Ted James (politician)
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Ted James (June 1, 1918, Sand Coulee, Montana – May 14, 1995,
Great Falls, Montana Great Falls is the third most populous city in the U.S. state of Montana and the county seat of Cascade County. The population was 60,442 according to the 2020 census. The city covers an area of and is the principal city of the Great Falls, M ...
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/ref> was an American politician. He served two terms as the district attorney for
Cascade County, Montana Cascade County (''cascade'' means ''waterfall'' in French) is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 84,414, making it the fifth-most populous county in Montana. Its county seat is Great Falls ...
before being elected as
Lieutenant Governor of Montana The lieutenant governor of Montana is an elected official in the State of Montana that ranks just below the governor of Montana. List of lieutenant governors ;Parties Living former lieutenant governors , there are six former lieutenant gove ...
, serving from 1965 to 1969. He ran for the governorship in 1968, but was defeated in the primary by
Tim Babcock Timothy Milford Babcock (October 27, 1919 – April 7, 2015) was an American politician, the 16th Governor of the state of Montana, from 1962 to 1969. Early life Babcock was born in Littlefork, Minnesota, the son of Olive (Rinehart) and Er ...
, who went on to lose re-election. He was appointed chairman of University of Montana board of regents, serving from 1973 to 1982. He has been described as a moderate Republican.


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1918 births 1995 deaths Lieutenant Governors of Montana Montana Republicans {{Montana-politician-stub