Owensboro, Kentucky, U.S. |
| 54 |
Julian M. Carroll |
28 December 1974 |
11 December 1979 |
Democratic |
West Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky |
| 55 |
John Y. Brown, Jr. |
11 December 1979 |
13 December 1983 |
Democratic |
Lexington, Kentucky |
| 56 |
Martha Layne Collins |
13 December 1983 |
8 December 1987 |
Democratic |
Bagdad, Kentucky |
| 57 |
Wallace G. Wilkinson |
8 December 1987 |
10 December 1991 |
Democratic |
Casey County, Kentucky, USA |
| 58 |
Brereton Jones |
10 December 1991 |
12 December 1995 |
Democratic |
Gallipolis, Ohio |
| 59 |
Paul E. Patton |
12 December 1995 |
9 December 2003 |
Democratic |
Fallsburg, Kentucky, U.S. |
| 60 |
Ernie Fletcher |
9 December 2003 |
11 December 2007 |
Republican |
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, U.S. |
| 61 |
Steve Beshear |
11 December 2007 |
8 December 2015 |
Democratic |
Dawson Springs, Kentucky, U.S. |
| 62 |
Matt Bevin |
8 December 2015 |
10 December 2019 |
Republican |
Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| 63 |
Andy Beshear |
10 December 2019 |
Incumbent |
Democratic |
Louisville, Kentucky, United States |
