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Governor of Wisconsin
	; Gubernatorial seal;
	; ; Incumbent; Scott Walker; since January 3, 2011
Residence	Wisconsin Governor's Mansion
Term length	Four years, no term limits
Inaugural holder	Nelson Dewey
Formation	June 7, 1848 (1848-06-07);
Deputy	Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin
Salary	$146,597.88;
Website	walker.wi.gov

The Governor of Wisconsin is the head of the executive branch of Wisconsin's state government ^[2] and the commander-in-chief of the state's army and air forces.^[3] The governor has a duty to enforce state laws,^[3] and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Wisconsin Legislature,^[4] to convene the legislature,^[3] and to grant pardons, except in cases of treason and impeachment.^[5]

Forty-four individuals have held the office of governor of Wisconsin since the state's admission to the Union in 1848, one of whom—Philip La Follette—served non-consecutive terms. Nelson Dewey, the first governor, took office on June 7, 1848. The longest-serving governor was Tommy Thompson, who took office on January 5, 1987 and resigned on February 1, 2001, a total of 14 years and 28 days. Arthur MacArthur, Sr. had the shortest term: he was governor for a total of just 5 days—from March 21, 1856 to March 25, 1856.^[6] The current governor is Scott Walker, who took office on January 3, 2011 and survived a recall election on June 5, 2012.^[6]

Governors

Initially after the American Revolution, parts of the area now known as Wisconsin were claimed by Virginia, Massachusetts and Connecticut; however, Virginia ceded its claim in 1784, Massachusetts in 1785 and Connecticut in 1786.^[7] On July 13, 1787, the Northwest Territory, including the area now called Wisconsin, was formed; Wisconsin remained part of the territory until 1800.^[8] The territorial governor during this period was Arthur St. Clair.^[9] As parts of the Northwest Territory were admitted to the Union as states, Wisconsin became part of first the Indiana Territory (1800–1809), then the Illinois Territory (1809–1818), and then the Michigan Territory (1818–1836);^[8] see the lists of governors of Indiana, of Illinois, and of Michigan for these periods.

Governors of Wisconsin Territory

Wisconsin Territory was formed on July 3, 1836. During the time of its existence, the Wisconsin Territory had three territorial governors, one of whom served non-consecutive terms,^[8]^[10] and one who continued on as acting governor after the territory had officially ceased to exist.

#		Appointed	Left office ^{[note 1]}	Appointed by	Notes
1	Henry Dodge	April 30, 1836	September 13, 1841^[11]	Andrew Jackson
2	James Duane Doty	September 30, 1841	June 21, 1844	John Tyler
3	Nathaniel P. Tallmadge	June 21, 1844	April 8, 1845	John Tyler
4	Henry Dodge	April 8, 1845	June 23, 1848	James Polk	^{[note 2]}
	John Catlin	June 23, 1848	March 3, 1849	none (acting governor)	^{[note 2]}

Governors of the State of Wisconsin

Wisconsin was admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848. Since then, it has had 45 governors, one of whom served non-consecutive terms.^[6]

Originally, governors of Wisconsin served for two-year terms, but in 1967 the state constitution was amended to change this to four.^[2]Jeremiah McLain Rusk served one three-year term in the 1880s as the constitution was amended during his first term to move elections from odd to even years, and all officers were allowed to serve an extra year, rather than have their terms cut a year short. Patrick Lucey, elected in the 1970 election, was the first governor to serve a four-year term.^[6] Governors of Wisconsin are not term limited.

The state constitution provides for the election of a lieutenant governor; originally, the governor and lieutenant governor were elected on different tickets, and thus were not necessarily of the same party. Since the 1967 amendment, however, the two have been nominated, and voted on, together.^[2] Originally, if the office of the governor was vacant for any reason, "the powers and duties of the office . . . devolve[d] upon the lieutenant governor." In 1979, the constitution was amended to make this more specific: if the governor dies, resigns, or is removed from office, the lieutenant governor becomes governor, but becomes acting governor if the governor is absent from the state, impeached, or unable to carry out of duties.^[13] If any of these events occur while the office of lieutenant governor is vacant, the secretary of state becomes either governor or acting governor.^[14] Two Wisconsin governors have died while in office, one has died after being elected but before taking office, and four have resigned.^[6]

Parties

  Democratic (12)
  Republican (31)
  Whig (1)
  Wisconsin Progressive (2)

#		Took office	Left office	Party	Lt. Governor^[15]^{[note 3]}		Term(s) ^{[note 4]}
1	Nelson Dewey	June 7, 1848	January 5, 1852	Democratic		John E. Holmes	2
1	Nelson Dewey	June 7, 1848	January 5, 1852	Democratic		Samuel W. Beall	2
2	Leonard J. Farwell	January 5, 1852	January 2, 1854	Whig		Timothy Burns ^{[note 5]}	1
3	William A. Barstow	January 2, 1854	March 21, 1856	Democratic		James T. Lewis	1 ¹⁄₃ ^{[note 6]}
3	William A. Barstow	January 2, 1854	March 21, 1856	Democratic		Arthur MacArthur Sr.	1 ¹⁄₃ ^{[note 6]}
4	Arthur MacArthur Sr.	March 21, 1856	March 25, 1856	Democratic	vacant		¹⁄₃ ^{[note 6]}
5	Coles Bashford	March 25, 1856	January 4, 1858	Republican		Arthur MacArthur Sr.	¹⁄₃ ^{[note 6]}
6	Alexander W. Randall	January 4, 1858	January 6, 1862	Republican		Erasmus D. Campbell	2
6	Alexander W. Randall	January 4, 1858	January 6, 1862	Republican		Butler G. Noble	2
7	Louis P. Harvey	January 6, 1862	April 19, 1862	Republican		Edward Salomon	¹⁄₂ ^{[note 5]}
8	Edward Salomon	April 19, 1862	January 4, 1864	Republican	vacant		¹⁄₂ ^{[note 7]}
9	James T. Lewis	January 4, 1864	January 1, 1866	Republican		Wyman Spooner	1
10	Lucius Fairchild	January 1, 1866	January 1, 1872	Republican		Wyman Spooner	3
10	Lucius Fairchild	January 1, 1866	January 1, 1872	Republican		Thaddeus C. Pound	3
11	Cadwallader C. Washburn	January 1, 1872	January 5, 1874	Republican		Milton H. Pettit ^{[note 5]}	1
12	William Robert Taylor	January 5, 1874	January 3, 1876	Democratic		Charles D. Parker	1
13	Harrison Ludington	January 3, 1876	January 7, 1878	Republican		Charles D. Parker	1
14	William E. Smith	January 7, 1878	January 2, 1882	Republican		James M. Bingham	2
15	Jeremiah McLain Rusk	January 2, 1882	January 7, 1889	Republican		Sam S. Fifield	3 ^{[note 8]}
15	Jeremiah McLain Rusk	January 2, 1882	January 7, 1889	Republican		George W. Ryland	3 ^{[note 8]}
16	William D. Hoard	January 7, 1889	January 5, 1891	Republican		George W. Ryland	1
17	George W. Peck	January 5, 1891	January 7, 1895	Democratic		Charles Jonas	2
18	William H. Upham	January 7, 1895	January 4, 1897	Republican		Emil Baensch	1
19	Edward Scofield	January 4, 1897	January 7, 1901	Republican		Emil Baensch	2
19	Edward Scofield	January 4, 1897	January 7, 1901	Republican		Jesse Stone	2
20	Robert M. La Follette, Sr.	January 7, 1901	January 1, 1906	Republican		Jesse Stone ^{[note 5]}	2 ¹⁄₂ ^{[note 9]}
20	Robert M. La Follette, Sr.	January 7, 1901	January 1, 1906	Republican		James O. Davidson	2 ¹⁄₂ ^{[note 9]}
21	James O. Davidson	January 1, 1906	January 2, 1911	Republican	vacant		2 ¹⁄₂ ^{[note 7]}
						William D. Connor
						John Strange
22	Francis E. McGovern	January 2, 1911	January 4, 1915	Republican		Thomas Morris	2
23	Emanuel L. Philipp	January 4, 1915	January 3, 1921	Republican		Edward F. Dithmar	3
24	John J. Blaine	January 3, 1921	January 3, 1927	Republican		George F. Comings	3
24	John J. Blaine	January 3, 1921	January 3, 1927	Republican		Henry A. Huber	3
25	Fred R. Zimmerman	January 3, 1927	January 7, 1929	Republican		Henry A. Huber	1
26	Walter J. Kohler Sr.	January 7, 1929	January 5, 1931	Republican		Henry A. Huber	1
27	Philip La Follette	January 5, 1931	January 2, 1933	Republican		Henry A. Huber	1
28	Albert G. Schmedeman	January 2, 1933	January 7, 1935	Democratic		Thomas J. O'Malley	1
29	Philip La Follette	January 7, 1935	January 2, 1939	Wisconsin Progressive		Thomas J. O'Malley ^{[note 5]}	2
						Henry A. Gunderson ^{[note 10]}
						Herman L. Ekern
30	Julius P. Heil	January 2, 1939	January 4, 1943	Republican		Walter S. Goodland	2
—	Orland S. Loomis	did not take office		Wisconsin Progressive		Walter S. Goodland	— ^{[note 11]}
31	Walter S. Goodland	January 4, 1943	March 12, 1947	Republican	vacant		2 ¹⁄₂ ^{[note 5]}
31	Walter S. Goodland	January 4, 1943	March 12, 1947	Republican		Oscar Rennebohm	2 ¹⁄₂ ^{[note 5]}
32	Oscar Rennebohm	March 12, 1947	January 1, 1951	Republican	vacant		1 ¹⁄₂ ^{[note 7]}
32	Oscar Rennebohm	March 12, 1947	January 1, 1951	Republican		George M. Smith	1 ¹⁄₂ ^{[note 7]}
33	Walter J. Kohler Jr.	January 1, 1951	January 7, 1957	Republican		George M. Smith	3
33	Walter J. Kohler Jr.	January 1, 1951	January 7, 1957	Republican		Warren P. Knowles	3
34	Vernon W. Thomson	January 7, 1957	January 5, 1959	Republican		Warren P. Knowles	1
35	Gaylord A. Nelson	January 5, 1959	January 7, 1963	Democratic		Philleo Nash	2
35	Gaylord A. Nelson	January 5, 1959	January 7, 1963	Democratic		Warren P. Knowles	2
36	John W. Reynolds Jr.	January 7, 1963	January 4, 1965	Democratic		Jack B. Olson	1
37	Warren P. Knowles	January 4, 1965	January 4, 1971	Republican		Patrick J. Lucey	3
37	Warren P. Knowles	January 4, 1965	January 4, 1971	Republican		Jack B. Olson	3
38	Patrick J. Lucey	January 4, 1971	July 6, 1977	Democratic		Martin J. Schreiber	1 ¹⁄₂ ^{[note 12]} ^{[note 13]}
39	Martin J. Schreiber	July 6, 1977	January 3, 1979	Democratic	vacant		¹⁄₂ ^{[note 7]}
40	Lee S. Dreyfus	January 3, 1979 ^{[note 14]}	January 3, 1983	Republican		Russell A. Olson	1
41	Anthony S. Earl	January 3, 1983	January 5, 1987	Democratic		James T. Flynn	1
42	Tommy Thompson	January 5, 1987	February 1, 2001	Republican		Scott McCallum	3 ¹⁄₂ ^{[note 15]}
43	Scott McCallum	February 1, 2001	January 6, 2003	Republican		Margaret A. Farrow	¹⁄₂ ^{[note 16]}
44	Jim Doyle	January 6, 2003	January 3, 2011	Democratic		Barbara Lawton	2
45	Scott Walker	January 3, 2011	Incumbent	Republican		Rebecca Kleefisch	2 ^{[note 17]}
46	Tony Evers	Governor Elect, Taking office January 7, 2019		Democratic		Mandela Barnes	1 ^{[note 18]}

Other high offices held

This is a table of other governorships, congressional and other federal offices, and ranking diplomatic positions in foreign countries held by Wisconsin governors.

* Denotes those offices for which the governor resigned the governorship.

† Denotes those offices from which the governor resigned to take the governorship.

Governor	Gubernatorial term	Other offices held	Source
Henry Dodge	1836–1841 1845–1848	U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, Delegate from Wisconsin Territory	^[18]
James Doty	1841–1844	Delegate from Wisconsin Territory, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, Governor of Utah Territory	^[19]
Nathaniel Tallmadge	1844–1845	Senator from New York†	^[20]
Arthur MacArthur, Sr.	1856	Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia	^[21]
Coles Bashford	1856–1858	Delegate from Arizona Territory	^[22]
Alexander Randall	1858–1862	Minister to the Papal States; Postmaster General	^[23]
Lucius Fairchild	1866–1872	Minister to Spain	^[24]
Cadwallader Washburn	1872–1874	U.S. Representative from Wisconsin	^[25]
Jeremiah Rusk	1882–1889	U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, Secretary of Agriculture	^[26]
Robert La Follette, Sr.	1901–1906	U.S. Senator from Wisconsin*, U.S. Representative from Wisconsin	^[27]
John Blaine	1921–1927	U.S. Senator from Wisconsin	^[28]
Albert Schmedeman	1933–1935	Minister to Norway	^[29]
Vernon Thomson	1957–1959	U.S. Representative from Wisconsin	^[30]
Gaylord Nelson	1959–1963	U.S. Senator from Wisconsin	^[31]
John W. Reynolds, Jr.	1963–1965	District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin	^[32]
Patrick Lucey	1971–1977	Ambassador to Mexico*	^[33]
Tommy Thompson	1987–2001	Secretary of Health and Human Services*	^[34]

Living former U.S. governors of Wisconsin

As of January 2018^[update], there are five former U.S. governors of Wisconsin who are currently living at this time, the oldest U.S. governor of Wisconsin being Anthony S. Earl (served 1983–1987, born 1936). The most recent death of a former U.S. governor of Wisconsin was that of Patrick Lucey (served 1971–1977, born 1918) on May 10, 2014.^[6] The most recently serving governor to die was Lee S. Dreyfus (served 1979–1983, born 1926) on January 2, 2008.

Governor	Gubernatorial term	Date of birth (and age)
Martin J. Schreiber	1977–1979	(1939-04-08) April 8, 1939 (age 79)
Anthony S. Earl	1983–1987	(1936-04-12) April 12, 1936 (age 82)
Tommy Thompson	1987–2001	(1941-11-19) November 19, 1941 (age 76)
Scott McCallum	2001–2003	(1950-05-02) May 2, 1950 (age 68)
Jim Doyle	2003–2011	(1945-11-23) November 23, 1945 (age 72)

Notes

^ Absent any other sources, it is assumed the governor left office when his successor was appointed.

^ ^a^b When the State of Wisconsin was formed, part of Wisconsin Territory was not included in the state. This portion likely became unorganized territory; however, the Wisconsin territorial government continued to function there until the land was assigned to Minnesota Territory on March 3, 1849. Henry Dodge ceased to be territorial governor when he took his seat as a U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin on June 23, 1848. In the absence of a governor, John Catlin, as Secretary of Wisconsin Territory, acted as governor until the organization of Minnesota Territory.^[12]

^ Vacancies in the office of the lieutenant governor are only listed if they lasted for the entire term. For a full list of vacancies, see List of Lieutenant Governors of Wisconsin.

^ The fractional terms of some governors are not to be understood absolutely literally; rather, they are meant to show single terms during which multiple governors served, due to resignations, deaths and the like.

^ ^a^b^c^d^e^f Died in office.

^ ^a^b^c Initially, Barstow was declared the winner of the 1855 election, but soon resigned amid claims that he had won through fraudulent means. MacArthur, as lieutenant governor, acted as governor for five days, until the Wisconsin Supreme Court declared Barstow's opponent, Bashford, the legitimate governor. Bashford completed the term, with MacArthur continuing to serve as lieutenant governor.^[16]

^ ^a^b^c^d As lieutenant governor, acted as governor for remainder of unexpired term.

^ During Rusk's first term, the Wisconsin Constitution was amended to say that all elections of state and county officers would henceforth take place in even-numbered years. By the provisions of the amendment, the terms of all officials who would have left office in 1884, including Rusk, were extended by one year.

^ Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.

^ Resigned to take an appointment to the state tax commission.

^ Loomis was elected in the 1942 election, but died before taking office. Per a ruling of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Goodland, who had been re-elected lieutenant governor in the same election, served as governor for the entire term.

^ As per a 1967 amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution, Lucey's first term was the first gubernatorial term to last 4 years

^ Resigned to become Ambassador to Mexico

^ Contemporary newspaper sources indicate that Dreyfus was sworn in on January 3;^[17] the Wisconsin Blue Book, however, states that he was sworn in on January 1.^[6]

^ Resigned to become United States Secretary of Health and Human Services

^ As lieutenant governor, served as governor for remainder of unexpired term.

^ Governor Walker's second term began January 5, 2015.

^ Tony Evers is the governor elect scheduled to be sworn into office on January 7, 2019.

References

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Constitution

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Specific

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^ ^a^b^c Wisconsin Constitution article V, § 1

^ ^a^b^c Wisconsin Constitution article V, § 4

^ Wisconsin Constitution article V, § 10

^ Wisconsin Constitution article V, § 6

^ ^a^b^c^d^e^f^g "Wisconsin Governors since 1848". State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2005–2006 (PDF). p. 724. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2007. Retrieved October 5, 2007.

^ Beck, J. D. (ed.) (1911). The blue book of the state of Wisconsin. Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Company. p. 512. Retrieved December 11, 2007.CS1 maint: Extra text: authors list (link)

^ ^a^b^c "Significant Events in Wisconsin History". State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2005–2006 (PDF). p. 696. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2007. Retrieved December 11, 2007.

^ "St. Clair, Arthur". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Government Printing Office. 2005. Retrieved December 11, 2007.

^ Manual for the use of the assembly, of the state of Wisconsin, for the year 1853. Madison, Wisconsin: Brown and Carpenter, Printers. 1853. p. 74. Retrieved December 11, 2007.

^ Butterfield, C.W. (1880). The history of Columbia County, Wisconsin. p. 49. Retrieved December 17, 2007.

^ The History of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin. Racine County, Wisconsin: Western Historical Company. 1879. pp. 54–56. Retrieved January 24, 2008.

^ Wisconsin Constitution article V, § 7

^ Wisconsin Constitution article V, § 8

^ "Wisconsin Constitutional Officers; Lieutenant Governors". State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2005–2006 (PDF). p. 725. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2007. Retrieved October 9, 2007.

^ McCann, Dennis (December 10, 1998). "3 governors held office within weeks. Corruption charges helped spark power struggle, office turnover in 1856". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

^ "Inaugural Caps Dreyfus Miracle". Ironwood Daily Globe. Ironwood, Michigan. January 4, 1979. p. 3.

^ "Dodge, Henry". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 7, 2010.

^ "Doty, James Duane". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 7, 2010.

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^ "Rusk, Jeremiah McLain". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved July 7, 2010.

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External links

Office of the Governor of Wisconsin

[11] Absent any other sources, it is assumed the governor left office when his successor was appointed.

[witerr-14] When the State of Wisconsin was formed, part of Wisconsin Territory was not included in the state. This portion likely became unorganized territory; however, the Wisconsin territorial government continued to function there until the land was assigned to Minnesota Territory on March 3, 1849. Henry Dodge ceased to be territorial governor when he took his seat as a U.S. Senator from the state of Wisconsin on June 23, 1848. In the absence of a governor, John Catlin, as Secretary of Wisconsin Territory, acted as governor until the organization of Minnesota Territory.^[12]

[18] Vacancies in the office of the lieutenant governor are only listed if they lasted for the entire term. For a full list of vacancies, see List of Lieutenant Governors of Wisconsin.

[19] The fractional terms of some governors are not to be understood absolutely literally; rather, they are meant to show single terms during which multiple governors served, due to resignations, deaths and the like.

[died-20] Died in office.

[bashford-22] Initially, Barstow was declared the winner of the 1855 election, but soon resigned amid claims that he had won through fraudulent means. MacArthur, as lieutenant governor, acted as governor for five days, until the Wisconsin Supreme Court declared Barstow's opponent, Bashford, the legitimate governor. Bashford completed the term, with MacArthur continuing to serve as lieutenant governor.^[16]

[act-23] As lieutenant governor, acted as governor for remainder of unexpired term.

[24] During Rusk's first term, the Wisconsin Constitution was amended to say that all elections of state and county officers would henceforth take place in even-numbered years. By the provisions of the amendment, the terms of all officials who would have left office in 1884, including Rusk, were extended by one year.

[25] Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.

[Gunderson-26] Resigned to take an appointment to the state tax commission.

[27] Loomis was elected in the 1942 election, but died before taking office. Per a ruling of the Wisconsin Supreme Court Goodland, who had been re-elected lieutenant governor in the same election, served as governor for the entire term.

[28] As per a 1967 amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution, Lucey's first term was the first gubernatorial term to last 4 years

[29] Resigned to become Ambassador to Mexico

[31] Contemporary newspaper sources indicate that Dreyfus was sworn in on January 3;^[17] the Wisconsin Blue Book, however, states that he was sworn in on January 1.^[6]

[32] Resigned to become United States Secretary of Health and Human Services

[serve-33] As lieutenant governor, served as governor for remainder of unexpired term.

[34] Governor Walker's second term began January 5, 2015.

[35] Tony Evers is the governor elect scheduled to be sworn into office on January 7, 2019.

[1] "Database: Wisconsin state employee salaries | Politics and Elections". Wisconsin State Journal. May 13, 2016. Retrieved December 19, 2016.

[a5-s1-2] Wisconsin Constitution article V, § 1

[a5-s4-3] Wisconsin Constitution article V, § 4

[4] Wisconsin Constitution article V, § 10

[5] Wisconsin Constitution article V, § 6

[govlist-6] "Wisconsin Governors since 1848". State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2005–2006 (PDF). p. 724. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2007. Retrieved October 5, 2007.

[1911bb-7] Beck, J. D. (ed.) (1911). The blue book of the state of Wisconsin. Madison, Wisconsin: Democrat Printing Company. p. 512. Retrieved December 11, 2007.CS1 maint: Extra text: authors list (link)

[WIhist-8] "Significant Events in Wisconsin History". State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2005–2006 (PDF). p. 696. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2007. Retrieved December 11, 2007.

[stclair-9] "St. Clair, Arthur". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Government Printing Office. 2005. Retrieved December 11, 2007.

[1853bb-10] Manual for the use of the assembly, of the state of Wisconsin, for the year 1853. Madison, Wisconsin: Brown and Carpenter, Printers. 1853. p. 74. Retrieved December 11, 2007.

[columbia-12] Butterfield, C.W. (1880). The history of Columbia County, Wisconsin. p. 49. Retrieved December 17, 2007.

[racine-13] The History of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin. Racine County, Wisconsin: Western Historical Company. 1879. pp. 54–56. Retrieved January 24, 2008.

[15] Wisconsin Constitution article V, § 7

[16] Wisconsin Constitution article V, § 8

[ltgov-17] "Wisconsin Constitutional Officers; Lieutenant Governors". State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2005–2006 (PDF). p. 725. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 25, 2007. Retrieved October 9, 2007.

[21] McCann, Dennis (December 10, 1998). "3 governors held office within weeks. Corruption charges helped spark power struggle, office turnover in 1856". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

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v t e Governors of Wisconsin
Territory '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000075-QINU`"' (1836–48)	Dodge Doty Tallmadge Dodge Catlin (acting)
State (since 1848)	Dewey Farwell Barstow MacArthur Bashford Randall Harvey Salomon Lewis Fairchild Washburn Taylor Ludington Smith Rusk Hoard Peck Upham Scofield R. La Follette Sr. Davidson McGovern Philipp Blaine Zimmerman Kohler Sr. P. La Follette Schmedeman P. La Follette Heil (Loomis) * Goodland Rennebohm Kohler Jr. Thomson Nelson Reynolds Knowles Lucey Schreiber Dreyfus Earl Thompson McCallum Doyle Walker
(*) elected but died before taking office

v t e Chief executives of the United States
Federal	President of the United States
State governors (current list)	Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California list Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii list Idaho Illinois list Indiana list Iowa list Kansas Kentucky list Louisiana Maine list Maryland list Massachusetts Michigan list Minnesota list Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska list Nevada New Hampshire list New Jersey list New Mexico list New York list North Carolina list North Dakota list Ohio Oklahoma list Oregon list Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina list South Dakota list Tennessee list Texas list Utah Vermont list Virginia list Washington West Virginia Wisconsin list Wyoming
Territorial (current list)	American Samoa District of Columbia Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico list United States Virgin Islands
Defunct	Pre-state territories Panama Canal Zone Cuba Philippine Islands (until 1935) Philippine Commonwealth (until 1946) Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands

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List of Governors of Wisconsin

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Governors

Governors of Wisconsin Territory

Governors of the State of Wisconsin

Other high offices held

Living former U.S. governors of Wisconsin

Notes

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Incumbent Scott Walker since January 3, 2011
Residence	Wisconsin Governor's Mansion
Term length	Four years, no term limits
Inaugural holder	Nelson Dewey
Formation	June 7, 1848 (1848-06-07)
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