List of governors of Montana

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox official post The governor of Montana is the head of government of Montana<ref name="mnc-6-4">Montana Constitution, Article VI, Section 4.</ref> and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.<ref>Montana Constitution, Article VI, Section 7.</ref> The governor has a duty to enforce state laws,<ref name="mnc-6-4" /> the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Montana State Legislature,<ref>Montana Constitution, Article VI, Section 10.</ref> to convene the legislature at any time,<ref>Montana Constitution, Article VI, Section 11.</ref> and to grant pardons and reprieves.<ref>Montana Constitution, Article VI, Section 12.</ref>

Montana has had 24 governors, consisting of 9 Republicans and 15 Democrats. The longest-serving governor was Joseph Toole, who served from 1889 to 1893 and again from 1901 until his resignation in 1908 with 11 years in office. He is the only governor to serve nonconsecutive terms. The shortest-serving governor was Elmer Holt, who served less than 13 months when the previous governor died. The current governor is Republican Greg Gianforte, who took office on January 4, 2021.

List of governors

Territory of Montana

Montana Territory was organized from Idaho Territory on May 26, 1864.<ref>Template:Usstat</ref> During its 35-year history, it had nine governors appointed by the president of the United States, and three acting governors, all of whom had been appointed territorial secretary before becoming acting governor. The first, Thomas Francis Meagher, served as acting governor from 1865 until 1867.<ref name="mthist">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The second, James Tufts, served in for one month in 1869,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> and was succeeded by Wiley Scribner, who served 1869–1870.<ref name="Scribner obit">Template:Cite news Template:Open access</ref>

Governors of the Territory of Montana

Template:Abbr	Governor		Term in officeTemplate:Efn	Appointed by
1	File:SEdgerton.jpg	Sidney Edgerton Template:Small Template:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – July 13, 1866 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Template:Sortname
2	File:Green Clay Smith - Brady-Handy.jpg	Green Clay Smith Template:Small Template:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – April 9, 1869 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Template:Sortname
3	File:James Mitchell Ashley - Brady-Handy.jpg	James Mitchell Ashley Template:Small Template:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – December 17, 1869 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Template:Sortname
4	File:Benjamin F Potts.jpg	Benjamin F. Potts Template:Small Template:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – August 4, 1882 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Template:Sortname
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5	File:John Schuyler Crosby.jpg	John Schuyler Crosby Template:Small Template:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – November 11, 1884 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Template:Sortname
6	File:Benjamin Platt Carpenter (Montana Territorial Governor).jpg	B. Platt Carpenter Template:Small Template:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – July 3, 1885 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Template:Sortname
7	File:Samuel Thomas Hauser.gif	Samuel Thomas Hauser Template:Small Template:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – January 13, 1887 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Template:Sortname
8	File:PHLeslie.jpg	Preston Leslie Template:Small Template:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – March 27, 1889 Template:Small	Template:Sortname
9	File:Benjamin Franklin White (Montana Territory Governor).jpg	Benjamin F. White Template:Small Template:Sfn	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – November 8, 1889 Template:Small	Template:Sortname

State of Montana

Montana was admitted to the Union on November 8, 1889.<ref>Template:Usstat</ref>

The current Montana Constitution, ratified in 1972, calls for a 4-year term for the governor, commencing on the first Monday in January following an election.<ref name="ReferenceA">Montana Constitution, Article VI, Section 1.</ref> A 1992 amendment limits the governor to 8 years in any 16-year period.<ref>Montana Constitution, Article IV, Section 8.</ref> The constitution provides for the election of a lieutenant governor for the same term as the governor. The two offices are elected on the same ticket;<ref name="ReferenceA" /> a provision which did not appear in the state's first constitution, ratified in 1889. In the event of a vacancy in the office of governor due to resignation, disqualification, or death, the lieutenant governor becomes governor for the remainder of the term. If the governor is unable to perform his duties for any other reason, the lieutenant governor may become acting governor at the discretion of the state legislature.<ref>Montana Constitution, Article VI, Section 14.</ref>

Governors of the State of Montana

Template:Abbr	Governor			Term in office	Party	Election	Lt. GovernorTemplate:Efn
1	File:JosephKToole.JPG	style="background: Template:Party color;"|	Joseph Toole Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-toole">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 2, 1893 Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1889	rowspan="2" style="background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn
2	File:John E Rickards.jpg	style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	John E. Rickards Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-rickards">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 4, 1897 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1892	Template:Sortname
3	File:Robert Burns Smith (Montana Governor).jpg		Robert Burns Smith Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-smith">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 7, 1901 Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn	FusionTemplate:Efn	1896	style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn
4	File:JosephKToole.JPG	rowspan="6" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Joseph Toole Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-toole" />	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – April 1, 1908 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1900	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
		1904				Template:Sortname
5	File:Edwin L. Norris (Montana Governor).jpg	Edwin L. Norris Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-norris">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 6, 1913 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn
			1908			Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn
6	File:Sam V. Stewart.jpg	Sam V. Stewart Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-stewart">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 3, 1921 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1912	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
			1916
7	File:Joseph M. Dixon.jpg	style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Joseph M. Dixon Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-dixon">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 5, 1925 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1920	rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
8	File:John Erickson.jpg	rowspan="8" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	John E. Erickson Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-erickson">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – March 13, 1933 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1924	Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn
		1928		Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn
		1932		style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|			Template:Sortname
9	File:Frank Henry Cooney.jpg	Frank Henry Cooney Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-cooney">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – December 15, 1935 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn
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10	File:W. Elmer Holt (Montana governor).jpg	Elmer Holt Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-holt">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 4, 1937 Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small	Template:Sortname
11	File:Roy E. Ayers.jpg	Roy E. Ayers Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-ayers">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 6, 1941 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1936	Template:Sortname
12	File:Sam C. Ford.jpg	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Sam C. Ford Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-ford">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 3, 1949 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1940	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
		1944
13	File:John W. Bonner.jpg	style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	John W. Bonner Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-bonner">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 5, 1953 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1948	style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
14	File:J. Hugo Aronson.jpg	rowspan="5" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	J. Hugo Aronson Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-aronson">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 2, 1961 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1952	style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
		1956		style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|			Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn
15	File:Donald G. Nutter.jpg	Donald Grant Nutter Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-nutter">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 25, 1962 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1960	style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
16	File:Tim Babcock.jpg	Tim Babcock Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-babcock">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 6, 1969 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small	style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn
			1964			style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
17	File:Forrest H. Anderson (Montana governor).jpg	rowspan="6" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Forrest H. Anderson Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-anderson">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 1, 1973 Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1968	rowspan="6" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
18	File:Elect Tom Judge Governor (cropped).jpg	Thomas Lee Judge Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-judge">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 5, 1981 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1972	Template:Sortname
			1976			Template:Sortname
19	File:Ted-Schwinden-as-Governor.jpg	Ted Schwinden Template:Small <ref name="nga-schwinden">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 2, 1989 Template:Small	Democratic<ref name="nga-schwinden" />	1980	Template:Sortname
			1984
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20	File:Montana governor Stan Stephens.jpeg	rowspan="5" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Stan Stephens Template:Small <ref name="nga-stephens">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 4, 1993 Template:Small	Republican<ref name="nga-stephens" />	1988	rowspan="7" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
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21	File:Marc Racicot 2008 (cropped).JPG		Marc Racicot Template:Small <ref name="nga-racicot">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 2, 2001 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Republican<ref name="nga-racicot" />	1992
		1996		Template:Sortname
22	File:Judy Martz 2003 (cropped).jpg	Judy Martz Template:Small <ref name="nga-martz">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 3, 2005 Template:Small	Republican<ref name="nga-martz" />	2000	Template:Sortname
23	File:Brian Schweitzer official photo.jpg	rowspan="6" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Brian Schweitzer Template:Small <ref name="nga-schweitzer">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 7, 2013 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic<ref name="nga-schweitzer" />	2004	Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn
		2008
24	File:Steve Bullock by Gage Skidmore.jpg	Steve Bullock Template:Small <ref name="nga-bullock">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 4, 2021 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic<ref name="nga-bullock" />	2012	rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
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						2016
25	File:Greg Gianforte in Taiwan (cropped).jpg	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Greg Gianforte Template:Small <ref name="nga-gianforte">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – IncumbentTemplate:Efn	Republican<ref name="nga-gianforte" />	2020	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
		2024

Timeline

Timeline of Montana governors

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from:1870.53 till:1882.59 color:noparty text:"Benjamin F. Potts"
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from:1933.2 till:1935.96 color:dem text:"Frank Henry Cooney"
from:1935.96 till:1937.01 color:dem text:"Elmer Holt"
from:1937.01 till:1941.02 color:dem text:"Roy E. Ayers"
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Electoral history (1952–)

Year	Democratic nominee				Republican nominee				Independent candidate				Libertarian nominee				Green nominee
	Candidate		#	%	Candidate		#	%	Candidate		#	%	Candidate		#	%	Candidate		#	%
1952	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	John W. Bonner	129,369	49.04%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	J. Hugo Aronson	134,423	50.96%	–				–				–
1956	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Arnold Olsen	131,488	48.63%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	J. Hugo Aronson	138,878	51.37%	–				–				–
1960	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Paul C. Cannon	125,651	44.89%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Donald G. Nutter	154,230	55.11%	–				–				–
1964	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Roland Renne	136,862	48.71%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Tim Babcock	144,113	51.29%	–				–				–
1968	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Forrest H. Anderson	150,481	54.11%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Tim Babcock	116,432	41.87%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Template:Nowrap	11,199	4.03%	–				–
1972	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Thomas Lee Judge	172,523	54.12%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Ed Smith	146,231	45.88%	–				–				–
1976	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Thomas Lee Judge	195,420	61.70%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Bob Woodahl	115,848	36.58%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Charlie Mahoney	5,452	1.72%	–				–
1980	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Ted Schwinden	199,574	55.37%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Jack Ramirez	160,892	44.63%	–				–				–
1984	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Ted Schwinden	266,578	70.34%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Pat M. Goodover	100,070	26.41%	–				bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Larry Dodge	12,322	3.25%	–
1988	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Thomas Lee Judge	169,313	46.13%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Stan Stephens	190,604	51.93%	–				bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	William Dee Morris	7,104	1.94%	–
1992	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Dorothy Bradley	198,421	48.65%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Marc Racicot	209,401	51.35%	–				–				–
1996	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Judy Jacobson	84,407	20.83%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Marc Racicot	320,768	79.17%	–				–				–
2000	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Mark O'Keefe	193,131	47.08%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Judy Martz	209,135	50.98%	–				bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Stan Jones	7,926	1.93%	–
2004	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Brian Schweitzer	225,016	50.44%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Bob Brown	205,313	46.02%	–				bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Stan Jones	7,424	1.66%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Bob Kelleher	8,393	1.88%
2008	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Brian Schweitzer	318,670	65.47%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Roy Brown	158,268	32.52%	–				bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Stan Jones	9,976	2.01%	–
2012	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Steve Bullock	236,450	48.90%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Rick Hill	228,879	47.34%	–				bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Ron Vandevender	18,160	3.76%	–
2016	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Steve Bullock	255,933	50.25%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Greg Gianforte	236,115	46.35%	–				bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Ted Dunlap	17,312	3.40%	–
2020	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Mike Cooney	250,860	41.56%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Greg Gianforte	328,548	54.43%	–				bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Lyman Bishop	24,179	4.01%	–
2024	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Ryan Busse	232,644	38.62%	bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Greg Gianforte	354,569	58.86%	–				bgcolor="Template:Party color" |	Kaiser Leib	15,191	2.52%	–

See also

• Gubernatorial lines of succession in the United States#Montana
• First Ladies and Gentlemen of Montana
• List of Montana state legislatures

References

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External links

• Office of the Governor of Montana