Governors of Montana, 1889-2020(May beincomplete!) JosephK. Toole 1889-93JohnE. Rickards 1893-97RobertB. Smith 1897-1901JosephK. Toole 1901-08EdwinL. Norris 1908-13SamV. Stewart 1913-21JosephM. Dixon 1921-25JohnE. Erickson 1925-33FrankH. Cooney 1933-35ElmerHolt 1935-37RoyE. Ayers 1937-41SamC. Ford 1941-49JohnW. Bonner 1949-53J.Hugo Aronson 1953-61DonaldG. Nutter 1961-62TimM. Babcock 1962-69ForrestAnderson 1969-73ThomasL. Judge 1973-81TedSchwinden 1981-89StanStephens 1989-93MarcRacicot 1993-2001JudyMartz 2001-05BrianSchweitzer 2005- Events and Candidates(may be incomplete!)
1889 Oct 1:JosephK. Toole (Dem), elected;ThomasC. Power (Rep), defeated. 1892 Nov 8:JohnE. Rickards (Rep), elected;TimothyE. Collins (Dem), defeated;WilliamKennedy (People's), defeated;J.M. Waters (Prohibition), defeated. 1896 Nov 3:RobertB. Smith (Dem & People's), elected;AlexanderC. Botkin (Rep & Silver Republican), defeated. 1900 Nov 6:JosephK. Toole (Dem), elected;DavidS. Folsom (Rep), defeated;ThomasS. Hogan (Independent Democratic), defeated;JuliusF. Fox (Social Democratic), defeated. 1904 Nov 8:JosephK. Toole (Dem), elected;WilliamLindsay (Rep), defeated;MalcolmA. O'Malley (Socialist), defeated. 1908 Apr 1:JosephK. Toole, resigned. 1908 Nov 3:EdwinL. Norris (Dem), elected;EdwardDonlan (Rep), defeated;HarryHazelton (Socialist), defeated. 1912 Nov 5:SamV. Stewart (Dem), elected;HarryL. Wilson (Rep), defeated;FrankJ. Edwards (Progressive), defeated;LewisJ. Duncan (Socialist), defeated. 1916 Nov 7:SamV. Stewart (Dem), elected;FrankJ. Edwards (Rep), defeated;LewisJ. Duncan (Socialist), defeated. 1920 Nov 2:JosephM. Dixon (Rep), elected;BurtonK. Wheeler (Dem), defeated. 1924 Nov 4:JohnE. Erickson (Dem), elected;JosephM. Dixon (Rep), defeated;FrankJ. Edwards (Farmer-Labor), defeated;J.H. Matheson (Socialist), defeated. 1928 Nov 6:JohnE. Erickson (Dem), elected;WellingtonD. Rankin (Rep), defeated;W.R. Duncan (Socialist), defeated. 1932:FrankA. Hazelbaker, defeated. 1933 Mar 13:JohnE. Erickson, resigned. 1935 Dec 15:FrankH. Cooney, died in office. 1936:FrankA. Hazelbaker, defeated. 1940 Jul 16:RoyE. Ayers (Dem), nominated;ArthurF. Lamey (Dem), defeated in primary;A.E. Kathan (Dem), defeated in primary. 1940 Jul 16:SamC. Ford (Rep), nominated;CharlesA. Hauswirth (Rep), defeated in primary;JuliusJ. Wuerthner (Rep), defeated in primary;T.S. Stockdal (Rep), defeated in primary;M.P. Moe (Rep), defeated in primary. 1940 Nov 5:RoyE. Ayers, defeated;SamC. Ford (Rep), elected. 1944:SamC. Ford (Rep), elected;LeifErickson (Dem), defeated. 1948 Jul 20:JohnW. Bonner (Dem), nominated;ArthurF. Lamey (Dem), defeated in primary;LeifErickson (Dem), defeated in primary;VernonHoven (Dem), defeated in primary;GeorgeM. Melton (Dem), defeated in primary. 1948 Jul 20:SamC. Ford (Rep), nominated;LeonardC. Young (Rep), defeated in primary;MikeKuchera (Rep), defeated in primary. 1948 Nov 2:JohnW. Bonner (Dem), elected;SamC. Ford (Rep), defeated;LaverneHamilton (Socialist), defeated. 1952 Jul 15:JohnW. Bonner (Dem), nominated unopposed. 1952 Jul 15:J.Hugo Aronson (Rep), nominated;LeonardC. Young (Rep), defeated in primary. 1952 Nov 4:J.Hugo Aronson (Rep), elected;JohnW. Bonner (Dem), defeated. 1956 Jun 5:ArnoldOlsen (Dem), nominated;JohnW. Bonner (Dem), defeated in primary;DannyO'Neill (Dem), defeated in primary;JohnM. Nickey (Dem), defeated in primary. 1956 Jun 5:J.Hugo Aronson (Rep), nominated unopposed. 1956 Nov 6:J.Hugo Aronson (Rep), elected;ArnoldOlsen (Dem), defeated. 1960 Jun 7:PaulC. Cannon (Dem), nominated;JackC. Toole (Dem), defeated in primary;MikeKuchera (Dem), defeated in primary;WillardE. Fraser (Dem), defeated in primary;JohnM. Nickey (Dem), defeated in primary;MerrillK. Riddick (Dem), defeated in primary. 1960 Jun 7:DonaldG. Nutter (Rep), nominated;WesleyA. D'Ewart (Rep), defeated in primary. 1960 Nov 8:DonaldG. Nutter (Rep), elected;PaulC. Cannon (Dem), defeated. 1962 Jan 25:DonaldG. Nutter, died in office. 1964:RolandRenne (Dem), defeated. 1968:MerrillK. Riddick (Dem), defeated in primary. 1968:TimM. Babcock, defeated. 1972:EdSmith, defeated. 2000:StanJones (Libertarian), defeated. 2000 Jun 6:MikeCooney (Dem), defeated in primary. 2004:BrianSchweitzer (Dem), elected;StanJones (Libertarian), defeated;BobBrown (Rep), defeated. 2012 Jun 5:CoreyStapleton (Rep), defeated in primary. 2016 Nov 8:TedDunlap (Libertarian), defeated. 2020 Nov 3:MikeCooney (Dem), defeated. | |