Other High Offices Held
Sixteen of Idaho's governors have served higher federal offices or as governors of other states. Nine have served in the U.S. Senate, eight of those representing Idaho, and three have served in the U.S. House, one representing Idaho, one New York, and one the territories of Idaho and Washington. Idaho shares a governor with Arizona Territory, and one was appointed to Washington Territory but never took office. Two governors have been U.S. Secretaries of the Interior, and one served as ambassador to the Ottoman Empire. Six governors (marked with *) resigned to take a new office, including both territorial delegates, both Secretaries of the Interior, and two senators.
In addition, two people who were appointed governor of Idaho Territory but never took office held other high offices. Gilman Marston, appointed governor in 1870, was a representative and senator from New Hampshire, and John Philo Hoyt, appointed in 1878, was Governor of Arizona Territory.
All representatives and senators mentioned represented Idaho except where noted.
| Name | Gubernatorial term | Other offices held | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| William H. Wallace | 1863–1864 | Delegate from Idaho Territory*, Delegate from Washington Territory, appointed Governor of Washington Territory but did not take office |
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| Caleb Lyon | 1864–1866 | Representative from New York | |
| Thomas M. Bowen | 1871 | Senator from Colorado | |
| Thomas W. Bennett | 1871–1875 | Delegate from Idaho Territory* | |
| David P. Thompson | 1875–1876 | Minister to the Ottoman Empire | |
| John N. Irwin | 1883 | Governor of Arizona Territory | |
| George Laird Shoup | 1889–1890 | Senator* | |
| William J. McConnell | 1893–1897 | Senator | |
| Frank R. Gooding | 1905–1909 | Senator | |
| James H. Brady | 1909–1911 | Senator | |
| Charles C. Gossett | 1945 | Senator* | |
| Leonard B. Jordan | 1951–1955 | Senator | |
| Cecil D. Andrus | 1971–1977, 1987–1995 | Secretary of the Interior* | |
| Dirk Kempthorne | 1999–2006 | Senator, Secretary of the Interior* | |
| Jim Risch | 2006–2007 | Senator | |
| C.L. "Butch" Otter | 2007–present | Representative |
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