List of governors of Utah

The Governor of Utah is the head of the executive branch of Utah's state government^[2] and the commander-in-chief of its military forces.^[3]

Governor of Utah
Seal of the Governor
Incumbent Spencer Cox since January 4, 2021
Style	The Honorable
Residence	Utah Governor's Mansion
Term length	Four years, renewable, no term limits
Inaugural holder	Heber Manning Wells
Formation	January 6, 1896
Deputy	Deidre Henderson
Salary	$109,470 (2013)[1]

List of governors

Republican (11)       Democratic (6)
Governor				Term of office	Party	Term[note 1]	Previous office	Lt. Governor [note 2]
1			Heber Manning Wells August 11, 1859 – March 12, 1938 (aged 78)	January 6, 1896 – January 2, 1905	Republican	1	Delegate to the Utah Constitutional Convention (1895)	None
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2			John Christopher Cutler February 5, 1846 – July 30, 1928 (aged 82)	January 2, 1905 – January 4, 1909	Republican	3	Salt Lake County Clerk (1884-1890)
3			William Spry January 11, 1864 – April 21, 1929 (aged 65)	January 4, 1909 – January 1, 1917	Republican	4	United States Marshal for the District of Utah (1906-1908)
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4			Simon Bamberger February 27, 1846 – October 6, 1926 (aged 80)	January 1, 1917 – January 3, 1921	Democratic	6	Utah State Senator (1903–1913)
5			Charles R. Mabey October 4, 1877 – April 26, 1959 (aged 81)	January 3, 1921 – January 5, 1925	Republican	7	Utah State Representative (1913–1915)
6			George Dern September 8, 1872 – August 27, 1936 (aged 63)	January 5, 1925 – January 2, 1933	Democratic	8	Utah State Senator (1914–1923)
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7			Henry H. Blood October 1, 1872 – June 19, 1942 (aged 69)	January 2, 1933 – January 6, 1941	Democratic	10	Chairman, Utah State Road Commission
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8			Herbert B. Maw March 11, 1893 – November 17, 1990 (aged 97)	January 6, 1941 – January 3, 1949	Democratic	12	President of the Utah State Senate (1934–1938)
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9			J. Bracken Lee January 7, 1899 – October 20, 1996 (aged 97)	January 3, 1949 – January 7, 1957	Republican	14	Mayor of Price (1935–1948)
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10			George Dewey Clyde July 21, 1898 – April 2, 1972 (aged 73)	January 7, 1957 – January 4, 1965	Republican	16	Director, Utah Water and Power Board
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11			Calvin L. Rampton November 6, 1913 – September 16, 2007 (aged 93)	January 4, 1965 – January 3, 1977	Democratic	18	Davis County Attorney (1938–1940)
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						20			Clyde L. Miller
12			Scott M. Matheson January 8, 1929 – October 7, 1990 (aged 61)	January 3, 1977 – January 7, 1985	Democratic	21	None		David Smith Monson [note 3]
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13			Norman H. Bangerter January 4, 1933 – April 14, 2015 (aged 82)	January 7, 1985 – January 4, 1993	Republican	23	Utah State Representative (1975–1985)		W. Val Oveson
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14			Mike Leavitt (1951-02-11) February 11, 1951 (age 73)	January 4, 1993 – November 5, 2003	Republican	25	Member, Utah State Board of Regents		Olene Walker
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15			Olene Walker November 15, 1930 – November 28, 2015 (aged 85)	November 5, 2003 – January 3, 2005 [note 4]	Republican		4th Lieutenant Governor of Utah (1993–2003)		Gayle McKeachnie
16			Jon Huntsman Jr. (1960-03-26) March 26, 1960 (age 64)	January 3, 2005 – August 11, 2009	Republican	28	11th United States Ambassador to Singapore (1992–1993)		Gary Herbert
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17			Gary Herbert (1947-05-07) May 7, 1947 (age 77)	August 11, 2009 – January 4, 2021	Republican		6th Lieutenant Governor of Utah (2005–2009)		Greg Bell (Sept. 1, 2009 – Oct. 16, 2013)
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									Spencer Cox (Oct. 16, 2013 – Jan. 4, 2021)
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18			Spencer Cox (1975-07-11) July 11, 1975 (age 49)	January 4, 2021 – Incumbent	Republican	32	8th Lieutenant Governor of Utah (2013–2021)		Deidre Henderson

Notes

1. Each term for which a governor is elected is listed here; if multiple governors served in a single term, due to resignations, deaths, and the like, then that term will be shared among those governors. If a governor was elected multiple times, then there will be multiple terms listed for that governor.
2. The office of Lieutenant Governor was created in 1976.^[4] Lieutenant governors were elected separately from the governor until 1980; those that represented a different party from their governor are noted.
3. Represented the Republican Party
4. As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term

References

1. "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
2. UT Const. art. VII, § 5
3. UT Const. art. VII, § 4
4. "Taxes, funds hot issues for Legislature". Deseret News. Salt Lake City. January 10, 1976. Retrieved April 28, 2010.