List of lieutenant governors of Montana


Lieutenant Governor of Montana is an official in the state of Montana that ranks just below the Governor of Montana.

List of Lieutenant Governors

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#ImageLt. GovernorTerm in OfficePartyGovernor
1John E. Rickards1889–1893RepublicanJoseph Toole
2Alexander Campbell Botkin1893–1897RepublicanJohn E. Rickards
3Archibald E. Spriggs1897–1901PopulistRobert Burns Smith
4Frank G. Higgins1901–1905DemocraticJoseph Toole
5Edwin L. Norris1905–1908DemocraticJoseph Toole
Benjamin F. White1908–1909RepublicanEdwin L. Norris
6William R. Allen1909–1913RepublicanEdwin L. Norris
7W.W. McDowell1913–1921DemocraticSam V. Stewart
8Nelson Story, Jr.1921–1925RepublicanJoseph M. Dixon
9W.S. McCormack1925–1929RepublicanJohn E. Erickson
10Frank A. Hazelbaker1929–1933RepublicanJohn E. Erickson
11Frank Henry Cooney1933DemocraticJohn E. Erickson
12Tom Kane1933–1934RepublicanFrank H. Cooney
13Ernest T. Eaton1934–1935RepublicanFrank H. Cooney
14Elmer Holt1935DemocraticFrank H. Cooney
15William P. Pilgeram1935–1937DemocraticElmer Holt
16Hugh R. Adair1937–1941DemocraticRoy E. Ayers
17Ernest T. Eaton1941–1949RepublicanSam C. Ford
18Paul Cannon1949–1953DemocraticJohn W. Bonner
19George M. Gosman1953–1957RepublicanJ. Hugo Aronson
20Paul Cannon1957–1961DemocraticJ. Hugo Aronson
21Tim Babcock1961–1962RepublicanDonald G. Nutter
22David F. James1962–1965DemocraticTim Babcock
23Ted James1965–1969RepublicanTim Babcock
24Thomas Lee Judge1969–1973DemocraticForrest H. Anderson
25Bill Christiansen1973–1977DemocraticThomas L. Judge
26Ted Schwinden1977–1981DemocraticThomas L. Judge
27George Turman1981–1988DemocraticTed Schwinden
28Gordon McOmber1988–1989DemocraticTed Schwinden
29Allen Kolstad1989–1991RepublicanStan Stephens
30Denny Rehberg1991–1997RepublicanStan Stephens
Marc Racicot
31Judy Martz1997–2001RepublicanMarc Racicot
32Karl Ohs2001–2005RepublicanJudy Martz
33John Bohlinger2005–2013RepublicanBrian Schweitzer
34John Walsh2013–2014DemocraticSteve Bullock
35Angela McLean2014–2016DemocraticSteve Bullock
36Mike Cooney2016–presentDemocraticSteve Bullock

Living former Lieutenant Governors of Montana

, there are five former lieutenant governors of Montana who are currently living at this time, the oldest lieutenant governor of Montana being Ted Schwinden. The most recent death of a former lieutenant governor of Montana was that of Gordon McOmber, on August 24, 2018. The most recently serving lieutenant governor to die was Karl Ohs on November 25, 2007.
Lt. GovernorLt. Gubernatorial termDate of birth
Ted Schwinden1977-1981
Denny Rehberg1991-1997
John Bohlinger2005-2013
John Walsh2013-2014
Angela McLean2014-2016