List of Governors of Montana

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Number of Governors of Montana by party affiliation
Party Governors
Democratic 14
Republican 9

The following is a list of the Governors of the State of Montana and Montana Territory. The governor is the head of the executive branch of Montana's government.

Prior to becoming a territory, Montana was part of Idaho Territory.

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[edit] Governors

[edit] Governors of Montana Territory


# Picture Name Took office Left office Party Notes
1 Sidney Edgerton May 26, 1864 1865 Republican
2 Thomas Francis Meagher (acting) 1865 1866 Democratic
3 Green Clay Smith 1866 1868 Democrat
4   James Tufts (acting) 1868 1869 Republican
5 James Mitchell Ashley 1869 1869 Republican
6   Wiley Schribner (acting) 1869 1870 Republican
7   Benjamin F. Potts 1870 1883 Republican
8   John Schuyler Crosby 1883 1884 Republican
9   B. Platt Carpenter 1884 1885 Republican
10   Samuel Thomas Hauser 1885 February 1887 Democrat
11 Preston Hopkins Leslie February 1887 March 1889 Democrat
12   Benjamin F. White March 1889 November 1889 Republican

[edit] Governors of Montana

# Name Took office Left office Party Lieutenant Governor Notes
1 Joseph K. Toole November 8, 1889 January 1, 1893 Democratic John E. Rickards
2 John E. Rickards January 2, 1893 January 3, 1897 Republican
3 Robert Burns Smith January 4, 1897 January 7, 1901 Democratic
4 Joseph K. Toole January 7, 1901 April 1, 1908 Democratic Edwin L. Norris [1]
5 Edwin L. Norris April 1, 1908 January 5, 1913 Democratic [2]
6 Sam V. Stewart January 6, 1913 January 2, 1921 Democratic
7 Joseph M. Dixon January 3, 1921 January 4, 1925 Republican
8 John Edward Erickson January 4, 1925 March 13, 1933 Democratic Frank Henry Cooney [3]
9 Frank Henry Cooney March 13, 1933 December 15, 1935 Democratic [4][5]
10 Elmer Holt December 15, 1935 January 4, 1937 Democratic [6]
11 Roy E. Ayers January 4, 1937 January 6, 1941 Democratic
12 Sam C. Ford January 6, 1941 January 3, 1949 Republican
13 John W. Bonner January 3, 1949 January 5, 1953 Democratic
14 J. Hugo Aronson January 5, 1953 January 2, 1961 Republican
15 Donald Grant Nutter January 2, 1961 January 25, 1962 Republican Tim M. Babcock [5]
16 Tim M. Babcock January 25, 1962 January 6, 1969 Republican [2]
17 Forrest H. Anderson January 6, 1969 January 1, 1973 Democratic Thomas Lee Judge
18 Thomas Lee Judge January 1, 1973 January 5, 1981 Democratic Ted Schwinden
19 Ted Schwinden January 5, 1981 January 2, 1989 Democratic
20 Stan Stephens January 2, 1989 January 4, 1993 Republican Allen Kolstad
Denny Rehberg
21 Marc Racicot January 4, 1993 January 1, 2001 Republican Denny Rehberg
Judy Martz
22 Judy Martz January 1, 2001 January 3, 2005 Republican Karl Ohs
23 Brian Schweitzer January 3, 2005 Incumbent Democratic John Bohlinger [7]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Resigned due to declining health.
  2. ^ a b As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term, and was later elected in his own right.
  3. ^ Resigned so that his successor would appoint him to the United States Senate.
  4. ^ As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term.
  5. ^ a b Died in office.
  6. ^ As president of the state senate, filled unexpired term.
  7. ^ Governor Schweitzer's first term expires in 2009; he is not yet term limited.

[edit] Higher offices held

This is a table of the higher federal offices and other governorships held by governors. All representatives and senators represented Montana. * denotes offices that the governor resigned to take.

Name Gubernatorial term Higher offices held
Joseph Toole 1889–1893, 1901–1908 Territorial Delegate
Joseph M. Dixon 1921–1925 U.S. Representative, U.S. Senator
John Edward Erickson 1925–1933 U.S. Senator*
Roy E. Ayers 1937–1941 U.S. Representative

[edit] Living former governors

As of August 2007, five former governors were alive, the oldest being Tim M. Babcock (1962–1969, born 1919). The most recent governor to die was Thomas Lee Judge (1973–1981), on September 8, 2006.

Name Gubernatorial term Date of birth
Tim M. Babcock 1962–1969 October 27, 1919
Ted Schwinden 1981–1989 August 31, 1925
Stan Stephens 1989–1993 September 16, 1929
Marc Racicot 1993–2001 July 24, 1948
Judy Martz 2001–2005 July 28, 1943

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