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List of lieutenant governors of Montana

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The Lieutenant Governor of Montana is an elected official in the State of Montana that ranks just below the Governor of Montana.

List of lieutenant governors[change]

Parties

  Democratic (17)   Republican (18)   Populist (1)[1]

# Portrait Lieutenant Governor Term in office Party Governor(s)
1 File:John E Rickards.jpg John E. Rickards 1889–1893 Republican Joseph Toole (D)
2 File:Alexander Campbell Botkin.jpg Alexander Campbell Botkin 1893–1897 Republican John E. Rickards (R)
3 File:Archibald E. Spriggs (Montana Lieutenant Governor).jpg Archibald E. Spriggs 1897–1901 Populist Robert Burns Smith (D)
4 File:Frank G. Higgins.png Frank G. Higgins 1901–1905 Democratic Joseph Toole (D)
5 File:Edwin L. Norris (Montana Governor).jpg Edwin L. Norris 1905–1908 Democratic Joseph Toole (D)
File:Benjamin Franklin White (Montana Territory Governor).jpg Benjamin F. White 1908–1909 Republican Edwin L. Norris (D)
6 File:No image.svg William R. Allen 1909–1913 Republican Edwin L. Norris (D)
7 File:No image.svg W.W. McDowell 1913–1921 Democratic Sam V. Stewart (D)
8 File:No image.svg Nelson Story, Jr. 1921–1925 Republican Joseph M. Dixon (R)
9 File:No image.svg W.S. McCormack 1925–1929 Republican John E. Erickson (D)
10 File:No image.svg Frank A. Hazelbaker 1929–1933 Republican John E. Erickson (D)
11 File:Frank Henry Cooney.jpg Frank Henry Cooney 1933 Democratic John E. Erickson (D)
12 File:No image.svg Tom Kane 1933–1934 Republican Frank H. Cooney (D)
13 File:No image.svg Ernest T. Eaton 1934–1935 Republican Frank H. Cooney (D)
14 File:No image.svg Elmer Holt 1935 Democratic Frank H. Cooney (D)
15 File:No image.svg William P. Pilgeram 1935–1937 Democratic[2] Elmer Holt (D)
16 File:No image.svg Hugh R. Adair 1937–1941 Democratic Roy E. Ayers (D)
17 File:No image.svg Ernest T. Eaton 1941–1949 Republican Sam C. Ford (R)
18 File:No image.svg Paul Cannon 1949–1953 Democratic John W. Bonner (D)
19 File:No image.svg George M. Gosman 1953–1957 Republican J. Hugo Aronson (R)
20 File:No image.svg Paul Cannon 1957–1961 Democratic J. Hugo Aronson (R)
21 File:Tim Babcock.jpg Tim Babcock 1961–1962 Republican Donald G. Nutter (R)
22 File:No image.svg David F. James 1962–1965 Democratic Tim Babcock (R)
23 File:No image.svg Ted James 1965–1969 Republican Tim Babcock (R)
24 File:No image.svg Thomas Lee Judge 1969–1973 Democratic Forrest H. Anderson (D)
25 File:No image.svg Bill Christiansen 1973–1977 Democratic Thomas L. Judge (D)
26 File:No image.svg Ted Schwinden 1977–1981 Democratic Thomas L. Judge (D)
27 File:No image.svg George Turman 1981–1988 Democratic Ted Schwinden (D)
28 File:No image.svg Gordon McOmber 1988–1989 Democratic Ted Schwinden (D)
29 File:Allen Kolstad.jpg Allen Kolstad 1989–1991 Republican Stan Stephens (R)
30 File:Denny Rehberg, official portrait, 111th Congress.jpg Denny Rehberg 1991–1997 Republican Stan Stephens (R)
Marc Racicot (R)
31 File:Judy Martz 2003 (cropped).jpg Judy Martz 1997–2001 Republican Marc Racicot (R)
32 File:No image.svg Karl Ohs 2001–2005 Republican Judy Martz (R)
33 File:John Bohlinger headshot.jpg John Bohlinger 2005–2013 Republican Brian Schweitzer (D)
34 File:John Walsh, official portrait, 113th Congress.jpg John Walsh 2013–2014 Democratic Steve Bullock (D)
35 File:Angela McLean.jpg Angela McLean 2014–2016 Democratic Steve Bullock (D)
36 File:Mike Cooney in 2017.jpg Mike Cooney 2016–2021 Democratic Steve Bullock (D)
37 Kristen Juras 2021–present Republican Greg Gianforte (R)

References[change]

  1. "Montana Legislature - Leadership 1889-Present". Leg.mt.gov. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
  2. Lawrence Kestenbaum. "Index to Politicians: Pikey to Pinckard". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2015-11-23.