Lieutenant Governor of Ohio | |
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Style | The Honorable |
Term length | Four years, two consecutive with four-year pause thereafter |
Inaugural holder | William Medill (1852) |
Formation | Ohio Constitution |
Salary | $78,041 |
Website | Official website |
The position of lieutenant governor of Ohio was established in 1852. [1] The lieutenant governor becomes governor if the governor resigns, dies in office or is removed by impeachment. Before 1852, the president of the Ohio State Senate would serve as acting governor if a vacancy in the governorship occurred. Until 1978, lieutenant governors were elected separately but concurrently with the governor (not on a "ticket"). Thus, there were several occasions when the lieutenant governor was from a different party than the governor. This was changed by constitutional amendment. In 1974, Richard F. Celeste was the last lieutenant governor to be elected separately. In 1978, George Voinovich became the first lieutenant governor to be elected on the same ticket with the governor.
From 1852 to 1979, the lieutenant governor also served as the president of the Ohio State Senate. More recently, Ohio governors have generally named the lieutenant governor to head an agency of state government. An example of this is Bruce Edward Johnson, who served as Director of the Ohio Department of Development, as did his successor, Lee Fisher. Recent Lt. Governor Mary Taylor was the director of the Ohio Department of Insurance, until she was replaced by Jillian Froment in 2017.
The 28th lieutenant governor of Ohio, Warren G. Harding, later served as 29th president of the United States.
# | Lt. Governor | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes | |
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1 | William Medill (1802–1865) | January 12, 1852 | July 13, 1853 | Democratic | became governor July 13, 1853 | |
vacant | July 13, 1853 | January 9, 1854 | vacant | |||
2 | James Myers (1795–1864) | January 9, 1854 | January 14, 1856 | Democratic | ||
3 | Thomas H. Ford (1814–1868) | January 14, 1856 | January 11, 1858 | Republican | ||
4 | Martin Welker (1819–1902) | January 11, 1858 | January 9, 1860 | Republican | ||
5 | Robert C. Kirk (1821–1898) | January 9, 1860 | January 13, 1862 | Republican | ||
6 | Benjamin Stanton (1809–1872) | January 13, 1862 | January 11, 1864 | Republican | ||
7 | Charles Anderson (1814–1895) | January 11, 1864 | August 29, 1865 | Republican | ||
vacant | August 29, 1865 | January 8, 1866 | vacant | |||
8 | Andrew McBurney (1817–1894) | January 8, 1866 | January 13, 1868 | Republican | ||
9 | John C. Lee (1828–1891) | January 13, 1868 | January 8, 1872 | Republican | ||
10 | Jacob Mueller (1822–1905) | January 8, 1872 | January 12, 1874 | Republican | ||
11 | Alphonso Hart (1830–1910) | January 12, 1874 | January 10, 1876 | Republican | ||
12 | Thomas Lowry Young (1832–1888) | January 10, 1876 | March 2, 1877 | Republican | ||
13 | H. W. Curtiss (1824–1902) | March 2, 1877 | January 14, 1878 | Republican | (acting) | |
14 | Jabez W. Fitch (1823–1884) | January 14, 1878 | January 12, 1880 | Democratic | ||
15 | Andrew Hickenlooper (1837–1904) | January 12, 1880 | January 9, 1882 | Republican | ||
16 | Rees G. Richards (1842–1917) | January 9, 1882 | January 14, 1884 | Republican | ||
17 | John George Warwick (1830–1892) | January 14, 1884 | January 11, 1886 | Democratic | ||
18 | Robert P. Kennedy (1840–1918) | January 11, 1886 | March 3, 1887 | Republican | ||
19 | Silas A. Conrad (1840–1913) | March 3, 1887 | January 9, 1888 | Republican | ||
20 | William C. Lyon (1841–1908) | January 9, 1888 | January 13, 1890 | Republican | ||
21 | Elbert L. Lampson (1852–1930) | January 13, 1890 | January 31, 1890 | Republican | ||
22 | William V. Marquis (1828–1899) | January 31, 1890 | January 11, 1892 | Democratic | ||
23 | Andrew L. Harris (1835–1915) | January 11, 1892 | January 13, 1896 | Republican | ||
24 | Asa W. Jones (1838–1918) | January 13, 1896 | January 8, 1900 | Republican | ||
25 | John A. Caldwell (1852–1927) | January 8, 1900 | January 13, 1902 | Republican | ||
26 | Carl L. Nippert (1852–1904) | January 13, 1902 | May 1, 1902 | Republican | resigned May 1, 1902 | |
vacant | May 1, 1902 | June 26, 1902 | vacant | |||
27 | Harry L. Gordon (1860–1921) | June 26, 1902 | January 11, 1904 | Republican | ||
28 | Warren G. Harding (1865–1923) | January 11, 1904 | January 8, 1906 | Republican | ||
29 | Andrew L. Harris (2nd) (1835–1915) | January 8, 1906 | June 18, 1906 | Republican | ||
vacant | June 18, 1906 | January 11, 1909 | vacant | |||
30 | Francis W. Treadway (1869–1925) | January 11, 1909 | January 9, 1911 | Republican | ||
31 | Atlee Pomerene (1863–1937) | January 9, 1911 | March 3, 1911 | Democratic | ||
32 | Hugh L. Nichols (1865–1942) | March 3, 1911 | January 13, 1913 | Democratic | ||
33 | W. A. Greenlund (1873–1935) | January 13, 1913 | January 11, 1915 | Democratic | ||
34 | John H. Arnold (1862–1944) | January 11, 1915 | January 8, 1917 | Republican | ||
35 | Earl D. Bloom (1871–1930) | January 8, 1917 | January 12, 1919 | Democratic | ||
36 | Clarence J. Brown Sr. (1893–1965) | January 12, 1919 | January 8, 1923 | Republican | ||
37 | Earl D. Bloom (2nd) (1871–1930) | January 8, 1923 | January 12, 1925 | Democratic | ||
38 | Charles H. Lewis (1871–1965) | January 12, 1925 | January 10, 1927 | Republican | ||
39 | Earl D. Bloom (3rd) (1871–1930) | January 10, 1927 | April 1928 | Democratic | ||
40. | William G. Pickrel (1888–1966) | April 1928 | November 1928 | Democratic | ||
41 | George C. Braden (1868–1942) | November 1928 | January 14, 1929 | Republican | ||
42 | John T. Brown (1876–1951) | January 14, 1929 | January 12, 1931 | Republican | ||
43 | William G. Pickrel (2nd) (1888–1966) | January 12, 1931 | January 9, 1933 | Democratic | ||
44 | Charles W. Sawyer (1887–1979) | January 9, 1933 | January 14, 1935 | Democratic | ||
45 | Harold G. Mosier (1889–1971) | January 14, 1935 | January 11, 1937 | Democratic | ||
46 | Paul P. Yoder (1897–1965) | January 11, 1937 | January 9, 1939 | Democratic | ||
47 | Paul M. Herbert (1889–1983) | January 9, 1939 | January 8, 1945 | Republican | ||
48 | George D. Nye (1898–1969) | January 8, 1945 | January 13, 1947 | Democratic | ||
49 | Paul M. Herbert (2nd) (1889–1983) | January 13, 1947 | January 10, 1949 | Republican | ||
50 | George D. Nye (2nd) (1898–1969) | January 10, 1949 | January 12, 1953 | Democratic | ||
51 | John William Brown (1913–1993) | January 12, 1953 | January 3, 1957 | Republican | ||
vacant | January 3, 1957 | January 14, 1957 | vacant | |||
52 | Paul M. Herbert (3rd) (1889–1983) | January 14, 1957 | January 12, 1959 | Republican | ||
53 | John W. Donahey (1905–1967) | January 12, 1959 | January 14, 1963 | Democratic | ||
54 | John William Brown (1913–1993) | January 14, 1963 | January 13, 1975 | Republican | ||
55 | Dick Celeste (b. 1937) | January 13, 1975 | January 8, 1979 | Democratic | ||
56 | George Voinovich (1936–2016) | January 8, 1979 | November 1979 | Republican | resigned to become Mayor of Cleveland | |
vacant | November 1979 | January 10, 1983 | vacant | |||
57 | Myrl H. Shoemaker (1913–1985) | January 10, 1983 | July 30, 1985 (Died) | Democratic | (died in office) | |
vacant | July 30, 1985 | January 12, 1987 | vacant | |||
58 | Paul R. Leonard (b. 1943) | January 12, 1987 | January 14, 1991 | Democratic | ||
59 | Mike DeWine (b. 1947) | January 14, 1991 | November 1994 | Republican | Resigned after being elected to U.S. Senate | |
vacant | November 1994 | January 9, 1995 | vacant | |||
60 | Nancy Hollister (b. 1949) | January 9, 1995 | December 31, 1998 | Republican | became governor December 31, 1998 | |
vacant | December 31, 1998 | January 11, 1999 | vacant | |||
61 | Maureen O'Connor (b. 1951) | January 11, 1999 | December 31, 2002 | Republican | resigned to become Supreme Court Justice | |
vacant | January 1, 2003 | January 13, 2003 | vacant | |||
62 | Jennette Bradley (b. 1952) | January 13, 2003 | January 5, 2005 | Republican | (Appointed State Treasurer) | |
63 | Bruce E. Johnson (b. 1960) | January 5, 2005 | December 8, 2006 | Republican | resigned December 8, 2006 | |
vacant | December 8, 2006 | January 8, 2007 | vacant | |||
64 | Lee Fisher (b. 1951) | January 8, 2007 | January 10, 2011 | Democratic | ||
65 | Mary Taylor (b. 1966) | January 10, 2011 | January 14, 2019 | Republican | ||
66 | Jon Husted (b. 1967) | January 14, 2019 | present | Republican | ||
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