Governors of Maine, 1820 -
Governors Portraits, 1820-1966, at Maine State Archives
Governor
Term
Party
(1) Mundy, James H. Presidents of the Senate of Maine from 1820. Augusta: Secretary of the Senate of Maine, c1979.
(2) "Cross takes oath as acting governor at simple ceremony," Waterville Morning Sentinel, December 26, 1952, p. 1.
(3) Legislative Record, House, January 7, 1953 and January 8, 1953
(4) Governor Robert N. Haskell appears to be the first such temporary chief executive to receive full gubernatorial ranking. A 1957 constitutional amendment (Res. 1957, c.95) established that a senate president would "assume" the office of governor during a vacancy under specific circumstances, where formerly it was only to "exercise" the office in an acting capacity.
Sources
Note: Various sources have conflicting information, including dates for terms in office and political party affiliation.
Main source unless otherwise noted: Guide to U.S. elections, v. 2, edited by Deborah Kalb, Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Reference/CQ Press, 2016.
Legislative Record for Governor LePage and Governor Mills
3/17/2025 A-Z List
Governors Portraits, 1820-1966, at Maine State Archives
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Governor |
Term |
Party |
| WILLIAM KING | May 31, 1820 - May 28, 1821 | Democratic-Republican |
| WILLIAM D. WILLIAMSON | May 29, 1821 - Dec. 25, 1821 | Democratic-Republican |
| BENJAMIN AMES | Dec. 25, 1821 - Jan. 2, 1822 | Democratic-Republican |
| DANIEL ROSE | Jan. 2, 1822 - Jan. 4, 1822 | Democratic-Republican |
| ALBION K. PARRIS | Jan. 5, 1822 - Jan. 3, 1827 | Democratic-Republican |
| ENOCH LINCOLN | Jan. 3, 1827 - Oct. 8, 1829 | Democratic-Republican |
| NATHAN CUTLER | Oct. 12, 1829 - Feb. 5, 1830 | Democrat |
| JOSHUA HALL | Feb. 5, 1830 - Feb. 10, 1830 | Democrat |
| JONATHAN G. HUNTON | Feb. 10, 1830 - Jan. 5, 1831 | National Republican |
| SAMUEL E. SMITH | Jan. 5, 1831 - Jan. 1, 1834 | Jackson Democrat |
| ROBERT P. DUNLAP | Jan. 1, 1834 - Jan. 3, 1838 | Democrat |
| EDWARD KENT | Jan. 3, 1838 - Jan. 2, 1839 | Whig |
| JOHN FAIRFIELD | Jan. 2, 1839 - Jan. 6, 1841 | Democrat |
| RICHARD H. VOSE | Jan. 12, 1841 - Jan. 13, 1831 | Democrat (1) |
| EDWARD KENT | Jan. 13, 1841 - Jan. 5, 1842 | Whig |
| JOHN FAIRFIELD | Jan. 5, 1842 - March 7, 1843 | Democrat |
| EDWARD KAVANAUGH | Mar. 7, 1843 - Jan. 1, 1844 | Democrat |
| DAVID DUNN | Jan. 2, 1844 - Jan. 3, 1844 | Democrat |
| JOHN W. DANA | Jan. 3, 1844 - Jan. 5, 1844 | Democrat |
| HUGH J. ANDERSON | Jan. 5, 1844 - May 12, 1847 | Democrat |
| JOHN W. DANA | May 13, 1847 - May 8, 1850 | Democrat |
| JOHN HUBBARD | May 9, 1850 - Jan. 5, 1853 | Democrat |
| WILLIAM G. CROSBY | Jan. 5, 1853 - Jan. 3, 1855 | Whig |
| ANSON P. MORRILL | Jan. 3, 1855 - Jan. 2, 1856 | Republican |
| SAMUEL E. WELLS | Jan. 2, 1856 - Jan. 8, 1857 | Democrat |
| HANNIBAL HAMLIN | Jan. 8, 1857 - Feb. 25, 1857 | Republican |
| JOSEPH H. WILLIAMS | Feb. 26, 1857 - Jan. 8, 1858 | Republican |
| LOT M. MORRILL | Jan. 8, 1858 - Jan. 2, 1861 | Republican |
| ISRAEL WASHBURN, JR. | Jan. 2, 1861 - Jan. 7, 1863 | Republican |
| ABNER COBURN | Jan. 7, 1863 - Jan. 6, 1864 | Republican |
| SAMUEL CONY | Jan. 6, 1864 - Jan. 2, 1867 | Union Republican |
| JOSHUA L. CHAMBERLAIN | Jan. 2, 1867 - Jan. 4, 1871 | Republican |
| SIDNEY PERHAM | Jan. 4, 1871 - Jan. 7, 1874 | Republican |
| NELSON DINGLEY, JR. | Jan. 7, 1874 - Jan. 5, 1876 | Republican |
| SELDON CONNOR | Jan. 5, 1876 - Jan. 8, 1879 | Republican |
| ALONZO GARCELON | Jan. 8, 1879 - January 1880 | Democrat |
| DANIEL F. DAVIS | Jan. 17, 1880 - January 1881 | Republican |
| HARRIS M. PLAISTED | Jan. 13, 1881 - Jan. 3, 1883 | Democrat |
| FREDERICK ROBIE | Jan. 3, 1883 - Jan. 5, 1887 | Republican |
| JOSEPH R. BODWELL | Jan. 5, 1887 - Dec. 15, 1887 | Republican |
| SABASTIAN S. MARBLE | Dec. 16, 1887 - Jan. 2, 1889 | Republican |
| EDWIN C. BURLEIGH | Jan. 2, 1889 - Jan. 4, 1893 | Republican |
| HENRY B. CLEAVES | Jan. 4, 1893 - Jan. 6, 1897 | Republican |
| LLEWELLYN POWERS | Jan. 6, 1897 - Jan. 2, 1901 | Republican |
| JOHN F. HILL | Jan. 2, 1901 - Jan. 4, 1905 | Republican |
| WILLIAM T. COBB | Jan. 4, 1905 - Jan. 6, 1909 | Republican |
| BERT M. FERNALD | Jan. 6, 1909 - Jan. 4, 1911 | Republican |
| FREDERICK W. PLAISTED | Jan. 4, 1911 - Jan. 1, 1913 | Democrat |
| WILLIAM T. HAINES | Jan. 1, 1913 - Jan. 6, 1915 | Republican |
| OAKLEY C. CURTIS | Jan. 6, 1915 - Jan. 3, 1917 | Democrat |
| CARL E. MILLIKEN | Jan. 3, 1917 - Jan. 5, 1921 | Republican |
| FREDERIC H. PARKHURST | Jan. 5, 1921 - Jan. 31, 1921 | Republican |
| PERCIVAL P. BAXTER | Jan. 31, 1921 - Jan. 8, 1925 | Republican |
| RALPH OWEN BREWSTER | Jan. 8, 1925 - Jan. 2, 1929 | Republican |
| WILLIAM T. GARDINER | Jan. 2, 1929 - Jan. 4, 1933 | Republican |
| LOUIS J. BRANN | Jan. 4, 1933 - Jan. 6, 1937 | Democrat |
| LEWIS O. BARROWS | Jan. 6, 1937 - Jan. 1, 1941 | Republican |
| SUMNER SEWALL | Jan. 1, 1941 - Jan. 3, 1945 | Republican |
| HORACE A. HILDRETH | Jan. 3, 1945 - Jan. 5, 1949 | Republican |
| FREDERICK G. PAYNE | Jan. 5, 1949 - Dec. 25, 1952 | Republican |
| BURTON M. CROSS (2,3) | Dec. 26, 1952 (2) - Jan. 7, 1953 (3) | Republican |
| NATHANIEL M. HASKELL (3) | Jan. 7, 1953 (3) - Jan. 8, 1953 | Republican |
| BURTON M. CROSS | Jan. 8, 1953 - Jan. 5, 1955 | Republican |
| EDMUND S. MUSKIE | Jan. 5, 1955 - Jan. 3, 1959 | Democrat |
| ROBERT N. HASKELL (4) | Jan. 3, 1959 - Jan. 8, 1959 | Republican |
| CLINTON A. CLAUSON | Jan. 8, 1959 - Dec. 30, 1959 | Democrat |
| JOHN H. REED | Dec. 30, 1959 - Jan. 5, 1967 | Republican |
| KENNETH M. CURTIS | Jan. 5, 1967 - Jan. 1, 1975 | Democrat |
| JAMES B. LONGLEY | Jan. 2, 1975 - Jan. 3, 1979 | Independent |
| JOSEPH E. BRENNAN | Jan. 3, 1979 - Jan. 7, 1987 | Democrat |
| JOHN R. McKERNAN | Jan. 7, 1987 - Jan. 5, 1995 | Republican |
| ANGUS S. KING | Jan. 5, 1995 - Jan. 8, 2003 | Independent |
| JOHN BALDACCI | Jan. 8, 2003 - Jan. 5, 2011 | Democrat |
| PAUL R. LePAGE | Jan. 5, 2011 - Jan. 2, 2019 | Republican |
| JANET T. MILLS | Jan. 2, 2019 - | Democrat |
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(1) Mundy, James H. Presidents of the Senate of Maine from 1820. Augusta: Secretary of the Senate of Maine, c1979.
(2) "Cross takes oath as acting governor at simple ceremony," Waterville Morning Sentinel, December 26, 1952, p. 1.
(3) Legislative Record, House, January 7, 1953 and January 8, 1953
(4) Governor Robert N. Haskell appears to be the first such temporary chief executive to receive full gubernatorial ranking. A 1957 constitutional amendment (Res. 1957, c.95) established that a senate president would "assume" the office of governor during a vacancy under specific circumstances, where formerly it was only to "exercise" the office in an acting capacity.
Sources
Note: Various sources have conflicting information, including dates for terms in office and political party affiliation.
Main source unless otherwise noted: Guide to U.S. elections, v. 2, edited by Deborah Kalb, Thousand Oaks, California : SAGE Reference/CQ Press, 2016.
Legislative Record for Governor LePage and Governor Mills
3/17/2025 A-Z List