List of Governors of Illinois

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This is a list of Governors of Illinois.

# Name Party Term
1. Shadrach Bond Democratic-Republican 1818–1822
2. Edward Coles Democratic-Republican 1822–1826
3. Ninian Edwards Democratic-Republican 1826–1830
4. John Reynolds Democratic 1830–1834
5. William Lee Davidson Ewing Democratic 1834–1834
6. Joseph Duncan Democratic 1834–1838
7. Thomas Carlin Democratic 1838–1842
8. Thomas Ford Democratic 1842–1846
9. Augustus C. French Democratic 1846–1853
10. Joel Aldrich Matteson Democratic 1853–1857
11. William Henry Bissell Republican 1857–1860
12. John Wood Republican 1860–1861
13. Richard Yates Republican 1861–1865
14. Richard J. Oglesby Republican 1865–1869
15. John M. Palmer Republican 1869–1873
16. Richard J. Oglesby Republican 1873
17. John Lourie Beveridge Republican 1873–1877
18. Shelby Moore Cullom Republican 1877–1883
19. John Marshall Hamilton Republican 1883–1885
20. Richard J. Oglesby Republican 1885–1889
21. Joseph W. Fifer Republican 1889–1893
22. John Peter Altgeld Democratic 1893–1897
23. John R. Tanner Republican 1897–1901
24. Richard Yates Republican 1901–1905
25. Charles S. Deneen Republican 1905–1913
26. Edward F. Dunne Democratic 1913–1917
27. Frank O. Lowden Republican 1917–1921
28. Len Small Republican 1921–1929
29. Louis L. Emmerson Republican 1929–1933
30. Henry Horner Democratic 1933–1940
31. John H. Stelle Democratic 1940–1941
32. Dwight H. Green Republican 1941–1949
33. Adlai E. Stevenson II Democratic 1949–1953
34. William G. Stratton Republican 1953–1961
35. Otto Kerner, Jr. Democratic 1961–1968
36. Samuel H. Shapiro Democratic 1968–1969
37. Richard Buell Ogilvie Republican 1969–1973
38. Daniel Walker Democratic 1973–1977
39. James R. Thompson Republican 1977–1991
40. James Edgar Republican 1991–1999
41. George H. Ryan Republican 1999–2003
42. Rod R. Blagojevich Democratic 2003–

#	Name	Party	Term
1.	Shadrach Bond	Democratic-Republican	1818–1822
2.	Edward Coles	Democratic-Republican	1822–1826
3.	Ninian Edwards	Democratic-Republican	1826–1830
4.	John Reynolds	Democratic	1830–1834
5.	William Lee Davidson Ewing	Democratic	1834–1834
6.	Joseph Duncan	Democratic	1834–1838
7.	Thomas Carlin	Democratic	1838–1842
8.	Thomas Ford	Democratic	1842–1846
9.	Augustus C. French	Democratic	1846–1853
10.	Joel Aldrich Matteson	Democratic	1853–1857
11.	William Henry Bissell	Republican	1857–1860
12.	John Wood	Republican	1860–1861
13.	Richard Yates	Republican	1861–1865
14.	Richard J. Oglesby	Republican	1865–1869
15.	John M. Palmer	Republican	1869–1873
16.	Richard J. Oglesby	Republican	1873
17.	John Lourie Beveridge	Republican	1873–1877
18.	Shelby Moore Cullom	Republican	1877–1883
19.	John Marshall Hamilton	Republican	1883–1885
20.	Richard J. Oglesby	Republican	1885–1889
21.	Joseph W. Fifer	Republican	1889–1893
22.	John Peter Altgeld	Democratic	1893–1897
23.	John R. Tanner	Republican	1897–1901
24.	Richard Yates	Republican	1901–1905
25.	Charles S. Deneen	Republican	1905–1913
26.	Edward F. Dunne	Democratic	1913–1917
27.	Frank O. Lowden	Republican	1917–1921
28.	Len Small	Republican	1921–1929
29.	Louis L. Emmerson	Republican	1929–1933
30.	Henry Horner	Democratic	1933–1940
31.	John H. Stelle	Democratic	1940–1941
32.	Dwight H. Green	Republican	1941–1949
33.	Adlai E. Stevenson II	Democratic	1949–1953
34.	William G. Stratton	Republican	1953–1961
35.	Otto Kerner, Jr.	Democratic	1961–1968
36.	Samuel H. Shapiro	Democratic	1968–1969
37.	Richard Buell Ogilvie	Republican	1969–1973
38.	Daniel Walker	Democratic	1973–1977
39.	James R. Thompson	Republican	1977–1991
40.	James Edgar	Republican	1991–1999
41.	George H. Ryan	Republican	1999–2003
42.	Rod R. Blagojevich	Democratic	2003–

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