<P> Under Section Four in Article VI of the Oklahoma Constitution , the governor serves a four - year term in office beginning on the second Monday in January . Section Four also states that no person may hold the office for more than two consecutive terms . On November 2 , 2010 , voters passed a ballot initiative to limit governors to only eight years in office in a lifetime . The initiative also set the gubernatorial term of a lieutenant governor who becomes governor upon the death of the previous governor ; upon the lieutenant governor 's succession , he or she is to serve out two years of the governor 's term . </P>
<P> Under Section Four in Article VI of the Oklahoma Constitution , the governor serves a four - year term in office beginning on the second Monday in January . Section Four also states that no person may hold the office for more than two consecutive terms . On November 2 , 2010 , voters passed a ballot initiative to limit governors to only eight years in office in a lifetime . The initiative also set the gubernatorial term of a lieutenant governor who becomes governor upon the death of the previous governor ; upon the lieutenant governor 's succession , he or she is to serve out two years of the governor 's term . </P>
how many times can you be governor in oklahoma
how many times can you be governor in oklahoma
two
two