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List of Colorado Governors

Governors of the Territory of Colorado, 1861-1876

• 1861-1862: William Gilpin (Republican)
• 1862-1865: Alexander Cummings (Republican)
• 1867-1869: John Long Routt (Republican)

Governors of the State of Colorado, 1876-present

• 1876-1879: John Long Routt (Republican)
• 1879-1883: James Benton Grant (Democrat)
• 1885-1887: John Long Routt (Republican)
• 1893-1895: Davis Hanson Waite (Populist)
• 1895-1897: James Hamilton Peabody (Republican)
• 1905-1905: William Lee Knous (Democrat)
• 1950-1951: Richard Douglas Lamm (Democrat)
• 1987-1999: Roy R. Romer (Democrat)
• 1999-present: William F. Owens (Republican)