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
[edit]- Parties
Democratic (17) Republican (18) Populist (1)[1]
# | Portrait | Lieutenant Governor | Term in office | Party | Governor(s) |
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John E. Rickards | 1889–1893 | Republican | Joseph Toole (D) |
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Alexander Campbell Botkin | 1893–1897 | Republican | John E. Rickards (R) |
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Archibald E. Spriggs | 1897–1901 | Populist | Robert Burns Smith (D) |
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Frank G. Higgins | 1901–1905 | Democratic | Joseph Toole (D) |
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Edwin L. Norris | 1905–1908 | Democratic | Joseph Toole (D) |
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Benjamin F. White | 1908–1909 | Republican | Edwin L. Norris (D) |
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William R. Allen | 1909–1913 | Republican | Edwin L. Norris (D) |
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W.W. McDowell | 1913–1921 | Democratic | Sam V. Stewart (D) |
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Nelson Story, Jr. | 1921–1925 | Republican | Joseph M. Dixon (R) |
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W.S. McCormack | 1925–1929 | Republican | John E. Erickson (D) |
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Frank A. Hazelbaker | 1929–1933 | Republican | John E. Erickson (D) |
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Frank Henry Cooney | 1933 | Democratic | John E. Erickson (D) |
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Tom Kane | 1933–1934 | Republican | Frank H. Cooney (D) |
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Ernest T. Eaton | 1934–1935 | Republican | Frank H. Cooney (D) |
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Elmer Holt | 1935 | Democratic | Frank H. Cooney (D) |
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William P. Pilgeram | 1935–1937 | Democratic[2] | Elmer Holt (D) |
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Hugh R. Adair | 1937–1941 | Democratic | Roy E. Ayers (D) |
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Ernest T. Eaton | 1941–1949 | Republican | Sam C. Ford (R) |
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Paul C. Cannon | 1949–1953 | Democratic | John W. Bonner (D) |
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George M. Gosman | 1953–1957 | Republican | J. Hugo Aronson (R) |
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Paul C. Cannon | 1957–1961 | Democratic | J. Hugo Aronson (R) |
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Tim Babcock | 1961–1962 | Republican | Donald G. Nutter (R) |
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David F. James | 1962–1965 | Democratic | Tim Babcock (R) |
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Ted James | 1965–1969 | Republican | Tim Babcock (R) |
24 | Thomas Lee Judge | 1969–1973 | Democratic | Forrest H. Anderson (D) | |
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Bill Christiansen | 1973–1977 | Democratic | Thomas L. Judge (D) |
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Ted Schwinden | 1977–1981 | Democratic | Thomas L. Judge (D) |
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George Turman | 1981–1988 | Democratic | Ted Schwinden (D) |
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Gordon McOmber | 1988–1989 | Democratic | Ted Schwinden (D) |
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Allen Kolstad | 1989–1991 | Republican | Stan Stephens (R) |
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Denny Rehberg | 1991–1997 | Republican | Stan Stephens (R) Marc Racicot (R) |
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Judy Martz | 1997–2001 | Republican | Marc Racicot (R) |
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Karl Ohs | 2001–2005 | Republican | Judy Martz (R) |
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John Bohlinger | 2005–2013 | Republican | Brian Schweitzer (D) |
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John Walsh | 2013–2014 | Democratic | Steve Bullock (D) |
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Angela McLean | 2014–2016 | Democratic | Steve Bullock (D) |
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Mike Cooney | 2016–2021 | Democratic | Steve Bullock (D) |
37 | Kristen Juras | 2021–present | Republican | Greg Gianforte (R) |
References
[edit]- ^ "Montana Legislature - Leadership 1889-Present". Leg.mt.gov. Archived from the original on 2011-11-11. Retrieved 2015-11-23.
- ^ Lawrence Kestenbaum. "Index to Politicians: Pikey to Pinckard". The Political Graveyard. Retrieved 2015-11-23.