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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.
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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.
Democratic (17) Republican (18) Populist (1) [1]
| # | Portrait | Lieutenant Governor | Term in office | Party | Governor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | John E. Rickards | 1889–1893 | Republican | Joseph Toole (D) |
| 2 |  | Alexander Campbell Botkin | 1893–1897 | Republican | John E. Rickards (R) |
| 3 |  | Archibald E. Spriggs | 1897–1901 | Populist | Robert Burns Smith (D) |
| 4 |  | Frank G. Higgins | 1901–1905 | Democratic | Joseph Toole (D) |
| 5 |  | Edwin L. Norris | 1905–1908 | Democratic | Joseph Toole (D) |
| – |  | Benjamin F. White | 1908–1909 | Republican | Edwin L. Norris (D) |
| 6 |  | William R. Allen | 1909–1913 | Republican | Edwin L. Norris (D) |
| 7 |  | W.W. McDowell | 1913–1921 | Democratic | Sam V. Stewart (D) |
| 8 |  | Nelson Story, Jr. | 1921–1925 | Republican | Joseph M. Dixon (R) |
| 9 | | W.S. McCormack | 1925–1929 | Republican | John E. Erickson (D) |
| 10 | | Frank A. Hazelbaker | 1929–1933 | Republican | John E. Erickson (D) |
| 11 |  | Frank Henry Cooney | 1933 | Democratic | John E. Erickson (D) |
| 12 | | Tom Kane | 1933–1934 | Republican | Frank H. Cooney (D) |
| 13 | | Ernest T. Eaton | 1934–1935 | Republican | Frank H. Cooney (D) |
| 14 | | Elmer Holt | 1935 | Democratic | Frank H. Cooney (D) |
| 15 | | William P. Pilgeram | 1935–1937 | Democratic [2] | Elmer Holt (D) |
| 16 | | Hugh R. Adair | 1937–1941 | Democratic | Roy E. Ayers (D) |
| 17 | | Ernest T. Eaton | 1941–1949 | Republican | Sam C. Ford (R) |
| 18 |  | Paul C. Cannon | 1949–1953 | Democratic | John W. Bonner (D) |
| 19 | | George M. Gosman | 1953–1957 | Republican | J. Hugo Aronson (R) |
| 20 | | Paul C. Cannon | 1957–1961 | Democratic | J. Hugo Aronson (R) |
| 21 |  | Tim Babcock | 1961–1962 | Republican | Donald G. Nutter (R) |
| 22 | | David F. James | 1962–1965 | Democratic | Tim Babcock (R) |
| 23 | | Ted James | 1965–1969 | Republican | Tim Babcock (R) |
| 24 | Thomas Lee Judge | 1969–1973 | Democratic | Forrest H. Anderson (D) | |
| 25 | | Bill Christiansen | 1973–1977 | Democratic | Thomas L. Judge (D) |
| 26 |  | Ted Schwinden | 1977–1981 | Democratic | Thomas L. Judge (D) |
| 27 | | George Turman | 1981–1988 | Democratic | Ted Schwinden (D) |
| 28 | | Gordon McOmber | 1988–1989 | Democratic | Ted Schwinden (D) |
| 29 |  | Allen Kolstad | 1989–1991 | Republican | Stan Stephens (R) |
| 30 |  | Denny Rehberg | 1991–1997 | Republican | Stan Stephens (R) Marc Racicot (R) |
| 31 |  | Judy Martz | 1997–2001 | Republican | Marc Racicot (R) |
| 32 | | Karl Ohs | 2001–2005 | Republican | Judy Martz (R) |
| 33 |  | John Bohlinger | 2005–2013 | Republican | Brian Schweitzer (D) |
| 34 |  | John Walsh | 2013–2014 | Democratic | Steve Bullock (D) |
| 35 |  | Angela McLean | 2014–2016 | Democratic | Steve Bullock (D) |
| 36 |  | Mike Cooney | 2016–2021 | Democratic | Steve Bullock (D) |
| 37 |  | Kristen Juras | 2021–present | Republican | Greg Gianforte (R) |
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