List of governors of Idaho

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox Political post The governor of Idaho is the head of government of Idaho<ref>ID Const. art. IV, § 5</ref> and commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The officeholder has the duty to see state laws are executed, power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Idaho Legislature.<ref>ID Const. art. IV, § 4</ref> The current governor of Idaho is Brad Little, a Republican, who took office on January 7, 2019.

Thirty-one individuals have held the office of governor of Idaho since the state's admission to the Union in 1890, two of whom served non-consecutive terms. The state's first governor, George L. Shoup, had the shortest term, of three months; Cecil Andrus had the longest, of 14 years.

List of governors

Territory of Idaho

Idaho Territory was created from Dakota Territory, Nebraska Territory, and Washington Territory on March 4, 1863.<ref>Template:Usstat</ref>

There were sixteen territorial governors appointed by the president of the United States from the territory's organization in 1863 until the formation of the state of Idaho in 1890. Due to the long distance from Washington, D.C. to Boise, there was often a lengthy gap between a governor being appointed and his arrival in the territory; four resigned before even arriving.

Governors of Idaho Territory

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2	File:Caleb Lyon.jpg	Caleb Lyon Template:Small Template:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – June 14, 1866 Template:Small	Template:Sortname
3	File:Davidwballard.jpg	David W. Ballard Template:Small Template:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – July 16, 1870 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Template:Sortname
—	File:Samuel Bard 1823-1878 (Idaho Governor), front.jpg	Samuel Bard Template:Small	Template:Dts – June 5, 1870 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Template:Sortname
—	File:Gilman Marston - Brady-Handy.jpg	Gilman Marston Template:Small	Template:Dts – December 3, 1870 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Template:Sortname
—	File:Alexander H. Conner (Idaho Governor).jpg	Alexander H. Conner Template:Small	Template:Dts – April 19, 1871 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Template:Sortname
4	File:ThomasMBowen.jpg	Thomas M. Bowen Template:Small Template:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – September 30, 1871 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Template:Sortname
5	File:Thomas W. Bennett territorial governor - Brady-Handy.jpg	Thomas W. Bennett Template:Small Template:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – December 4, 1875 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Template:Sortname
6	File:Davidpthompson.jpg	David P. Thompson Template:Small Template:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – July 1, 1876 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Template:Sortname
7	File:Masonbrayman.jpg	Mason Brayman Template:Small Template:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – July 24, 1880 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Template:Sortname
8	File:Johnbaldwinneil.jpg	John Baldwin Neil Template:Small Template:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – March 2, 1883 Template:Small	Template:Sortname
9	File:John Nichol Irwin - oval.jpg	John N. Irwin Template:Small Template:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – December 20, 1883 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Template:Sortname
10	File:William Malcolm Bunn.jpg	William M. Bunn Template:Small Template:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – July 3, 1885 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Template:Sortname
11	File:Edwardastevenson.PNG	Edward A. Stevenson Template:Small Template:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – April 1, 1889 Template:Small	Template:Sortname
12	File:Georgelshoup.jpg	George L. Shoup Template:Small Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn<ref name="nga-shoup" />	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – December 8, 1890 Template:Small	Template:Sortname

State of Idaho

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Office of the Idaho governor

Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890. The terms for governor and lieutenant governor are 4 years, commencing on the first Monday in the January following the election.<ref name="const-a4-s1">ID Const. art. IV, § 1</ref> Prior to 1946, the offices were elected to terms of two years.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> If the office of governor is vacant or the governor is out of state or unable to discharge his duties, the lieutenant governor acts as governor until such time as the disability is removed.<ref>ID Const. art. IV, § 12</ref> If both the offices of governor and lieutenant governor are vacant or both those officers are unable to fulfill their duties, the President pro tempore of the Idaho Senate is next in line, and then the Speaker of the Idaho House of Representatives.<ref>ID Const. art. IV, § 14</ref> After the change to four-year terms, self-succession (re-election) was not initially allowed; newly elected Governor Robert E. Smylie, formerly the state's attorney general, successfully lobbied the 1955 legislature to propose an amendment to the state constitution to allow gubernatorial re-election, which was approved by voters in the 1956 general election.<ref name="idvad3a">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="imwlbssnr">Template:Cite news</ref> There is no limit to the number of terms a governor may serve.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The governor and the lieutenant governor are elected at the same time but not on the same ticket.

Governors of the State of Idaho

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1	File:Georgelshoup.jpg	rowspan="4" style="background: Template:Party color;"|	George L. Shoup Template:Small Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn<ref name="nga-shoup">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – December 19, 1890 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1890	rowspan="4" style="background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
2	File:Norman Bushnell Willey (Idaho Governor).jpg	N. B. Willey Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-willey">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 2, 1893 Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small	Template:Sortname
3	File:Williammcconnell.jpg	William J. McConnell Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-mcconnell">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 4, 1897 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1892	Template:Sortname
					1894	Template:Sortname
4	File:Franksteunenberg.jpg	rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Frank Steunenberg Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-steunenberg">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 7, 1901 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Efn	1896	rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
		1898				Template:Sortname
5	File:Frankwhunt.PNG	Frank W. Hunt Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-hunt">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 5, 1903 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Efn	1900	Template:Sortname
6	File:John T. Morrison.jpg	rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	John T. Morrison Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-morrison">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 2, 1905 Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1902	rowspan="7" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
7	File:Frankgooding.jpg	Frank R. Gooding Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-gooding">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 4, 1909 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1904	Template:Sortname
					1906	Template:Sortname
8	File:Jamesbrady.jpg	James H. Brady Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-brady">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 2, 1911 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1908	Template:Sortname
9	File:JamesHHawley.jpg	style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	James H. Hawley Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-hawley">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 6, 1913 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn		1910
10	File:Johnmhaines.jpg	style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	John M. Haines Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-haines">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 4, 1915 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1912	Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn
11	File:Mosesalexander.jpg	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Moses Alexander Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-alexander">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 6, 1919 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1914
		1916				style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
12	File:DWDavis.jpg	rowspan="8" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	D. W. Davis Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-davis">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 1, 1923 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1918	rowspan="6" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
		1920
13	File:Charles C. Moore 1904.jpg	Charles C. Moore Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-moore">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 3, 1927 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1922	Template:Sortname
					1924
14	File:HCBaldridge (cropped).jpg	H. C. Baldridge Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-baldridge">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 5, 1931 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1926	Template:Sortname
					1928	Template:Sortname Template:Small
						Vacant
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15	File:C. Ben Ross (Idaho Governor).jpg	rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	C. Ben Ross Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-ross">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 4, 1937 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1930	rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
		1932				Template:Sortname
		1934				Template:Sortname
16	File:Barzilla W. Clark (Idaho Governor).jpg	Barzilla W. Clark Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-clark-barzilla">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 2, 1939 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1936	Template:Sortname
17	File:C. A. Bottolfsen (Idaho Governor).jpg	style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	C. A. Bottolfsen Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-bottolfsen">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 6, 1941 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1938	style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
18	File:Chase A. Clark (Idaho governor).jpg	style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Chase A. Clark Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-clark-chase">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 4, 1943 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1940	style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
19	File:C. A. Bottolfsen (Idaho Governor).jpg	style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	C. A. Bottolfsen Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-bottolfsen" />	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 1, 1945 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1942	style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
20	File:Charlescgossett.jpg	rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Charles C. Gossett Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-gossett">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – November 17, 1945 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1944	style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
21	File:Arnold Williams (Idaho Governor).jpg	Arnold Williams Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-williams">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 6, 1947 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small	Vacant
						style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname Template:Small
22	File:C. A. Robins (Idaho Governor) (cropped).jpg	rowspan="6" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	C. A. Robins Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-robins">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 1, 1951 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1946Template:Efn	rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
23	File:Lenjordan.jpg	Leonard B. Jordan Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-jordan">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 3, 1955 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1950	Template:Sortname
24	File:Robert E. Smylie.jpg	Robert E. Smylie Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-smylie">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 2, 1967 Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1954	Template:Sortname
					1958	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn
					1962
25	File:Don Samuelson.jpg	Don Samuelson Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-samuelson">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 4, 1971 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1966	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn
26	File:Cecil D Andrus.png	rowspan="8" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Cecil Andrus Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-andrus">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 24, 1977 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1970
		1974				style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
27	File:John V. Evans (Idaho Governor).jpg	John Evans Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-evans">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 5, 1987 Template:Small	Democratic<ref name="nga-evans" />	Template:Small	Vacant
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					1978	rowspan="6" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn
					1982	Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn
28	File:Cecil D Andrus.png	Cecil Andrus Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-andrus" />	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 2, 1995 Template:Small	Democratic<ref name="nga-andrus" />	1986	Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn Template:Small
					1990
29	File:Phil Batt 2010 (cropped).jpg	rowspan="14" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Phil Batt Template:Small <ref name="nga-batt">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 4, 1999 Template:Small	Republican<ref name="nga-batt" />		1994
30	File:Dirkkempthornesenate.jpg	Dirk Kempthorne Template:Small <ref name="nga-kempthorne">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 26, 2006 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Republican<ref name="nga-kempthorne" />	1998
						Vacant
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					2002	Template:Sortname
31	File:James E. Risch, official Senate photo portrait, 2009.jpg	Jim Risch Template:Small <ref name="nga-risch">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 1, 2007 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Republican<ref name="nga-risch" />	Template:Small	Vacant
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32	File:Butchotter.jpg	Butch Otter Template:Small <ref name="nga-otter">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – January 7, 2019 Template:Small<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	Republican<ref name="nga-otter" />	2006	Template:Sortname Template:Small
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					2010
					2014
33	File:Brad Little official photo.jpg	Brad Little Template:Small <ref name="nga-little">Template:Cite web</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – IncumbentTemplate:Efn	Republican<ref name="nga-little" />	2018	Template:Sortname
					2022	Template:Sortname

Timeline

Timeline of Idaho governors

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Electoral history (1950–)

Year	Democratic nominee				Republican nominee				Independent candidate				Libertarian nominee				Constitution nominee				Other candidate
	Candidate		#	%	Candidate		#	%	Candidate		#	%	Candidate		#	%	Candidate		#	%	Candidate		#	%
1950	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Calvin E. Wright	97,150	47.44%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Leonard B. Jordan	107,642	52.56%	–				–				–				–
1954	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Clark Hamilton	104,647	45.76%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Robert E. Smylie	124,038	54.24%	–				–				–				–
1958	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Alfred M. Derr	117,236	49.04%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Robert E. Smylie	121,810	50.96%	–				–				–				–
1962	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Vernon K. Smith	115,876	45.36%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Robert E. Smylie	139,578	54.64%	–				–				–
1966	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Cecil Andrus	93,744	37.11%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Don Samuelson	104,586	41.41%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Perry Swisher	30,913	12.24%	–				–				bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Template:Nowrap	23,139	9.16%
1970	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Cecil Andrus	128,004	52.22%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Don Samuelson	117,108	47.78%	–				–				–				–
1974	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Cecil Andrus	184,142	70.92%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Jack M. Murphy	68,731	26.47%	–				–				–				bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Nolan Victor (American)	6,759	2.60%
1978	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	John Evans	169,540	58.75%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Allan Larsen	114,149	39.56%	–				–				–				bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Template:Nowrap	4,877	1.69%
1982	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	John Evans	165,365	50.64%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Phil Batt	161,157	49.36%	–				–				–				–
1986	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Cecil Andrus	193,429	49.93%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	David H. Leroy	189,794	48.99%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	James Miller	4,203	1.08%	–				–				–
1990	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Cecil Andrus	218,673	68.21%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Roger Fairchild	101,937	31.79%	–				–				–				–
1994	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Larry Echo Hawk	181,363	43.88%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Phil Batt	216,123	52.29%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Ronald D. Rankin	15,793	3.82%	–				–				–
1998	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Robert C. Huntley	110,815	29.07%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Dirk Kempthorne	258,095	67.70%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Peter Rickards	12,338	3.24%	–				–				–
2002	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Jerry Brady	171,711	41.73%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Dirk Kempthorne	231,566	56.28%	–				bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Daniel L.J. Adams	8,187	1.99%	–				–
2006	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Jerry Brady	198,845	44.11%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Butch Otter	237,437	52.67%	–				bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Ted Dunlap	7,241	1.61%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Marvin Richardson	7,309	1.62%	–
2010	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Keith G. Allred	148,680	32.85%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Butch Otter	267,483	59.11%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Jana Kemp	26,655	5.89%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Ted Dunlap	5,867	1.30%	–				bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Pro-Life (Independent)	3,850	0.85%
2014	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	A.J. Balukoff	169,556	38.55%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Butch Otter	235,405	53.52%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Jill Humble	8,801	2.00%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	John Bujak	17,884	4.07%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Steve Pankey	5,219	1.19%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Pro-Life (Independent)	2,870	0.65%
2018	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Paulette Jordan	231,081	38.19%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Brad Little	361,661	59.77%	–				bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Bev Boeck	6,551	1.08%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Walter Bayes	5,787	0.96%	–
2022	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Stephen Heidt	120,160	20.28%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Brad Little	358,598	60.51%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Ammon Bundy	101,835	17.18%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Paul Sand	6,714	1.13%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Chantyrose Davison	5,250	0.89%	–

See also

• List of lieutenant governors of Idaho
• Gubernatorial lines of succession in the United States#Idaho
• List of Idaho state legislatures
• Elections in Idaho

References

General

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Constitution

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External links

• Office of the Governor of Idaho