Italics indicate next-in-line of succession for states and territories without a directly elected lieutenant governor or whose lieutenant governor office is vacant:
Maine, New Hampshire, Oregon, Wyoming, and Puerto Rico do not have lieutenant governors.
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The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Georgia:
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Kansas:
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of North Dakota:
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of South Dakota:
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