List of Idaho governors from first to last

Idaho joined the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state. Its admission to the United States followed a period of settlement and development that was influenced by the discovery of gold and the expansion of agriculture and the railroad. Idaho’s diverse geography, including mountains, rivers, and fertile plains, played a significant role in its history and development leading up to statehood.

George Laird Shoup became the first governor of the state of Idaho on December 8, 1890.

Here is a chronological list of the governors of Idaho from First to last.

No.	Name	Term in Office	Party
1	George L. Shoup	December 8, 1890 – December 19, 1890	Republican
2	N. B. Willey	December 19, 1890 – January 2, 1893	Republican
3	William J. McConnell	January 2, 1893 – January 4, 1897	Republican
4	Frank Steunenberg	January 4, 1897 – January 7, 1901	Democratic
5	Frank W. Hunt	January 7, 1901 – January 5, 1903	Democratic
6	John T. Morrison	January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905	Republican
7	Frank R. Gooding	January 2, 1905 – January 4, 1909	Republican
8	James H. Brady	January 4, 1909 – January 2, 1911	Republican
9	James H. Hawley	January 2, 1911 – January 6, 1913	Democratic
10	John M. Haines	January 6, 1913 – January 4, 1915	Republican
11	Moses Alexander	January 4, 1915 – January 6, 1919	Democratic
12	D. W. Davis	January 6, 1919 – January 1, 1923	Republican
13	Charles C. Moore	January 1, 1923 – January 3, 1927	Republican
14	H. C. Baldridge	January 3, 1927 – January 5, 1931	Republican
15	C. Ben Ross	January 5, 1931 – January 4, 1937	Democratic
16	Barzilla W. Clark	January 4, 1937 – January 2, 1939	Democratic
17	C. A. Bottolfsen	January 2, 1939 – January 6, 1941	Republican
18	Chase A. Clark	January 6, 1941 – January 4, 1943	Democratic
19	C. A. Bottolfsen	January 4, 1943 – January 1, 1945	Republican
20	Charles C. Gossett	January 1, 1945 – November 17, 1945	Democratic
21	Arnold Williams	November 17, 1945 – January 6, 1947	Democratic
22	C. A. Robins	January 6, 1947 – January 1, 1951	Republican
23	Leonard B. Jordan	January 1, 1951 – January 3, 1955	Republican
24	Robert E. Smylie	January 3, 1955 – January 2, 1967	Republican
25	Don Samuelson	January 2, 1967 – January 4, 1971	Republican
26	Cecil Andrus	January 4, 1971 – January 24, 1977	Democratic
27	John Evans	January 24, 1977 – January 5, 1987	Democratic
28	Cecil Andrus	January 5, 1987 – January 2, 1995	Democratic
29	Phil Batt	January 2, 1995 – January 4, 1999	Republican
30	Dirk Kempthorne	January 4, 1999 – May 26, 2006	Republican
31	Jim Risch	May 26, 2006 – January 1, 2007	Republican
32	Butch Otter	January 1, 2007 – January 7, 2019	Republican
33	Brad Little	January 7, 2019 – Incumbent	Republican