The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Montana:
The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:
For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.
The parties are as follows: Constitution (C), Democratic (D), Republican (R), and a tie or coalition within a group of elected officials.
| Year |
Executive offices |
State Legislature |
United States Congress |
Electoral College votes |
| Governor |
Lieutenant Governor |
Secretary of State |
Attorney General |
Auditor |
Supt. of Pub. Inst. |
State Senate |
State House |
U.S. Senator (Class I) |
U.S. Senator (Class II) |
U.S. House |
| 1864 |
Sidney Edgerton (R)[1] |
|
| 1865 |
Thomas Francis Meagher (D)[1][2] |
| 1866 |
Green Clay Smith[1] |
| 1867 |
| 1868 |
James Tufts (R)[1][2] |
| 1869 |
James Mitchell Ashley (R)[1] |
| Wiley Scribner (R)[1][2] |
| 1870 |
Benjamin F. Potts (R)[1] |
| 1871 |
| 1872 |
| 1873 |
| 1874 |
| 1875 |
| 1876 |
| 1877 |
| 1878 |
| 1879 |
| 1880 |
| 1881 |
| 1882 |
| 1883 |
John Schuyler Crosby (R)[1] |
| 1884 |
B. Platt Carpenter (R)[1] |
| 1885 |
Samuel Thomas Hauser (D)[1] |
| 1886 |
| 1887 |
Preston Hopkins Leslie (D)[1] |
| 1888 |
| 1889 |
Benjamin F. White (R)[1] |
| Joseph K. Toole (D) |
John E. Rickards (R) |
| 1890 |
| 1891 |
| 1892 |
| 1893 |
John E. Rickards (R) |
| 1894 |
| 1895 |
| 1896 |
| 1897 |
Robert Burns Smith (D) |
| 1898 |
| 1899 |
| 1900 |
| 1901 |
Joseph K. Toole (D)[3] |
| 1902 |
| 1903 |
| 1904 |
Edwin L. Norris (D) |
| 1905 |
| 1906 |
| 1907 |
| 1908 |
Edwin L. Norris (D)[4] |
| 1909 |
| 1910 |
| 1911 |
| 1912 |
| 1913 |
Sam V. Stewart (D) |
| 1914 |
| 1915 |
| 1916 |
| 1917 |
|
|
Sam C. Ford (R) |
| 1918 |
| 1919 |
| 1920 |
| 1921 |
Joseph M. Dixon (R) |
|
|
Wellington D. Rankin(R) |
| 1922 |
| 1923 |
| 1924 |
| 1925 |
John Edward Erickson (D)[5] |
| 1926 |
| 1927 |
| 1928 |
| 1929 |
| 1930 |
| 1931 |
| 1932 |
| 1933 |
Frank Henry Cooney (D) |
| Frank Henry Cooney (D)[6][7] |
| 1934 |
| 1935 |
Elmer Holt (D)[8] |
| 1936 |
| 1937 |
Roy E. Ayers (D) |
| 1938 |
| 1939 |
| 1940 |
| 1941 |
Sam C. Ford (R) |
|
|
John W. Bonner (D) |
| 1942 |
| 1943 |
| 1944 |
| 1945 |
| 1946 |
| 1947 |
| 1948 |
| 1949 |
John W. Bonner (D) |
|
|
Arnold Olsen (D) |
| 1950 |
| 1951 |
| 1952 |
| 1953 |
J. Hugo Aronson (R) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Michael J. Mansfield (D) |
| 1954 |
| 1955 |
| 1956 |
| 1957 |
|
|
Forrest H. Anderson (D) |
| 1958 |
| 1959 |
| 1960 |
| 1961 |
Donald Grant Nutter (R)|[7] |
Tim M. Babcock (R) |
|
|
|
|
|
Lee Metcalf (D) |
| 1962 |
Tim M. Babcock (R)[4] |
| 1963 |
| 1964 |
| 1965 |
| 1966 |
| 1967 |
| 1968 |
| 1969 |
Forrest H. Anderson (D) |
Thomas Lee Judge (D) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2D |
| 1970 |
| 1971 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1D, 1R |
| 1972 |
| 1973 |
Thomas Lee Judge (D) |
Ted Schwinden (D) |
| 1974 |
| 1975 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2D |
| 1976 |
| 1977 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
John Melcher (D) |
Paul G. Hatfield (D) |
1D, 1R |
| 1978 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Max Baucus (D) |
| 1979 |
| 1980 |
| 1981 |
Ted Schwinden (D) |
George Turman (D) |
| 1982 |
| 1983 |
| 1984 |
| 1985 |
| 1986 |
| 1987 |
| 1988 |
| 1989 |
Stan Stephens (R) |
Allen Kolstad (R)[9] |
Mike Cooney (D) |
Marc Racicot (R) |
|
Nancy Keenan (D) |
|
|
Conrad Burns (R) |
| 1990 |
| 1991 |
Denny Rehberg (R)[10] |
| 1992 |
|
|
|
Bill Clinton and Al Gore (D) |
| 1993 |
Marc Racicot (R) |
Joseph Mazurek (D) |
Mark O'Keefe (D) |
|
|
John Patrick Williams (D) |
| 1994 |
| 1995 |
| 1996 |
|
|
Bob Dole and Jack Kemp (R) |
| 1997 |
Judy Martz (R) |
|
|
Rick Hill (R) |
| 1998 |
| 1999 |
| 2000 |
|
|
George W. Bush and Dick Cheney (R) |
| 2001 |
Judy Martz (R) |
Karl Ohs (R) |
Bob Brown (R) |
Mike McGrath (D) |
John Morrison (D) |
Linda McCulloch (D) |
|
|
Denny Rehberg (R) |
| 2002 |
| 2003 |
| 2004 |
| 2005 |
Brian Schweitzer (D) |
John Bohlinger (R)[11] |
Brad Johnson (R) |
|
50D, 50R[12] |
| 2006 |
|
| 2007 |
26D, 24R |
50R, 49D, 1C[13] |
Jon Tester (D) |
| 2008 |
John McCain and Sarah Palin (R) |
| 2009 |
Linda McCulloch (D) |
Steve Bullock (D) |
Monica Lindeen (D) |
Denise Juneau (D) |
27R, 23D |
50D, 50R[12] |
| 2010 |
| 2011 |
28R, 22D |
68R, 32D |
| 2012 |
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan (R) |
| 2013 |
Steve Bullock (D) |
John Walsh (D) |
Tim Fox (R) |
29R, 21D |
63R, 37D |
Steve Daines (R) |
| Year |
Governor |
Lieutenant Governor |
Secretary of State |
Attorney General |
Auditor |
Supt. of Pub. Inst. |
State Senate |
State House |
U.S. Senator (Class I) |
U.S. Senator (Class II) |
U.S. House |
Electoral College votes |
| Executive offices |
State Legislature |
United States Congress |
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Governor of Montana Territory]].
- ^ a b c Acting.
- ^ Resigned due to declining health.
- ^ a b As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term, and was later elected in his own right.
- ^ Resigned so that his successor could appoint him to the United States Senate.
- ^ As lieutenant governor, filled unexpired term.
- ^ a b Died in office.
- ^ As president of the state Senate, filled unexpired term.
- ^ Resigned to take a presidential appointment to the International Boundary Commission
- ^ Initially appointed to fill vacancy.
- ^ Republican elected on Democratic ticket.
- ^ a b Party control granted to governor's party in the event of a tied house of the legislature.
- ^ Constitution Party member caucusing with Republicans.
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