List of governors of Florida

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

Governor of Florida
Seal of the State of Florida
Flag of the State of Florida
Incumbent Ron DeSantis since January 8, 2019
Government of Florida
Style	Governor (informal) The Honorable (formal) His Excellency (courtesy)
Type	Head of state Head of government
Member of	Florida Executive Branch Florida Cabinet
Residence	Florida Governor's Mansion
Appointer	Popular vote
Term length	Four years, renewable once consecutively
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Florida
Precursor	Governor of the Florida Territory
Inaugural holder	William Dunn Moseley
Formation	June 25, 1845
Deputy	Lieutenant Governor of Florida
Salary	$130,273 (2013)[1]
Website	www.flgov.com

When Florida was first acquired by the United States, future president Andrew Jackson served as its military governor. Florida Territory was established in 1822 and five people served as governor over 6 distinct terms. The first territorial governor, William Pope Duval, served 12 years, the longest of any Florida governor to date.

Since statehood in 1845, there have been 45 people who have served as governor, one of whom served two distinct terms. Four state governors have served two full four-year terms: William D. Bloxham, in two stints, as well as Reubin Askew, Jeb Bush and Rick Scott who each served their terms consecutively. Bob Graham almost served two full terms but resigned with three days left in his term in order to take a seat in the United States Senate.^[6] The shortest term in office belongs to Wayne Mixson, who served three days following Graham's resignation.

The current officeholder is Ron DeSantis, a member of the Republican Party who took office on January 8, 2019.

List of governors

Federal military commissioner

For a list of governors of Florida before it became a United States territory, see List of colonial governors of Florida.

Spanish Florida was acquired from Spain in the Adams–Onís Treaty, which took effect July 10, 1821.^[7] Parts of West Florida had already been assigned to Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi; the remainder and East Florida were governed by a military commissioner with the powers of governor until the territory was organized and incorporated.^[8]

Federal Military Commissioner of Florida^[a]

No.	Commissioner		Term in office	Appointed by
1		Andrew Jackson (1767–1845) [9]	March 10, 1821 – December 31, 1821 (resigned)[b]	James Monroe

Territory of Florida

Florida Territory was organized on March 30, 1822, combining East and West Florida.^[13]

Governors of the Territory of Florida

No.	Governor		Term in office[c]	Appointed by
1		William Pope Duval (1784–1854) [14][15]	April 17, 1822[d] – April 17, 1834[e] (successor appointed)[f]	James Monroe
				John Quincy Adams
				Andrew Jackson
2		John Eaton (1790–1856) [25][26]	April 24, 1834[g] – March 16, 1836 (successor appointed)	Andrew Jackson
3		Richard K. Call (1792–1862) [28][29]	March 16, 1836[h] – December 2, 1839[i] (successor appointed)	Andrew Jackson
				Martin Van Buren
4		Robert R. Reid (1789–1841) [34][35]	December 12, 1839[j] – March 19, 1841 (successor appointed)	Martin Van Buren
5		Richard K. Call (1792–1862) [28][29]	March 19, 1841[k] – August 11, 1844 (successor appointed)	William Henry Harrison
				John Tyler
6		John Branch (1782–1863) [40][41]	August 11, 1844[l] – June 25, 1845 (statehood)	John Tyler

State of Florida

The State of Florida was admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845. It seceded from the Union on January 10, 1861,^[44] and joined the Confederate States of America on February 8, 1861,^[45] as a founding member. Following the end of the American Civil War, it was part of the Third Military District.^[46] Florida was readmitted to the Union on June 25, 1868.^[47]

The Florida Constitution of 1838 provided that a governor be elected every 4 years, who was not allowed to serve consecutive terms.^[48] The secessionist constitution of 1861 would have reduced this to two years and removed the term limit,^[49] but the state fell to the Union before the first election under that constitution. The rejected constitution of 1865 and the ratified constitution of 1868 maintained the four-year term,^[50][51] though without the earlier term limit, which was reintroduced in the 1885 constitution.^[52] The current constitution of 1968 states that should the governor serve, or would have served had he not resigned, more than six years in two consecutive terms, he cannot be elected to the succeeding term.^[53] The start of a term was set in 1885 at the first Tuesday after the first Monday in the January following the election,^[52] where it has remained.^[54]

Originally, the president of the state senate acted as governor should that office be vacant.^[55] The 1865 and 1868 constitutions created the office of lieutenant governor,^[56][57] who would similarly act as governor. This office was abolished in 1885, with the president of the senate again taking on that duty.^[58] The 1968 constitution recreated the office of lieutenant governor, who now becomes governor in the absence of the governor.^[59] The governor and lieutenant governor are elected on the same ticket.^[53]

Florida was a strongly Democratic state before the Civil War, electing only one candidate from the Whig Party (the Democrats' chief opposition at the time).^[60] It elected three Republican governors following Reconstruction, but after the Democratic Party re-established control, 90 years passed before voters chose another Republican.

Governors of the State of Florida

No.	Governor			Term in office	Party	Election	Lt. Governor[m][n]
1			William Dunn Moseley (1795–1863) [61][62][63]	June 25, 1845[64] – October 1, 1849 (term-limited)[o]	Democratic[66]	1845	Office did not exist
2			Thomas Brown (1785–1867) [67][68][69]	October 1, 1849[64] – October 3, 1853 (term-limited)[o]	Whig[66]	1848
3			James E. Broome (1808–1883) [70][71][72]	October 3, 1853[73] – October 5, 1857 (term-limited)[o]	Democratic[66]	1852
4			Madison S. Perry (1814–1865) [74][75][76]	October 5, 1857[64] – October 7, 1861 (term-limited)[o]	Democratic[66]	1856
5			John Milton (1807–1865) [77][78][79]	October 7, 1861[64] – April 1, 1865 (died in office)[p]	Democratic[66]	1860
6			Abraham K. Allison (1810–1893) [80][81]	April 1, 1865[82] – May 19, 1865 (resigned)[q]	Democratic[64]	President of the Senate acting
—	Vacant			May 19, 1865 – July 13, 1865	Office vacated after civil war
7			William Marvin (1808–1902) [83][84][85]	July 13, 1865[86] – December 20, 1865 (provisional term ended)	Provisional governor appointed by President[r]
8			David S. Walker (1815–1891) [87][88][89]	December 20, 1865[64] – July 4, 1868 (did not run)	Conservative[87]	1865		William W. J. Kelly[s]
9			Harrison Reed (1813–1899) [90][91][92]	July 4, 1868[t] – January 7, 1873 (did not run)	Republican[64]	1868		William Henry Gleason (removed December 14, 1868)[u]
							Vacant
								Edmund C. Weeks (appointed January 24, 1870) (term ended December 27, 1870)[v]
								Samuel T. Day (took office December 27, 1870)
10			Ossian B. Hart (1821–1874) [98][99][100]	January 7, 1873[64] – March 18, 1874 (died in office)	Republican[64]	1872		Marcellus Stearns
11			Marcellus Stearns (1839–1891) [101][102][103]	March 18, 1874[104] – January 2, 1877 (lost election)	Republican[64]	Lieutenant governor acting		Acting as governor
12			George Franklin Drew (1827–1900) [105][106][107]	January 2, 1877[108] – January 4, 1881 (did not run)	Democratic[64]	1876		Noble A. Hull (resigned March 3, 1879)
							Vacant
13			William D. Bloxham (1835–1911) [109][110][111]	January 4, 1881[112] – January 6, 1885 (lost nomination)[113]	Democratic[64]	1880		Livingston W. Bethel
14			Edward A. Perry (1831–1889) [114][115][116]	January 6, 1885[117] – January 8, 1889 (term-limited)[w]	Democratic[64]	1884		Milton H. Mabry
15			Francis P. Fleming (1841–1908) [119][120][121]	January 8, 1889[122] – January 3, 1893 (term-limited)[w]	Democratic[64]	1888	Office did not exist
16			Henry L. Mitchell (1831–1903) [123][124][125]	January 3, 1893[126] – January 5, 1897 (term-limited)[w]	Democratic[64]	1892
17			William D. Bloxham (1835–1911) [109][110][127]	January 5, 1897[128] – January 8, 1901 (term-limited)[w]	Democratic[64]	1896
18			William Sherman Jennings (1863–1920) [129][130][131]	January 8, 1901[132] – January 3, 1905 (term-limited)[w]	Democratic[64]	1900
19			Napoleon B. Broward (1857–1910) [133][134][135]	January 3, 1905[136] – January 5, 1909 (term-limited)[w]	Democratic[64]	1904
20			Albert W. Gilchrist (1858–1926) [137][138][139]	January 5, 1909[140] – January 7, 1913 (term-limited)[w]	Democratic[64]	1908
21			Park Trammell (1876–1936) [141][142][143]	January 7, 1913[144] – January 2, 1917 (term-limited)[w]	Democratic[64]	1912
22			Sidney Johnston Catts (1863–1936) [145][146][147]	January 2, 1917[148] – January 4, 1921 (term-limited)[w]	Prohibition[145]	1916
23			Cary A. Hardee (1876–1957) [149][150][151]	January 4, 1921[152] – January 6, 1925 (term-limited)[w]	Democratic[64]	1920
24			John W. Martin (1884–1958) [153][154][155]	January 6, 1925[156] – January 8, 1929 (term-limited)[w]	Democratic[64]	1924
25			Doyle E. Carlton (1885–1972) [157][158][159]	January 8, 1929[160] – January 3, 1933 (term-limited)[w]	Democratic[64]	1928
26			David Sholtz (1891–1953) [161][162][163]	January 3, 1933[164] – January 5, 1937 (term-limited)[w]	Democratic[64]	1932
27			Fred P. Cone (1871–1948) [165][166][167]	January 5, 1937[168] – January 7, 1941 (term-limited)[w]	Democratic[64]	1936
28			Spessard Holland (1892–1971) [169][170][171]	January 7, 1941[172] – January 2, 1945 (term-limited)[w]	Democratic[64]	1940
29			Millard Caldwell (1897–1984) [173][174][175]	January 2, 1945[176] – January 4, 1949 (term-limited)[w]	Democratic[64]	1944
30			Fuller Warren (1905–1973) [177][178][179]	January 4, 1949[180] – January 6, 1953 (term-limited)[w]	Democratic[64]	1948
31			Daniel T. McCarty (1912–1953) [181][182][183]	January 6, 1953[184] – September 28, 1953 (died in office)	Democratic[64]	1952
32			Charley Eugene Johns (1905–1990) [185][186][187]	September 28, 1953[188] – January 4, 1955 (lost nomination)[189]	Democratic[64]	President of the Senate acting
33			LeRoy Collins (1909–1991) [189][190][191]	January 4, 1955[192] – January 3, 1961 (term-limited)[w]	Democratic[64]	1954 (special)[x]
						1956
34			C. Farris Bryant (1914–2002) [193][194][195]	January 3, 1961[196] – January 5, 1965 (term-limited)[w]	Democratic[64]	1960
35			W. Haydon Burns (1912–1987) [197][198][199]	January 5, 1965[200] – January 3, 1967 (lost nomination)[y]	Democratic[64]	1964[z]
36			Claude R. Kirk Jr. (1926–2011) [202][203][204]	January 3, 1967[205] – January 5, 1971 (lost election)	Republican[64]	1966
								Ray C. Osborne (office created January 7, 1969)
37			Reubin Askew (1928–2014) [206][207][208]	January 5, 1971[209] – January 2, 1979 (term-limited)[aa]	Democratic[64]	1970		Thomas Burton Adams Jr.
						1974		Jim Williams
38			Bob Graham (1936–2024) [211][212]	January 2, 1979[213] – January 3, 1987 (resigned)[ab]	Democratic[212]	1978		Wayne Mixson
						1982
39			Wayne Mixson (1922–2020) [215]	January 3, 1987[216] – January 6, 1987 (successor took office)	Democratic[215]	Succeeded from lieutenant governor	Vacant
40			Bob Martinez (b. 1934) [217][218]	January 6, 1987[219] – January 8, 1991 (lost election)	Republican[218]	1986		Bobby Brantley
41			Lawton Chiles (1930–1998) [220][221]	January 8, 1991[222] – December 12, 1998 (died in office)	Democratic[221]	1990		Buddy MacKay
						1994
42			Buddy MacKay (b. 1933) [223][224]	December 12, 1998[225] – January 5, 1999 (successor took office)[ac]	Democratic[224]	Succeeded from lieutenant governor	Vacant
43			Jeb Bush (b. 1953) [226][227]	January 5, 1999[228] – January 2, 2007 (term-limited)[aa]	Republican[227]	1998		Frank Brogan (resigned March 3, 2003)
						2002
								Toni Jennings
44			Charlie Crist (b. 1956) [229][230]	January 2, 2007[231] – January 4, 2011 (did not run)[ad]	Republican[ae]	2006		Jeff Kottkamp
45			Rick Scott (b. 1952) [233]	January 4, 2011[234] – January 7, 2019[af] (term-limited)[aa]	Republican[233]	2010		Jennifer Carroll (resigned March 12, 2013)
							Vacant
								Carlos Lopez-Cantera (appointed February 3, 2014)
						2014
46			Ron DeSantis (b. 1978) [236]	January 8, 2019[237] – Incumbent[ag]	Republican[236]	2018		Jeanette Núñez
						2022

Acting governor

Florida has had a number of people serve as acting governor. The state's first three constitutions provided that the succession in office became operative whenever the governor was out of the state. Thus, in 1853 when Governor Thomas Brown attended an event in Boston—the Senate president who would normally succeed the governor at the time was also out of state. Therefore, the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, A.K. Allison, became acting governor on September 16, 1853. He served for 17 days.^[238]

Article IV Section 3 (b) of the Florida Constitution now calls for the lieutenant governor to "act as Governor" during the governor's physical or mental incapacity. This provision has been invoked one time. On June 18, 2008, Governor Charlie Crist filed a proclamation with the secretary of state transferring power of governor to Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp pursuant to the constitutional provision while he underwent knee surgery.^[239]

See also

• Gubernatorial lines of succession in the United States#Florida
• List of Florida state legislatures

Notes

1. Jackson's official title was "Commissioner and Governor of East and West Florida".^[9]
2. Jackson left Florida on October 8, 1821.^[10] His resignation was submitted on November 13, and the president accepted it on December 31.^[11][12]
3. The range given is from the date the governor was confirmed by the Senate, or appointed by the President during a Senate recess, to the date the governor's successor was confirmed, unless noted.
4. Duval was nominated to be "Governor of the Floridas" on April 15, 1822.^[16] This was withdrawn and he was nominated to be "Governor of the Territory of Florida" on April 16,^[17] and confirmed by the Senate to that position on April 17.^[18] No source specifies when he took office, but it was reported he reached Pensacola, then the capital, on June 22.^[19] He was reconfirmed on March 8, 1825;^[20] reappointed during Senate recesses on January 9, 1828,^[21] and April 18, 1831;^[21] and reconfirmed by the Senate on April 30, 1832.^[22]
5. The nomination of Duval's successor says his commission would expire on April 17, 1834.^[23]
6. At some point in 1827, the territorial secretary William M. McCarty acted as governor.^[24]
7. Eaton was nominated on March 29, 1834, for a term beginning April 17, when his predecessor's commission expired;^[23] confirmed by the Senate on April 24;^[27] and took office on December 11.^[25]
8. Call was nominated on February 18, 1836,^[30] confirmed by the Senate on March 16,^[31] and took office on April 4.^[28] He was reconfirmed by the Senate on February 25, 1839.^[32]
9. Multiple sources say Call's term ended on December 2, 1836,^[33][21][34] but none say why, nor why this happened a week before Reid's confirmation on December 12.
10. Reid was nominated on December 11, 1839,^[36] and confirmed by the Senate on December 12.^[37]
11. Call was appointed on March 19, 1841,^[21] during a Senate recess; nominated on June 17;^[38] and confirmed by the Senate on August 11.^[39]
12. Branch was nominated on June 14, 1844,^[42] and confirmed by the Senate on June 15,^[43] for a term to start August 11.
13. The office of lieutenant governor was created in 1868,^[56] abolished in 1885,^[58] and recreated in 1968.^[59]
14. Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
15. Under the 1839 constitution, governors were ineligible for re-election until four years had passed.^[65]
16. Milton committed suicide due to the pending defeat of the Confederate States of America, stating in his final address to the legislature that "death would be preferable to reunion."^[78]
17. Allison resigned to go into hiding from approaching Union troops, and was captured by them on June 19, 1865.^[80]
18. Marvin was appointed provisional governor by the Union occupation.^[84]
19. Represented the Republican Party
20. Reed was popularly elected under the terms of the 1868 constitution, and took the oath of office on June 8, 1868;^[93] however, the federal commander of Florida did not recognize the validity of the state constitution and the election until July 4.^[94][95]
21. During an attempted impeachment of Reed, Gleason proclaimed himself governor. The Supreme Court eventually sided with Reed, and Gleason was removed from office.^[96]
22. Appointed as temporary lieutenant governor to replace William Henry Gleason. However, the state comptroller did not believe the governor could appoint a replacement to an elected office and refused to pay Weeks, and the Senate refused to accept his presidency over them, even proposing a motion to arrest him. Governor Reed called for a special election to replace him, and though Weeks fought it, the Florida Supreme Court declared his term to have ended when the new election results were certified.^[97]
23. Under the 1885 constitution, governors were ineligible for re-election for the succeeding term.^[118]
24. Special election to fill the remainder of McCarty's term^[190]
25. Burns lost the Democratic nomination to Robert King High. A constitutional amendment shifted the election schedule two years, and allowed the governor elected in 1964 to run for a second term.^[201]
26. This term was only two years as the election schedule was changed so that it would not coincide with presidential elections.^[198]
27. Under the 1968 constitution, those who have served more than six years in two consecutive terms are ineligible for election to governor.^[210]
28. Graham resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate.^[214]
29. MacKay was a candidate in the 1998 election but lost; he succeeded Chiles after the election but before his successor took office.
30. Crist instead ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate.
31. Crist was elected as a member of the Republican Party, and switched to independent in April 2010.^[232]
32. Due to Ron DeSantis and Jeannette Núñez taking their oath of office ahead of time, they became governor and lieutenant governor at midnight on January 8, rather than waiting for an inauguration ceremony. Thus, Scott and Lopez-Cantera's terms ended at the end of January 7.^[235]
33. DeSantis' second term began on January 3, 2023, and will expire January 5, 2027; he will be term-limited

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• "Constitution of 1865". State Library and Archives of Florida. 1865. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
• "Constitution of the State of Florida". State Library and Archives of Florida. 1868. Archived from the original on March 6, 2010. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
• "Constitution of 1838". State Library and Archives of Florida. 1838. Retrieved April 19, 2015.

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