List of governors of Utah

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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
Incumbent
Spencer Cox

since January 4, 2021
StyleThe Honorable
ResidenceUtah Governor's Mansion
Term lengthFour years, renewable, no term limits
Inaugural holderHeber Manning Wells
FormationJanuary 6, 1896
DeputyDeidre Henderson
Salary$109,470 (2013)[1]

List of governors

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  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
2
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)
5
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)
19
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
   
26
   
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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)
   
31
   
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
  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

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  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.