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.
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The incumbent Lieutenant Governor Kristen Juras
List of lieutenant governors[]
- 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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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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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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1949–1953 | Democratic | John W. Bonner (D) | |
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1953–1957 | Republican | J. Hugo Aronson (R) | |
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1957–1961 | Democratic | J. Hugo Aronson (R) | |
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Tim Babcock | 1961–1962 | Republican | Donald G. Nutter (R) |
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1962–1965 | Democratic | Tim Babcock (R) | |
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Ted James | 1965–1969 | Republican | Tim Babcock (R) |
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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) |
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Kristen Juras | 2021–present | Republican | Greg Gianforte (R) |
Living former lieutenant governors of Montana[]
As of January 2021, there are six former lieutenant governors of Montana who are currently living at this time, the oldest lieutenant governor of Montana being Ted Schwinden (served 1977–1981, born 1925). The most recent death of a former lieutenant governor of Montana was that of Gordon McOmber (served 1988–1989, born 1919), on August 24, 2018. The most recently serving lieutenant governor to die was Karl Ohs (2001–2005) on November 25, 2007.
Lieutenant Governor | Term in office | Date of birth |
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Ted Schwinden | 1977–1981 | August 31, 1925 |
Denny Rehberg | 1991–1997 | October 5, 1955 |
John Bohlinger | 2005–2013 | April 21, 1936 |
John Walsh | 2013–2014 | November 3, 1960 |
Angela McLean | 2014–2016 | August 19, 1970 |
Mike Cooney | 2016–2021 | September 3, 1954 |
References[]
- ^ "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.
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