fbpx
Wikipedia

Gubernatorial lines of succession in the United States

March 05, 2023

The following is the planned order of succession for the governorships of the 50 U.S. states, Washington, D.C. and the 5 organized territories of the United States, according to the constitutions (and supplemental laws, if any) of each.[1] Some states make a distinction whether the succeeding individual is acting as governor or becomes governor.

From 1980 to 1999, there were 13 successions of governorships. From 2000 to 2019 this number increased to 29.[2] The only instance since at least 1980 in which the second in line reached a state governorship was on January 8, 2002 when New Jersey Attorney General John Farmer Jr. acted as governor for 90 minutes between Donald DiFrancesco and John O. Bennett's terms in that capacity as president of the Senate following governor Christine Todd Whitman's resignation.[3] In 2019, Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico Wanda Vázquez Garced became governor when both the governor and secretary of state resigned in Telegramgate.

From 1945 to 2016, 39 of those who succeeded to the governorship ran for and won election to a full term.[4]

States

Alabama

Established by Article V, Section 127 of the Constitution of Alabama.[5]

Alaska

Established by Article III, Section 10 of the Constitution of Alaska.[6]

# Office Current officeholder
Governor of Alaska Mike Dunleavy (R)
1 Lieutenant Governor Nancy Dahlstrom (R)

Arizona

Established by Article V, Section 6 of the Constitution of Arizona.[7]

Arkansas

Established by Article VI, Section 5 of the Constitution of Arkansas as amended.[8]

California

Established by Article V, Section 10 of the Constitution of California[9] and (GOV) Title 2, Division 3, Part 2, Art. 5.5 of the California Codes.[10][11]

# Office Current officeholder
Governor of California Gavin Newsom (D)
1 Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis (D)
2 President pro tempore of the Senate Toni Atkins (D)
3 Speaker of the Assembly Anthony Rendon (D)
4 Secretary of State Shirley Weber (D)
5 Attorney General Rob Bonta (D)
6 Treasurer Fiona Ma (D)
7 Controller Malia Cohen (D)
8 Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond (NP)[a]
9 Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara (D)
10 Chair of the Board of Equalization Malia Cohen (D)
11 List of 4–7 people named by the governor
(subject to confirmation by the Senate)
in the case of war or enemy-caused disaster.

Colorado

Established by Article IV, Section 13(7) of the Constitution of Colorado.[12]

# Office Current officeholder
Governor of Colorado Jared Polis (D)
1 Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera (D)
2 President of the Senate[b] Steve Fenberg (D)
3 Speaker of the House of Representatives[b] Julie McCluskie (D)
4 Minority Leader of the House[b] Mike Lynch (R)
5 Minority Leader of the Senate[c] Paul Lundeen (R)

Connecticut

Established by Article IV, Sections 18–21 of the Constitution of Connecticut.[13]

Delaware

Established by Article III, Section 20 of the Constitution of Delaware.[14]

Florida

Established by Article IV, Section 3 of the Constitution of Florida[15] and Florida Statute 14.055.[16]

Georgia

Established by Article V, Section 1, Paragraph V of the Constitution of Georgia.[17]

# Office Current officeholder
Governor of Georgia Brian Kemp (R)
1 Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones (R)
2 Speaker of the House of Representatives Jon Burns (R)

Hawaii

Established by Article V, Section 4 of the Constitution of Hawaii[18] and Title 4 §26-2 of the Hawaii code.[19]

# Office Current officeholder
Governor of Hawaii Josh Green (D)
1 Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke (D)
2 President of the Senate Ron Kouchi (D)
3 Speaker of the House of Representatives Scott Saiki (D)
4 Attorney General Holly Shikada (D)
5 Director of Finance Craig Hirai
6 Comptroller Curt Otaguro
7 Director of Taxation Isaac Choy
8 Director of Human Resources Development Ryker Wada

Idaho

Established by Article IV, Sections 12–14 of the Constitution of Idaho.[20]

Illinois

See also: Governor of Illinois § Succession

Established by Article V, Section 6 of the Constitution of Illinois[21] and the Governor Succession Act[22]

Indiana

Established by Article V, Section 10 of the Constitution of Indiana.[23]

Iowa

Established by Article IV, Sections 17–19 of the Constitution of Iowa.[24]

# Office Current officeholder
Governor of Iowa Kim Reynolds (R)
1 Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg (R)
2 President of the Senate Amy Sinclair (R)
3 Speaker of the House of Representatives Pat Grassley (R)

Kansas

Established by KSA Statute 75–125[25] and the Emergency Interim Executive and Judicial Succession Act of 1994.[26]

# Office Current officeholder
Governor of Kansas Laura Kelly (D)
1 Lieutenant Governor David Toland (D)
2 President of the Senate Ty Masterson (R)
3 Speaker of the House of Representatives Dan Hawkins (R)
Eligible to serve as emergency interim governor if 1–3 are vacant
4 Secretary of State Scott Schwab (R)
5 Attorney General Kris Kobach (R)

Kentucky

See also: Governor of Kentucky § Succession

Established by Sections 84,[27] 85[28] and 87[29] of the Kentucky Constitution.

Louisiana

Established by Article IV, Section 14 of the Constitution of Louisiana.[30]

Maine

Established by Article V, Part 1, Section 14 of the Constitution of Maine.[31]

Maryland

Established by Article II, Section 6 of the Constitution of Maryland.[32]

Massachusetts

See also: Governor of Massachusetts § Succession

Established by Article LV of the Constitution of Massachusetts.[33]

Michigan

Established by Article V, Section 26 of the Constitution of Michigan,[34] Section 10.2 of the Revised Statutes of 1846[35] and the Emergency Interim Executive Succession Act (PA 202 of 1959, Section 31.4)[36][37]

# Office Current officeholder
Governor of Michigan Gretchen Whitmer (D)
1 Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist (D)
2 Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D)
3 Attorney General Dana Nessel (D)
4 President pro tempore of the Senate Jeremy Moss (D)
5 Speaker of the House of Representatives Joe Tate (D)
Eligible to serve as emergency interim governor if 1–5 are vacant
6 List of 5 people named by the governor[38] State Treasurer Rachael Eubanks
7 Fmr. Lieutenant Governor John Cherry (D)
8 Wayne County Exec. Warren Evans (D)
9 Businessman Gary Torgow
10 U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D)

Minnesota

Established by Article V, Section 5 of the Minnesota Constitution[39] and Minnesota Statute 4.06.[40]

Mississippi

Established by Article V, Section 131 of the Constitution of Mississippi.[41]

# Office Current officeholder
Governor of Mississippi Tate Reeves (R)
1 Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann (R)
2 President pro tempore of the Senate Dean Kirby (R)
3 Speaker of the House of Representatives Philip Gunn (R)

Missouri

Established by Article IV, Section 11(a) of the Constitution of Missouri.[42]

Montana

Established by Article VI, Section 6 of the Constitution of Montana[43] and Montana Code 2-16-511 to 2-16-513.[44][45][46]

# Office Current officeholder
Governor of Montana Greg Gianforte (R)
1 Lieutenant Governor Kristen Juras (R)
2 President of the Senate Jason Ellsworth (R)
3 Speaker of the House of Representatives Matt Regier (R)
4 Most senior member of the Montana Legislature[g][h] Duane Ankney (R)

Nebraska

Established by Article IV, Section 16 of the Constitution of Nebraska[47] and Nebraska Revised Statutes 84-120[48] and 84-121.[49]

# Office Current officeholder
Governor of Nebraska Jim Pillen (R)
1 Lieutenant Governor Joe Kelly (R)
2 Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature John Arch (NP/R)[i]
3 Chair of the Executive Board of the Legislative Council Tom Briese (NP/R)[j]
4 Chair of the Committee on Committees Joni Albrecht (NP/R)[j]
5 Chair of the Judiciary Committee Justin Wayne (NP/D)[k]
6 Chair of the Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Tom Brewer (NP/R)[j]
7 Chair of the Appropriations Committee Robert Clements (NP/R)[j]
8 Chair of the Revenue Committee Lou Ann Linehan (NP/R)[j]
9 Chair of the Education Committee Dave Murman (NP/R)[j]
10 Chair of the Banking, Commerce and Insurance Committee Julie Slama (NP/R)[j]
11 Chair of the Natural Resources Committee Bruce Bostelman (NP/R)[j]
12 Chair of the Agriculture Committee Steve Halloran (NP/R)[j]
13 Chair of the Health and Human Services Committee Ben Hansen (NP/R)[j]
14 Chair of the General Affairs Committee John Lowe (NP/R)[j]
15 Chair of the Urban Affairs Committee Terrell McKinney (NP/D)[k]
16 Chair of the Business and Labor Committee Merv Riepe (NP/R)[j]
17 Chair of the Transportation and Telecommunications Committee Suzanne Geist (NP/R)[j]

Nevada

Established by Nevada Revised Statute 223.080.[50]

# Office Current officeholder
Governor of Nevada Joe Lombardo (R)
1 Lieutenant Governor Stavros Anthony (R)
2 President pro tempore of the Senate Pat Spearman (D)
3 Speaker of the Assembly Steve Yeager (D)
4 Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar (D)

New Hampshire

Established by Part 2, Article 49 of the Constitution of New Hampshire.[51]

# Office Current officeholder
Governor of New Hampshire Chris Sununu (R)
1 President of the Senate Jeb Bradley (R)
2 Speaker of the House of Representatives Sherman Packard (R)
3 Secretary of State David Scanlan (R)
4 Treasurer[e] Monica Mezzapelle (D)

New Jersey

Established by Article V, Section I, Paragraph 7 of the Constitution of New Jersey[52] and New Jersey Revised Statute 52:14A-4.[53]

# Office Current officeholder
Governor of New Jersey Phil Murphy (D)
1 Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver (D)
2 President of the Senate Nicholas Scutari (D)
3 Speaker of the General Assembly Craig Coughlin (D)
Eligible to serve as emergency interim governor if 1–3 are vacant
4 Attorney General Matt Platkin (D)
5 Commissioner of Transportation Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti

New Mexico

See also: Governor of New Mexico § Line of succession

Established by Article V, Section 7 of the Constitution of New Mexico[54]

New York

See also: Governor of New York § Line of succession

Established by Article IV, Sections 5–6 of the New York Constitution[55] and Article 1-A, Section 5 of the Defense Emergency Act of 1951.[56]

# Office Current officeholder
Governor of New York Kathy Hochul (D)
1 Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado (D)
2 Temporary President of the Senate Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D)
3 Speaker of the Assembly Carl Heastie (D)
Eligible to serve as emergency interim governor if 1–3 are vacant
4 Attorney General Letitia James (D)
5 Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli (D)
6 Commissioner of Transportation Marie Therese Dominguez
7 Commissioner of Health Mary T. Bassett
— Commissioner of Commerce[l] n/a
— Industrial Commissioner[l] n/a
8 Chair of the Public Service Commission John B. Rhodes
9 Secretary of State Robert J. Rodriguez (D) (acting)

North Carolina

Established by Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution of North Carolina[57] and G.S. Section 147.11.1.[58]

North Dakota

Established by Article V, Section 11 of the Constitution of North Dakota.[59]

Ohio

Established by Article III, Section 15 of the Constitution of Ohio[60] and Title I, Chapter 161 of the Ohio Revised Code.[61]

Oklahoma

See also: Governor of Oklahoma § Line of succession

As provided by Article VI, Section 15 of the Constitution of Oklahoma[62] and the Oklahoma Emergency Interim Executive and Judicial Succession Act.

Oregon

See also: Governor of Oregon § Line of succession

Established by Article V, Section 8a of the Constitution of Oregon[63]

Pennsylvania

Established by Article IV, Sections 13–14 of the Pennsylvania Constitution[64][65]

Rhode Island

Established by Article IX, Sections 9–10 of the Constitution of Rhode Island[66]

South Carolina

Established by Article IV, Sections 6 and 7 of the South Carolina Constitution[67] and South Carolina Code of Laws sections 1-3-120,[68] 1-3-130[69] and 1-9-30.[70]

# Position Current officeholder
Governor of South Carolina Henry McMaster (R)
1 Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette (R)
2 President of the South Carolina Senate Thomas C. Alexander (R)
3 Speaker of the House of Representatives Murrell Smith (R)
Eligible to serve as emergency interim governor if 1–3 are vacant
4 Secretary of State Mark Hammond (R)
5 Treasurer Curtis Loftis (R)
6 Attorney General Alan Wilson (R)

South Dakota

Established by Article IV, Section 6 of the Constitution of South Dakota.[71]

# Office Current officeholder
Governor of South Dakota Kristi Noem (R)
1 Lieutenant Governor Larry Rhoden (R)

Tennessee

See also: Governor of Tennessee § Line of succession

Established by Article III, Section 12 of the Constitution of Tennessee[72] and Acts 1941, Chapter 99 §1.[73]

Texas

Established by Article IV, Sections 3a and 16–18 of the Constitution of Texas[74] and Chapter 401.023 of Title 4 the Texas Code.[75]

# Office Current officeholder
Governor of Texas Greg Abbott (R)
1 Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick (R)
2 President pro tempore of the Senate Donna Campbell (R)
3 Speaker of the House of Representatives Dade Phelan (R)
4 Attorney General Ken Paxton (R)
Chief Justices of the Texas Courts of Appeals, in numerical order
5 1st Court of Appeals (Houston) Terry Adams (R)
6 2nd Court of Appeals (Fort Worth) Bonnie Sudderth (R)
7 3rd Court of Appeals (Austin) Darlene Byrne (D)
8 4th Court of Appeals (San Antonio) Rebeca Martinez (D)
9 5th Court of Appeals (Dallas) Robert Burns III (D)
10 6th Court of Appeals (Texarkana) Josh Morriss (R)
11 7th Court of Appeals (Amarillo) Brian Quinn (R)
12 8th Court of Appeals (El Paso) Yvonne Rodriguez (D)
13 9th Court of Appeals (Beaumont) Scott Golemon (R)
14 10th Court of Appeals (Waco) Tom Gray (R)
15 11th Court of Appeals (Eastland) John M. Bailey (R)
16 12th Court of Appeals (Tyler) Jim Worthen (R)
17 13th Court of Appeals (Corpus Christi) Dori Contreras (D)
18 14th Court of Appeals (Houston) Tracy Christopher (R)

Utah

Established by Article VII, Section 11 of the Constitution of Utah[76] and the Emergency Interim Succession Act (C53-2a-803).[77]

# Office Current officeholder
Governor of Utah Spencer Cox (R)
1 Lieutenant Governor Deirdre Henderson (R)
2 President of the Senate J. Stuart Adams (R)
3 Speaker of the House of Representatives Brad Wilson (R)
Eligible to serve as emergency interim governor if 1–3 are vacant
4 Attorney General Sean Reyes (R)
5 Treasurer Marlo Oaks (R)
6 Auditor John Dougall (R)

Vermont

Established by Chapter II, Section 20 of the Constitution of Vermont,[78] 3 VSA §1[79] and 20 VSA §183.[80]

Virginia

Established by Article V, Section 16 of the Constitution of Virginia.[81]

# Office Current officeholder
Governor of Virginia Glenn Youngkin (R)
1 Lieutenant Governor Winsome Sears (R)
2 Attorney General Jason Miyares (R)
3 Speaker of the House of Delegates Todd Gilbert (R)
4 House of Delegates convenes to fill the vacancy

Washington

Established by Article III, Section 10 of the Constitution of Washington.[82]

West Virginia

Established by Article VII, Section 16 of the Constitution of West Virginia.[83]

# Office Current officeholder
Governor of West Virginia Jim Justice (R)
1 President of the Senate Craig Blair (R)
2 Speaker of the House of Delegates Roger Hanshaw (R)
3 New governor elected by a joint vote of the Legislature

Wisconsin

Established by Article V, Sections 7 and 8 of the Constitution of Wisconsin.[84]

Wyoming

Established by Article IV, Section 6 of the Wyoming Constitution.[85]

# Office Current officeholder
Governor of Wyoming Mark Gordon (R)
1 Secretary of State Chuck Gray (R)

Federal district

Washington, D.C.

Established by Title IV, Section 421(c)(2) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act.[86]

# Office Current officeholder
Mayor of Washington, D.C. Muriel Bowser (D)
1 Chair of the D.C. Council Phil Mendelson (D)

Organized territories

American Samoa

Established by Article IV, Section 4 Constitution of American Samoa[87] and Section 4.0106 of the American Samoa Codes Annotated.[88]

Guam

Established by Subchapter 1, Section 1422(b) of the Guam Organic Act of 1950.[89]

# Office Current officeholder
Governor of Guam Lou Leon Guerrero (D)
1 Lieutenant Governor Josh Tenorio (D)
2 Speaker of the Legislature Therese M. Terlaje (D)

Northern Mariana Islands

Established by Article III, Section 7 of the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Constitution.[90]

Puerto Rico

Main article: Puerto Rico governmental line of succession

Established by Article IV, Section 8 of the Constitution of Puerto Rico[91] and Law No. 7 of 2005[92]

U.S. Virgin Islands

Established by Subsection IV §1595(b, e) of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands[93] and the Executive Succession Act of 1972[94]

# Office Current officeholder
Governor of the United States Virgin Islands Albert Bryan (D)
1 Lieutenant Governor Tregenza Roach (D)
2 President of the Legislature Novelle Francis (D)
3 Vice President of the Legislature Marvin Blyden (D)
4 Commissioner of Finance Bosede Bruce
5 Attorney General Carol Thomas-Jacobs (acting)
6 Director of the Office of Management and Budget Jenifer O'Neal
7 Commissioner of Education Dionne Wells-Hedrington
8 Commission of Public Works Derek Gabriel
9 Commission of Sports, Parks and Recreation Calvert White
– Police Commissioner Ray Martinez (nominee)

Notes

  1. ^ The office is officially nonpartisan, but Superintendent Thurmond identifies with the Democratic Party.
  2. ^ a b c Must be the same party as the outgoing governor. If the current officeholder is not a member of the same party, skip to the next on the list.
  3. ^ If the minority leader of the Senate is not a member of the same party as the outgoing governor, succession goes back to the president of the Senate
  4. ^ The elected office of Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction was abolished as of January 11, 2021 and replaced with the appointed Secretary of Education. The state constitution has to date not been changed.
  5. ^ a b c d Only eligible to serve until a new president of the Senate is elected.
  6. ^ Only eligible to serve until a new governor is elected by the General Assembly.
  7. ^ "Senior" is defined as the member of the legislature who has served "for the longest continuous period of time", with age being the tiebreaker (in favor of the older/oldest person) if multiple people qualify. Sen. Ankney served for eight years in the state House of Representatives from 2007-2015 and went directly to the state Senate, serving until the present.
  8. ^ Only eligible to serve until a new governor is elected by a joint session of the Legislature.
  9. ^ The Nebraska Legislature is officially nonpartisan, but Speaker Arch identifies with the Republican Party.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m The Nebraska Legislature is officially nonpartisan, but this senator identifies with the Republican Party.
  11. ^ a b The Nebraska Legislature is officially nonpartisan, but this senator identifies with the Democratic Party.
  12. ^ a b The New York Defense Emergency Act of 1951 calls for the "Commissioner of Commerce" and the "Industrial Commissioner" to be in the emergency line of succession. However, these departments/positions no longer appear to exist and it is unclear if there have been statutory changes made to accommodate the line of succession.
  13. ^ The office is officially nonpartisan, but Superintendent Reykdal identifies with the Democratic Party.
  14. ^ a b c Elections in American Samoa are officially nonpartisan, but Gov. Mauga and Lt. Gov. Ale both identify with the Democratic Party, and Speaker Ale with the Republican Party.
  15. ^ The Constitution of Puerto Rico requires that the governor be at least 35 years old. Secretary Parés will turn 35 on March 29, 2023.

References

  1. ^ "States' Lines of Succession of Gubernatorial Powers" (PDF). National Lieutenant Governors Association. May 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "Chart of Gubernatorial Successions" (PDF). National Lieutenant Governors Association. June 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ Staff. "N.J.'S LINE OF SUCCESSION / A SIMPLE FIX", The Press of Atlantic City, November 11, 2002. Retrieved June 22, 2012. "Thanks to an unusual set of circumstances and a flaw in the state constitution, New Jersey had five different governors over eight days at the beginning of the year. Even for New Jersey, this was pretty bizarre."
  4. ^ "Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball » Stepping Up: How Governors Who Have Succeeded to the Top Job Have Performed Over the Years". centerforpolitics.org. Retrieved 2019-11-23.
  5. ^ "Constitution of Alabama 1901". Alabama Legislature. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  6. ^ "The Constitution of the State of Alaska". Lieutenant Governor of Alaska. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  7. ^ "Constitution of Arizona: Article V, Section 6". Arizona Legislature. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  8. ^ "Constitution of the State of Arkansas of 1874" (PDF). Arkansas Legislature. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  9. ^ "Constitution of California: Article V, Section 10". California Legislature. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  10. ^ "Government Code, Article 5.5, Section 12058 — Succession to the Office of Governor". California Legislature. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  11. ^ "Government Code, Article 5.5, Section 12061 — Succession to the Office of Governor in the Event of War or Enemy-Caused Disaster". California Legislature. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  12. ^ "Constitution of Colorado: Article IV, Section 13". LexisNexis. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  13. ^ "Constitution of Connecticut". Connecticut General Assembly. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  14. ^ "Constitution of Delaware: Article III, Section 20". State of Delaware. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  15. ^ . Florida Legislature. Archived from the original on December 8, 2008. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  16. ^ "Florida Statutes 14.055". Law Server. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  17. ^ "Georgia Constitution of 1983: Article V". Georgia Info. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  18. ^ "The Constitution of the State of Hawaii: Article V". Hawaii Legislative Reference Bureau. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  19. ^ "2013 Revised Hawaii Statutes 26-2: Order of succession to offices of governor and lieutenant governor". Justia. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  20. ^ "Constitution of the State of Idaho: Article IV — Executive Department". Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  21. ^ "Constitution of the State of Illinois". Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  22. ^ "Illinois Compiled Statutes 15 ILCS 5 — Governor Succession Act". Illinois General Assembly. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  23. ^ "Current Indiana Constitution as amended". Indiana General Assembly. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  24. ^ "1857 Constitution of the State of Iowa" (PDF). Iowa General Assembly. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  25. ^ "Article I: 75–125". Kansas Legislature. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  26. ^ "Emergency Interim Executive and Judicial Succession Act of 1994". Kansas Legislature. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  27. ^ "Constitution of Kentucky, Section 84". Kentucky General Assembly. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  28. ^ "Constitution of Kentucky, Section 85". Kentucky General Assembly. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  29. ^ "Constitution of Kentucky, Section 87". Kentucky General Assembly. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  30. ^ "Constitution of Louisiana: Article IV. Executive Branch". Louisiana Senate. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  31. ^ "Constitution of the State of Maine". Maine Legislature. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  32. ^ "Constitution of Maryland: Article II". Maryland State Archives. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  33. ^ "Massachusetts Constitution: Article LV". Massachusetts General Court. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  34. ^ "State Constitution: Article V, Section 26". www.legislature.mi.gov. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  35. ^ "Revised Statutes of 1846 (EXCERPT) – Section 10.2 THE GOVERNOR". www.legislature.mi.gov. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  36. ^ "Emergency Interim Executive Succession Act". www.legislature.mi.gov. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  37. ^ "Whitmer - Gov. Whitmer Designates Emergency Interim Successors". www.michigan.gov. January 25, 2019. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
  38. ^ The Office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer (January 25, 2019). "Gov. Whitmer Designates Emergency Interim Successors". Michigan.gov.
  39. ^ "Constitution of the State of Minnesota: Article V". Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  40. ^ "Constitutional Offices and Duties, Chapter 4: 4.06". Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  41. ^ "The Constitution of the State of Mississippi" (PDF). Secretary of State of Mississippi. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  42. ^ "Missouri Constitution Section: Article IV, Section 11(a)". Missouri General Assembly. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  43. ^ "The Constitution of the State of Montana: Article VI, Section 6". Montana Legislature. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  44. ^ "Montana Code 2-16-511. Vacancy in office of governor and lieutenant governor". LawServer. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  45. ^ "Montana Code 2-16-512. Election by legislature if president of senate and speaker unable to assume office of governor". LawServer. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  46. ^ "Montana Code 2-16-513. Succession in case of termination or incapacitation of primary successors". LawServer. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  47. ^ "Nebraska State Constitution: Article IV-16". Nebraska Legislature. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  48. ^ "Nebraska Revised Statute 84-120". Nebraska Legislature. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  49. ^ "Nebraska Revised Statute 84-121". Nebraska Legislature. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  50. ^ "Nevada Revised Statutes 223.080". Nevada Legislature. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  51. ^ "State Constitution: Part 2". State of New Hampshire. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  52. ^ "New Jersey State Constitution 1947". New Jersey Legislature. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  53. ^ "New Jersey Revised Statutes Section 52:14A-4 – Additional successors to office of Governor". Justia. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  54. ^ "New Mexico Constitution Art. V, § 7. Succession to office of governor". FindLaw. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  55. ^ "New York State Constitution" (PDF). New York Department of State. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  56. ^ "Defense Emergency Act 1951". New York State Senate. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  57. ^ "North Carolina State Constitution". North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  58. ^ "G.S. §147-11.1 — Succession to office of Governor; Acting Governor" (PDF). North Carolina General Assembly. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  59. ^ "Constitution of North Dakota" (PDF). North Dakota Legislative Assembly. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  60. ^ "Ohio Constitution, Article III, Section 15". Ohio Legislature. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  61. ^ "161.03 Succession to the governorship". Ohio Revised Code. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  62. ^ "Oklahoma Constitution: Article VI Section 15". Oklahoma State Courts Network. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  63. ^ "Oregon Constitution". Oregon Legislature. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  64. ^ "The Constitution of Pennsylvania: Article IV §13 — When Lieutenant Governor to act as Governor". Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  65. ^ "The Constitution of Pennsylvania: Article IV §14 — Vacancy in office of Lieutenant Governor". Pennsylvania General Assembly. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  66. ^ "Constitution of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations: Article IX — Of the Executive Power". Rhode Island General Assembly. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  67. ^ "Article IV, Executive Department" (PDF). scstatehouse.gov.
  68. ^ "Section 1-3-120: Vacancy in office of both Governor and Lieutenant Governor". casetext.com.
  69. ^ "Section 1-3-130: Disability of Governor, Lieutenant Governor and President of Senate pro tempore". casetext.com.
  70. ^ "Section 1-9-30: Emergency interim successors to office of Governor". casetext.com.
  71. ^ "Constitution of South Dakota: Article IV §6 — Succession of executive power". South Dakota Legislative Research Council. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  72. ^ "The Constitution of the State of Tennessee" (PDF). Tennessee General Assembly. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  73. ^ "S.B. 206 — An Act regulating successorship to the Governor's Office in certain cases". HathiTrust. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  74. ^ "The Texas Constitution: Article IV — Executive Department" (PDF). Texas Legislature. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  75. ^ "Section 401.023 — Succession". Texas Legislature. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  76. ^ "Utah Constitution: Article VII, §11 — Vacancy in office of Governor – Determination of disability". Utah Legislature. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  77. ^ "Emergency Interim Succession Act" (PDF). Utah Legislature. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  78. ^ "Constitution of the State of Vermont". Vermont General Assembly. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  79. ^ "3 V.S.A. § 1 — Vacancy, absence from State". Vermont General Assembly. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  80. ^ "20 V.S.A. § 183 — Additional successor to office of governor". Vermont General Assembly. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  81. ^ "Constitution of Virginia: Article V, Section 16 — Succession to the office of Governor". Virginia's Legislative Information System. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  82. ^ "Washington State Constitution". Washington State Legislature. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  83. ^ "Constitution of West Virginia: Article VII". West Virginia State Legislature. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  84. ^ "Wisconsin Constitution" (PDF). Wisconsin Legislature. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  85. ^ "Constitution of the State of Wyoming" (PDF). Secretary of State of Wyoming. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  86. ^ "D.C. Code 1–241". ABF Associates. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  87. ^ "Revised Constitution of American Samoa: Article IV". American Samoa Bar Association. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  88. ^ "A.S.C.A. § 4.0106 — Line of succession". American Samoa Bar Association. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  89. ^ "The Organic Act of Guam" (PDF). The Judiciary of Guam. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  90. ^ "Commonwealth Constitution: Article III — Executive Branch". CNMI Law Revision Commission. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  91. ^ "Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico: Article IV — The Executive". Wikisource. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  92. ^ "Ley Núm. 7 del año 2005 (in Spanish)". LexJuris Puerto Rico. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  93. ^ "Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands". Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  94. ^ "3 V.I.C. § 29 — Executive Succession Act of 1972". LexisNexis. Retrieved August 23, 2019.

March 05, 2023
gubernatorial, lines, succession, united, states, following, planned, order, succession, governorships, states, washington, organized, territories, united, states, according, constitutions, supplemental, laws, each, some, states, make, distinction, whether, su. The following is the planned order of succession for the governorships of the 50 U S states Washington D C and the 5 organized territories of the United States according to the constitutions and supplemental laws if any of each 1 Some states make a distinction whether the succeeding individual is acting as governor or becomes governor From 1980 to 1999 there were 13 successions of governorships From 2000 to 2019 this number increased to 29 2 The only instance since at least 1980 in which the second in line reached a state governorship was on January 8 2002 when New Jersey Attorney General John Farmer Jr acted as governor for 90 minutes between Donald DiFrancesco and John O Bennett s terms in that capacity as president of the Senate following governor Christine Todd Whitman s resignation 3 In 2019 Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico Wanda Vazquez Garced became governor when both the governor and secretary of state resigned in Telegramgate From 1945 to 2016 39 of those who succeeded to the governorship ran for and won election to a full term 4 Contents 1 States 1 1 Alabama 1 2 Alaska 1 3 Arizona 1 4 Arkansas 1 5 California 1 6 Colorado 1 7 Connecticut 1 8 Delaware 1 9 Florida 1 10 Georgia 1 11 Hawaii 1 12 Idaho 1 13 Illinois 1 14 Indiana 1 15 Iowa 1 16 Kansas 1 17 Kentucky 1 18 Louisiana 1 19 Maine 1 20 Maryland 1 21 Massachusetts 1 22 Michigan 1 23 Minnesota 1 24 Mississippi 1 25 Missouri 1 26 Montana 1 27 Nebraska 1 28 Nevada 1 29 New Hampshire 1 30 New Jersey 1 31 New Mexico 1 32 New York 1 33 North Carolina 1 34 North Dakota 1 35 Ohio 1 36 Oklahoma 1 37 Oregon 1 38 Pennsylvania 1 39 Rhode Island 1 40 South Carolina 1 41 South Dakota 1 42 Tennessee 1 43 Texas 1 44 Utah 1 45 Vermont 1 46 Virginia 1 47 Washington 1 48 West Virginia 1 49 Wisconsin 1 50 Wyoming 2 Federal district 2 1 Washington D C 3 Organized territories 3 1 American Samoa 3 2 Guam 3 3 Northern Mariana Islands 3 4 Puerto Rico 3 5 U S Virgin Islands 4 Notes 5 ReferencesStates EditAlabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin WyomingAlabama Edit Established by Article V Section 127 of the Constitution of Alabama 5 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Alabama Kay Ivey R 1 Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth R 2 President pro tempore of the Senate Greg Reed R 3 Speaker of the House of Representatives Nathaniel Ledbetter R 4 Attorney General Steve Marshall R 5 Auditor Andrew Sorrell R 6 Secretary of State Wes Allen R 7 Treasurer Young Boozer R Alaska Edit Established by Article III Section 10 of the Constitution of Alaska 6 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Alaska Mike Dunleavy R 1 Lieutenant Governor Nancy Dahlstrom R Arizona Edit Established by Article V Section 6 of the Constitution of Arizona 7 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Arizona Katie Hobbs D 1 Secretary of State Adrian Fontes D 2 Attorney General Kris Mayes D 3 Treasurer Kimberly Yee R 4 Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne R Arkansas Edit Established by Article VI Section 5 of the Constitution of Arkansas as amended 8 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Arkansas Sarah Huckabee Sanders R 1 Lieutenant Governor Leslie Rutledge R 2 President pro tempore of the Senate Bart Hester R 3 Speaker of the House of Representatives Matthew Shepherd R California Edit Established by Article V Section 10 of the Constitution of California 9 and GOV Title 2 Division 3 Part 2 Art 5 5 of the California Codes 10 11 Office Current officeholderGovernor of California Gavin Newsom D 1 Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis D 2 President pro tempore of the Senate Toni Atkins D 3 Speaker of the Assembly Anthony Rendon D 4 Secretary of State Shirley Weber D 5 Attorney General Rob Bonta D 6 Treasurer Fiona Ma D 7 Controller Malia Cohen D 8 Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond NP a 9 Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara D 10 Chair of the Board of Equalization Malia Cohen D 11 List of 4 7 people named by the governor subject to confirmation by the Senate in the case of war or enemy caused disaster Colorado Edit Established by Article IV Section 13 7 of the Constitution of Colorado 12 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Colorado Jared Polis D 1 Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera D 2 President of the Senate b Steve Fenberg D 3 Speaker of the House of Representatives b Julie McCluskie D 4 Minority Leader of the House b Mike Lynch R 5 Minority Leader of the Senate c Paul Lundeen R Connecticut Edit Established by Article IV Sections 18 21 of the Constitution of Connecticut 13 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Connecticut Ned Lamont D 1 Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz D 2 President pro tempore of the Senate Martin Looney D Delaware Edit Established by Article III Section 20 of the Constitution of Delaware 14 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Delaware John Carney D 1 Lieutenant Governor Bethany Hall Long D 2 Secretary of State Jeffrey W Bullock D 3 Attorney General Kathy Jennings D 4 President pro tempore of the Senate David Sokola D 5 Speaker of the House of Representatives Peter Schwartzkopf D Florida Edit Established by Article IV Section 3 of the Constitution of Florida 15 and Florida Statute 14 055 16 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Florida Ron DeSantis R 1 Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nunez R 2 Attorney General Ashley Moody R 3 Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis R 4 Commissioner of Agriculture Wilton Simpson R Georgia Edit Established by Article V Section 1 Paragraph V of the Constitution of Georgia 17 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Georgia Brian Kemp R 1 Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones R 2 Speaker of the House of Representatives Jon Burns R Hawaii Edit Established by Article V Section 4 of the Constitution of Hawaii 18 and Title 4 26 2 of the Hawaii code 19 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Hawaii Josh Green D 1 Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke D 2 President of the Senate Ron Kouchi D 3 Speaker of the House of Representatives Scott Saiki D 4 Attorney General Holly Shikada D 5 Director of Finance Craig Hirai6 Comptroller Curt Otaguro7 Director of Taxation Isaac Choy8 Director of Human Resources Development Ryker WadaIdaho Edit Established by Article IV Sections 12 14 of the Constitution of Idaho 20 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Idaho Brad Little R 1 Lieutenant Governor Scott Bedke R 2 President pro tempore of the Senate Chuck Winder R Illinois Edit See also Governor of Illinois Succession Established by Article V Section 6 of the Constitution of Illinois 21 and the Governor Succession Act 22 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Illinois J B Pritzker D 1 Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton D 2 Attorney General Kwame Raoul D 3 Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias D 4 Comptroller Susana Mendoza D 5 Treasurer Mike Frerichs D 6 President of the Senate Don Harmon D 7 Speaker of the House of Representatives Emanuel Chris Welch D Indiana Edit Established by Article V Section 10 of the Constitution of Indiana 23 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Indiana Eric Holcomb R 1 Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch R 2 Speaker of the House of Representatives Todd Huston R 3 President pro tempore of the Senate Rodric Bray R 4 Treasurer Daniel Elliott R 5 Secretary of State Diego Morales R 6 Auditor Tera Klutz R Superintendent of Public Instruction office abolished d Iowa Edit Established by Article IV Sections 17 19 of the Constitution of Iowa 24 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Iowa Kim Reynolds R 1 Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg R 2 President of the Senate Amy Sinclair R 3 Speaker of the House of Representatives Pat Grassley R Kansas Edit Established by KSA Statute 75 125 25 and the Emergency Interim Executive and Judicial Succession Act of 1994 26 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Kansas Laura Kelly D 1 Lieutenant Governor David Toland D 2 President of the Senate Ty Masterson R 3 Speaker of the House of Representatives Dan Hawkins R Eligible to serve as emergency interim governor if 1 3 are vacant4 Secretary of State Scott Schwab R 5 Attorney General Kris Kobach R Kentucky Edit See also Governor of Kentucky Succession Established by Sections 84 27 85 28 and 87 29 of the Kentucky Constitution Office Current officeholderGovernor of Kentucky Andy Beshear D 1 Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman D 2 President of the Senate Robert Stivers R 3 Attorney General e Daniel Cameron R 4 Auditor e Mike Harmon R Louisiana Edit Established by Article IV Section 14 of the Constitution of Louisiana 30 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Louisiana John Bel Edwards D 1 Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser R 2 Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin R 3 Attorney General Jeff Landry R 4 Treasurer John Schroder R 5 President of the Senate Page Cortez R 6 Speaker of the House of Representatives Clay Schexnayder R Maine Edit Established by Article V Part 1 Section 14 of the Constitution of Maine 31 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Maine Janet Mills D 1 President of the Senate Troy Jackson D 2 Speaker of the House of Representatives Rachel Talbot Ross D 3 Secretary of State e Shenna Bellows D Maryland Edit Established by Article II Section 6 of the Constitution of Maryland 32 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Maryland Wes Moore D 1 Lieutenant Governor Aruna Miller D 2 President of the Senate f Bill Ferguson D Massachusetts Edit See also Governor of Massachusetts Succession Established by Article LV of the Constitution of Massachusetts 33 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Massachusetts Maura Healey D 1 Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll D 2 Secretary of the Commonwealth William F Galvin D 3 Attorney General Andrea Campbell D 4 Treasurer and Receiver General Deb Goldberg D 5 Auditor Diana DiZoglio D Michigan Edit Established by Article V Section 26 of the Constitution of Michigan 34 Section 10 2 of the Revised Statutes of 1846 35 and the Emergency Interim Executive Succession Act PA 202 of 1959 Section 31 4 36 37 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Michigan Gretchen Whitmer D 1 Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist D 2 Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson D 3 Attorney General Dana Nessel D 4 President pro tempore of the Senate Jeremy Moss D 5 Speaker of the House of Representatives Joe Tate D Eligible to serve as emergency interim governor if 1 5 are vacant6 List of 5 people named by the governor 38 State Treasurer Rachael Eubanks7 Fmr Lieutenant Governor John Cherry D 8 Wayne County Exec Warren Evans D 9 Businessman Gary Torgow10 U S Senator Debbie Stabenow D Minnesota Edit Established by Article V Section 5 of the Minnesota Constitution 39 and Minnesota Statute 4 06 40 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Minnesota Tim Walz DFL 1 Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan DFL 2 President of the Senate Bobby Joe Champion D 3 Speaker of the House of Representatives Melissa Hortman DFL 4 Secretary of State Steve Simon DFL 5 Auditor Julie Blaha DFL 6 Attorney General Keith Ellison DFL Mississippi Edit Established by Article V Section 131 of the Constitution of Mississippi 41 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Mississippi Tate Reeves R 1 Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann R 2 President pro tempore of the Senate Dean Kirby R 3 Speaker of the House of Representatives Philip Gunn R Missouri Edit Established by Article IV Section 11 a of the Constitution of Missouri 42 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Missouri Mike Parson R 1 Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe R 2 President pro tempore of the Senate Caleb Rowden R 3 Speaker of the House of Representatives Dean Plocher R 4 Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft R 5 Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick R 6 Treasurer Vivek Malek R 7 Attorney General Andrew Bailey R Montana Edit Established by Article VI Section 6 of the Constitution of Montana 43 and Montana Code 2 16 511 to 2 16 513 44 45 46 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Montana Greg Gianforte R 1 Lieutenant Governor Kristen Juras R 2 President of the Senate Jason Ellsworth R 3 Speaker of the House of Representatives Matt Regier R 4 Most senior member of the Montana Legislature g h Duane Ankney R Nebraska Edit Established by Article IV Section 16 of the Constitution of Nebraska 47 and Nebraska Revised Statutes 84 120 48 and 84 121 49 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Nebraska Jim Pillen R 1 Lieutenant Governor Joe Kelly R 2 Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature John Arch NP R i 3 Chair of the Executive Board of the Legislative Council Tom Briese NP R j 4 Chair of the Committee on Committees Joni Albrecht NP R j 5 Chair of the Judiciary Committee Justin Wayne NP D k 6 Chair of the Government Military and Veterans Affairs Committee Tom Brewer NP R j 7 Chair of the Appropriations Committee Robert Clements NP R j 8 Chair of the Revenue Committee Lou Ann Linehan NP R j 9 Chair of the Education Committee Dave Murman NP R j 10 Chair of the Banking Commerce and Insurance Committee Julie Slama NP R j 11 Chair of the Natural Resources Committee Bruce Bostelman NP R j 12 Chair of the Agriculture Committee Steve Halloran NP R j 13 Chair of the Health and Human Services Committee Ben Hansen NP R j 14 Chair of the General Affairs Committee John Lowe NP R j 15 Chair of the Urban Affairs Committee Terrell McKinney NP D k 16 Chair of the Business and Labor Committee Merv Riepe NP R j 17 Chair of the Transportation and Telecommunications Committee Suzanne Geist NP R j Nevada Edit Established by Nevada Revised Statute 223 080 50 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Nevada Joe Lombardo R 1 Lieutenant Governor Stavros Anthony R 2 President pro tempore of the Senate Pat Spearman D 3 Speaker of the Assembly Steve Yeager D 4 Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar D New Hampshire Edit Established by Part 2 Article 49 of the Constitution of New Hampshire 51 Office Current officeholderGovernor of New Hampshire Chris Sununu R 1 President of the Senate Jeb Bradley R 2 Speaker of the House of Representatives Sherman Packard R 3 Secretary of State David Scanlan R 4 Treasurer e Monica Mezzapelle D New Jersey Edit Established by Article V Section I Paragraph 7 of the Constitution of New Jersey 52 and New Jersey Revised Statute 52 14A 4 53 Office Current officeholderGovernor of New Jersey Phil Murphy D 1 Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver D 2 President of the Senate Nicholas Scutari D 3 Speaker of the General Assembly Craig Coughlin D Eligible to serve as emergency interim governor if 1 3 are vacant4 Attorney General Matt Platkin D 5 Commissioner of Transportation Diane Gutierrez ScaccettiNew Mexico Edit See also Governor of New Mexico Line of succession Established by Article V Section 7 of the Constitution of New Mexico 54 Office Current officeholderGovernor of New Mexico Michelle Lujan Grisham D 1 Lieutenant Governor Howie Morales D 2 Secretary of State Maggie Toulouse Oliver D 3 President pro tempore of the Senate Mimi Stewart D 4 Speaker of the House of Representatives Javier Martinez D New York Edit See also Governor of New York Line of succession Established by Article IV Sections 5 6 of the New York Constitution 55 and Article 1 A Section 5 of the Defense Emergency Act of 1951 56 Office Current officeholderGovernor of New York Kathy Hochul D 1 Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado D 2 Temporary President of the Senate Andrea Stewart Cousins D 3 Speaker of the Assembly Carl Heastie D Eligible to serve as emergency interim governor if 1 3 are vacant4 Attorney General Letitia James D 5 Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli D 6 Commissioner of Transportation Marie Therese Dominguez7 Commissioner of Health Mary T Bassett Commissioner of Commerce l n a Industrial Commissioner l n a8 Chair of the Public Service Commission John B Rhodes9 Secretary of State Robert J Rodriguez D acting North Carolina Edit Established by Article III Section 3 of the Constitution of North Carolina 57 and G S Section 147 11 1 58 Office Current officeholderGovernor of North Carolina Roy Cooper D 1 Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson R 2 President pro tempore of the Senate Philip E Berger R 3 Speaker of the House of Representatives Tim Moore R 4 Secretary of State Elaine Marshall D 5 Auditor Beth Wood D 6 Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt R 7 Attorney General Josh Stein D 8 Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler R 9 Commissioner of Labor Josh Dobson R 10 Commissioner of Insurance Mike Causey R North Dakota Edit Established by Article V Section 11 of the Constitution of North Dakota 59 Office Current officeholderGovernor of North Dakota Doug Burgum R 1 Lieutenant Governor Tammy Miller R 2 Secretary of State Michael Howe R Ohio Edit Established by Article III Section 15 of the Constitution of Ohio 60 and Title I Chapter 161 of the Ohio Revised Code 61 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Ohio Mike DeWine R 1 Lieutenant Governor Jon A Husted R 2 President of the Senate Matt Huffman R 3 Speaker of the House of Representatives Jason Stephens R 4 Secretary of State Frank LaRose R 5 Treasurer Robert Sprague R 6 Auditor Keith Faber R 7 Attorney General Dave Yost R Oklahoma Edit See also Governor of Oklahoma Line of succession As provided by Article VI Section 15 of the Constitution of Oklahoma 62 and the Oklahoma Emergency Interim Executive and Judicial Succession Act Office Current officeholderGovernor of Oklahoma Kevin Stitt R 1 Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma Matt Pinnell R 2 President pro tempore of the Senate Greg Treat R 3 Speaker of the House of Representatives Charles McCall R Eligible to serve as emergency interim governor if 1 3 are vacant4 State Auditor and Inspector Cindy Byrd R 5 Attorney General Gentner Drummond R 6 State Treasurer Todd Russ R 7 Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters R 8 Labor Commissioner Leslie Osborn R 9 Corporation Commissioner by length of tenure Bob Anthony R 10 Todd Hiett R 11 Kim David R Oregon Edit See also Governor of Oregon Line of succession Established by Article V Section 8a of the Constitution of Oregon 63 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Oregon Tina Kotek D 1 Secretary of State Shemia Fagan D 2 Treasurer Tobias Read D 3 President of the Senate Rob Wagner D 4 Speaker of the House of Representatives Dan Rayfield D Pennsylvania Edit Established by Article IV Sections 13 14 of the Pennsylvania Constitution 64 65 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro D 1 Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis D 2 President pro tempore of the Senate Kim Ward R Rhode Island Edit Established by Article IX Sections 9 10 of the Constitution of Rhode Island 66 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Rhode Island Dan McKee D 1 Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos D 2 Speaker of the House of Representatives Joe Shekarchi D South Carolina Edit Established by Article IV Sections 6 and 7 of the South Carolina Constitution 67 and South Carolina Code of Laws sections 1 3 120 68 1 3 130 69 and 1 9 30 70 Position Current officeholderGovernor of South Carolina Henry McMaster R 1 Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette R 2 President of the South Carolina Senate Thomas C Alexander R 3 Speaker of the House of Representatives Murrell Smith R Eligible to serve as emergency interim governor if 1 3 are vacant4 Secretary of State Mark Hammond R 5 Treasurer Curtis Loftis R 6 Attorney General Alan Wilson R South Dakota Edit Established by Article IV Section 6 of the Constitution of South Dakota 71 Office Current officeholderGovernor of South Dakota Kristi Noem R 1 Lieutenant Governor Larry Rhoden R Tennessee Edit See also Governor of Tennessee Line of succession Established by Article III Section 12 of the Constitution of Tennessee 72 and Acts 1941 Chapter 99 1 73 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Tennessee Bill Lee R 1 Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the Senate Randy McNally R 2 Speaker of the House of Representatives Cameron Sexton R 3 Secretary of State Tre Hargett R 4 Comptroller of the Treasury Jason Mumpower R Texas Edit Established by Article IV Sections 3a and 16 18 of the Constitution of Texas 74 and Chapter 401 023 of Title 4 the Texas Code 75 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Texas Greg Abbott R 1 Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick R 2 President pro tempore of the Senate Donna Campbell R 3 Speaker of the House of Representatives Dade Phelan R 4 Attorney General Ken Paxton R Chief Justices of the Texas Courts of Appeals in numerical order5 1st Court of Appeals Houston Terry Adams R 6 2nd Court of Appeals Fort Worth Bonnie Sudderth R 7 3rd Court of Appeals Austin Darlene Byrne D 8 4th Court of Appeals San Antonio Rebeca Martinez D 9 5th Court of Appeals Dallas Robert Burns III D 10 6th Court of Appeals Texarkana Josh Morriss R 11 7th Court of Appeals Amarillo Brian Quinn R 12 8th Court of Appeals El Paso Yvonne Rodriguez D 13 9th Court of Appeals Beaumont Scott Golemon R 14 10th Court of Appeals Waco Tom Gray R 15 11th Court of Appeals Eastland John M Bailey R 16 12th Court of Appeals Tyler Jim Worthen R 17 13th Court of Appeals Corpus Christi Dori Contreras D 18 14th Court of Appeals Houston Tracy Christopher R Utah Edit Established by Article VII Section 11 of the Constitution of Utah 76 and the Emergency Interim Succession Act C53 2a 803 77 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Utah Spencer Cox R 1 Lieutenant Governor Deirdre Henderson R 2 President of the Senate J Stuart Adams R 3 Speaker of the House of Representatives Brad Wilson R Eligible to serve as emergency interim governor if 1 3 are vacant4 Attorney General Sean Reyes R 5 Treasurer Marlo Oaks R 6 Auditor John Dougall R Vermont Edit Established by Chapter II Section 20 of the Constitution of Vermont 78 3 VSA 1 79 and 20 VSA 183 80 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Vermont Phil Scott R 1 Lieutenant Governor David Zuckerman VPP 2 Speaker of the House of Representatives Jill Krowinski D 3 President pro tempore of the Senate Philip Baruth D VPP 4 Secretary of State Sarah Copeland Hanzas D 5 Treasurer Mike Pieciak D Virginia Edit Established by Article V Section 16 of the Constitution of Virginia 81 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Virginia Glenn Youngkin R 1 Lieutenant Governor Winsome Sears R 2 Attorney General Jason Miyares R 3 Speaker of the House of Delegates Todd Gilbert R 4 House of Delegates convenes to fill the vacancyWashington Edit Established by Article III Section 10 of the Constitution of Washington 82 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Washington Jay Inslee D 1 Lieutenant Governor Denny Heck D 2 Secretary of State Steve Hobbs D 3 Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti D 4 Auditor Pat McCarthy D 5 Attorney General Bob Ferguson D 6 Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal NP m 7 Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz D West Virginia Edit Established by Article VII Section 16 of the Constitution of West Virginia 83 Office Current officeholderGovernor of West Virginia Jim Justice R 1 President of the Senate Craig Blair R 2 Speaker of the House of Delegates Roger Hanshaw R 3 New governor elected by a joint vote of the LegislatureWisconsin Edit Established by Article V Sections 7 and 8 of the Constitution of Wisconsin 84 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Wisconsin Tony Evers D 1 Lieutenant Governor Sara Rodriguez D 2 Secretary of State Doug La Follette D Wyoming Edit Established by Article IV Section 6 of the Wyoming Constitution 85 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Wyoming Mark Gordon R 1 Secretary of State Chuck Gray R Federal district EditWashington D C Edit Established by Title IV Section 421 c 2 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act 86 Office Current officeholderMayor of Washington D C Muriel Bowser D 1 Chair of the D C Council Phil Mendelson D Organized territories EditAmerican Samoa Edit Established by Article IV Section 4 Constitution of American Samoa 87 and Section 4 0106 of the American Samoa Codes Annotated 88 Office Current officeholderGovernor of American Samoa Lemanu Peleti Mauga n 1 Lieutenant Governor Eleasalo Ale n 2 Speaker of the House of Representatives Savali Talavou Ale n Guam Edit Established by Subchapter 1 Section 1422 b of the Guam Organic Act of 1950 89 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Guam Lou Leon Guerrero D 1 Lieutenant Governor Josh Tenorio D 2 Speaker of the Legislature Therese M Terlaje D Northern Mariana Islands Edit Established by Article III Section 7 of the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Constitution 90 Office Current officeholderGovernor of the Northern Mariana Islands Arnold Palacios I 1 Lieutenant Governor David M Apatang I 2 President of the Senate Edith DeLeon Guerrero D Puerto Rico Edit Main article Puerto Rico governmental line of succession Established by Article IV Section 8 of the Constitution of Puerto Rico 91 and Law No 7 of 2005 92 Office Current officeholderGovernor of Puerto Rico Pedro Pierluisi PNP D 1 Secretary of State Omar J Marrero PNP 2 Secretary of Justice Domingo Emanuelli PNP Secretary of Treasury Francisco Pares Alicea o 3 Secretary of Education Eliezer Ramos Pares PNP 4 Secretary of Labor and Human Resources Carlos Rivera Santiago5 Secretary of Transportation and Public Works Carlos Contreras Aponte6 Secretary of Economic Development and Commerce Manuel Cidre I 7 Secretary of Health Carlos Mellado LopezU S Virgin Islands Edit Established by Subsection IV 1595 b e of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands 93 and the Executive Succession Act of 1972 94 Office Current officeholderGovernor of the United States Virgin Islands Albert Bryan D 1 Lieutenant Governor Tregenza Roach D 2 President of the Legislature Novelle Francis D 3 Vice President of the Legislature Marvin Blyden D 4 Commissioner of Finance Bosede Bruce5 Attorney General Carol Thomas Jacobs acting 6 Director of the Office of Management and Budget Jenifer O Neal7 Commissioner of Education Dionne Wells Hedrington8 Commission of Public Works Derek Gabriel9 Commission of Sports Parks and Recreation Calvert White Police Commissioner Ray Martinez nominee Notes Edit The office is officially nonpartisan but Superintendent Thurmond identifies with the Democratic Party a b c Must be the same party as the outgoing governor If the current officeholder is not a member of the same party skip to the next on the list If the minority leader of the Senate is not a member of the same party as the outgoing governor succession goes back to the president of the Senate The elected office of Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction was abolished as of January 11 2021 and replaced with the appointed Secretary of Education The state constitution has to date not been changed a b c d Only eligible to serve until a new president of the Senate is elected Only eligible to serve until a new governor is elected by the General Assembly Senior is defined as the member of the legislature who has served for the longest continuous period of time with age being the tiebreaker in favor of the older oldest person if multiple people qualify Sen Ankney served for eight years in the state House of Representatives from 2007 2015 and went directly to the state Senate serving until the present Only eligible to serve until a new governor is elected by a joint session of the Legislature The Nebraska Legislature is officially nonpartisan but Speaker Arch identifies with the Republican Party a b c d e f g h i j k l m The Nebraska Legislature is officially nonpartisan but this senator identifies with the Republican Party a b The Nebraska Legislature is officially nonpartisan but this senator identifies with the Democratic Party a b The New York Defense Emergency Act of 1951 calls for the Commissioner of Commerce and the Industrial Commissioner to be in the emergency line of succession However these departments positions no longer appear to exist and it is unclear if there have been statutory changes made to accommodate the line of succession The office is officially nonpartisan but Superintendent Reykdal identifies with the Democratic Party a b c Elections in American Samoa are officially nonpartisan but Gov Mauga and Lt Gov Ale both identify with the Democratic Party and Speaker Ale with the Republican Party The Constitution of Puerto Rico requires that the governor be at least 35 years old Secretary Pares will turn 35 on March 29 2023 References Edit States Lines of Succession of Gubernatorial Powers PDF National Lieutenant Governors Association May 2011 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Chart of Gubernatorial Successions PDF National Lieutenant Governors Association June 2018 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Staff N J S LINE OF SUCCESSION A SIMPLE FIX The Press of Atlantic City November 11 2002 Retrieved June 22 2012 Thanks to an unusual set of circumstances and a flaw in the state constitution New Jersey had five different governors over eight days at the beginning of the year Even for New Jersey this was pretty bizarre Larry J Sabato s Crystal Ball Stepping Up How Governors Who Have Succeeded to the Top Job Have Performed Over the Years centerforpolitics org Retrieved 2019 11 23 Constitution of Alabama 1901 Alabama Legislature Retrieved August 22 2019 The Constitution of the State of Alaska Lieutenant Governor of Alaska Retrieved August 22 2019 Constitution of Arizona Article V Section 6 Arizona Legislature Retrieved August 22 2019 Constitution of the State of Arkansas of 1874 PDF Arkansas Legislature Retrieved August 22 2019 Constitution of California Article V Section 10 California Legislature Retrieved August 22 2019 Government Code Article 5 5 Section 12058 Succession to the Office of Governor California Legislature Retrieved August 22 2019 Government Code Article 5 5 Section 12061 Succession to the Office of Governor in the Event of War or Enemy Caused Disaster California Legislature Retrieved August 22 2019 Constitution of Colorado Article IV Section 13 LexisNexis Retrieved August 22 2019 Constitution of Connecticut Connecticut General Assembly Retrieved August 22 2019 Constitution of Delaware Article III Section 20 State of Delaware Retrieved August 22 2019 Constitution of Florida Article IV Section 3 Florida Legislature Archived from the original on December 8 2008 Retrieved August 22 2019 Florida Statutes 14 055 Law Server Retrieved August 22 2019 Georgia Constitution of 1983 Article V Georgia Info Retrieved August 22 2019 The Constitution of the State of Hawaii Article V Hawaii Legislative Reference Bureau Retrieved August 22 2019 2013 Revised Hawaii Statutes 26 2 Order of succession to offices of governor and lieutenant governor Justia Retrieved August 22 2019 Constitution of the State of Idaho Article IV Executive Department Secretary of State of Idaho Retrieved August 22 2019 Constitution of the State of Illinois Illinois General Assembly Retrieved August 22 2019 Illinois Compiled Statutes 15 ILCS 5 Governor Succession Act Illinois General Assembly Retrieved August 23 2019 Current Indiana Constitution as amended Indiana General Assembly Retrieved August 22 2019 1857 Constitution of the State of Iowa PDF Iowa General Assembly Retrieved August 22 2019 Article I 75 125 Kansas Legislature Retrieved August 22 2019 Emergency Interim Executive and Judicial Succession Act of 1994 Kansas Legislature Retrieved August 22 2019 Constitution of Kentucky Section 84 Kentucky General Assembly Retrieved August 22 2019 Constitution of Kentucky Section 85 Kentucky General Assembly Retrieved August 22 2019 Constitution of Kentucky Section 87 Kentucky General Assembly Retrieved August 22 2019 Constitution of Louisiana Article IV Executive Branch Louisiana Senate Retrieved August 22 2019 Constitution of the State of Maine Maine Legislature Retrieved August 22 2019 Constitution of Maryland Article II Maryland State Archives Retrieved August 22 2019 Massachusetts Constitution Article LV Massachusetts General Court Retrieved August 22 2019 State Constitution Article V Section 26 www legislature mi gov Retrieved August 22 2019 Revised Statutes of 1846 EXCERPT Section 10 2 THE GOVERNOR www legislature mi gov Retrieved May 13 2021 Emergency Interim Executive Succession Act www legislature mi gov Retrieved May 11 2021 Whitmer Gov Whitmer Designates Emergency Interim Successors www michigan gov January 25 2019 Retrieved May 11 2021 The Office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer January 25 2019 Gov Whitmer Designates Emergency Interim Successors Michigan gov Constitution of the State of Minnesota Article V Office of the Revisor of Statutes Retrieved August 22 2019 Constitutional Offices and Duties Chapter 4 4 06 Office of the Revisor of Statutes Retrieved August 22 2019 The Constitution of the State of Mississippi PDF Secretary of State of Mississippi Retrieved August 22 2019 Missouri Constitution Section Article IV Section 11 a Missouri General Assembly Retrieved August 22 2019 The Constitution of the State of Montana Article VI Section 6 Montana Legislature Retrieved August 22 2019 Montana Code 2 16 511 Vacancy in office of governor and lieutenant governor LawServer Retrieved August 22 2019 Montana Code 2 16 512 Election by legislature if president of senate and speaker unable to assume office of governor LawServer Retrieved August 22 2019 Montana Code 2 16 513 Succession in case of termination or incapacitation of primary successors LawServer Retrieved August 22 2019 Nebraska State Constitution Article IV 16 Nebraska Legislature Retrieved August 22 2019 Nebraska Revised Statute 84 120 Nebraska Legislature Retrieved November 20 2022 Nebraska Revised Statute 84 121 Nebraska Legislature Retrieved November 20 2022 Nevada Revised Statutes 223 080 Nevada Legislature Retrieved August 22 2019 State Constitution Part 2 State of New Hampshire Retrieved August 22 2019 New Jersey State Constitution 1947 New Jersey Legislature Retrieved August 22 2019 New Jersey Revised Statutes Section 52 14A 4 Additional successors to office of Governor Justia Retrieved August 22 2019 New Mexico Constitution Art V 7 Succession to office of governor FindLaw Retrieved August 22 2019 New York State Constitution PDF New York Department of State Retrieved August 22 2019 Defense Emergency Act 1951 New York State Senate Retrieved August 22 2019 North Carolina State Constitution North Carolina General Assembly Retrieved August 22 2019 G S 147 11 1 Succession to office of Governor Acting Governor PDF North Carolina General Assembly Retrieved August 22 2019 Constitution of North Dakota PDF North Dakota Legislative Assembly Retrieved August 22 2019 Ohio Constitution Article III Section 15 Ohio Legislature Retrieved August 22 2019 161 03 Succession to the governorship Ohio Revised Code Retrieved August 22 2019 Oklahoma Constitution Article VI Section 15 Oklahoma State Courts Network Retrieved August 23 2019 Oregon Constitution Oregon Legislature Retrieved August 23 2019 The Constitution of Pennsylvania Article IV 13 When Lieutenant Governor to act as Governor Pennsylvania General Assembly Retrieved August 23 2019 The Constitution of Pennsylvania Article IV 14 Vacancy in office of Lieutenant Governor Pennsylvania General Assembly Retrieved August 23 2019 Constitution of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Article IX Of the Executive Power Rhode Island General Assembly Retrieved August 23 2019 Article IV Executive Department PDF scstatehouse gov Section 1 3 120 Vacancy in office of both Governor and Lieutenant Governor casetext com Section 1 3 130 Disability of Governor Lieutenant Governor and President of Senate pro tempore casetext com Section 1 9 30 Emergency interim successors to office of Governor casetext com Constitution of South Dakota Article IV 6 Succession of executive power South Dakota Legislative Research Council Retrieved August 23 2019 The Constitution of the State of Tennessee PDF Tennessee General Assembly Retrieved August 23 2019 S B 206 An Act regulating successorship to the Governor s Office in certain cases HathiTrust Retrieved August 23 2019 The Texas Constitution Article IV Executive Department PDF Texas Legislature Retrieved August 23 2019 Section 401 023 Succession Texas Legislature Retrieved August 23 2019 Utah Constitution Article VII 11 Vacancy in office of Governor Determination of disability Utah Legislature Retrieved August 23 2019 Emergency Interim Succession Act PDF Utah Legislature Retrieved August 23 2019 Constitution of the State of Vermont Vermont General Assembly Retrieved August 23 2019 3 V S A 1 Vacancy absence from State Vermont General Assembly Retrieved August 23 2019 20 V S A 183 Additional successor to office of governor Vermont General Assembly Retrieved August 23 2019 Constitution of Virginia Article V Section 16 Succession to the office of Governor Virginia s Legislative Information System Retrieved August 23 2019 Washington State Constitution Washington State Legislature Retrieved August 23 2019 Constitution of West Virginia Article VII West Virginia State Legislature Retrieved August 23 2019 Wisconsin Constitution PDF Wisconsin Legislature Retrieved August 23 2019 Constitution of the State of Wyoming PDF Secretary of State of Wyoming Retrieved August 23 2019 D C Code 1 241 ABF Associates Retrieved August 23 2019 Revised Constitution of American Samoa Article IV American Samoa Bar Association Retrieved August 23 2019 A S C A 4 0106 Line of succession American Samoa Bar Association Retrieved August 23 2019 The Organic Act of Guam PDF The Judiciary of Guam Retrieved August 23 2019 Commonwealth Constitution Article III Executive Branch CNMI Law Revision Commission Retrieved August 23 2019 Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Article IV The Executive Wikisource Retrieved August 23 2019 Ley Num 7 del ano 2005 in Spanish LexJuris Puerto Rico Retrieved August 23 2019 Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands Office of the Law Revision Counsel Retrieved August 23 2019 3 V I C 29 Executive Succession Act of 1972 LexisNexis Retrieved August 23 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gubernatorial lines of succession in the United States amp oldid 1138159380, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.