List of lieutenant governors of Iowa

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This is a list of lieutenant governors of the U.S. state of Iowa. The state constitution describes the responsibilities of the position: "The lieutenant governor shall have the duties provided by law and those duties of the governor assigned to the lieutenant governor by the governor." [1] [2]

Contents

History

Prior to 1990, the governor and lieutenant governor were elected in separate elections; since then they have run together on the same ticket. [3]

List

ImageLt. GovernorTook officeLeft officePartyGovernor(s) served under
Oran Faville, First Lieutenant-Governor - History of Iowa.jpg Oran Faville 18581860 Republican Ralph P. Lowe
Nicholas Johann Rusch.jpg Nicholas J. Rusch 18601862 Samuel J. Kirkwood
No image.svg John R. Needham 18621864
Enoch W. Eastman - History of Iowa.jpg Enoch W. Eastman 18641866 William M. Stone
Benjamin F. Gue - History of Iowa.jpg Benjamin F. Gue 18661868
Colonel John Scott - History of Iowa.jpg John Scott 18681870 Samuel Merrill
Madison Miner Walden.jpg Madison Miner Walden 18701871
No image.svg Henry C. Bulis 18711874
Cyrus C. Carpenter
No image.svg Joseph Dysart 18741876
Governor Newbold with signature.jpg Joshua G. Newbold 18761877 Samuel Kirkwood
No image.svg Frank T. Campbell 18781882 John H. Gear
No image.svg Orlando H. Manning 18821886 Buren R. Sherman
John A. T. Hull - History of Iowa.jpg John A. T. Hull 18861890 William Larrabee
No image.svg Alfred N. Poyneer 18901892 Horace Boies
Samuel Bestow.jpg Samuel L. Bestow 18921894 Democratic
Warren S. Dungan - History of Iowa.jpg Warren S. Dungan 18941896 Republican Frank D. Jackson
No image.svg Matt Parrott 18961898 Francis M. Drake
James C. Milliman.jpg James C. Milliman 18981902 Leslie M. Shaw
John Herriott.png John Herriott 19021907 Albert B. Cummins
Warren Garst.jpg Warren Garst 19071908
Lieutenant Governor George W. Clarke.jpg George W. Clarke 19091913 Beryl F. Carroll
William Lloyd Harding in 1915.jpg William L. Harding 19131917 George W. Clarke
Ernest Robert Moore.jpg Ernest Robert Moore 19171921 William L. Harding
John Hammill.png John Hammill 19211925 N. E. Kendall
Clem Kimball.png Clem F. Kimball 19251928 John Hammill
Arch W. McFarlane.png Arch W. McFarlane 19281933
Daniel Webster Turner
Nelson G. Kraschel.png Nelson G. Kraschel 19331937 Democratic Clyde L. Herring
John K. Valentine.png John K. Valentine 19371939 Nelson G. Kraschel
HICKENLOOPER, BOURKE. SENATOR. PORTRAIT LCCN2016870828 (cropped).jpg Bourke B. Hickenlooper 19391943 Republican George A. Wilson
Robert Blue - Official Portrait - 49th GA.jpg Robert D. Blue 19431945 Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Kenneth Evans.png Kenneth A. Evans 19451951 Robert D. Blue
William S. Beardsley
William H. Nicholas.png William H. Nicholas 19511953
Leo Elthon.png Leo Elthon 19531957
Leo A. Hoegh
William H. Nicholas.png William H. Nicholas 19571959 Herschel C. Loveless
Edward J. McManus.png Edward J. McManus 1959January 12, 1961 Democratic
William L. Mooty.png W. L. Mooty January 12, 1961January 17, 1965 Republican Norman A. Erbe
Harold E. Hughes
Robert D. Fulton.png Robert D. Fulton January 17, 1965January 1, 1969 Democratic
Roger Jepsen.JPG Roger Jepsen January 16, 1969January 1973 Republican Robert D. Ray
Arthur Neu.png Arthur A. Neu January 1973January 12, 1979
Terry Branstad attends recommissioning ceremony for USS Iowa, Apr 28, 1984.JPEG Terry Branstad January 12, 1979January 14, 1983
Robert T. Anderson.png Robert T. Anderson January 14, 1983January 1987 Democratic Terry Branstad
Jo Ann Zimmerman LG.jpg Jo Ann Zimmerman January 1987January 1991
Joy Corning.jpeg Joy Corning January 1991January 15, 1999 Republican
Sally Pederson.jpg Sally Pederson January 15, 1999January 12, 2007 Democratic Tom Vilsack
Patty Judge (cropped).jpg Patty Judge January 12, 2007January 14, 2011 Chet Culver
Kim Reynolds - Official Portrait - 83rd GA.jpg Kim Reynolds January 14, 2011May 24, 2017 Republican Terry Branstad
Adam Gregg on EPA Iowa state action tour.jpg Adam Gregg January 18, 2019 [a] September 3, 2024 Kim Reynolds
Amy Sinclair.jpg Amy Sinclair (Acting)September 3, 2024 [b] December 16, 2024
Iowa State Senator Chris Cournoyer.jpg Chris Cournoyer December 16, 2024Incumbent

See also

Notes

  1. Acting Lieutenant Governor; May 25, 2017 – January 18, 2019
  2. Acting Lieutenant Governor; September 3rd, 2024 – Present

References

  1. 1857 Constitution of the State of Iowa — Codified (PDF), retrieved August 22, 2024
  2. Proposed constitutional amendment related to governor and lieutenant governor, 1988 via legis.iowa.gov
  3. Article IV, Section 3 of the Constitution of State of Iowa  (1988)