List of current United States lieutenant governors
April 15, 2024
The lieutenant governor is the second-highest-ranking government official in 45 of the 50 U.S. states and four of the five territories. In those states and territories, it is the first in the line of succession in case of a vacancy in the office of governor (note: in Massachusetts and West Virginia, the lieutenant governor only assumes powers & duties as acting governor, not succeeding to the governorship), while in the remaining states and territories another office holds that status. Currently, 26 states elect a lieutenant governor on a ticket with the governor, while 17 states elect a lieutenant governor separately. In West Virginia, the president of the Senate, as elected by the State Senators, serves as the state's lieutenant governor. In Tennessee, the State Senators elect a Speaker of the Senate, who in turn serves as lieutenant governor. Five states do not have a lieutenant governor.
Party affiliation of current United States lieutenant governors:
In the table below, "term ends" indicates the year the current lieutenant governor will leave office; a notation (term limits) after the year indicates that the current lieutenant governor is ineligible to seek re-election in that year. A notation of (retiring) after the year indicates that the current lieutenant governor is leaving office that year, having not sought re-election. A notation of (defeated) indicates that the current lieutenant governor was defeated for re-election.
Five states do not have a position of an official lieutenant governor. In these cases, the secretary of state or the president of the Senate is next in line for the governorship.
States and territories with differing party membership at the executive leveledit
In most states or territories, the governor and lieutenant governor are members of the same political party. In the following states, the designated successor to the governorship is of a different political party than the governor:
^Proposition 131 passed in the 2022 election which will create the office of Arizona Lieutenant Governor starting with the 2026 election.
^ abBecause the current Oregon Secretary of State was appointed and not elected, Oregon State Treasurer Tobias Read is first in the line of succession until the next election.
Referencesedit
^ ab"Executive Branch of the Several States". The Green Papers. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
^NY lieutenant gubernatorial terms begin at midnight New Year's Day.
^The Tennessee Senate elects their speaker who serves as lieutenant governor. The full title of the office is Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the Senate.
^West Virginia Code 6A-1-4(b), as enacted in 2000, entitles the president of the West Virginia Senate to use the title Lieutenant Governor
^Mendelson was initially appointed Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia after the position was vacated on June 6, 2012, due to the resignation of Kwame R. Brown. Brown had been charged in federal court with bank fraud and, after his resignation, was further charged in D.C. Superior Court with making an unlawful cash campaign expenditure. Mendelson was subsequently elected to complete Brown's term on November 6, 2013.
April 15, 2024
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The lieutenant governor is the second highest ranking government official in 45 of the 50 U S states and four of the five territories In those states and territories it is the first in the line of succession in case of a vacancy in the office of governor note in Massachusetts and West Virginia the lieutenant governor only assumes powers amp duties as acting governor not succeeding to the governorship while in the remaining states and territories another office holds that status Currently 26 states elect a lieutenant governor on a ticket with the governor while 17 states elect a lieutenant governor separately In West Virginia the president of the Senate as elected by the State Senators serves as the state s lieutenant governor In Tennessee the State Senators elect a Speaker of the Senate who in turn serves as lieutenant governor Five states do not have a lieutenant governor Party affiliation of current United States lieutenant governors Democratic Republican Independent Progressive Position nonexistentParty affiliation of current designated successors to the current United States governors Democratic designated successor Republican designated successor Independent designated successor Progressive designated successor New Progressive designated successorMethod for electing the lieutenant governor Same ticket Same ticket in the general election separate election in the primaries Separate election Title given to the leader of state senate Position nonexistent Contents 1 List of lieutenant governors by state 2 List of lieutenant governors by territory 3 States which do not have lieutenant governors 4 Federal district and territories which do not have lieutenant governors or deputy mayors 5 States and territories with differing party membership at the executive level 6 See also 7 Notes 8 ReferencesList of lieutenant governors by state editIn the table below term ends indicates the year the current lieutenant governor will leave office a notation term limits after the year indicates that the current lieutenant governor is ineligible to seek re election in that year A notation of retiring after the year indicates that the current lieutenant governor is leaving office that year having not sought re election A notation of defeated indicates that the current lieutenant governor was defeated for re election Republican 25 Democratic 19 Vermont Progressive 1 State Picture Lieutenant governor Party Prior office s held Took office Term ends Chosen by 1 nbsp Alabama List nbsp Will Ainsworth Republican Alabama House Jan 14 2019 2027 Separate election nbsp Alaska List nbsp Nancy Dahlstrom Republican Commissioner of Alaska Department of CorrectionsAlaska House Dec 5 2022 2026 Same ticket nbsp Arkansas List nbsp Leslie Rutledge Republican Attorney General Jan 10 2023 2027 Separate election nbsp California List nbsp Eleni Kounalakis Democratic United States Ambassador to Hungary Jan 7 2019 2027 term limits Separate election nbsp Colorado List nbsp Dianne Primavera Democratic Colorado House Jan 8 2019 2027 Same ticket nbsp Connecticut List nbsp Susan Bysiewicz Democratic Secretary of the State of ConnecticutConnecticut House Jan 9 2019 2027 Same ticket in the general elections Separate elections in the primaries nbsp Delaware List nbsp Bethany Hall Long Democratic Delaware SenateDelaware House Jan 17 2017 2025 Separate election nbsp Florida List nbsp Jeanette Nunez Republican Florida House Jan 8 2019 2027 term limits Same ticket nbsp Georgia List nbsp Burt Jones Republican Georgia Senate Jan 9 2023 2027 Separate election nbsp Hawaii List nbsp Sylvia Luke Democratic Hawaii House Dec 5 2022 2026 Same ticket in the general elections Separate elections in the primaries nbsp Idaho List nbsp Scott Bedke Republican Idaho House Speaker Jan 2 2023 2027 Separate election nbsp Illinois List nbsp Juliana Stratton Democratic Illinois House Jan 14 2019 2027 Same ticket nbsp Indiana List nbsp Suzanne Crouch Republican AuditorIndiana House Jan 9 2017 2025 Same ticket nbsp Iowa List nbsp Adam Gregg Republican Public Defender of Iowa Jan 18 2019 2027 Same ticket nbsp Kansas List nbsp David Toland Democratic State Secretary of Commerce Jan 2 2021 2027 Same ticket nbsp Kentucky List nbsp Jacqueline Coleman Democratic No prior offices Dec 10 2019 2027 term limits Same ticket nbsp Louisiana List nbsp Billy Nungesser Republican Plaquemines Parish President Jan 11 2016 2028 Separate election nbsp Maryland List nbsp Aruna Miller Democratic Maryland House of Delegates Jan 18 2023 2027 Same ticket nbsp Massachusetts List nbsp Kim Driscoll Democratic Mayor of Salem Jan 5 2023 2027 Same ticket in the general elections Separate elections in the primaries nbsp Michigan List nbsp Garlin Gilchrist Democratic No prior offices Jan 1 2019 2027 term limits Same ticket nbsp Minnesota List nbsp Peggy Flanagan Democratic DFL Minnesota House Jan 7 2019 2027 Same ticket nbsp Mississippi List nbsp Delbert Hosemann Republican Mississippi Secretary of State Jan 14 2020 2028 term limits Separate election nbsp Missouri List nbsp Mike Kehoe Republican Missouri Senate Jun 18 2018 2025 Separate election nbsp Montana List nbsp Kristen Juras Republican No prior offices Jan 4 2021 2025 Same ticket nbsp Nebraska List nbsp Joe Kelly Republican United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska Jan 5 2023 2027 Same ticket nbsp Nevada List nbsp Stavros Anthony Republican Las Vegas City Council Jan 2 2023 2027 Separate election nbsp New Jersey List nbsp Tahesha Way Democratic Secretary of StatePassaic County Freeholder Sep 8 2023 2026 Same ticket nbsp New Mexico List nbsp Howie Morales Democratic New Mexico SenateGrant County Clerk Jan 1 2019 2027 Same ticket in the general elections Separate elections in the primaries nbsp New York List nbsp Antonio Delgado Democratic U S House May 25 2022 2026 2 Same ticket in the general elections Separate elections in the primaries nbsp North Carolina List nbsp Mark Robinson Republican No prior offices Jan 9 2021 2025 Separate election nbsp North Dakota List nbsp Tammy Miller Republican No prior offices Jan 3 2023 2024 Same ticket nbsp Ohio List nbsp Jon Husted Republican Secretary of StateOhio SenateHouse SpeakerOhio House Jan 14 2019 2027 Same ticket nbsp Oklahoma List nbsp Matt Pinnell Republican Chair of the Oklahoma Republican Party Jan 14 2019 2027 Separate election nbsp Pennsylvania List nbsp Austin Davis Democratic Pennsylvania House Jan 17 2023 2027 Same ticket in the general elections Separate elections in the primaries nbsp Rhode Island List nbsp Sabina Matos Democratic Providence City Council Apr 14 2021 2027 Separate election nbsp South Carolina List nbsp Pamela Evette Republican No prior offices Jan 9 2019 2027 Same ticket nbsp South Dakota List nbsp Larry Rhoden Republican South Dakota House Speaker Jan 5 2019 2027 Same ticket nbsp Tennessee List nbsp Randy McNally Republican Tennessee SenateTennessee House Jan 10 2017 2027 State Senate 3 nbsp Texas List nbsp Dan Patrick Republican Texas Senate Jan 20 2015 2027 Separate election nbsp Utah List nbsp Deidre Henderson Republican Utah Senate Jan 4 2021 2025 Same ticket nbsp Vermont List nbsp David Zuckerman Progressive Lieutenant Governor of Vermont 2017 2021 Vermont SenateVermont House of Representatives Jan 5 2023 2025 Separate election nbsp Virginia List nbsp Winsome Sears Republican Virginia House of Delegates Jan 15 2022 2026 Separate election nbsp Washington List nbsp Denny Heck Democratic U S HouseWashington House Jan 13 2021 2025 Separate election nbsp West Virginia List Craig Blair Republican West Virginia House West Virginia Senate Jan 13 2021 2025 State Senate 4 nbsp Wisconsin List nbsp Sara Rodriguez Democratic Wisconsin State Assembly Jan 3 2023 2027 Same ticket in the general elections Separate elections in the primariesList of lieutenant governors by territory edit Democratic 3 Independent 1 Territory Picture Lieutenant governor Party Prior office s held Took office Seat up Chosen by 1 nbsp American Samoa List nbsp Salo Ale Democratic Attorney General Jan 3 2021 2025 Same ticket nbsp Guam List nbsp Josh Tenorio Democratic No prior offices Jan 7 2019 2027 Same ticket nbsp Northern Mariana Islands List nbsp David Apatang Independent Mayor of Saipan Jan 9 2023 2027 Same ticket nbsp United States Virgin Islands List nbsp Tregenza Roach Democratic Legislature of the Virgin Islands Jan 7 2019 2027 Same ticketStates which do not have lieutenant governors editFive states do not have a position of an official lieutenant governor In these cases the secretary of state or the president of the Senate is next in line for the governorship Democratic 3 Republican 2 State Office Picture Officeholder Party Prior office s held Took position nbsp Arizona Note 1 List Secretary of State nbsp Adrian Fontes Democratic County Recorder of Maricopa County Jan 2 2023 nbsp Maine List President of the Senate nbsp Troy Jackson Democratic Maine Senate Dec 5 2018 nbsp New Hampshire List President of the Senate nbsp Jeb Bradley Republican New Hampshire SenateU S HouseNew Hampshire House of Representatives Dec 7 2022 nbsp Oregon List Secretary of State Note 2 nbsp Tobias Read Note 2 Democratic Oregon House Jan 3 2017 nbsp Wyoming List Secretary of State nbsp Chuck Gray Republican Wyoming House of Representatives Jan 2 2023Federal district and territories which do not have lieutenant governors or deputy mayors editOne territory Puerto Rico places the secretary of state next in line for the governorship In the District of Columbia the chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia is first in line of succession in the event of a vacancy in the office of mayor of the District of Columbia Democratic 1 New Progressive 1 Federal district or territory Office Picture Officeholder Party Prior Offices Held Took position nbsp District of Columbia List Chairman of the Council nbsp Phil Mendelson 5 Democratic DC CouncilmanAdvisory Neighborhood Commissioner Jun 13 2012 nbsp Puerto Rico List Secretary of State Omar J Marrero New Progressive No prior offices Jul 12 2021States and territories with differing party membership at the executive level editIn most states or territories the governor and lieutenant governor are members of the same political party In the following states the designated successor to the governorship is of a different political party than the governor State or territory Governor DesignatedsuccessorNorth Carolina Democratic RepublicanVermont Republican ProgressiveSee also editList of current United States first spouses List of current United States governors List of current United States lieutenant governors by age List of female lieutenant governors in the United States List of minority governors and lieutenant governors in the United StatesNotes edit Proposition 131 passed in the 2022 election which will create the office of Arizona Lieutenant Governor starting with the 2026 election a b Because the current Oregon Secretary of State was appointed and not elected Oregon State Treasurer Tobias Read is first in the line of succession until the next election References edit a b Executive Branch of the Several States The Green Papers Retrieved March 31 2012 NY lieutenant gubernatorial terms begin at midnight New Year s Day The Tennessee Senate elects their speaker who serves as lieutenant governor The full title of the office is Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the Senate West Virginia Code 6A 1 4 b as enacted in 2000 entitles the president of the West Virginia Senate to use the title Lieutenant Governor Mendelson was initially appointed Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia after the position was vacated on June 6 2012 due to the resignation of Kwame R Brown Brown had been charged in federal court with bank fraud and after his resignation was further charged in D C Superior Court with making an unlawful cash campaign expenditure Mendelson was subsequently elected to complete Brown s term on November 6 2013 Retrieved from 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