Historical Record
Previous Governors of Montana
Governors who previously held office in Montana, with term dates and party affiliation.
← View all statesGreg GianforteRepublican2021–2029
Greg GianforteDemocrat2023–2023
Steve BullockDemocrat2013–2021
Brian SchweitzerDemocrat2005–2013
Judy MartzRepublican2001–2005
Marc RacicotRepublican1993–2001
Stan StephensRepublican1989–1993
Ted SchwindenDemocrat1981–1989
Thomas Lee JudgeDemocrat1973–1981
Forrest H. AndersonDemocrat1969–1973
Tim BabcockDemocrat1962–1969
Donald Grant NutterRepublican1961–1962
J. Hugo AronsonRepublican1953–1961
John W. BonnerDemocrat1949–1953
Sam C. FordRepublican1941–1949
Roy E. AyersDemocrat1937–1941
Elmer HoltDemocrat1935–1937
Frank Henry CooneyDemocrat1933–1935
John E. EricksonDemocrat1925–1933
Joseph M. DixonRepublican1921–1925
Sam V. StewartDemocrat1913–1921
Edwin L. NorrisDemocrat1908–1913
Joseph TooleDemocrat1901–1908
Robert Burns SmithDemocrat1897–1901
John E. RickardsRepublican1893–1897
Joseph TooleDemocrat1889–1893
Preston LeslieIndependent1886–1889
Benjamin F. WhiteIndependent1889–1889
Samuel Thomas HauserIndependent1885–1887
B. Platt CarpenterRepublican1884–1885
John Schuyler CrosbyIndependent1882–1884
Benjamin F. PottsIndependent1869–1883
James Mitchell AshleyIndependent1869–1869
Green Clay SmithIndependent1866–1869
Sidney EdgertonIndependent1864–1866