List of governors of Rhode Island

The governor of Rhode Island is the head of government of Rhode Island and serves as commander-in-chief of the U.S. state's Army National Guard and Air National Guard. The current governor is Dan McKee.

Governors

Template:For Rhode Island was one of the original Thirteen Colonies and was admitted as a state on May 29, 1790.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Before it declared its independence, Rhode Island was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain.

The state initially continued operating under the provisions of its 1663 charter, which simply said that the governor and deputy-governor would be elected from time to time. The 1842 constitution formalized the terms for governor and lieutenant governor to be one year, beginning on the first Tuesday of May after the election.<ref>1842 Const. art. 8, § 1</ref> Amendment XVI, taking effect in 1911, changed the term to be two years beginning from the first Tuesday in the January after the election.<ref>"Annotated Constitution of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations" (1988). Library Archive. 26. Page 16. Accessed June 13, 2023</ref> Terms were lengthened to four years in 1992, but governors were now limited to succeeding themselves only once.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> A former governor can run again after a four year break. Should the office of governor be vacant, the lieutenant governor becomes governor.<ref>RI Const. art. 9, § 9</ref> The governor and the lieutenant governor are not officially elected on the same ticket.

Governors of the State of Rhode Island

Template:Abbr	Governor			Term in office	Party	Election	Lt. GovernorTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn
1		rowspan="14" style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Nicholas Cooke Template:Small <ref name="nga-cooke">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – May 6, 1778 Template:Small	NoneTemplate:Sfn	1776	rowspan="30" style="background:Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
		1777
2	File:No image.svg	William Greene Template:Small <ref name="nga-greene">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:DtsTemplate:Sfn – May 3, 1786 Template:Small	NoneTemplate:Sfn	1778	Template:Sortname
			1779
			1780			Template:Sortname
			1781			Template:Sortname
			1782
			1783
			1784
			1785
3	File:No image.svg	John Collins Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-collins">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 5, 1790 Template:Small	NoneTemplate:Sfn	1786	Template:Sortname
			1787
			1788
			1789
4	File:ArthurFenner.jpg		Arthur Fenner Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-fenner-arthur">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – October 15, 1805 Template:Small	Country	1790	Template:Sortname
				1791
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				1793
				1794
				1795
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				1797
				1798
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				1801
				1802
				1803			Template:Sortname Template:Small
				1804
				1805
							Vacant
5	File:No image.svg	rowspan="6" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Henry Smith Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-smith-henry">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:DtsTemplate:Sfn – May 7, 1806 Template:Small	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Efn			Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
6	File:Isaac Wilbour (Rhode Island Governor) 2.jpg	Isaac Wilbour Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-wilbour">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 6, 1807 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1806Template:Efn	style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Acting as governor
7	File:GovJamesFenner.jpg	James Fenner Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-fenner-james">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:DtsTemplate:Sfn – May 1, 1811 Template:Small	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1807	style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
			1808			rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background-color:Template:Party color"|	Template:Sortname
			1809
			1810			style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
8	File:GovWilliamJonesRI.jpg	rowspan="6" style="color:inherit;background-color:Template:Party color"|	William Jones Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-jones">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:DtsTemplate:Sfn – May 7, 1817 Template:Small	FederalistTemplate:Sfn	1811	rowspan="6" style="color:inherit;background-color:Template:Party color"|	Template:Sortname
		1812
		1813
		1814
		1815
		1816		Template:Sortname
9	File:NRKnight.jpg	rowspan="15" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Nehemiah R. Knight Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-knight">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 9, 1821 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1817	rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
		1818
		1819
		1820
10	File:No image.svg	Edward Wilcox Template:Small <ref name="nga-wilcox">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:DtsTemplate:Sfn – May 2, 1821 Template:Small	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Vacant
11	File:William Channing Gibbs.jpg	William C. Gibbs Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-gibbs">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 5, 1824 Template:Small	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1821	rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
			1822
			1823
12	File:GovJamesFenner.jpg	James Fenner Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-fenner-james" />	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 4, 1831 Template:Small	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1824		Template:Sortname
					1825
					1826
					1827
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					1829
					1830
13	File:LemuelArnold.jpg	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Lemuel H. Arnold Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-arnold">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 1, 1833 Template:Small			National RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1831
		1832Template:Efn
14	File:RI Governor John Brown Francis.jpg	style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	John Brown Francis Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-francis">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 2, 1838 Template:Small	Democratic- Republican/ Anti-MasonicTemplate:Sfn	1833	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
		rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|		DemocraticTemplate:Sfn		1834
		1835				style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
		1836				rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
		1837				Template:Sortname
15	File:William Sprague 1799 1856.jpg	rowspan="5" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	William Sprague III Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-sprague-william-3">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 2, 1839 Template:Small	WhigTemplate:Sfn	1838	rowspan="5" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
16	File:GovSamuelKingRI.jpg	Samuel Ward King Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-king">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 2, 1843 Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn	WhigTemplate:Sfn	1839Template:Efn	Template:Sortname
			1840
			1841
			1842Template:Efn
17	File:GovJamesFenner.jpg	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	James Fenner Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-fenner-james" />	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 6, 1845 Template:Small	Law and OrderTemplate:Sfn	1843		rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|
		1844
18	File:Charles Jackson Governor.jpg	style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Charles Jackson Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-jackson">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 6, 1846 Template:Small	LiberationTemplate:Sfn		1845
19	File:ByronDiman.jpg	style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Byron Diman Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-diman">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 4, 1847 Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn	Law and OrderTemplate:Sfn	1846	Template:Sortname
20	File:Elisha Harris.jpg	rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Elisha Harris Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-harris">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 1, 1849 Template:Small	WhigTemplate:Sfn	1847	rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
		1848
21	File:Henry B. Anthony - Brady-Handy.jpg	Henry B. Anthony Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-anthony">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 6, 1851 Template:Small	WhigTemplate:Sfn	1849	Template:Sortname
			1850
22	File:Philip Allen (politician).jpg	rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Philip Allen Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-allen">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – July 20, 1853 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1851	style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
		1852		style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|			Template:Sortname
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23	File:FrancisDimond.jpg	Francis M. Dimond Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-dimond">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 2, 1854 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small	Vacant
24	File:William Warner Hoppin.jpg	rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	William W. Hoppin Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-hoppin">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 26, 1857 Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn	WhigTemplate:Efn	1854	style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
		1855		rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|			Template:Sortname
		1856		Template:Sortname
25	File:Elisha Dyer, senior.jpg	rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Elisha Dyer Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-dyer-elisha-1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 31, 1859 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1857	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
		1858
26	File:GovThomasGTurnerRI.jpg	Thomas G. Turner Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-turner">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 29, 1860 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1859		Template:Sortname
27	File:William Sprague 1830-1915 - Brady-Handy.jpg	rowspan="5" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	William Sprague IV Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-sprague-william-4">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – March 3, 1863 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Efn	1860	rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
		1861
		1862		Template:Sortname Template:Small
				Vacant
28	File:William C. Cozzens.jpg	William C. Cozzens Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-cozzens">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>			Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 26, 1863 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
29	File:GovJamesYSmithRI.jpg	rowspan="24" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	James Y. Smith Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-smith-james">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:DtsTemplate:Sfn – May 29, 1866 Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1863	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
		1864
		1865					Template:Sortname
30	File:Ambrose Burnside2.jpg	Ambrose Burnside Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-burnside">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 25, 1869 Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1866	rowspan="6" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
			1867
			1868			Template:Sortname
31	File:SethPadelford.jpg	Seth Padelford Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-padelford">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 27, 1873 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn		1869
			1870
			1871
			1872			style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
32	File:GovHenryHowardRI.jpg	Henry Howard Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-howard">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 25, 1875 Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn	RepublicanTemplate:Efn	1873	rowspan="14" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
			1874
33	File:Henry Lippitt Governor.jpg	Henry Lippitt Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-lippitt-henry">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 29, 1877 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1875	Template:Sortname
			1876
34	File:CharlesVanZandt.jpg	Charles C. Van Zandt Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-vanzandt">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 25, 1880 Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn	RepublicanTemplate:Efn	1877	Template:Sortname
			1878
			1879
35	File:Alfred Henry Littlefield.jpg	Alfred H. Littlefield Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-littlefield">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 29, 1883 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1880	Template:Sortname
			1881
			1882
36	File:Augustus O. Bourn by Henry Mosler.jpg	Augustus O. Bourn Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-bourn">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 26, 1885 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1883	Template:Sortname
			1884
37	File:George Wetmore.jpg	George P. Wetmore Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-wetmore">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 31, 1887 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1885	Template:Sortname
			1886
38	File:RI Governor John W Davis.jpg	style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	John W. Davis Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-davis">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 29, 1888 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1887	style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
39	File:RoyalTaft.jpg	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Royal C. Taft Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-taft">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 28, 1889 Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1888	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
40	File:GovHerbertLadd.jpg	Herbert W. Ladd Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-ladd">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 27, 1890 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1889	Template:Sortname
41	File:RI Governor John W Davis.jpg	style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	John W. Davis Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-davis" />	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 26, 1891 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1890	style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
42	File:GovHerbertLadd.jpg	rowspan="13" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Herbert W. Ladd Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-ladd" />	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 31, 1892 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1891	rowspan="10" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
43	File:D. Russell Brown.jpg	Daniel Russell Brown Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-brown">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 29, 1895 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1892	Template:Sortname
			1893
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44	File:CharlesWLippitt.jpg	Charles W. Lippitt Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-lippitt-charles">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 25, 1897 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn		1895
			1896
45	File:Elisha Dyer, junior.jpg	Elisha Dyer Jr. Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-dyer-elisha-2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 29, 1900 Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1897	Template:Sortname
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46	File:GovWilliamGregoryRI.jpg	William Gregory Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-gregory">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – December 16, 1901 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1900	Template:Sortname
47	File:CharlesKimball.jpg	Charles D. Kimball Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-kimball">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 6, 1903 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small	Vacant
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48	File:LuciusGarvin.jpg	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Lucius F. C. Garvin Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-garvin">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 3, 1905 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1902	style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
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49	File:GeorgeHUtter.jpg	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	George H. Utter Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-utter">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 1, 1907 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1904	Template:Sortname
		1905
50	File:The New England magazine - Gov. James Higgins.jpg	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	James H. Higgins Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-higgins">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 5, 1909 Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1906
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51	File:AramPothier.jpg	rowspan="9" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Aram J. Pothier Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-pothier">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 5, 1915 Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1908	Template:Sortname
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52	File:RLivingstonBeeckman.jpg	Robert Livingston Beeckman Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-beeckman">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 4, 1921 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1914	Template:Sortname
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53	File:EmerySanSouci.jpg	Emery J. San Souci Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-sansouci">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 2, 1923 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1920	Template:Sortname
54	File:William Smith Flynn.jpg	style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	William S. Flynn Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-flynn">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 6, 1925 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1922	style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
55	File:AramPothier.jpg	rowspan="5" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Aram J. Pothier Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-pothier" />	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – February 4, 1928 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1924	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
		1926				Template:Sortname
56	File:RI Governor Norman Stanley Case.jpg	Norman S. Case Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-case">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 3, 1933 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small	Vacant
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			1930
57	File:Theodore Francis GREEN.jpg	rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Theodore F. Green Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-green">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 5, 1937 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1932	rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
		1934
58	File:RI Governor Robert E Quinn.jpg	Robert E. Quinn Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-quinn">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 3, 1939 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1936	Template:Sortname
59	File:William H. Vanderbilt III.png	style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	William Henry Vanderbilt III Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-vanderbilt">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 7, 1941 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1938	style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
60	File:J. Howard McGrath (RI).png	rowspan="11" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	J. Howard McGrath Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-mcgrath">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – October 6, 1945 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1940	rowspan="6" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
		1942
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61	File:John Pastore (RI).png	John Pastore Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-pastore">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – December 19, 1950 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small	Template:Sortname
			1946
			1948
62	File:RI Governor John S. McKiernan.jpg	John S. McKiernan Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-mckiernan">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 2, 1951 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small	Vacant
63	File:RI Governor Dennis Joseph Roberts.jpg	Dennis J. Roberts Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-roberts">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 6, 1959 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1950	rowspan="8" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
			1952
			1954
			1956			Template:Sortname
64	File:RI Governor Christopher Del Sesto.jpg	style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Christopher Del Sesto Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-delsesto">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 3, 1961 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1958	Template:Sortname
65	File:John Notte (1961).png	style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	John A. Notte Jr. Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-notte">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 1, 1963 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1960	Template:Sortname
66	File:J.L. 3814 John H. Chafee, 1969 (cropped)-2.jpg	rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	John Chafee Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-chafee-john">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 7, 1969 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1962
		1964		Template:Sortname
		1966		style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|			Template:Sortname
67	File:RI Governor Frank Licht 1969-1973.jpg	rowspan="8" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Frank Licht Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-licht">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 2, 1973 Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1968	rowspan="14" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
		1970
68	File:RI Governor Philip W. Noel.jpg	Philip Noel Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-noel">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 4, 1977 Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1972
			1974
69	File:J. Joseph Garrahy, Rhode Island Governor (cropped).jpg	J. Joseph Garrahy Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-garrahy">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 1, 1985 Template:Small	Democratic<ref name="nga-garrahy" />	1976	Template:Sortname
			1978
			1980
			1982
70	File:RI Governor Edward D. DiPrete 1985-1991 (cropped).jpg	rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Edward D. DiPrete Template:Small <ref name="nga-diprete">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 1, 1991 Template:Small	Republican<ref name="nga-diprete" />	1984	Template:Sortname
		1986
		1988		Template:Sortname
71	File:Bruce Sundlun.jpg	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Bruce Sundlun Template:Small <ref name="nga-sundlun">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation		CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 3, 1995 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic<ref name="nga-sundlun" />	1990
		1992		Template:Sortname
72	File:Lincoln Almond.jpg	rowspan="5" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Lincoln Almond Template:Small <ref name="nga-almond">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation		CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 7, 2003 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Republican<ref name="nga-almond" />	1994
		style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|		Template:Sortname
		1998		rowspan="8" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
73	File:RI Governor Donald Carcieri (cropped).jpg	Donald Carcieri Template:Small <ref name="nga-carcieri">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 4, 2011 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn		Republican<ref name="nga-carcieri" />	2002
			2006		Template:Sortname
74	File:Lincoln Chafee official portrait.jpg	style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Lincoln Chafee Template:Small <ref name="nga-chafee-lincoln">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>		Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 6, 2015 Template:Small	IndependentTemplate:Efn	2010
75	File:Gina Raimondo July 2021.jpg	rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Gina Raimondo Template:Small <ref name="nga-raimondo">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts – March 2, 2021 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic<ref name="nga-raimondo" />	2014	Template:Sortname
		2018
76	File:Dan McKee Rose Garden October 2021.jpg	Dan McKee Template:Small <ref name="nga-mckee">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – IncumbentTemplate:Efn	Democratic<ref name="nga-mckee" />	Template:Small	Template:Sortname
			2022

See also

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

References

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External links

• Office of the Governor of Rhode Island