List of Georgia Governors

  • John A. Treutlen Whig 1777-1778
  • John Houstoun Whig 1778-1779
  • John Wereat Whig 1779-1780
  • George Walton Whig 1779-1780
  • Richard Howley Whig 1780-1780
  • Stephen Heard Whig 1780-1780
  • Myrick Davies Whig 1780-1781
  • Nathan Brownson Whig 1781-1782
  • John Martin Whig 1782-1783
  • Lyman Hall None 1783-1784
  • John Houstoun None 1784-1785
  • Samuel Elbert None 1785-1786
  • Edward Telfair None 1786-1787
  • George Mathews None 1787-1788
  • George Handley None 1788-1789
  • George Walton None 1789-1790
  • Edward Telfair None 1790-1793
  • George Mathews None 1793-1796
  • Jared Irwin None 1796-1798
  • James Jackson Jeff.-Rep. 1798-1801
  • David Emanuel Jeff.-Rep. 1801-1801
  • Josiah Tattnall, Jr Jeff.-Rep. 1801-1802
  • John Milledge Jeff.-Rep. 1802-1806
  • Jared Irwin Jeff.-Rep. 1806-1809
  • David B. Mitchell Jeff.-Rep. 1809-1813
  • Peter Early Jeff.-Rep. 1813-1815
  • David B. Mitchell Jeff.-Rep. 1815-1817
  • William Rabun Jeff.-Rep. 1817-1819
  • Matthew Talbot Jeff.-Rep. 1819-1819
  • John Clark Jeff.-Rep. 1819-1823
  • George M. Troup Jeff.-Rep. 1823-1827
  • John Forsyth Jeff.-Rep. 1827-1829
  • George R. Gilmer Unknown 1829-1831
  • Wilson Lumpkin Democratic 1831-1835
  • William Schley Democratic 1835-1837
  • George R. Gilmer Whig 1837-1839
  • Charles J. McDonald Democratic 1839-1843
  • George W. Crawford Whig 1843-1847
  • George W. Towns Democratic 1847-1851
  • Howell Cobb Union Democratic 1851-1853
  • Herschel V. Johnson Union Democratic 1853-1857
  • Joseph E. Brown Democratic 1857-1865
  • James Johnson Democratic 1865-1865
  • Charles J. Jenkins Democratic 1865-1868
  • Brig. Gen. Thomas H. Ruger U.S. Military Governor 1868-1868
  • Rufus B. Bullock Republican 1868-1871
  • Benjamin Conley Republican 1871-1872
  • James M. Smith Democratic 1872-1877
  • Alfred H. Colquitt Democratic 1877-1882
  • Alexander H. Stephens Democratic 1882-1883
  • James S. Boynton Democratic 1883-1883
  • Henry D. McDaniel Democratic 1883-1886
  • John B. Gordon Democratic 1886-1890
  • William J. Northen Democratic 1890-1894
  • William Y. Atkinson Democratic 1894-1898
  • Allen D. Candler Democratic 1898-1902
  • Joseph M. Terrell Democratic 1902-1907
  • Hoke Smith Democratic 1907-1909
  • Joseph M. Brown Democratic 1909-1911
  • Hoke Smith Democratic 1911-1911
  • John M. Slaton Democratic 1911-1912
  • Joseph M. Brown Democratic 1912-1913
  • John M. Slaton Democratic 1913-1915
  • Nathaniel E. Harris Democratic 1915-1917
  • Hugh M. Dorsey Democratic 1917-1921
  • Thomas W. Hardwick Democratic 1921-1923
  • Clifford Walker Democratic 1923-1927
  • Lamartine G. Hardman Democratic 1927-1931
  • Richard B. Russell, Jr Democratic 1931-1933
  • Eugene Talmadge Democratic 1933-1937
  • Eurith D. Rivers Democratic 1937-1941
  • Eugene Talmadge Democratic 1941-1943
  • Ellis Arnall Democratic 1943-1947
  • Melvin E. Thompson Democratic 1947-1948
  • Herman E. Talmadge Democratic 1948-1955
  • Marvin Griffin Democratic 1955-1959
  • Ernest Vandiver Democratic 1959-1963
  • Carl E. Sanders Democratic 1963-1967
  • Lester Maddox Democratic 1967-1971
  • Jimmy Carter Democratic 1971-1975
  • George D. Busbee Democratic 1975-1983
  • Joe Frank Harris Democratic 1983-1991
  • Zell Miller Democratic 1991-1999
  • Roy Barnes Democratic 1999-2003
  • Sonny Perdue Republican 2003-