List of United States lieutenant governors

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Party affiliation of current United States lieutenant governors:

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Party affiliation of current United States lieutenant governors:
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  Progressive
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Party affiliation of current designated successors to the current United States governors:

Democratic designated successor
Republican designated successor
Progressive designated successor
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Party affiliation of current designated successors to the current United States governors:
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  Republican designated successor
  Progressive designated successor
  New Progressive designated successor
Method for electing the lieutenant governor.
Same ticket
Same ticket in the general election, separate election in the primaries
Separate election
Elected by the state senate
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Method for electing the lieutenant governor.
  Same ticket
  Same ticket in the general election, separate election in the primaries
  Separate election
  Elected by the state senate
  Position nonexistent

The lieutenant governor is the second-highest-ranking government official in 45 of the 50 U.S. States and four 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, 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. In the 50 states, District of Columbia, and 5 territories, there are currently 28 Democrats, 26 Republicans and two members of third parties, one with Vermont Progressive Party and one with Puerto Rico New Progressive Party.

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List of lieutenant governors by state

In the table below, "term ends" indicates the year the current lieutenant governor will leave office, or the year of the next election, whichever is first; 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.


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DemocraticProgressiveNew ProgressiveRepublican
StatePictureLieutenant governorPartyPrior office(s) heldTook officeTerm endsChosen by [1]
Flag of Alabama.svg Alabama
(List)
No image.svg Will Ainsworth Republican Alabama House January 14, 20192023 Separate election
Flag of Alaska.svg Alaska
(List)
Senator Kevin Meyer (cropped).jpg Kevin Meyer Republican Alaska Senate
Alaska House
December 3, 20182022 Same ticket in the general elections;
Separate elections in the primaries
Flag of Arkansas.svg Arkansas
(List)
Tim Griffin 113th Congress.jpg Tim Griffin Republican U.S. House
U.S. Attorney
January 13, 20152023 (term limits) Separate election
Flag of California.svg California
(List)
Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis (cropped).jpg Eleni Kounalakis Democratic United States Ambassador to Hungary January 7, 20192023 Separate election
Flag of Colorado.svg Colorado
(List)
2010 Official Picture of Representative Dianne Primavera (cropped).jpg Dianne Primavera Democratic Colorado House January 8, 20192023 Same ticket
Flag of Connecticut.svg Connecticut
(List)
SusanBysiewiczPic (cropped).JPG Susan Bysiewicz Democratic Secretary of the State of Connecticut
Connecticut House
January 9, 20192023 Same ticket in the general elections;
Separate elections in the primaries
Flag of Delaware.svg Delaware
(List)
Bethany Hall-Long.jpg Bethany Hall-Long Democratic Delaware Senate
Delaware House
January 17, 20172021 Separate election
Flag of Florida.svg Florida
(List)
Jeanette Nunez official photo (cropped).jpg Jeanette Núñez Republican Florida House January 8, 20192023 Same ticket
Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia
(List)
GeoffDuncan2018 (cropped).jpg Geoff Duncan Republican Georgia House January 14, 20192023 Separate election
Flag of Hawaii.svg Hawaii
(List)
Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii Josh Green (cropped).jpg Josh Green Democratic Hawaii Senate
Hawaii House
December 3, 20182022 Same ticket in the general elections;
Separate elections in the primaries
Flag of Idaho.svg Idaho
(List)
Janice McGeachin.jpg Janice McGeachin Republican Idaho House January 7, 20192023 Separate election
Flag of Illinois.svg Illinois
(List)
Juliana Stratton 2018.jpg Juliana Stratton Democratic Illinois House January 14, 20192023 Same ticket
Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana
(List)
170905-Z-PM441-6534 (cropped 2).jpg Suzanne Crouch Republican Auditor
Indiana House
January 9, 20172021 Same ticket
Flag of Iowa.svg Iowa
(List)
Adam Gregg on EPA Iowa state action tour.jpg Adam Gregg Republican Public Defender of Iowa January 18, 20192023 Same ticket
Flag of Kansas.svg Kansas
(List)
Lynn Rogers official photo (cropped).jpg Lynn Rogers Democratic Kansas Senate January 14, 20192023 Same ticket
Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky
(List)
Jacqueline Coleman Democratic No prior officesDecember 10, 20192023 Same ticket
Flag of Louisiana.svg Louisiana
(List)
Billy Nungesser 2018.jpg Billy Nungesser Republican Plaquemines Parish President January 11, 20162024 Separate election
Flag of Maryland.svg Maryland
(List)
Boyd Rutherford.jpg Boyd Rutherford Republican Assistant USDA Secretary of Administration January 21, 20152023 Same ticket
Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts
(List)
Karyn Polito official photo (cropped).jpg Karyn Polito Republican Massachusetts House January 8, 20152023 Same ticket in the general elections;
Separate elections in the primaries
Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan
(List)
Garlin Gilchrist in Grand Rapids.jpg Garlin Gilchrist Democratic No prior officesJanuary 1, 20192023 Same ticket
Flag of Minnesota.svg Minnesota
(List)
Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan at the 'Amy For America' booth at the Minnesota State Fair.jpg Peggy Flanagan Democratic Minnesota House January 7, 20192023 Same ticket
Flag placeholder.svg Mississippi
(List)
Delbert Hosemann in Kuwait (cropped).jpg Delbert Hosemann Republican Mississippi Secretary of State January 14, 20202024 Separate election
Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri
(List)
Mike Kehoe official photo (cropped).jpg Mike Kehoe Republican Missouri Senate June 18, 20182021 Separate election
Flag of Montana.svg Montana
(List)
Mike Cooney in 2017.jpg Mike Cooney Democratic Montana Senate
Secretary of State
Montana House
January 4, 20162021 (retiring) Same ticket
Flag of Nebraska.svg Nebraska
(List)
MikeFoley pic.jpg Mike Foley Republican Auditor
Nebraska Legislature
January 8, 20152023 Same ticket
Flag of Nevada.svg Nevada
(List)
No image.svg Kate Marshall Democratic Nevada State Treasurer January 7, 20192023 Separate election
Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey
(List)
Lt Gov Sheila Oliver.jpeg Sheila Oliver Democratic New Jersey General Assembly January 16, 20182022 Same ticket
Flag of New Mexico.svg New Mexico
(List)
Howie Morales.jpg Howie Morales Democratic New Mexico Senate
Grant County Clerk
January 1, 20192023 Same ticket in the general elections;
Separate elections in the primaries
Flag of New York.svg New York
(List)
Kathy Hochul, November 2017.jpeg Kathy Hochul Democratic U.S. House
Erie County Clerk
January 1, 20152022 [2] Same ticket in the general elections;
Separate elections in the primaries
Flag of North Carolina.svg North Carolina
(List)
Dan Forest in 2018.jpg Dan Forest Republican No prior officesJanuary 7, 20132021 (term limits) Separate election
Flag of North Dakota.svg North Dakota
(List)
LtGov Brent Sanford (cropped).jpg Brent Sanford Republican Mayor of Watford City December 15, 20162020 Same ticket
Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio
(List)
LtGov-Jon-Husted (cropped).jpg Jon A. Husted Republican Secretary of State
Ohio Senate
House Speaker
Ohio House
January 14, 20192023 Same ticket
Flag of Oklahoma.svg Oklahoma
(List)
Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma Matt Pinnell.jpg Matt Pinnell Republican Chair of the Oklahoma Republican Party January 14, 20192023 Separate election
Flag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania
(List)
Lt. Gov. John Fetterman Portrait (46874790005) (cropped).jpg John Fetterman Democratic Mayor of Braddock January 15, 20192023 Same ticket in the general elections;
Separate elections in the primaries
Flag of Rhode Island.svg Rhode Island
(List)
Lt. Gov. McKee on Coast Guard Auxiliary Day (cropped).jpg Daniel McKee Democratic Mayor of Cumberland January 6, 20152023 (term limits) Separate election
Flag of South Carolina.svg South Carolina
(List)
Pamela Evette SC (cropped).jpeg Pamela Evette Republican No prior officesJanuary 9, 20192023 Same ticket
Flag of South Dakota.svg South Dakota
(List)
South Dakota Lt. Gov. Larry Rhoden (cropped2).jpg Larry Rhoden Republican South Dakota House Speaker January 5, 20192023 Same ticket
Flag of Tennessee.svg Tennessee
(List)
Sen. Randy McNally (cropped).jpg Randy McNally Republican Tennessee Senate
Tennessee House
January 10, 20172023 State Senate [3]
Flag of Texas.svg Texas
(List)
Dan Patrick Texas (cropped).jpg Dan Patrick Republican Texas Senate January 20, 20152023 Separate election
Flag of Utah.svg Utah
(List)
Spencer Cox in 2017.jpg Spencer Cox Republican Utah House October 17, 20132021 (retiring) Same ticket
Flag of Vermont.svg Vermont
(List)
Lt Gov David Zuckerman.jpg David Zuckerman Progressive Vermont Senate
Vermont House
January 5, 20172021 Separate election
Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia
(List)
Justin Fairfax (8636601491).jpg Justin Fairfax Democratic No prior officesJanuary 13, 20182022 Separate election
Flag of Washington.svg Washington
(List)
JBLM Centennial Celebration - Cyrus Habib (cropped).jpg Cyrus Habib Democratic Washington Senate
Washington House
January 10, 20172021 Separate election
Flag of West Virginia.svg West Virginia
(List)
Mitch Carmichael official portrait.jpg Mitch Carmichael Republican West Virginia Senate
West Virginia House
January 16, 20172021 State Senate [4]
Flag of Wisconsin.svg Wisconsin
(List)
Mandela Barnes Headshot.jpg Mandela Barnes Democratic Wisconsin Assembly January 7, 20192023 Same ticket in the general elections;
Separate elections in the primaries

List of lieutenant governors by territory

TerritoryPictureLieutenant governorPartyPrior office(s) heldTook officeSeat upChosen by [1]
Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa
(List)
Lemanu Peleti Mauga.jpg Lemanu Peleti Mauga Democratic American Samoa Senate January 3, 20132021 Same ticket
Flag of Guam.svg Guam
(List)
Lieutenant Governor of Guam Joshua Tenorio.jpg Josh Tenorio Democratic No prior officesJanuary 7, 20192023 Same ticket
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Northern Mariana Islands
(List)
Arnold Palacios.jpg Arnold Palacios Republican Northern Mariana Islands Senate January 14, 20192023 Same ticket
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg United States Virgin Islands
(List)
Tregenza Roach.jpg Tregenza Roach Democratic Legislature of the Virgin Islands January 7, 20192023 Same ticket

States which do not have lieutenant governors

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.

StateOfficePictureOfficeholderPartyPrior office(s) heldTook position
Flag of Arizona.svg Arizona
(List)
Secretary of State Katie Hobbs by Gage Skidmore.jpg Katie Hobbs Democratic Arizona Senate
Arizona House
January 7, 2019
Flag of Maine.svg Maine
(List)
President of the Senate No image.svg Troy Jackson Democratic Maine Senate December 5, 2018
Flag of New Hampshire.svg New Hampshire
(List)
President of the Senate Donna Soucy SNHU 2016 closeup.jpg Donna Soucy Democratic New Hampshire Senate
New Hampshire House
December 5, 2018
Flag of Oregon.svg Oregon
(List)
State Treasurer Tobias Read 2017.jpg Tobias Read
Democratic Oregon House January 3, 2017
First in the line of succession from February 26, 2019.
Secretary of State Beverly Clarno's status as
an appointee makes her ineligible for succession.
Flag of Wyoming.svg Wyoming
(List)
Secretary of State Edward Buchanan.jpg Edward Buchanan Republican Wyoming House Speaker March 1, 2018

Federal district and territories which do not have lieutenant governors

One 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.

Federal district
or territory
OfficePictureOfficeholderPartyPrior Offices HeldTook position
Flag of Washington, D.C..svg District of Columbia
(List)
Chairman of the Council Phil Mendelson (cropped).jpg Phil Mendelson [5] Democratic DC Councilman
Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner
June 13, 2012
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico
(List)
Secretary of State No image.svg Elmer Román New Progressive Puerto Rico Commissioner of Safety and Public Protection December 20, 2019

States and territories with differing party membership at the executive level

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:

State
or territory
GovernorDesignated
successor
Arizona Republican Democratic
Louisiana Democratic Republican
New Hampshire Republican Democratic
North Carolina Democratic Republican
Vermont Republican Progressive

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References

  1. 1 2 "Executive Branch of the Several States". Thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  2. NY lieutenant gubernatorial terms begin at mid-night New Year's Day
  3. 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.
  4. 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
  5. 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.