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
;Parties# | Image | Lt. Governor | Term in Office | Party | Governor |
1 | John E. Rickards | 1889–1893 | Republican | Joseph Toole | |
2 | Alexander Campbell Botkin | 1893–1897 | Republican | John E. Rickards | |
3 | Archibald E. Spriggs | 1897–1901 | Populist | Robert Burns Smith | |
4 | Frank G. Higgins | 1901–1905 | Democratic | Joseph Toole | |
5 | Edwin L. Norris | 1905–1908 | Democratic | Joseph Toole | |
– | Benjamin F. White | 1908–1909 | Republican | Edwin L. Norris | |
6 | William R. Allen | 1909–1913 | Republican | Edwin L. Norris | |
7 | W.W. McDowell | 1913–1921 | Democratic | Sam V. Stewart | |
8 | Nelson Story, Jr. | 1921–1925 | Republican | Joseph M. Dixon | |
9 | W.S. McCormack | 1925–1929 | Republican | John E. Erickson | |
10 | Frank A. Hazelbaker | 1929–1933 | Republican | John E. Erickson | |
11 | Frank Henry Cooney | 1933 | Democratic | John E. Erickson | |
12 | Tom Kane | 1933–1934 | Republican | Frank H. Cooney | |
13 | Ernest T. Eaton | 1934–1935 | Republican | Frank H. Cooney | |
14 | Elmer Holt | 1935 | Democratic | Frank H. Cooney | |
15 | William P. Pilgeram | 1935–1937 | Democratic | Elmer Holt | |
16 | Hugh R. Adair | 1937–1941 | Democratic | Roy E. Ayers | |
17 | Ernest T. Eaton | 1941–1949 | Republican | Sam C. Ford | |
18 | Paul Cannon | 1949–1953 | Democratic | John W. Bonner | |
19 | George M. Gosman | 1953–1957 | Republican | J. Hugo Aronson | |
20 | Paul Cannon | 1957–1961 | Democratic | J. Hugo Aronson | |
21 | Tim Babcock | 1961–1962 | Republican | Donald G. Nutter | |
22 | David F. James | 1962–1965 | Democratic | Tim Babcock | |
23 | Ted James | 1965–1969 | Republican | Tim Babcock | |
24 | Thomas Lee Judge | 1969–1973 | Democratic | Forrest H. Anderson | |
25 | Bill Christiansen | 1973–1977 | Democratic | Thomas L. Judge | |
26 | Ted Schwinden | 1977–1981 | Democratic | Thomas L. Judge | |
27 | George Turman | 1981–1988 | Democratic | Ted Schwinden | |
28 | Gordon McOmber | 1988–1989 | Democratic | Ted Schwinden | |
29 | Allen Kolstad | 1989–1991 | Republican | Stan Stephens | |
30 | Denny Rehberg | 1991–1997 | Republican | Stan Stephens Marc Racicot | |
31 | Judy Martz | 1997–2001 | Republican | Marc Racicot | |
32 | Karl Ohs | 2001–2005 | Republican | Judy Martz | |
33 | John Bohlinger | 2005–2013 | Republican | Brian Schweitzer | |
34 | John Walsh | 2013–2014 | Democratic | Steve Bullock | |
35 | Angela McLean | 2014–2016 | Democratic | Steve Bullock | |
36 | Mike Cooney | 2016–present | Democratic | Steve 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. Governor | Lt. Gubernatorial term | Date of birth |
Ted Schwinden | 1977-1981 | |
Denny Rehberg | 1991-1997 | |
John Bohlinger | 2005-2013 | |
John Walsh | 2013-2014 | |
Angela McLean | 2014-2016 |