Lieutenant Governor of Delaware

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Lieutenant Governor of Delaware
Bethany Hall-Long.jpg
Incumbent
Bethany Hall-Long
since January 17, 2017
Government of Delaware
Style Madam Lieutenant Governor
Term length Four years, 2 terms
Inaugural holder Philip L. Cannon
Website ltgov.delaware.gov

The lieutenant governor of Delaware is the second ranking executive officer of the U.S. state of Delaware. Lieutenant governors are elected for a term of four years in the same general election as the U.S. president and take office the following January.

As in many other U.S. state legislatures, the lieutenant governor also serves as the President of the Delaware Senate, though they can only cast a vote in the event of a tie.

The Office of Lieutenant Governor was created by the Delaware Constitution of 1897, and the first election took place in 1900.

Although in practice the candidate for lieutenant governor is nominated as a ticket with the candidate for governor, the offices of governor and lieutenant governor are voted on separately in Delaware. In 1972, 1976, and 1984, the governor and lieutenant governor were elected from different parties.

Bethany Hall-Long is the current lieutenant governor, having taken office January 17, 2017.

The offices of the lieutenant governor are at the state capital of Dover.

List

Parties

   Democratic (14)   Republican (12)

No.ImageLt. GovernorTook officeLeft officeGovernor(s) served underParty
1 Philip Leonidas Cannon (1850-1929), first Lieutenant Governor of Delaware.png Philip L. Cannon January 15, 1901January 17, 1905 John Hunn Republican
2 Isaac T. Parker January 17, 1905January 19, 1909 Preston Lea Republican
3 John M. Mendinhall January 19, 1909January 21, 1913 Simeon S. Pennewill Republican
4 Colen Ferguson January 21, 1913January 16, 1917 Charles R. Miller (Republican) Democratic
5 Lewis E. Eliason.png Lewis E. Eliason January 16, 1917May 2, 1919 John G. Townsend, Jr. (Republican) Democratic
6 J. Danforth Bush January 18, 1921January 20, 1925 William D. Denney Republican
7 James H. Anderson January 20, 1925January 15, 1929 Robert P. Robinson Republican
8 James H. Hazel January 15, 1929January 17, 1933 C. Douglass Buck Republican
9 Roy F. Corley January 17, 1933January 19, 1937 C. Douglass Buck Republican
10 Edward W. Cooch January 19, 1937January 21, 1941 Richard C. McMullen Democratic
11 Isaac J. MacCollum January 21, 1941January 16, 1945 Walter W. Bacon Democratic
12 Elbert N. Carvel (DE 2).png Elbert N. Carvel January 16, 1945January 18, 1949 Walter W. Bacon Democratic
13 Alexis I. du Pont Bayard (1918-1985), Lieutenant Governor of Delaware.jpg Alexis I. du Pont Bayard January 18, 1949January 20, 1953 Elbert N. Carvel Democratic
14 John W. Rollins (1916-2000), Lieutenant Governor of Delaware.jpg John W. Rollins January 20, 1953January 15, 1957 J. Caleb Boggs Republican
15 David Buckson (DE).png David P. Buckson January 15, 1957December 30, 1960 J. Caleb Boggs Republican
16 Eugene Lammot.jpg Eugene Lammot January 17, 1961January 19, 1965 Elbert N. Carvel Democratic
17 Sherman W. Tribbett (1922-2010), Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Delaware.jpg Sherman W. Tribbitt January 19, 1965January 21, 1969 Charles L. Terry, Jr. Democratic
18 Eugene Bookhammer (1918-2013), Lieutenant Governor of Delaware.jpg Eugene Bookhammer January 21, 1969January 18, 1977 Russell W. Peterson (Republican)
Sherman W. Tribbitt (Democratic)
Republican
19 James D. McGinnis January 18, 1977January 20, 1981 Pete du Pont (Republican) Democratic
20 Mike Castle 1982.jpg Mike Castle January 20, 1981January 15, 1985Pete du Pont Republican
21 S.B. Woo at the USDA in 2015 (cropped 3x4).jpg S. B. Woo January 15, 1985January 20, 1989 Michael N. Castle Democratic
22 Dale E. Wolf.jpg Dale E. Wolf January 20, 1989December 31, 1992Mike Castle Republican
23 Ruth Ann Minner.jpg Ruth Ann Minner January 19, 1993January 3, 2001 Tom Carper Democratic
24 John c carney (cropped).jpg John Carney January 16, 2001January 20, 2009 Ruth Ann Minner Democratic
25 DennM (cropped).JPG Matthew Denn January 20, 2009January 6, 2015 Jack Markell Democratic
26 Bethany Hall-Long.jpg Bethany Hall-Long January 17, 2017present John Carney Democratic

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