Governors of Montana, 1889-2020 (May be
incomplete!)
Joseph
K. Toole 1889-93
John
E. Rickards 1893-97
Robert
B. Smith 1897-1901
Joseph
K. Toole 1901-08
Edwin
L. Norris 1908-13
Sam
V. Stewart 1913-21
Joseph
M. Dixon 1921-25
John
E. Erickson 1925-33
Frank
H. Cooney 1933-35
Elmer
Holt 1935-37
Roy
E. Ayers 1937-41
Sam
C. Ford 1941-49
John
W. Bonner 1949-53
J.
Hugo Aronson 1953-61
Donald
G. Nutter 1961-62
Tim
M. Babcock 1962-69
Forrest
Anderson 1969-73
Thomas
L. Judge 1973-81
Ted
Schwinden 1981-89
Stan
Stephens 1989-93
Marc
Racicot 1993-2001
Judy
Martz 2001-05
Brian
Schweitzer 2005-
Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)
1889 Oct 1:
Joseph
K. Toole (Dem), elected;
Thomas
C. Power (Rep), defeated.
1892:
William
Kennedy, defeated;
Timothy
E. Collins, defeated.
1896:
Alexander
C. Botkin (Rep), defeated.
1900:
David
S. Folsom, defeated.
1900 Nov 6:
Thomas
S. Hogan (Independent Democratic), defeated.
1904:
William
Lindsay, defeated;
Malcolm
A. O'Malley, defeated.
1908:
Edward
Donlan, defeated;
Harry
Hazelton, defeated.
1908 Apr 1:
Joseph
K. Toole, resigned.
1912 Nov 5:
Sam
V. Stewart (Dem), elected;
Harry
L. Wilson (Rep), defeated;
Frank
J. Edwards (Progressive), defeated;
Lewis
J. Duncan (Socialist), defeated.
1916 Nov 7:
Sam
V. Stewart (Dem), elected;
Frank
J. Edwards (Rep), defeated;
Lewis
J. Duncan (Socialist), defeated.
1920 Nov 2:
Joseph
M. Dixon (Rep), elected;
Burton
K. Wheeler (Dem), defeated.
1924 Nov 4:
John
E. Erickson (Dem), elected;
Joseph
M. Dixon (Rep), defeated;
Frank
J. Edwards (Farmer-Labor), defeated;
J.
H. Matheson (Socialist), defeated.
1928 Nov 6:
John
E. Erickson (Dem), elected;
Wellington
D. Rankin (Rep), defeated;
W.
R. Duncan (Socialist), defeated.
1932:
Frank
A. Hazelbaker, defeated.
1933 Mar 13:
John
E. Erickson, resigned.
1935 Dec 15:
Frank
H. Cooney, died in office.
1936:
Frank
A. Hazelbaker, defeated.
1940 Jul 16:
Roy
E. Ayers (Dem), nominated;
Arthur
F. Lamey (Dem), defeated in primary;
A.
E. Kathan (Dem), defeated in primary.
1940 Jul 16:
Sam
C. Ford (Rep), nominated;
Charles
A. Hauswirth (Rep), defeated in primary;
Julius
J. Wuerthner (Rep), defeated in primary;
T.
S. Stockdal (Rep), defeated in primary;
M.
P. Moe (Rep), defeated in primary.
1940 Nov 5:
Roy
E. Ayers, defeated;
Sam
C. Ford (Rep), elected.
1944:
Sam
C. Ford (Rep), elected;
Leif
Erickson (Dem), defeated.
1948 Jul 20:
John
W. Bonner (Dem), nominated;
Arthur
F. Lamey (Dem), defeated in primary;
Leif
Erickson (Dem), defeated in primary;
Vernon
Hoven (Dem), defeated in primary;
George
M. Melton (Dem), defeated in primary.
1948 Jul 20:
Sam
C. Ford (Rep), nominated;
Leonard
C. Young (Rep), defeated in primary;
Mike
Kuchera (Rep), defeated in primary.
1948 Nov 2:
John
W. Bonner (Dem), elected;
Sam
C. Ford (Rep), defeated;
Laverne
Hamilton (Socialist), defeated.
1952 Jul 15:
John
W. Bonner (Dem), nominated unopposed.
1952 Jul 15:
J.
Hugo Aronson (Rep), nominated;
Leonard
C. Young (Rep), defeated in primary.
1952 Nov 4:
J.
Hugo Aronson (Rep), elected;
John
W. Bonner (Dem), defeated.
1956 Jun 5:
Arnold
Olsen (Dem), nominated;
John
W. Bonner (Dem), defeated in primary;
Danny
O'Neill (Dem), defeated in primary;
John
M. Nickey (Dem), defeated in primary.
1956 Jun 5:
J.
Hugo Aronson (Rep), nominated unopposed.
1956 Nov 6:
J.
Hugo Aronson (Rep), elected;
Arnold
Olsen (Dem), defeated.
1960 Jun 7:
Paul
C. Cannon (Dem), nominated;
Jack
C. Toole (Dem), defeated in primary;
Mike
Kuchera (Dem), defeated in primary;
Willard
E. Fraser (Dem), defeated in primary;
John
M. Nickey (Dem), defeated in primary;
Merrill
K. Riddick (Dem), defeated in primary.
1960 Jun 7:
Donald
G. Nutter (Rep), nominated;
Wesley
A. D'Ewart (Rep), defeated in primary.
1960 Nov 8:
Donald
G. Nutter (Rep), elected;
Paul
C. Cannon (Dem), defeated.
1962 Jan 25:
Donald
G. Nutter, died in office.
1964:
Roland
Renne (Dem), defeated.
1968:
Merrill
K. Riddick (Dem), defeated in primary.
1968:
Tim
M. Babcock, defeated.
1972:
Ed
Smith, defeated.
2000:
Stan
Jones (Libertarian), defeated.
2000 Jun 6:
Mike
Cooney (Dem), defeated in primary.
2004:
Brian
Schweitzer (Dem), elected;
Stan
Jones (Libertarian), defeated;
Bob
Brown (Rep), defeated.
2012 Jun 5:
Corey
Stapleton (Rep), defeated in primary.
2016 Nov 8:
Ted
Dunlap (Libertarian), defeated.
2020 Nov 3:
Mike
Cooney (Dem), defeated.
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