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Governors of the State of Montana

Republican (15)       Democratic (10)
No.	Governor			Term in office	Party	Election	Lt. Governor
1			Joseph Toole     May 12, 1851 – March 11, 1929    (aged 77)	November 8, 1889 – January 1, 1893	Democratic	1889		John E. Rickards
2			John E. Rickards     July 23, 1848 – December 26, 1927    (aged 79)	January 2, 1893 – January 3, 1897	Republican	1892		Alexander C. Botkin
3			Robert Burns Smith     December 29, 1854 – November 16, 1908    (aged 53)	January 4, 1897 – January 7, 1901	Democratic	1896		A. E. Spriggs
4			Joseph Toole     May 12, 1851 – March 11, 1929    (aged 77)	January 7, 1901 – April 1, 1908 (resigned)	Democratic	1900		Frank G. Higgins
						1904		Edwin L. Norris
5			Edwin L. Norris     August 15, 1865 – April 25, 1924    (aged 58)	April 1, 1908 – January 5, 1913	Democratic	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor		Benjamin F. White
						1908		William R. Allen
6			Sam V. Stewart     August 2, 1872 – September 15, 1939    (aged 67)	January 6, 1913 – January 2, 1921	Democratic	1912		W.W. McDowell
						1916
7			Joseph M. Dixon     July 31, 1867 – May 22, 1934    (aged 66)	January 3, 1921 – January 4, 1925	Republican	1920		Nelson Story, Jr.
8			John E. Erickson     March 14, 1863 – May 25, 1946    (aged 83)	January 4, 1925 – March 13, 1933 (resigned)	Democratic	1924		W. S. McCormack
						1928		Frank A. Hazelbaker
						1932		Frank Henry Cooney
9			Frank Henry Cooney     December 31, 1872 – December 15, 1935    (aged 62)	March 13, 1933 – December 15, 1935	Democratic	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor		Tom Kane
								Ernest T. Eaton
								Elmer Holt
10			Elmer Holt     October 14, 1884 – March 1, 1945    (aged 60)	December 15, 1935 – January 4, 1937	Democratic	Succeeded from President of the Senate		William P. Pilgeram
11			Roy E. Ayers     November 9, 1882 – May 23, 1955    (aged 72)	January 4, 1937 – January 6, 1941	Democratic	1936		Hugh R. Adair
12			Sam C. Ford     November 7, 1882 – November 25, 1961    (aged 79)	January 6, 1941 – January 3, 1949	Republican	1940		Ernest T. Eaton
						1944
13			John W. Bonner     July 16, 1902 – March 28, 1970    (aged 67)	January 3, 1949 – January 5, 1953	Democratic	1948		Paul C. Cannon
14			J. Hugo Aronson     September 1, 1891 – February 25, 1978    (aged 86)	January 5, 1953 – January 2, 1961	Republican	1952		George M. Gosman
						1956		Paul C. Cannon
15			Donald Grant Nutter     November 28, 1915 – January 25, 1962    (aged 46)	January 2, 1961 – January 25, 1962 (died in office)	Republican	1960		Tim M. Babcock
16			Tim Babcock     October 27, 1919 – April 7, 2015    (aged 95)	January 25, 1962 – January 6, 1969	Republican	Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor		David F. James
						1964		Ted James
17			Forrest H. Anderson     January 30, 1913 – July 20, 1989    (aged 76)	January 6, 1969 – January 1, 1973	Democratic	1968		Thomas Lee Judge
18			Thomas Lee Judge     October 12, 1934 – September 8, 2006    (aged 71)	January 1, 1973 – January 5, 1981	Democratic	1972		Bill Christiansen
						1976		Ted Schwinden
19			Ted Schwinden     (1925-08-31) August 31, 1925 (age 99)	January 5, 1981 – January 2, 1989	Democratic	1980		George Turman
						1984
								Gordon McOmber
20			Stan Stephens     September 16, 1929 − April 3, 2021    (aged 91)	January 2, 1989 – January 4, 1993	Republican	1988		Allen Kolstad
								Denny Rehberg
21			Marc Racicot     (1948-07-24) July 24, 1948 (age 76)	January 4, 1993 – January 1, 2001	Republican	1992
						1996		Judy Martz
22			Judy Martz     July 28, 1943 – October 30, 2017    (aged 74)	January 1, 2001 – January 3, 2005	Republican	2000		Karl Ohs
23			Brian Schweitzer     (1955-09-04) September 4, 1955 (age 69)	January 3, 2005 – January 7, 2013	Democratic	2004		John Bohlinger
						2008
24	File:SteveBullock (1).jpg		Steve Bullock     (1966-04-11) April 11, 1966 (age 58)	January 7, 2013 – January 4, 2021	Democratic	2012		John Walsh
								Angela McLean
						2016		Mike Cooney
25			Greg Gianforte     (1961-04-17) April 17, 1961 (age 63)	January 4, 2021 – Incumbent	Republican	2020		Kristen Juras

1. Tribune Staff. "125 Montana Newsmakers: Joseph K. Toole". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
2. Resigned due to declining health.
3. Tribune Staff. "125 Montana Newsmakers: Joseph M. Dixon". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
4. Resigned so that his successor would appoint him to the United States Senate.
5. Tribune Staff. "125 Montana Newsmakers: J. Hugo Aronson". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
6. Lewis, Charles (December 20, 2001). "The GOP's New Lobbyist in Chief". Washington Post. Retrieved July 23, 2011.
7. Tribune Staff. "125 Montana Newsmakers: Marc Racicot". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
8. Tribune Staff. "125 Montana Newsmakers: Judy Martz". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
9. Gianforte's first term expires on January 6, 2025.