List of governors of Idaho

Governor of Idaho
	Great Seal of the State of Idaho
	Incumbent; Brad Little; since January 7, 2019
Residence	None
Term length	Four years, no term limit
Inaugural holder	George L. Shoup
Formation	October 1, 1890
Deputy	Janice McGeachin
Salary	$117,000 (2013)[1]
Website	gov.idaho.gov

The Governor of Idaho is the head of the executive branch of Idaho's state government[2] and commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.[3] 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 Republican Brad Little, who took office on January 7, 2019.

History

Office of the Idaho Governor

The Territory of Idaho had 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. Four of these never took office, resigning before reaching the territory.

31 individuals have held the office of governor of Idaho since the state's admission to the Union in 1890, two of whom—C. A. Bottolfsen and Cecil Andrus—served non-consecutive terms. The state's first governor, George L. Shoup, had the shortest term of three months; Cecil Andrus served as governor the longest at 14 years. Four governors resigned, but none have died while in office.

20 governors were Republicans while 11 were Democrats. Andrus was the last Democrat to hold the governorship in Idaho; he left office in 1995.

Governors

Governors of the Territory of Idaho

Idaho Territory was created from Dakota Territory, Nebraska Territory, and Washington Territory on March 4, 1863.[4]

Due to the long distance between Washington, D.C. and Boise, there was often a lengthy gap between a governor being appointed and his arrival in the territory; four resigned before even arriving.

Governors of the Territory of Idaho
No.		Term in office	Appointed by	Notes
1	William H. Wallace	July 1863[5][6] – December 1863[5]	Abraham Lincoln	[lower-alpha 1]
2	Caleb Lyon	August 1, 1864[5][6] – April 1866[8]	Abraham Lincoln
3	David W. Ballard	June 14, 1866[9] – July 1870[10]	Andrew Johnson
—	Samuel Bard	Appointed March 30, 1870[11]	Ulysses S. Grant	[lower-alpha 2]
—	Gilman Marston	Appointed June 7, 1870[11]		[lower-alpha 3]
—	Alexander H. Conner	Appointed January 12, 1871[11]		[lower-alpha 4]
4	Thomas M. Bowen	July 1871[12] – August 15, 1871[12]		[lower-alpha 5]
5	Thomas W. Bennett	December 1871[13] – December 4, 1875[14]		[lower-alpha 6]
6	David P. Thompson	April 1876[16] – May 1876[16]		[lower-alpha 7]
7	Mason Brayman	July 1876[17] – July 24, 1880[18]		[lower-alpha 8]
—	John Philo Hoyt	Appointed June 8, 1878[20] Appointed August 7, 1878[21]	Rutherford B. Hayes	[lower-alpha 9]
8	John Baldwin Neil	August 3, 1880[22] – March 2, 1883[23]	Rutherford B. Hayes
9	John N. Irwin	April 1883[24] – December 20, 1883[24]	Chester A. Arthur	[lower-alpha 10]
10	William M. Bunn	June 26, 1884[26] – July 3, 1885[27]	Chester A. Arthur	[lower-alpha 11]
11	Edward A. Stevenson	September 29, 1885[28] – April 1, 1889[29]	Grover Cleveland
12	George L. Shoup	April 30, 1889[30] – July 3, 1890	Benjamin Harrison

Governors of the State of Idaho

Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890. Since then, the state has had 32 governors, two of whom served non-consecutive terms. The terms for governor and lieutenant governor are 4 years, commencing on the first Monday in the January following the election.[31] Prior to 1946, the offices were elected to terms of two years.[32] 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.[33] 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.[34] 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.[35][36] There is no limit to the number of terms a governor may serve.[37]

Governors of the State of Idaho
No.		Term in office	Party	Election	Lt. Governor[lower-alpha 12]
1	George L. Shoup	October 1, 1890 – December 18, 1890 (resigned)[lower-alpha 13]	Republican	1890		N. B. Willey
2	N. B. Willey	December 18, 1890 – January 2, 1893 (not candidate for election)	Republican	Lieutenant Governor acting as Governor		John S. Gray
3	William J. McConnell	January 2, 1893 – January 4, 1897 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1892		F. B. Willis
3	William J. McConnell		Republican	1894		F. J. Mills
4	Frank Steunenberg	January 4, 1897 – January 7, 1901 (not candidate for election)	Democratic[lower-alpha 14]	1896		George F. Moore[lower-alpha 14]
4	Frank Steunenberg		Democratic[lower-alpha 14]	1898		J. H. Hutchinson[lower-alpha 14]
5	Frank W. Hunt	January 7, 1901 – January 5, 1903 (lost election)	Democratic	1900		Thomas F. Terrell
6	John T. Morrison	January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1902		James M. Stevens
7	Frank R. Gooding	January 2, 1905 – January 4, 1909 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1904		Burpee L. Steeves
7	Frank R. Gooding		Republican	1906		Ezra A. Burrell
8	James H. Brady	January 4, 1909 – January 2, 1911 (lost election)	Republican	1908		Lewis H. Sweetser
9	James H. Hawley	January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913 (lost election)	Democratic	1910		Lewis H. Sweetser
10	John M. Haines	January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915 (lost election)	Republican	1912		Herman H. Taylor[lower-alpha 15]
11	Moses Alexander	January 4, 1915 – January 6, 1919 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	1914		Herman H. Taylor[lower-alpha 15]
11	Moses Alexander		Democratic	1916		Ernest L. Parker
12	D. W. Davis	January 6, 1919 – January 1, 1923 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1918		Charles C. Moore
12	D. W. Davis		Republican	1920		Charles C. Moore
13	Charles C. Moore	January 1, 1923 – January 3, 1927 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1922		H. C. Baldridge
13	Charles C. Moore		Republican	1924		H. C. Baldridge
14	H. C. Baldridge	January 3, 1927 – January 5, 1931 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1926		O. E. Hailey
				1928		W. B. Kinne (died October 1, 1929)
					Vacant
						O. E. Hailey (appointed October 25, 1929)
15	C. Ben Ross	January 5, 1931 – January 4, 1937 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	1930		G. P. Mix
				1932		George Hill
				1934		G. P. Mix
16	Barzilla W. Clark	January 4, 1937 – January 2, 1939 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	1936		Charles C. Gossett
17	C. A. Bottolfsen	January 2, 1939 – January 6, 1941 (lost election)	Republican	1938		Donald S. Whitehead
18	Chase A. Clark	January 6, 1941 – January 4, 1943 (lost election)	Democratic	1940		Charles C. Gossett
19	C. A. Bottolfsen	January 4, 1943 – January 1, 1945 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1942		Edwin Nelson
20	Charles C. Gossett	January 1, 1945 – November 17, 1945 (resigned)[lower-alpha 16]	Democratic	1944		Arnold Williams
21	Arnold Williams	November 17, 1945 – January 6, 1947 (lost election)	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor acting as Governor	Vacant
21	Arnold Williams	November 17, 1945 – January 6, 1947 (lost election)	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor acting as Governor		A. R. McCabe (appointed March 20, 1946)
22	C. A. Robins	January 6, 1947 – January 1, 1951 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1946 [lower-alpha 17]		Donald S. Whitehead
23	Leonard B. Jordan	January 1, 1951 – January 3, 1955 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1950		Edson H. Deal
24	Robert E. Smylie	January 3, 1955 – January 2, 1967 (lost renomination)	Republican	1954		J. Berkeley Larsen
				1958		W. E. Drevlow[lower-alpha 18]
				1962		W. E. Drevlow[lower-alpha 18]
25	Don Samuelson	January 2, 1967 – January 4, 1971 (lost election)	Republican	1966		Jack M. Murphy[lower-alpha 15]
26	Cecil Andrus	January 4, 1971 – January 24, 1977 (resigned)[lower-alpha 19]	Democratic	1970		Jack M. Murphy[lower-alpha 15]
26	Cecil Andrus		Democratic	1974		John V. Evans
27	John V. Evans	January 24, 1977 – January 5, 1987 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor acting as Governor	Vacant
				Lieutenant Governor acting as Governor		William J. Murphy (appointed January 28, 1977)
				1978		Phil Batt[lower-alpha 15]
				1982		David H. Leroy[lower-alpha 15]
28	Cecil Andrus	January 5, 1987 – January 2, 1995 (not candidate for election)	Democratic	1986		Butch Otter[lower-alpha 15] (resigned January 3, 2001)
28	Cecil Andrus		Democratic	1990
29	Phil Batt	January 2, 1995 – January 4, 1999 (not candidate for election)	Republican	1994
30	Dirk Kempthorne	January 4, 1999 – May 26, 2006 (resigned)[lower-alpha 20]	Republican	1998
					Vacant
						Jack Riggs (appointed January 30, 2001)
				2002		Jim Risch
31	Jim Risch	May 26, 2006 – January 1, 2007 (not candidate for election)	Republican	Lieutenant Governor acting as Governor	Vacant
31	Jim Risch	May 26, 2006 – January 1, 2007 (not candidate for election)	Republican	Lieutenant Governor acting as Governor		Mark Ricks (appointed June 15, 2006)
32	Butch Otter	January 1, 2007 – January 7, 2019 (not candidate for election)	Republican	2006		Jim Risch (resigned January 3, 2009)
					Vacant
						Brad Little (appointed January 6, 2009)
				2010
				2014
33	Brad Little	January 7, 2019 – present[lower-alpha 21]	Republican	2018		Janice McGeachin

Succession

Notes

Wallace resigned to take an elected seat as delegate in the United States House of Representatives.[7]
Appointed governor but resigned in April 1870 to become postmaster of Atlanta, Georgia, before arriving in Idaho.[10]
Appointed governor but resigned in December 1870 before arriving in Idaho.[10]
Appointed governor but declined the offer.[10]
Upon arriving in Idaho, Bowen did not like the looks of the landscape, so he decided to stay only a few weeks.[12]
Bennett resigned to take an elected seat as delegate in the United States House of Representatives.[15]
Thompson left Idaho in May 1876 to attend the Republican National Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio. He resigned in Cincinnati after he learned federal officers couldn't hold government contracts.[16]
Brayman was suspended by President Hayes on June 8, 1878 and Hoyt was appointed Governor of Idaho. After Hoyt refused the appointment, Brayman was allowed to serve out the remainder of his term.[19]
Appointed governor on June 8, 1878, but was rejected by the United States Senate for taking too long to respond to the offer. Appointed again on August 7, 1878, but declined the offer after researching the suspension of Governor Brayman.[19]
Irwin left Idaho Territory in May 1883, never to return. He returned his paychecks from July 1883 through December 1883 to the U.S. Treasury.[25]
Bunn left Idaho on April 17, 1885 for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he subsequently resigned on July 3, 1885.[24]
Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
Shoup resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.
Part of a fusion ticket that was also endorsed by the Populist Party[21]
Represented the Republican Party
Gossett resigned to let Lieutenant Governor Williams succeed him and then appoint him to the United States Senate.[38]
First term under a constitution amendment which lengthened terms to four years[31]
Represented the Democratic Party
Andrus resigned to be United States Secretary of the Interior.
Kempthorne resigned to become United States Secretary of the Interior.
Little's first term expires on January 2, 2023.

References

General

"Governors of Idaho". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on September 11, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
Brosnan, C. J. (1918). History of the State of Idaho. Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 217. Retrieved September 15, 2010.
"Executive Branch" (PDF). Idaho Bluebook. State of Idaho. pp. 70–72. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2010. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
Hailey, John (1910). History of Idaho. Boise, Idaho: Syms-York Company. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
Limbaugh, Ronald H. (1982). Rocky Mountain Carpetbaggers: Idaho's Territorial Governors, 1863–1890. Moscow, Idaho: University Press of Idaho. ISBN 0-89301-082-0. Retrieved August 14, 2010.

Constitution

"Constitution of the State of Idaho". Idaho State Legislature. 1890. Archived from the original on July 1, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2010.

Specific

"CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
ID Const. art. IV, § 5
ID Const. art. IV, § 4
Brosnan, Cornelius James (1918). History of the State of Idaho. Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 117–128. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
Limbaugh p. 47
Hailey p. 166
"Wallace, William Henson". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
Limbaugh p. 65
"Territorial Government in Idaho, 1863–1869" (PDF). Idaho State Historical Society. 1963. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 11, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
Limbaugh p. 90
Hailey p. 165
Limbaugh p. 92
Limbaugh p. 103
Poore, Perley (1875). Congressional Directory. Washington D.C.: Congressional Printing Office. p. 71. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
"Bennett, Thomas Warren". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
Limbaugh p. 106
Limbaugh p. 114
Limbaugh p. 130
Limbaugh pp. 127–129
"Territorial Governors who did not server" (PDF). Idaho State Historical Society. 1988. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 13, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
"Executive Branch" (PDF). Idaho Bluebook. State of Idaho. pp. 70–71. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2010. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
Limbaugh p. 139
Limbaugh p. 147
Limbaugh p. 148
"Notes from Washington". The New York Times. December 28, 1883. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
Donaldson, Thomas (1941). Idaho of Yesterday. Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, Ltd. p. 271. OCLC 100976.
"Resignation of Gov. Bunn". The New York Times. July 14, 1885. p. 4. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
Limbaugh p. 172
Limbaugh pp. 179–180
Limbaugh p. 181
ID Const. art. IV, § 1
"Idaho Constitutional Amendment History". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
ID Const. art. IV, § 12
ID Const. art. IV, § 14
"Idaho voters adopt three amendments". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 7, 1956. p. 1.
Corlett, John (March 31, 1963). "It's mystery why law barring self-succession not repealed". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 5.
"Idaho Makes Term Limits History". National Conference of State Legislatures. February 1, 2002. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
"Idaho Shake-Up Draws Criticism". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 30, 1945. Retrieved August 14, 2010.

External links

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[8] Wallace resigned to take an elected seat as delegate in the United States House of Representatives.[7]

[13] Appointed governor but resigned in April 1870 to become postmaster of Atlanta, Georgia, before arriving in Idaho.[10]

[14] Appointed governor but resigned in December 1870 before arriving in Idaho.[10]

[15] Appointed governor but declined the offer.[10]

[17] Upon arriving in Idaho, Bowen did not like the looks of the landscape, so he decided to stay only a few weeks.[12]

[21] Bennett resigned to take an elected seat as delegate in the United States House of Representatives.[15]

[23] Thompson left Idaho in May 1876 to attend the Republican National Convention in Cincinnati, Ohio. He resigned in Cincinnati after he learned federal officers couldn't hold government contracts.[16]

[27] Brayman was suspended by President Hayes on June 8, 1878 and Hoyt was appointed Governor of Idaho. After Hoyt refused the appointment, Brayman was allowed to serve out the remainder of his term.[19]

[30] Appointed governor on June 8, 1878, but was rejected by the United States Senate for taking too long to respond to the offer. Appointed again on August 7, 1878, but declined the offer after researching the suspension of Governor Brayman.[19]

[35] Irwin left Idaho Territory in May 1883, never to return. He returned his paychecks from July 1883 through December 1883 to the U.S. Treasury.[25]

[38] Bunn left Idaho on April 17, 1885 for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he subsequently resigned on July 3, 1885.[24]

[49] Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.

[50] Shoup resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate.

[fusion-51] Part of a fusion ticket that was also endorsed by the Populist Party[21]

[lt-rep-52] Represented the Republican Party

[54] Gossett resigned to let Lieutenant Governor Williams succeed him and then appoint him to the United States Senate.[38]

[55] First term under a constitution amendment which lengthened terms to four years[31]

[lt-dem-56] Represented the Democratic Party

[57] Andrus resigned to be United States Secretary of the Interior.

[58] Kempthorne resigned to become United States Secretary of the Interior.

[59] Little's first term expires on January 2, 2023.

[1] "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.

[2] ID Const. art. IV, § 5

[Idaho_Constitution_article_IV,_§_4-3] ID Const. art. IV, § 4

[4] Brosnan, Cornelius James (1918). History of the State of Idaho. Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 117–128. Retrieved June 29, 2010.

[limbaugh_p47-5] Limbaugh p. 47

[hailey_p166-6] Hailey p. 166

[wallace-7] "Wallace, William Henson". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 29, 2010.

[9] Limbaugh p. 65

[10] "Territorial Government in Idaho, 1863–1869" (PDF). Idaho State Historical Society. 1963. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 11, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2010.

[limbaugh_p90-11] Limbaugh p. 90

[hailey_p165-12] Hailey p. 165

[limbaugh_p92-16] Limbaugh p. 92

[limbaugh_p103-18] Limbaugh p. 103

[19] Poore, Perley (1875). Congressional Directory. Washington D.C.: Congressional Printing Office. p. 71. Retrieved June 29, 2010.

[bennett-20] "Bennett, Thomas Warren". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives and Historian of the United States Senate. Retrieved June 29, 2010.

[limbaugh_p106-22] Limbaugh p. 106

[24] Limbaugh p. 114

[25] Limbaugh p. 130

[limbaugh_p127-26] Limbaugh pp. 127–129

[28] "Territorial Governors who did not server" (PDF). Idaho State Historical Society. 1988. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 13, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2010.

[blue-29] "Executive Branch" (PDF). Idaho Bluebook. State of Idaho. pp. 70–71. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2010. Retrieved August 14, 2010.

[31] Limbaugh p. 139

[limbaugh_p147-32] Limbaugh p. 147

[limbaugh_p148-33] Limbaugh p. 148

[34] "Notes from Washington". The New York Times. December 28, 1883. Retrieved August 14, 2010.

[36] Donaldson, Thomas (1941). Idaho of Yesterday. Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, Ltd. p. 271. OCLC 100976.

[37] "Resignation of Gov. Bunn". The New York Times. July 14, 1885. p. 4. Retrieved August 14, 2010.

[limbaugh_p172-39] Limbaugh p. 172

[40] Limbaugh pp. 179–180

[41] Limbaugh p. 181

[const-a4-s1-42] ID Const. art. IV, § 1

[43] "Idaho Constitutional Amendment History". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved June 30, 2010.

[44] ID Const. art. IV, § 12

[45] ID Const. art. IV, § 14

[idvad3a-46] "Idaho voters adopt three amendments". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 7, 1956. p. 1.

[imwlbssnr-47] Corlett, John (March 31, 1963). "It's mystery why law barring self-succession not repealed". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 5.

[48] "Idaho Makes Term Limits History". National Conference of State Legislatures. February 1, 2002. Retrieved June 30, 2010.

[53] "Idaho Shake-Up Draws Criticism". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 30, 1945. Retrieved August 14, 2010.

Governors of Idaho
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State (since 1890)	Shoup Willey McConnell Steunenberg Hunt Morrison Gooding Brady Hawley Haines Alexander Davis Moore Baldridge Ross B. Clark Bottolfsen C. Clark Bottolfsen Gossett Williams Robins Jordan Smylie Samuelson Andrus Evans Andrus Batt Kempthorne Risch Otter Little

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