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The governor of Idaho is the head of government of Idaho[2] and commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The officeholder has the duty to see state laws are executed, power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Idaho Legislature.[3] The current governor of Idaho is Brad Little, a Republican, who took office on January 7, 2019.
Governor of Idaho | |
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Government of Idaho | |
Residence | None |
Term length | Four years, no term limit |
Inaugural holder | George L. Shoup |
Formation | October 1, 1890 |
Deputy | Lieutenant Governor of Idaho |
Salary | $117,000 (2013)[1] |
Website | gov |
Thirty-one individuals have held the office of governor of Idaho since the state's admission to the Union in 1890, two of whom served non-consecutive terms. The state's first governor, George L. Shoup, had the shortest term, of three months; Cecil Andrus had the longest, of 14 years.
Idaho Territory was created from Dakota Territory, Nebraska Territory, and Washington Territory on March 4, 1863.[4]
There were sixteen territorial governors appointed by the president of the United States from the territory's organization in 1863 until the formation of the state of Idaho in 1890. Due to the long distance from Washington, D.C. to Boise, there was often a lengthy gap between a governor being appointed and his arrival in the territory; four resigned before even arriving.
No. | Governor | Term in office[lower-alpha 1] | Appointed by | |
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1 | ![]() |
William H. Wallace (1811–1879) [5] |
March 10, 1863[lower-alpha 2] – December 1863 (resigned)[lower-alpha 3] |
Abraham Lincoln |
2 | ![]() |
Caleb Lyon (1822–1875) [10] |
February 26, 1864[lower-alpha 4] – June 14, 1866 (successor appointed) |
Abraham Lincoln |
3 | ![]() |
David W. Ballard (1824–1883) [13] |
April 10, 1866[lower-alpha 5] – July 16, 1870 (successor appointed)[lower-alpha 6] |
Andrew Johnson |
— | ![]() |
Samuel Bard (1825–1878) |
March 30, 1870 – June 5, 1870 (resigned before taking office)[lower-alpha 7] |
Ulysses S. Grant |
— | ![]() |
Gilman Marston (1811–1890) |
June 7, 1870 – December 3, 1870 (resigned before taking office)[lower-alpha 8] |
Ulysses S. Grant |
— | ![]() |
Alexander H. Conner (1831–1891) |
January 12, 1871 – April 19, 1871 (resigned before taking office)[lower-alpha 9] |
Ulysses S. Grant |
4 | ![]() |
Thomas M. Bowen (1835–1906) [24] |
April 19, 1871[lower-alpha 10] – September 30, 1871 (resigned)[lower-alpha 11] |
Ulysses S. Grant |
5 | ![]() |
Thomas W. Bennett (1831–1893) [33] |
October 24, 1871[lower-alpha 12] – December 4, 1875 (resigned)[lower-alpha 13] |
Ulysses S. Grant |
6 | ![]() |
David P. Thompson (1834–1901) [37] |
December 16, 1875[lower-alpha 14] – July 1, 1876 (resigned)[lower-alpha 15] |
Ulysses S. Grant |
7 | ![]() |
Mason Brayman (1813–1895) [42] |
July 24, 1876[lower-alpha 16] – July 24, 1880 (successor appointed)[lower-alpha 17] |
Ulysses S. Grant |
8 | ![]() |
John Baldwin Neil (1842–1902) [48] |
July 12, 1880[lower-alpha 18] – March 2, 1883 (successor appointed) |
Rutherford B. Hayes |
9 | ![]() |
John N. Irwin (1844–1905) [52] |
March 2, 1883[lower-alpha 19] – December 20, 1883 (resigned)[lower-alpha 20] |
Chester A. Arthur |
10 | ![]() |
William M. Bunn (1842–1923) [56] |
March 26, 1884[lower-alpha 21] – July 3, 1885 (resigned)[lower-alpha 22] |
Chester A. Arthur |
11 | Edward A. Stevenson (1831–1895) [61] |
September 29, 1885[lower-alpha 23] – April 1, 1889 (successor appointed) |
Grover Cleveland | |
12 | ![]() |
George L. Shoup (1836–1904) [65][66][67] |
April 1, 1889[lower-alpha 24] – December 8, 1890 (elected state governor) |
Benjamin Harrison |
Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890. The terms for governor and lieutenant governor are 4 years, commencing on the first Monday in the January following the election.[71] Prior to 1946, the offices were elected to terms of two years.[72] If the office of governor is vacant or the governor is out of state or unable to discharge his duties, the lieutenant governor acts as governor until such time as the disability is removed.[73] If both the offices of governor and lieutenant governor are vacant or both those officers are unable to fulfill their duties, the President pro tempore of the Idaho Senate is next in line, and then the Speaker of the Idaho House of Representatives.[74] After the change to four-year terms, self-succession (re-election) was not initially allowed; newly elected Governor Robert E. Smylie, formerly the state's attorney general, successfully lobbied the 1955 legislature to propose an amendment to the state constitution to allow gubernatorial re-election, which was approved by voters in the 1956 general election.[75][76] There is no limit to the number of terms a governor may serve.[77] The governor and the lieutenant governor are elected at the same time but not on the same ticket.
No. | Governor | Term in office | Party | Election | Lt. Governor[lower-alpha 25] | |||
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1 | ![]() |
George L. Shoup (1836–1904) [65][66][67] |
December 8, 1890[lower-alpha 26] – December 19, 1890 (resigned)[lower-alpha 27] |
Republican[78] | 1890 | N. B. Willey | ||
2 | ![]() |
N. B. Willey (1838–1921) [80][81] |
December 19, 1890[82] – January 2, 1893 (lost nomination)[80] |
Republican[78] | Succeeded from lieutenant governor |
John S. Gray | ||
3 | ![]() |
William J. McConnell (1839–1925) [83][84] |
January 2, 1893[85] – January 4, 1897 (did not run) |
Republican[78] | 1892 | F. B. Willis | ||
1894 | F. J. Mills | |||||||
4 | ![]() |
Frank Steunenberg (1861–1905) [86][87] |
January 4, 1897[88] – January 7, 1901 (did not run) |
Democratic[lower-alpha 28] | 1896 | George F. Moore | ||
1898 | J. H. Hutchinson | |||||||
5 | Frank W. Hunt (1861–1906) [90][91] |
January 7, 1901[92] – January 5, 1903 (lost election) |
Democratic[lower-alpha 29] | 1900 | Thomas F. Terrell | |||
6 | ![]() |
John T. Morrison (1860–1915) [93][94] |
January 5, 1903[95] – January 2, 1905 (lost nomination)[93] |
Republican[78] | 1902 | James M. Stevens | ||
7 | ![]() |
Frank R. Gooding (1859–1928) [96][97] |
January 2, 1905[98] – January 4, 1909 (did not run) |
Republican[78] | 1904 | Burpee L. Steeves | ||
1906 | Ezra A. Burrell | |||||||
8 | ![]() |
James H. Brady (1862–1918) [99][100] |
January 4, 1909[101] – January 2, 1911 (lost election) |
Republican[78] | 1908 | Lewis H. Sweetser | ||
9 | ![]() |
James H. Hawley (1847–1929) [102][103] |
January 2, 1911[104] – January 6, 1913 (lost election) |
Democratic[78] | 1910 | |||
10 | ![]() |
John M. Haines (1863–1917) [105][106] |
January 6, 1913[107] – January 4, 1915 (lost election) |
Republican[78] | 1912 | Herman H. Taylor[lower-alpha 30] | ||
11 | ![]() |
Moses Alexander (1853–1932) [108][109] |
January 4, 1915[110] – January 6, 1919 (did not run) |
Democratic[78] | 1914 | |||
1916 | Ernest L. Parker | |||||||
12 | ![]() |
D. W. Davis (1873–1959) [111][112] |
January 6, 1919[113] – January 1, 1923 (did not run) |
Republican[78] | 1918 | Charles C. Moore | ||
1920 | ||||||||
13 | ![]() |
Charles C. Moore (1866–1958) [114][115] |
January 1, 1923[116] – January 3, 1927 (did not run) |
Republican[78] | 1922 | H. C. Baldridge | ||
1924 | ||||||||
14 | ![]() |
H. C. Baldridge (1868–1947) [117][118] |
January 3, 1927[119] – January 5, 1931 (did not run) |
Republican[78] | 1926 | O. E. Hailey | ||
1928 | W. B. Kinne (died October 1, 1929) | |||||||
Vacant | ||||||||
O. E. Hailey (appointed October 25, 1929) | ||||||||
15 | ![]() |
C. Ben Ross (1876–1946) [120][121] |
January 5, 1931[122] – January 4, 1937 (did not run)[lower-alpha 31] |
Democratic[78] | 1930 | G. P. Mix | ||
1932 | George Hill | |||||||
1934 | G. P. Mix | |||||||
16 | ![]() |
Barzilla W. Clark (1880–1943) [123][124] |
January 4, 1937[125] – January 2, 1939 (lost nomination)[lower-alpha 32] |
Democratic[78] | 1936 | Charles C. Gossett | ||
17 | ![]() |
C. A. Bottolfsen (1891–1964) [126][127] |
January 2, 1939[128] – January 6, 1941 (lost election) |
Republican[78] | 1938 | Donald S. Whitehead | ||
18 | ![]() |
Chase A. Clark (1883–1966) [129][130] |
January 6, 1941[131] – January 4, 1943 (lost election) |
Democratic[78] | 1940 | Charles C. Gossett | ||
19 | ![]() |
C. A. Bottolfsen (1891–1964) [126][127] |
January 4, 1943[132] – January 1, 1945 (did not run) |
Republican[78] | 1942 | Edwin Nelson | ||
20 | ![]() |
Charles C. Gossett (1888–1974) [133][134] |
January 1, 1945[135] – November 17, 1945 (resigned)[lower-alpha 33] |
Democratic[78] | 1944 | Arnold Williams | ||
21 | ![]() |
Arnold Williams (1898–1970) [137][138] |
November 17, 1945[139] – January 6, 1947 (lost election) |
Democratic[78] | Succeeded from lieutenant governor |
Vacant | ||
A. R. McCabe (appointed March 20, 1946) | ||||||||
22 | ![]() |
C. A. Robins (1884–1970) [140][141] |
January 6, 1947[142] – January 1, 1951 (term-limited)[lower-alpha 34] |
Republican[78] | 1946[lower-alpha 35] | Donald S. Whitehead | ||
23 | ![]() |
Leonard B. Jordan (1899–1983) [144][145] |
January 1, 1951[146] – January 3, 1955 (term-limited)[lower-alpha 34] |
Republican[78] | 1950 | Edson H. Deal | ||
24 | ![]() |
Robert E. Smylie (1914–2004) [147][148] |
January 3, 1955[149] – January 2, 1967 (lost nomination)[147] |
Republican[78] | 1954 | J. Berkeley Larsen | ||
1958 | W. E. Drevlow[lower-alpha 36] | |||||||
1962 | ||||||||
25 | ![]() |
Don Samuelson (1913–2000) [150][151] |
January 2, 1967[152] – January 4, 1971 (lost election) |
Republican[78] | 1966 | Jack M. Murphy[lower-alpha 30] | ||
26 | ![]() |
Cecil Andrus (1931–2017) [153][154] |
January 4, 1971[155] – January 24, 1977 (resigned)[lower-alpha 37] |
Democratic[78] | 1970 | |||
1974 | John Evans | |||||||
27 | ![]() |
John Evans (1925–2014) [156][157] |
January 24, 1977[158] – January 5, 1987 (did not run) |
Democratic[157] | Succeeded from lieutenant governor |
Vacant | ||
William J. Murphy (appointed January 28, 1977) | ||||||||
1978 | Phil Batt[lower-alpha 30] | |||||||
1982 | David H. Leroy[lower-alpha 30] | |||||||
28 | ![]() |
Cecil Andrus (1931–2017) [153][154] |
January 5, 1987[159] – January 2, 1995 (did not run) |
Democratic[154] | 1986 | Butch Otter[lower-alpha 30] (resigned January 3, 2001) | ||
1990 | ||||||||
29 | ![]() |
Phil Batt (1927–2023) [160] |
January 2, 1995[161] – January 4, 1999 (did not run) |
Republican[160] | 1994 | |||
30 | ![]() |
Dirk Kempthorne (b. 1951) [162] |
January 4, 1999[163] – May 26, 2006 (resigned)[lower-alpha 38] |
Republican[162] | 1998 | |||
Vacant | ||||||||
Jack Riggs (appointed January 30, 2001) | ||||||||
2002 | Jim Risch | |||||||
31 | ![]() |
Jim Risch (b. 1943) [164] |
May 26, 2006[165] – January 1, 2007 (did not run)[lower-alpha 39] |
Republican[164] | Succeeded from lieutenant governor |
Vacant | ||
Mark Ricks (appointed June 15, 2006) | ||||||||
32 | ![]() |
Butch Otter (b. 1942) [167] |
January 1, 2007[lower-alpha 40] – January 7, 2019 (did not run)[169] |
Republican[167] | 2006 | Jim Risch (resigned January 3, 2009) | ||
Vacant | ||||||||
Brad Little (appointed January 6, 2009) | ||||||||
2010 | ||||||||
2014 | ||||||||
33 | ![]() |
Brad Little (b. 1954) [170] |
January 7, 2019[171] – Incumbent[lower-alpha 41] |
Republican[170] | 2018 | Janice McGeachin | ||
2022 | Scott Bedke |
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