lˈeɪɾɚ, ɡˈɛdz wʌz ˈæktɪŋ luːtˈɛnənt ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹ ɐɡˈɛn ɪn mˈeɪ ænd dʒˈuːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks ˈæftɚ luːtˈɛnənt ɡˈʌvɚnɚ dʒˈɪm ɹˈɪʃ bɪkˌeɪm ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹ əpˌɑːn ðə ɹˌɛzɪɡnˈeɪʃən ʌv ɡˈʌvɚnɚ dˈɜːk kˈɛmpθoːɹn tə bɪkˌʌm sˈɛkɹətɹi ʌvðɪ ɪntˈɪɹiɚɹ ʌntˈɪl mˈɑːɹk ɹˈɪks, hˈuːm ɡˈʌvɚnɚ ɹˈɪʃ ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd tə fˈɪl ðə vˈeɪkənsi ɪnðɪ ˈɑːfɪs hiː lˈɛft, wʌz kənfˈɜːmd baɪ ðə sˈɛnət.
Later, Geddes was acting lieutenant governor again in May and June 2006 after Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch became governor upon the resignation of Governor Dirk Kempthorne to become secretary of the interior until Mark Ricks, whom Governor Risch appointed to fill the vacancy in the office he left, was confirmed by the Senate.