List of Governors of Ohio
The following is a list of Governors of the State of Ohio and the Northwest Territory which preceded it. The governor is the head of the executive branch of Ohio's government and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws; the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Ohio Legislature; the power to convene the legislature; and the power to grant pardons, except in cases of treason and impeachment.
The first constitution of 1802 allowed governors to serve for two years, limited to six of any eight years, commencing on the first Monday in the December following an election. The current constitution of 1851 removed the term limit, and shifted the start of the term to the second Monday in January following an election. A 1957 amendment lengthened the term to four years and allowed governors to only succeed themselves once, having to wait four years after their second term in a row before being allowed to run again. An Ohio Supreme Court ruling in 1973 clarified this to mean governors could theoretically serve unlimited terms, as long as they waited four years after every second term.
Should the office of governor become vacant due to death, resignation, or conviction of impeachment, the lieutenant governor assumes the title of governor. Should the office of lieutenant governor also become vacant, the president of the senate becomes the acting governor. If the vacancy of both offices took place during the first twenty months of the term, a special election is to be held on the next even-numbered year to elect new officers to serve out the current term. Prior to 1851, the speaker of the senate acted as governor for the term. Since 1974, the governor and lieutenant governor have been elected on the same ticket; prior to then, they could be (and often were) members of different parties.
There have been 62 governors of Ohio, serving 68 distinct terms. The longest term was held by Frank J. Lausche, who was elected five times and served just under ten years. The shortest terms were held by John William Brown and Nancy Hollister, who each served 11 days after the preceding governor them resigned; the shortest-serving elected governor was John M. Pattison, who died in office five months into his term. The current governor is Ted Strickland, who took office on January 8, 2007.
Governors
Initially after the American Revolution, parts of the area now known as Ohio were claimed by New York, Virginia, and Connecticut; however, New York ceded its claim in 1782, Virginia in 1784, and Connecticut in 1786, though it maintained its Western Reserve in the area until 1800. On July 13, 1787, the Northwest Territory was formed. As territories were split from it, it eventually came to represent just present-day Ohio.
Governor of Northwest Territory
Throughout its 15-year history, Northwest Territory had only one governor. There was no Ohio Territory; Ohio is considered the successor state to the Northwest Territory.
Governors of Ohio
Ohio was admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803. Since then, it has had 62 governors, six of whom served non-consecutive terms.
Other high offices held
This is a table of other governorships, congressional and other federal offices, and ranking diplomatic positions in foreign countries held by Ohio governors. All representatives and senators mentioned represented Ohio. * denotes those offices which the governor resigned to take. † denotes those offices from which the governor resigned to take the governorship.
Living former governors
As of June 2008, five former governors were alive, the oldest being John J. Gilligan (1971–1975, born 1921). The most recent governor to die was Jim Rhodes (1963–1971 and 1975–1983), on March 4, 2001.
See also
 Election Results, Ohio Governor
References
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