John V. Evans

Infobox Governor


name= John V. Evans
caption=
order=27^th
office= Governor of Idaho
term_start=January 23, 1977
term_end=January 4, 1987
lieutenant=William J. Murphy (1977)
Phil Batt (1979)
David H. Leroy (1983)
predecessor=Cecil D. Andrus
successor=Cecil D. Andrus
order2 = 33rd
office2 = Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
term_start2 = January 6, 1975
term_end2 = January 24, 1977
governor2 = Cecil D. Andrus
predecessor2 = Jack M. Murphy
successor2 = William J. Murphy
birth_date=birth date and age|1925|1|18
birth_place=Malad City, Idaho
death_date=
death_place=
spouse= Lola Evans
profession=Banker
party= Democrat
religion=The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
footnotes=

John Victor Evans, Sr. (born January 18, 1925 in Malad City, Idaho) was Governor of Idaho from 1977-87. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Evans was elected to the Idaho Senate in 1952 and re-elected in 1954 and 1956, serving as majority leader in his final term. In 1960, Evans became mayor of Malad City and served in that capacity until 1966. He returned to the state senate in 1968 and served as minority leader from 1969-74.

Evans was elected lieutenant governor in 1974. He became governor in January 1977 when Cecil D. Andrus accepted an appointment to become the Secretary of the Interior in the Carter administration.

Evans finished Andrus' term and was elected governor in his own right in 1978, defeating Republican state representative Allan Larsen. Evans was the first (and to date, only) Mormon to win election as governor in Idaho. He was re-elected in 1982, defeating Republican lieutenant governor Phil Batt.

Evans ran for the U.S. Senate in 1986, but was narrowly defeated by Republican incumbent Steve Symms. He was succeeded as governor by Andrus. Evans became president of the Idaho-based D.L. Evans Bank in January 1987.

Evans currently lives in Burley.