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List of lieutenant governors of Montana

{{Short description|Elected official in the United States}}

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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.

List of lieutenant governors

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|John E. Rickards

|1889–1893

|Republican

|Joseph Toole (D)

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|2

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|Alexander Campbell Botkin

|1893–1897

|Republican

|John E. Rickards (R)

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|3

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|Archibald E. Spriggs

|1897–1901

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|Robert Burns Smith (D)

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|4

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|Frank G. Higgins

|1901–1905

|Democratic

|Joseph Toole (D)

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|5

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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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|6

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|William R. Allen

|1909–1913

|Republican

|Edwin L. Norris (D)

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|7

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|W.W. McDowell

|1913–1921

|Democratic

|Sam V. Stewart (D)

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|8

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|Nelson Story, Jr.

|1921–1925

|Republican

|Joseph M. Dixon (R)

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|9

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|W.S. McCormack

|1925–1929

|Republican

|John E. Erickson (D)

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|10

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|Frank A. Hazelbaker

|1929–1933

|Republican

|John E. Erickson (D)

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|11

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|Frank Henry Cooney

|1933

|Democratic

|John E. Erickson (D)

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|12

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|Tom Kane

|1933–1934

|Republican

|Frank H. Cooney (D)

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|13

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|Ernest T. Eaton

|1934–1935

|Republican

|Frank H. Cooney (D)

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|14

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|Elmer Holt

|1935

|Democratic

|Frank H. Cooney (D)

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|15

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|William P. Pilgeram

|1935–1937

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|Elmer Holt (D)

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|16

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|Hugh R. Adair

|1937–1941

|Democratic

|Roy E. Ayers (D)

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|17

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|Ernest T. Eaton

|1941–1949

|Republican

|Sam C. Ford (R)

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|18

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|Paul C. Cannon

|1949–1953

|Democratic

|John W. Bonner (D)

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|19

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|George M. Gosman

|1953–1957

|Republican

|J. Hugo Aronson (R)

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|20

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|Paul C. Cannon

|1957–1961

|Democratic

|J. Hugo Aronson (R)

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|21

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|Tim Babcock

|1961–1962

|Republican

|Donald G. Nutter (R)

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|22

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|David F. James

|1962–1965

|Democratic

|Tim Babcock (R)

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|23

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|Ted James

|1965–1969

|Republican

|Tim Babcock (R)

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|24

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|Thomas Lee Judge

|1969–1973

|Democratic

|Forrest H. Anderson (D)

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|25

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|Bill Christiansen

|1973–1977

|Democratic

|Thomas L. Judge (D)

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|26

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|Ted Schwinden

|1977–1981

|Democratic

|Thomas L. Judge (D)

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|27

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|George Turman

|1981–1988

|Democratic

|Ted Schwinden (D)

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|28

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|Gordon McOmber

|1988–1989

|Democratic

|Ted Schwinden (D)

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|29

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|Allen Kolstad

|1989–1991

|Republican

|Stan Stephens (R)

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|30

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|Denny Rehberg

|1991–1997

|Republican

|Stan Stephens (R)
Marc Racicot (R)

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|31

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|Judy Martz

|1997–2001

|Republican

| Marc Racicot (R)

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|32

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|Karl Ohs

|2001–2005

|Republican

|Judy Martz (R)

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|33

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|John Bohlinger

|2005–2013

|Republican

|Brian Schweitzer (D)

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|34

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|John Walsh

|2013–2014

|Democratic

|Steve Bullock (D)

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|35

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|Angela McLean

|2014–2016

|Democratic

|Steve Bullock (D)

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|36

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|Mike Cooney

|2016–2021

|Democratic

|Steve Bullock (D)

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|37

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|Kristen Juras

|2021–present

|Republican

|Greg Gianforte (R)

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References

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{{Lieutenant governors of Montana}}

{{Current U.S. Lieutenant Governors}}

{{Montana statewide elected officials}}

{{Lists of lieutenant governors by U.S. state}}

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