Adam Gregg

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Adam Gregg
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47th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
Assumed office
January 18, 2019
Acting: May 25, 2017 – January 18, 2019
Republican Kim Reynolds (incumbent) / Adam Gregg 667,275 50.26% −8.73%
Democratic Fred Hubbell / Rita Hart630,98647.53%+10.26%
Libertarian Jake Porter / Lynne Gentry21,4261.61%−0.19%
Independent Gary Siegwarth / Natalia Blaskovich7,4630.56%N/A
n/a Write-ins4880.04%−0.05%
Total votes1,327,638 100.0% N/A
Republican hold

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Party political offices
Preceded by Republican nominee for Attorney General of Iowa
2014
Vacant
Title next held by
Brenna Bird
Preceded by Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
2018, 2022
Most recent
Political offices
Preceded by
Kurt Swaim
Acting
Public Defender of Iowa
2014–2017
Succeeded by
Larry Johnson
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
2019–present
Acting: 2017–2019
Incumbent