List of Governors of Idaho
















Governor of Idaho

Seal of Idaho.svg
Great Seal of the State of Idaho


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Incumbent
Butch Otter

since January 1, 2007
ResidenceThe Idaho House
Term lengthFour years, no term limit
Inaugural holderGeorge L. Shoup
FormationOctober 1, 1890
DeputyBrad Little
Salary$117,000 (2013)[1]
Websitegov.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 governor has the duty to see state laws are executed, power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Idaho Legislature.[3]


Idaho Territory had 16 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.


Thirty 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, and Cecil Andrus served as governor the longest at 14 years. Four governors resigned, but none have died while in office. The current governor is Republican C. L. "Butch" Otter, who took office on January 1, 2007.[4]




Contents





  • 1 Governors

    • 1.1 Governors of the Territory of Idaho


    • 1.2 Governors of the State of Idaho



  • 2 Notes


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links




Governors



Governors of the Territory of Idaho


Idaho Territory was created from Dakota Territory, Nebraska Territory, and Washington Territory on March 4, 1863.[5]


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.
Governor
Term in office
Appointed by
Notes
1

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William H. Wallace

July 1863[6][7]

December 1863[6]

Abraham Lincoln
[a]
2

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Caleb Lyon

August 1, 1864[6][7]

April 1866[9]

3

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David W. Ballard

June 14, 1866[10]

July 1870[11]

Andrew Johnson



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Samuel Bard

Appointed March 30, 1870[12]

Ulysses S. Grant
[b]


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Gilman Marston

Appointed June 7, 1870[12]
[c]


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Alexander H. Conner

Appointed January 12, 1871[12]
[d]
4

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Thomas M. Bowen

July 1871[13]

August 15, 1871[13]
[e]
5

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Thomas W. Bennett

December 1871[14]

December 4, 1875[15]
[f]
6

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David P. Thompson

April 1876[17]

May 1876[17]
[g]
7

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Mason Brayman

July 1876[18]

July 24, 1880[19]
[h]


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John Philo Hoyt

Appointed June 8, 1878[21]
Appointed August 7, 1878[22]

Rutherford B. Hayes
[i]
8

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John Baldwin Neil

August 3, 1880[23]

March 2, 1883[24]

9

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John N. Irwin

April 1883[25]

December 20, 1883[25]

Chester A. Arthur
[j]
10

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William M. Bunn

June 26, 1884[27]

July 3, 1885[28]
[k]
11

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Edward A. Stevenson

September 29, 1885[29]

April 1, 1889[30]

Grover Cleveland

12

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George L. Shoup

April 30, 1889[31]

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 four years, commencing on the first Monday in the January following the election. 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.
Governor
Term in office
Party
Election

Lt. Governor[l]
1

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George L. Shoup

October 1, 1890

December 18, 1890

Republican

1890
[m]
 

N. B. Willey
2

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N. B. Willey

December 18, 1890

January 2, 1893

Republican

John S. Gray
3

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William J. McConnell

January 2, 1893

January 4, 1897

Republican

1892

F. B. Willis

1894

F. J. Mills
4

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Frank Steunenberg

January 4, 1897

January 7, 1901

Democratic[n]

1896


George F. Moore[n]

1898

J. H. Hutchinson[n]
5

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Frank W. Hunt

January 7, 1901

January 5, 1903

Democratic

1900

Thomas F. Terrell
6

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John T. Morrison

January 5, 1903

January 2, 1905

Republican

1902


James M. Stevens
7

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Frank R. Gooding

January 2, 1905

January 4, 1909

Republican

1904

Burpee L. Steeves

1906

Ezra A. Burrell
8

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James H. Brady

January 4, 1909

January 2, 1911

Republican

1908

Lewis H. Sweetser
9

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James H. Hawley

January 2, 1911

January 6, 1913

Democratic

1910
10

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John M. Haines

January 6, 1913

January 4, 1915

Republican

1912

Herman H. Taylor[o]
11

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Moses Alexander

January 4, 1915

January 6, 1919

Democratic

1914

1916


Ernest L. Parker
12

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D. W. Davis

January 6, 1919

January 1, 1923

Republican

1918


Charles C. Moore

1920
13

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Charles C. Moore

January 1, 1923

January 3, 1927

Republican

1922

H. C. Baldridge

1924
14

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H. C. Baldridge

January 3, 1927

January 5, 1931

Republican

1926

O. E. Hailey

1928

W. B. Kinne
(died October 1, 1929)

Vacant


O. E. Hailey
(appointed October 25, 1929)
15

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C. Ben Ross

January 5, 1931

January 4, 1937

Democratic

1930


G. P. Mix

1932

George Hill

1934

G. P. Mix
16

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Barzilla W. Clark

January 4, 1937

January 2, 1939

Democratic

1936

Charles C. Gossett
17



C. A. Bottolfsen

January 2, 1939

January 6, 1941

Republican

1938


Donald S. Whitehead
18



Chase A. Clark

January 6, 1941

January 4, 1943

Democratic

1940


Charles C. Gossett
19



C. A. Bottolfsen

January 4, 1943

January 1, 1945

Republican

1942


Edwin Nelson
20

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Charles C. Gossett

January 1, 1945

November 17, 1945

Democratic

1944
[p]


Arnold Williams
21


Arnold Williams

November 17, 1945

January 6, 1947

Democratic

Vacant


A. R. McCabe
(appointed March 20, 1946)
22



C. A. Robins

January 6, 1947

January 1, 1951

Republican

1946
[q]


Donald S. Whitehead
23

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Leonard B. Jordan

January 1, 1951

January 3, 1955

Republican

1950

Edson H. Deal
24

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Robert E. Smylie

January 3, 1955

January 2, 1967

Republican

1954

J. Berkeley Larsen

1958


W. E. Drevlow[r]

1962
25

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Don Samuelson

January 2, 1967

January 4, 1971

Republican

1966


Jack M. Murphy[o]
26

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Cecil Andrus

January 4, 1971

January 24, 1977

Democratic

1970

1974
[s]


John V. Evans
27


John V. Evans

January 24, 1977

January 5, 1987

Democratic

Vacant


William J. Murphy
(appointed January 28, 1977)

1978


Phil Batt[o]

1982

David H. Leroy[o]
28

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Cecil Andrus

January 5, 1987

January 2, 1995

Democratic

1986

Butch Otter[o]
(resigned January 3, 2001)

1990
29

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Phil Batt

January 2, 1995

January 4, 1999

Republican

1994
30

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Dirk Kempthorne

January 4, 1999

May 26, 2006

Republican

1998

Vacant


Jack Riggs
(appointed January 30, 2001)

2002
[t]

Jim Risch
31

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Jim Risch

May 26, 2006

January 1, 2007

Republican

Vacant


Mark Ricks
(appointed June 15, 2006)
32

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Butch Otter

January 1, 2007

Present

Republican

2006

Jim Risch
(resigned January 3, 2009)

Vacant


Brad Little
(appointed January 6, 2009)

2010

2014
[u]

33

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Brad Little

Governor-elect
Takes office January 7, 2019


Republican

2018
[v]

Janice McGeachin


Notes




  1. ^ Resigned to take an elected seat as delegate from Idaho Territory.[8]


  2. ^ Appointed governor but resigned in April 1870 to become postmaster of Atlanta, Georgia, before arriving in Idaho.[11]


  3. ^ Appointed governor but resigned in December 1870 before arriving in Idaho.[11]


  4. ^ Appointed governor but declined the offer.[11]


  5. ^ Upon arriving in Idaho, Bowen did not like the looks of the landscape, so he decided to stay only a few weeks.[13]


  6. ^ Resigned to take an elected seat as delegate from Idaho Territory.[16]


  7. ^ 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.[17]


  8. ^ 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.[20]


  9. ^ 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.[20]


  10. ^ 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.[26]


  11. ^ Bunn left Idaho on April 17, 1885 for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he subsequently resigned on July 3, 1885.[25]


  12. ^ Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.


  13. ^ Shoup resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate; as lieutenant governor, Willey acted as governor for the remainder of the term.


  14. ^ abc Part of a fusion ticket that was also endorsed by the Populist Party.[22]


  15. ^ abcde Represented the Republican Party.


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


  17. ^ Terms were lengthened to four years beginning with this term.


  18. ^ Represented the Democratic Party.


  19. ^ Andrus resigned to be United States Secretary of the Interior; as lieutenant governor, Evans acted as governor for the remainder of the term.


  20. ^ Kempthorne resigned to become United States Secretary of the Interior; as lieutenant governor, Risch acted as governor for the remainder of the term.


  21. ^ Governor Otter's third term expires on January 7, 2019.


  22. ^ Governor-elect Little's first term begins on January 7, 2019, and expires on January 2, 2023.




References


General

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  • Brosnan, C. J. (1918). History of the State of Idaho. Charles Scribner's Sons. 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


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


  2. ^ ID Const. art. IV, § 5


  3. ^ ab ID Const. art. IV, § 4


  4. ^ "Election 2010: Idaho's governors race pits well-known governor against a relative unknown". Idaho Statesman. Boise. August 31, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2010.
    [dead link]



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


  6. ^ abc Limbaugh p. 47


  7. ^ ab Hailey p. 166


  8. ^ "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.


  11. ^ abcd Limbaugh p. 90


  12. ^ abc Hailey p. 165


  13. ^ abc Limbaugh p. 92


  14. ^ Limbaugh p. 103


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


  16. ^ "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.


  17. ^ abc Limbaugh p. 106


  18. ^ Limbaugh p. 114


  19. ^ Limbaugh p. 130


  20. ^ ab Limbaugh pp. 127–129


  21. ^ "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.


  22. ^ ab "Executive Branch" (PDF). Idaho Bluebook. State of Idaho. pp. 70–71. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2010. Retrieved August 14, 2010.


  23. ^ Limbaugh p. 139


  24. ^ Limbaugh p. 147


  25. ^ abc Limbaugh p. 148


  26. ^ "Notes from Washington". The New York Times. December 28, 1883. Retrieved August 14, 2010.


  27. ^ Donaldson, Thomas (1941). Idaho of Yesterday. Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, Ltd. p. 271. OCLC 100976.


  28. ^ "Resignation of Gov. Bunn". The New York Times. July 14, 1885. p. 4. Retrieved August 14, 2010.


  29. ^ Limbaugh p. 172


  30. ^ Limbaugh pp. 179–180


  31. ^ Limbaugh p. 181


  32. ^ "Idaho Constitutional Amendment History". Idaho Secretary of State. Retrieved June 30, 2010.


  33. ^ ID Const. art. IV, § 12


  34. ^ ID Const. art. IV, § 14


  35. ^ "Idaho voters adopt three amendments". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Associated Press. November 7, 1956. p. 1.


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


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


  38. ^ "Idaho Shake-Up Draws Criticism". Spokane Daily Chronicle. November 30, 1945. Retrieved August 14, 2010.




External links




  • Office of the Governor of Idaho











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