Governor of Mississippi
Seal of Mississippi
Incumbent Tate Reeves since January 14, 2020
Style	Governor (informal) The Honorable (formal)
Status	Head of state Head of government
Residence	Mississippi Governor's Mansion
Term length	Four years, renewable once
Formation	Constitution of Mississippi
Succession	Every four years, unless reelected
Deputy	Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi
Salary	$122,160[1]
Website	governor.ms.gov

The governor of Mississippi is the head of government of Mississippi^[2] and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.^[2] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws,^[3] and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Mississippi Legislature,^[4] to convene the legislature at any time,^[5] and, except in cases of treason or impeachment, to grant pardons and reprieves.^[6]

To be elected governor, a person must be at least 30 years old, and must have been a citizen of the United States for twenty years and a resident of Mississippi for at least five years at the time of inauguration.^[7] The Constitution of Mississippi, ratified in 1890, calls for a four-year term for the governor, elected via the two-round system since a 2020 referendum. Prior to this, the governor was elected by an electoral college composed of the districts represented in the Mississippi House of Representatives, with a contingent election held in the House in the event no candidate received a majority of district electors. The term length was originally two years,^[8] with no limit on how many terms they could serve. The 1832 constitution limited governors to serving no more than four out of every six years.^[9] When terms were lengthened to four years in 1868,^[10] this limit was removed. The 1890 constitution forbid governors from succeeding themselves, but a 1986 amendment allows them to succeed themselves once.^[2][11] The office of lieutenant governor was created in the 1817 constitution, abolished in 1832, and recreated in 1868. When the office of governor becomes vacant for any reason, the lieutenant governor exercises the powers of governor for the remainder of the term.^[12]

The current governor is Republican Tate Reeves, who took office January 14, 2020.

List of governors

Mississippi Territory

Mississippi Territory was organized on April 7, 1798, from land ceded to the federal government by Georgia.^[13] It had four governors appointed by the president of the United States during its 19-year history, including one, David Holmes, who would later serve as state governor.

Governors of Mississippi Territory

No.	Governor		Term in office[a]	Appointed by
1		Winthrop Sargent (1753–1820) [14]	May 7, 1798[b] – May 25, 1801 (successor appointed)	John Adams
2		William C. C. Claiborne (d. 1817) [18]	May 25, 1801[c] – March 2, 1805 (successor appointed)	Thomas Jefferson
3		Robert Williams (1770–1836) [22]	March 2, 1805[d] – March 7, 1809 (successor appointed)	Thomas Jefferson
4		David Holmes (1769–1832) [26][27][28]	March 7, 1809[e] – October 7, 1817 (elected state governor)	James Madison

State of Mississippi

Mississippi was admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817.^[33] It seceded from the Union on January 9, 1861,^[34] and was a founding member of the Confederate States of America on February 4, 1861.^[35] Following the end of the American Civil War, Mississippi during Reconstruction was part of the Fourth Military District, which exerted some control over governor appointments and elections. Mississippi was readmitted to the Union on February 23, 1870.^[36]

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Governors of the State of Mississippi

No.	Governor			Term in office	Party	Election	Lt. Governor[f][g]
1			David Holmes (1769–1832) [26][27][28]	October 7, 1817[37] – January 5, 1820 (did not run)	Democratic- Republican[38]	1817		Duncan Stewart
2			George Poindexter (1779–1853) [39][40]	January 5, 1820[41] – January 7, 1822 (did not run)	Democratic- Republican[38]	1819		James Patton
3			Walter Leake (1762–1825) [42][43]	January 7, 1822[37] – November 17, 1825 (died in office)	Democratic- Republican[38]	1821		David C. Dickson
						1823		Gerard Brandon
4			Gerard Brandon (1788–1850) [44][45]	November 17, 1825[37] – January 7, 1826 (successor took office)	Democratic- Republican[38]	Lieutenant governor acting		Acting as governor
5			David Holmes (1769–1832) [26][27][28]	January 7, 1826[46] – July 25, 1826 (resigned)[h]	Democratic- Republican[38]	1825		Gerard Brandon
6			Gerard Brandon (1788–1850) [44][45]	July 25, 1826[47] – January 9, 1832 (did not run)	Democratic- Republican[38]	Lieutenant governor acting		Acting as governor
						1827		Abram M. Scott[i]
						1829
7			Abram M. Scott (1785–1833) [48][49]	January 9, 1832[37] – June 12, 1833 (died in office)	National Republican[38]	1831		Fountain Winston[j] (office abolished October 26, 1832)
							Office did not exist
8			Charles Lynch (1783–1853) [50][51]	June 12, 1833[37] – November 21, 1833 (successor took office)	Whig[k]	President of the Senate acting
9			Hiram Runnels (1796–1857) [53][54]	November 21, 1833[l] – November 21, 1835 (lost election)[m]	Democratic[52]	1833
10			John A. Quitman (1798–1858) [57][58]	December 3, 1835[59] – January 7, 1836 (successor took office)	Democratic[52]	President of the Senate acting
11			Charles Lynch (1783–1853) [50][51]	January 7, 1836[60] – January 8, 1838 (did not run)	Whig[52]	1835
12			Alexander G. McNutt (1802–1848) [61][62]	January 8, 1838[63] – January 9, 1842 (term-limited)[n][o]	Democratic[52]	1837
						1839
13			Tilghman Tucker (1802–1859) [66][67]	January 10, 1842[64] – January 10, 1844 (lost nomination)[68]	Democratic[52]	1841
14			Albert G. Brown (1813–1880) [68][69]	January 10, 1844[70] – January 10, 1848 (term-limited)[o]	Democratic[52]	1843
						1845
15			Joseph W. Matthews (1812–1862) [71][72]	January 10, 1848[73] – January 10, 1850 (did not run)[71]	Democratic[52]	1847
16			John A. Quitman (1798–1858) [57][58]	January 10, 1850[74] – February 3, 1851 (resigned)[p]	Democratic[52]	1849
17			John Isaac Guion (1802–1855) [75][76]	February 3, 1851[77] – November 4, 1851 (senate term expired)[q]	Democratic[52]	President of the Senate acting
18			James Whitfield (1791–1875) [78][79]	November 25, 1851[r] – January 10, 1852 (successor took office)	Democratic[52]	President of the Senate acting
19			Henry S. Foote (1804–1880) [81][82]	January 10, 1852[83] – January 5, 1854 (resigned)[s]	Union Democratic[52]	1851
20			John J. Pettus (1813–1867) [84][85]	January 5, 1854[86] – January 10, 1854 (successor took office)	Democratic[52]	President of the Senate acting
21			John J. McRae (1815–1868) [87][88]	January 10, 1854[89] – November 16, 1857 (term-limited)[o]	Democratic[52]	1853
						1855
22			William McWillie (1795–1869) [90][91]	November 16, 1857[92] – November 21, 1859 (did not run)	Democratic[52]	1857
23			John J. Pettus (1813–1867) [84][85]	November 21, 1859[93] – November 16, 1863 (term-limited)[t]	Democratic[52]	1859
						1861
24			Charles Clark (1811–1877) [95][96]	November 16, 1863[97] – May 22, 1865 (arrested and removed)[u]	Democratic[52]	1863
25			William L. Sharkey (1798–1873) [98][99]	June 13, 1865[100] – October 16, 1865 (successor took office)[v]	Provisional governor appointed by President
26			Benjamin G. Humphreys (1808–1882) [101][104]	October 16, 1865[105] – June 15, 1868 (removed)[w]	Non-partisan[x]	1865
27			Adelbert Ames (1835–1933) [106][107]	June 15, 1868[108] – March 10, 1870 (state readmitted)[y]	Provisional governor appointed by military occupation[106]
28			James L. Alcorn (1816–1894) [109][110]	March 10, 1870[111] – November 30, 1871 (resigned)[z]	Republican[52]	1869		Ridgley C. Powers
29			Ridgley C. Powers (1836–1912) [112][113]	November 30, 1871[114] – January 22, 1874 (successor took office)	Republican[52]	Lieutenant governor acting		Acting as governor
30			Adelbert Ames (1835–1933) [106][107]	January 22, 1874[115] – March 29, 1876 (resigned)[aa]	Republican[52]	1873		Alexander Kelso Davis (impeached and removed)
							Vacant
31			John Marshall Stone (1830–1900) [116][117]	March 29, 1876[118] – January 9, 1882 (lost nomination)[116]	Democratic[52]	President of the Senate acting
						1877		William H. Sims
32			Robert Lowry (1829–1910) [119][120]	January 9, 1882[121] – January 13, 1890 (did not run)	Democratic[52]	1881		G. D. Shands
						1885
33			John Marshall Stone (1830–1900) [116][117]	January 13, 1890[122] – January 21, 1896 (term-limited)[ab]	Democratic[52]	1889		M. M. Evans
34			Anselm J. McLaurin (1848–1909) [124][125]	January 21, 1896[126] – January 16, 1900 (term-limited)[ab]	Democratic[52]	1895		J. H. Jones
35			Andrew H. Longino (1854–1942) [127][128]	January 16, 1900[129] – January 19, 1904 (term-limited)[ab]	Democratic[52]	1899		James T. Harrison
36			James K. Vardaman (1861–1930) [130][131]	January 19, 1904[132] – January 21, 1908 (term-limited)[ab]	Democratic[52]	1903		John Prentiss Carter
37			Edmond Noel (1856–1927) [133][134]	January 21, 1908[135] – January 16, 1912 (term-limited)[ab]	Democratic[52]	1907		Luther Manship
38			Earl L. Brewer (1869–1942) [136][137]	January 16, 1912[138] – January 18, 1916 (term-limited)[ab]	Democratic[52]	1911		Theodore G. Bilbo
39			Theodore G. Bilbo (1877–1947) [139][140]	January 18, 1916[141] – January 18, 1920 (term-limited)[ab]	Democratic[52]	1915		Lee M. Russell
40			Lee M. Russell (1875–1943) [142][143]	January 20, 1920[144] – January 22, 1924 (term-limited)[ab]	Democratic[52]	1919		Homer Casteel
41			Henry L. Whitfield (1868–1927) [145][146]	January 22, 1924[147] – March 18, 1927 (died in office)	Democratic[52]	1923		Dennis Murphree
42			Dennis Murphree (1886–1949) [148][149]	March 18, 1927[150] – January 17, 1928 (lost nomination)	Democratic[52]	Lieutenant governor acting		Acting as governor
43			Theodore G. Bilbo (1877–1947) [139][140]	January 17, 1928[151] – January 19, 1932 (term-limited)[ab]	Democratic[52]	1927		Bidwell Adam
44			Martin Sennet Conner (1891–1950) [152][153]	January 19, 1932[154] – January 21, 1936 (term-limited)[ab]	Democratic[52]	1931		Dennis Murphree
45			Hugh L. White (1881–1965) [155][156]	January 21, 1936[157] – January 16, 1940 (term-limited)[ab]	Democratic[52]	1935		Jacob Buehler Snider
46			Paul B. Johnson Sr. (1880–1943) [158][159]	January 16, 1940[160] – December 26, 1943 (died in office)	Democratic[52]	1939		Dennis Murphree
47			Dennis Murphree (1886–1949) [148][149]