Governor | Term Start | Term End | Party |
---|---|---|---|
Tony Evers | Jan 7, 2019 | - | Democratic |
Scott Walker | Jan 3, 2011 | Jan 7, 2019 | Republican |
Jim Doyle | Jan 6, 2003 | Jan 3, 2011 | Democratic |
Scott McCallum | Feb 1, 2001 | Jan 6, 2003 | Republican |
Tommy Thompson | Jan 5, 1987 | Feb 1, 2001 | Republican |
Tony Earl | Jan 3, 1983 | Jan 5, 1987 | Democratic |
Lee S. Dreyfus | Jan 3, 1979 | Jan 3, 1983 | Republican |
Martin J. Schreiber | Jul 6, 1977 | Jan 3, 1979 | Democratic |
Patrick Lucey | Jan 4, 1971 | Jul 6, 1977 | Democratic |
Warren P. Knowles | Jan 4, 1965 | Jan 4, 1971 | Republican |
John W. Reynolds Jr. | Jan 7, 1963 | Jan 4, 1965 | Democratic |
Gaylord Nelson | Jan 5, 1959 | Jan 7, 1963 | Democratic |
Vernon Wallace Thomson | Jan 7, 1957 | Jan 5, 1959 | Republican |
Walter J. Kohler Jr. | Jan 1, 1951 | Jan 7, 1957 | Republican |
Oscar Rennebohm | Mar 12, 1947 | Jan 1, 1951 | Republican |
Walter Samuel Goodland | Jan 4, 1943 | Mar 12, 1947 | Republican |
Julius P. Heil | Jan 2, 1939 | Jan 4, 1943 | Republican |
Philip La Follette | Jan 7, 1935 | Jan 2, 1939 | Wisconsin Progressive |
Albert G. Schmedeman | Jan 2, 1933 | Jan 7, 1935 | Democratic |
Philip La Follette | Jan 5, 1931 | Jan 2, 1933 | Republican |
Walter J. Kohler Sr. | Jan 7, 1929 | Jan 5, 1931 | Republican |
Fred R. Zimmerman | Jan 3, 1927 | Jan 7, 1929 | Republican |
John J. Blaine | Jan 3, 1921 | Jan 3, 1927 | Republican |
Emanuel L. Philipp | Jan 4, 1915 | Jan 3, 1921 | Republican |
Francis E. McGovern | Jan 2, 1911 | Jan 4, 1915 | Republican |
James O. Davidson | Jan 1, 1906 | Jan 2, 1911 | Republican |
Robert M. La Follette, Sr. | Jan 7, 1901 | Jan 1, 1906 | Republican |
Edward Scofield | Jan 4, 1897 | Jan 7, 1901 | Republican |
William H. Upham | Jan 7, 1895 | Jan 4, 1897 | Republican |
George Wilbur Peck | Jan 5, 1891 | Jan 7, 1895 | Democratic |
William D. Hoard | Jan 7, 1889 | Jan 5, 1891 | Republican |
Jeremiah McLain Rusk | Jan 2, 1882 | Jan 7, 1889 | Republican |
William E. Smith | Jan 7, 1878 | Jan 2, 1882 | Republican |
Harrison Ludington | Jan 3, 1876 | Jan 7, 1878 | Republican |
William Robert Taylor | Jan 5, 1874 | Jan 3, 1876 | Democratic |
Cadwallader C. Washburn | Jan 1, 1872 | Jan 5, 1874 | Republican |
Lucius Fairchild | Jan 1, 1866 | Jan 1, 1872 | Republican |
James T. Lewis | Jan 4, 1864 | Jan 1, 1866 | Republican |
Edward Salomon | Apr 19, 1862 | Jan 4, 1864 | Republican |
Louis P. Harvey | Jan 6, 1862 | Apr 19, 1862 | Republican |
Alexander Randall | Jan 4, 1858 | Jan 6, 1862 | Republican |
Coles Bashford | Mar 25, 1856 | Jan 4, 1858 | Republican |
Arthur MacArthur Sr. | Mar 21, 1856 | Mar 25, 1856 | Democratic |
William A. Barstow | Jan 2, 1854 | Mar 21, 1856 | Democratic |
Leonard J. Farwell | Jan 5, 1852 | Jan 2, 1854 | Whig |
Nelson Dewey | Jun 7, 1848 | Jan 5, 1852 | Democratic |
Wisconsin has been a member of the United States since 1848. Since that time, the state has had a total of $45. The current governor is Tony Evers, who is a member of the Democratic Party. He has served as the governor of Wisconsin since 2019. During that time, Tony Evers has had to address a number of issues. Most importantly, Wisconsin has had issues related to inflation and the coronavirus pandemic. Tony Evers has had to work closely with the federal government to coordinate the state's response to benefit his constituents.
Before Tony Evers took over as the governor of Wisconsin in 2019, the state was led by Scott Walker. Walker was also considered a candidate for president, but he did not make it through the Republican primaries. In 2019, power shifted from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party, and Tony Evers was elected as the new governor.
The very first governor of Wisconsin was Nelson Dewey. He started his term in 1848, and he left office in 1852. He was a member of the democratic party. After that, Wisconsin had a number of governors who did not serve for very long. Leonard Farwell was governor from 1852 to 1854, and he was a member of the Whig party. Then, power shifted back to the Democratic party, with William A. Barstow serving from 1854 to 1856. Wisconsin has had a mix of Democratic and Republican governors since then, with power being evenly split.
The current governor of Wisconsin is Tony Evers, a Democrat.
There have been 45 governors of Wisconsin, 13 Democrats, 31 Republicans, and 2 from other parties.
The last Democratic governor in Wisconsin is Tony Evers, who has served from 2019 to the present day.
The last Republican governor in Wisconsin was Scott Walker, who served from 2011 to 2019.