List of Governors of Idaho

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Number of Governors of Idaho by party affiliation
Party Governors
Republican 20
Democratic 12

The following is a list of the Governors of the State of Idaho and Idaho Territory.

Contents

Name Took office Left office Party Lt. Governor Notes
George L. Shoup 1890 December 19, 1890 Republican N. B. Willey [1]
N. B. Willey December 19, 1890 January 1, 1893 Republican John S. Gray [2]
William J. McConnell January 1, 1893 January 4, 1897 Republican F. B. Willis
F. J. Mills
Frank Steunenberg January 4, 1897 January 7, 1901 Democratic George F. Moore
J. H. Hutchinson
Frank W. Hunt January 7, 1901 January 5, 1903 Democratic Thomas F. Terrell
John T. Morrison January 5, 1903 January 3, 1905 Republican James M. Stevens
Frank R. Gooding January 3, 1905 January 4, 1909 Republican Burpee L. Steeves
Ezra A. Burrell
James H. Brady January 4, 1909 January 2, 1911 Republican Lewis H. Sweetster
James H. Hawley January 2, 1911 January 6, 1913 Democratic Lewis H. Sweetster
John M. Haines January 6, 1913 January 4, 1915 Republican Herman H. Taylor
Moses Alexander January 4, 1915 January 6, 1919 Democratic Herman H. Taylor
Ernest L. Parker
D. W. Davis January 6, 1919 January 3, 1923 Republican Charles C. Moore
Charles C. Moore January 3, 1923 January 3, 1927 Republican H. C. Baldridge
H. C. Baldridge January 3, 1927 January 5, 1931 Republican W. B. Kinne
O. E. Hailey
C. Ben Ross January 5, 1931 January 4, 1937 Democratic G. P. Mix
George E. Hill
G. P. Mix
Barzilla W. Clark January 4, 1937 January 2, 1939 Democratic Charles C. Gossett
C. A. Bottolfsen January 2, 1939 January 6, 1941 Republican Donald S. Whitehead
Chase A. Clark January 6, 1941 January 4, 1943 Democratic Charles C. Gossett
C. A. Bottolfsen January 4, 1943 January 1, 1945 Republican Edwin Nelson
Charles C. Gossett January 1, 1945 November 17, 1945 Democratic Arnold Williams [3]
Arnold Williams November 17, 1945 January 6, 1947 Democratic A. R. McCabe [2]
C. A. Robins January 6, 1947 January 1, 1951 Republican Donald S. Whitehead
Len B. Jordan January 1, 1951 January 3, 1955 Republican Edson H. Deal
Robert E. Smylie January 3, 1955 January 2, 1967 Republican J. Berkeley Larsen
W. E. Drevlow
Don Samuelson January 2, 1967 January 4, 1971 Republican Jack M. Murphy
Cecil D. Andrus January 4, 1971 January 24, 1977 Democratic Jack M. Murphy [4]
John V. Evans
John V. Evans January 24, 1977 January 5, 1987 Democratic William J. Murphy [5]
Philip E. Batt
David H. Leroy
Cecil D. Andrus January 5, 1987 January 2, 1995 Democratic C.L. (Butch) Otter
Phil Batt January 2, 1995 January 8, 1999 Republican C.L. (Butch) Otter
Dirk Kempthorne January 8, 1999 May 26, 2006 Republican C.L. (Butch) Otter [4]
Jack Riggs
Jim Risch
Jim Risch May 26, 2006 January 1, 2007 Republican Mark Ricks [2]
C.L. (Butch) Otter January 1, 2007 Incumbent Republican Jim Risch [6]

  1. ^ Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.
  2. ^ a b c As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term.
  3. ^ Charles Gossett resigned to let Lieutenant Governor Williams succeed him and then appoint him to the United States Senate.
  4. ^ a b Resigned to be United States Secretary of the Interior.
  5. ^ As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term, and was later elected in his own right.
  6. ^ Governor Otter's first term expires in 2011; he is not yet term limited.

This is a table of congressional seats, other federal offices, and other governorships held by governors. All representatives and senators mentioned represented Idaho except where noted. * denotes those offices which the governor resigned to take.

Name Gubernatorial term U.S. Congress Other offices held
House Senate
William H. Wallace 1863–1864 Territorial Delegate*, Territorial Delegate from Washington Territory, Governor of Washington Territory
Caleb Lyon 1864–1866 U.S. Representative from New York
Thomas M. Bowen 1871 U.S. Senator from Colorado
Thomas W. Bennett 1871–1875 Territorial Delegate
David P. Thompson 1875–1876 Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire
George Laird Shoup 1889–1890 (territorial), 1890 S
William J. McConnell 1893–1897 S
Frank R. Gooding 1905–1909 S
James H. Brady 1909–1911 S
Charles C. Gossett 1945 S
Len B. Jordan 1951–1955 S
Cecil D. Andrus 1971–1977, 1987–1995 U.S. Secretary of the Interior*
Dirk Kempthorne 1999–2006 S U.S. Secretary of the Interior*
C.L. "Butch" Otter 2007–present H

As of July 2007, five former governors were alive, the oldest being John V. Evans (1977–1987, born 1925). The most recent governor to die was Robert E. Smylie (1955–1967), on July 17, 2004. The most recently-serving governor to die was Don Samuelson (1967–1971), on January 20, 2000.

Name Gubernatorial term Date of birth
Cecil D. Andrus 1971–1977, 1987–1995 August 25, 1931
John V. Evans 1977–1987 January 18, 1925
Phil Batt 1995–1999 March 4, 1927
Dirk Kempthorne 1999–2006 October 29, 1951
Jim Risch 2006–2007 May 3, 1943

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