Executions

Execution List 2019

Last updat­ed on December 112019

Twenty-two prisoners were executed in the United States in 2019. Seven states carried out executions.

DateNumber
Since 1976
StateNameAgeRaceVictim RaceMethodDrug ProtocolYears From
Sentence To
Execution
1/​30/​191491TXRobert Jennings61Black1 Black maleLethal Injection1‑drug (Pentobarbital)29
2/​7/​191492ALDomineque Ray42Black1 Black femaleLethal Injection3‑drug (Midazolam)19
2/​28/​191493TXBillie Coble70White2 White males,
1 White female
Lethal Injection1‑drug (Pentobarbital)28
4/​24/​191494TXJohn William King ¥44White1 Black maleLethal Injection1‑drug (Pentobarbital)20
5/​2/​191495GAScotty Garnell Morrow52Black2 Black femalesLethal Injection1‑drug (Pentobarbital)19
5/​16/​191496ALMichael Samra42White1 White male,
3 White females
Lethal Injection3‑drug (Midazolam)21
5/​16/​191497TNDonnie Edward Johnson68White1 White femaleLethal Injection3‑drug (Midazolam)34
5/​23/​191498FLBobby Joe Long65White1 White femaleLethal Injection3‑drug (Etomidate)34
5/​30/​191499ALChristopher Price46White1 White maleLethal Injection3‑drug (Midazolam)17
6/​20/​191500GAMarion Wilson42Black1 Black maleLethal Injection1‑drug (Pentobarbital)21
8/​15/​191501TNStephen Michael West56White2 White femaleElectrocutionN/​A32
8/​21/​191502TXLarry Swearingen48White1 White femaleLethal Injection1‑drug (Pentobarbital)19
8/​22/​191503FLGary Ray Bowles57White1 White maleLethal Injection3‑drug (Etomidate)23
9/​4/​191504TXBilly Crutsinger64White2 White femalesLethal Injection1‑drug (Pentobarbital)16
9/​10/​191505TXMark Soliz37Latino1 White femaleLethal Injection1‑drug (Pentobarbital)7
9/​25/​191506TXRobert Sparks45Black2 Black malesLethal Injection1‑drug (Pentobarbital)10
10/​01/​191507MORussell Bucklew51White1 White maleLethal Injection1‑drug (Pentobarbital)22
11/​04/​191508SDCharles Rhines63White1 White maleLethal Injection1‑drug (Pentobarbital)16
11/​06/​191509TXJusten Hall*38White1 White femaleLethal Injection1‑drug (Pentobarbital)14
11/​13/​191510GARay Cromartie52Black1 White maleLethal Injection1‑drug (Pentobarbital)22
12/​5/​191511TNLee Hall Jr.53White1 White femaleElectrocutionN/​A27
12/​11/​191512TXTravis Runnels46Black1 White maleLethal Injection1‑drug (Pentobarbital)14

Most states car­ry out exe­cu­tions with a three-drug lethal-injec­tion pro­to­col. Others use a sin­gle drug. The three-drug pro­to­col typ­i­cal­ly begins with an anes­thet­ic or seda­tive, fol­lowed by a sec­ond drug to par­a­lyze the inmate and a third drug — typ­i­cal­ly potas­si­um chlo­ride — to stop the pris­on­er’s heart. The first drug used varies by state and is list­ed above for each exe­cu­tion.

ƒ female
* vol­un­teer — an inmate who waived ordi­nary appeals that remained at the time of his or her exe­cu­tion
~ for­eign nation­al
¥ white defen­dant exe­cut­ed for mur­der of black victim