S.no. |
Governor |
Term start |
Term end |
Party |
Place |
1 |
Nelson Dewey |
7 June 1848 |
5 January 1852 |
Democratic |
Lebanon, Connecticut |
2 |
Leonard J. Farwell |
5 January 1852 |
2 January 1854 |
Whig |
Watertown, New York |
3 |
William A. Barstow |
2 January 1854 |
21 March 1856 |
Democratic |
Plainfield, Connecticut |
4 |
Arthur MacArthur, Sr. |
21 March 1856 |
25 March 1856 |
Democratic |
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom |
5 |
Coles Bashford |
25 March 1856 |
4 January 1858 |
Republican |
Cold Spring, New York |
6 |
Alexander W. Randall |
4 January 1858 |
6 January 1862 |
Republican |
Ames, New York |
7 |
Louis P. Harvey |
6 January 1862 |
19 April 1862 |
Republican |
East Haddam, Connecticut |
8 |
Edward Salomon |
19 April 1862 |
4 January 1864 |
Republican |
Ströbeck, Prussian Saxony |
9 |
James T. Lewis |
4 January 1864 |
1 January 1866 |
Republican |
Clarendon, New York |
10 |
Lucius Fairchild |
1 January 1866 |
1 January 1872 |
Republican |
Franklin Mills, Ohio |
11 |
Cadwallader C. Washburn |
1 January 1872 |
5 January 1874 |
Republican |
Livermore, Maine, U.S. |
12 |
William Robert Taylor |
5 January 1874 |
3 January 1876 |
Democratic |
Woodbury, Connecticut |
13 |
Harrison Ludington |
3 January 1876 |
7 January 1878 |
Republican |
Kent, New York |
14 |
William E. Smith |
7 January 1878 |
2 January 1882 |
Republican |
Inverness, Scotland |
15 |
Jeremiah McLain Rusk |
2 January 1882 |
7 January 1889 |
Republican |
Malta, Ohio, U.S. |
16 |
William D. Hoard |
7 January 1889 |
5 January 1891 |
Republican |
Stockbridge, New York |
17 |
George W. Peck |
5 January 1891 |
7 January 1895 |
Democratic |
Henderson, New York, US |
18 |
William H. Upham |
7 January 1895 |
4 January 1897 |
Republican |
Westminster, Massachusetts |
19 |
Edward Scofield |
4 January 1897 |
7 January 1901 |
Republican |
Clearfield, Pennsylvania |
20 |
Robert M. La Follette, Sr. |
7 January 1901 |
1 January 1906 |
Republican |
Primrose, Wisconsin |
21 |
James O. Davidson |
1 January 1906 |
2 January 1911 |
Republican |
Årdal, Sogn og Fjordane County, Norway |
22 |
Francis E. McGovern |
2 January 1911 |
4 January 1915 |
Republican |
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, U.S. |
23 |
Emanuel L. Philipp |
4 January 1915 |
3 January 1921 |
Republican |
Honey Creek, Wisconsin, U.S. |
24 |
John J. Blaine |
3 January 1921 |
3 January 1927 |
Republican |
Wingville, Wisconsin |
25 |
Fred R. Zimmerman |
3 January 1927 |
7 January 1929 |
Republican |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
26 |
Walter J. Kohler, Sr. |
7 January 1929 |
5 January 1931 |
Republican |
Sheboygan, Wisconsin |
27 |
Philip La Follette |
5 January 1931 |
2 January 1933 |
Republican |
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
28 |
Albert G. Schmedeman |
2 January 1933 |
7 January 1935 |
Democratic |
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
29 |
Philip La Follette |
7 January 1935 |
2 January 1939 |
WisconsinProgressive |
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
30 |
Julius P. Heil |
2 January 1939 |
4 January 1943 |
Republican |
Düssmund an der Mosel, Germany |
— |
Orland S. Loomis |
did not take office |
|
Wisconsin Progressive |
Mauston, Wisconsin |
31 |
Walter S. Goodland |
4 January 1943 |
12 March 1947 |
Republican |
Sharon, Wisconsin |
32 |
Oscar Rennebohm |
12 March 1947 |
1 January 1951 |
Republican |
Leeds, Columbia County, Wisconsin |
33 |
Walter J. Kohler, Jr. |
1 January 1951 |
7 January 1957 |
Republican |
Kohler, Wisconsin |
34 |
Vernon W. Thomson |
7 January 1957 |
5 January 1959 |
Republican |
Richland, Wisconsin |
35 |
Gaylord A. Nelson |
5 January 1959 |
7 January 1963 |
Democratic |
Clear Lake, Wisconsin |
36 |
John W. Reynolds, Jr. |
7 January 1963 |
4 January 1965 |
Democratic |
Green Bay, Wisconsin |
37 |
Warren P. Knowles |
4 January 1965 |
4 January 1971 |
Republican |
River Falls, Wisconsin |
38 |
Patrick J. Lucey |
4 January 1971 |
6 July 1977 |
Democratic |
La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S. |
39 |
Martin J. Schreiber |
6 July 1977 |
3 January 1979 |
Democratic |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
40 |
Lee S. Dreyfus |
3 January 1979 |
3 January 1983 |
Republican |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
41 |
Anthony S. Earl |
3 January 1983 |
5 January 1987 |
Democratic |
Lansing, Michigan |
42 |
Tommy Thompson |
5 January 1987 |
1 February 2001 |
Republican |
Elroy, Wisconsin, U.S. |
43 |
Scott McCallum |
1 February 2001 |
6 January 2003 |
Republican |
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, U.S |
44 |
Jim Doyle |
6 January 2003 |
3 January 2011 |
Democratic |
Washington, D.C., United States |
45 |
Scott Walker |
3 January 2011 |
7 January 2019 |
Republican |
Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. |
46 |
Tony Evers |
7 January 2019 |
Incumbent |
Republican |
Plymouth, Wisconsin, United States |