List of current United States lieutenant governors


Current U.S. states Lieutenant Governors by party affilations
Officials first in line in states without Lt. Gov. (or where is vacant)

This is a complete and current list of lieutenant governors of U.S. states.

Currently, 23 states elect a lieutenant governor on a ticket with the governor, 19 states elect a lieutenant governor separately. In one state, Tennessee, the state Senate chooses. Seven states have no lieutenant governor, though New Jersey will elect one for the first time in 2009. There are currently 27 Democrats and 23 Republicans serving as lieutenant governors or serving as the first in the line of succession in the United States.

Contents

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 dagger (†) after the year indicates that the current lieutenant governor is ineligible to seek re-election in that year due to term limits.

Picture Lieutenant Governor State Party Assumed
office		 Seat
up		 Chosen by[1]
Jim Folsom, Jr. Alabama Democratic 2007 2010 Separate election
Sean Parnell Alaska Republican 2006 2010 Same ticket in the general elections, but separate elections in the primaries
Bill Halter Arkansas Democratic 2007 2010 Separate election
John Garamendi California Democratic 2007 2010 Separate election
Barbara O'Brien Colorado Democratic 2007 2010 Same ticket
Michael Fedele Connecticut Republican 2007 2010 Same ticket
Matthew P. Denn Delaware Democratic 2009 2012 Separate election[2]
Jeff Kottkamp Florida Republican 2007 2010 Same ticket
Casey Cagle Georgia Republican 2007 2010 Separate election
James Aiona Hawaii Republican 2002 2010† Same ticket
Brad Little Idaho Republican 2009 2010 Separate election[3]
vacant[4] Illinois 2010 Same ticket in the general elections, but separate elections in the primaries
Becky Skillman Indiana Republican 2005 2012† Same ticket
Patty Judge Iowa Democratic 2007 2010 Same ticket
Troy Findley Kansas Democratic 2009 2010 Same ticket[5]
Daniel Mongiardo Kentucky Democratic 2007 2011 Same ticket
Mitch Landrieu Louisiana Democratic 2007 2011 Separate election
Anthony G. Brown Maryland Democratic 2007 2010 Same ticket
Tim Murray Massachusetts Democratic 2007 2010 Same ticket[6]
John D. Cherry Michigan Democratic 2003 2010† Same ticket
Carol Molnau Minnesota Republican 2003 2010 Same ticket
Phil Bryant Mississippi Republican 2007 2011 Separate election
Peter Kinder Missouri Republican 2005 2012 Separate election
John Bohlinger Montana Republican 2005 2012 Same ticket[7]
Rick Sheehy Nebraska Republican 2005 2010 Same ticket
Brian Krolicki Nevada Republican 2007 2010 Separate election
Diane Denish New Mexico Democratic 2003 2010† Same ticket
vacant[8] New York 2010 Same ticket
Walter Dalton North Carolina Democratic 2009 2012 Separate election
Jack Dalrymple North Dakota Republican 2000 2012 Same ticket
Lee Fisher Ohio Democratic 2007 2010 Same ticket
Jari Askins Oklahoma Democratic 2007 2010 Separate election
Joe Scarnati Pennsylvania Republican 2008 2010 Same ticket[9]
Elizabeth H. Roberts Rhode Island Democratic 2007 2010 Separate election
André Bauer South Carolina Republican 2003 2010 Separate election
Dennis Daugaard South Dakota Republican 2003 2010 Same ticket
Ron Ramsey Tennessee Republican 2007 2010 State Senate[10]
David Dewhurst Texas Republican 2003 2010 Separate election
Gary R. Herbert Utah Republican 2005 2012 Same ticket
Brian Dubie Vermont Republican 2003 2010 Separate election
Bill Bolling Virginia Republican 2005 2009 Separate election
Brad Owen Washington Democratic 1997 2012 Separate election
Barbara Lawton Wisconsin Democratic 2003 2010 Same ticket
Picture Lieutenant Governor U.S. Territories Party Assumed
office		 Term
ends		 Chosen by[11]
Ipulasi Aitofele Sunia American Samoa Democratic 2003 2012 Same ticket
Michael W. Cruz Guam Republican 2007 2010 Same ticket
Eloy Inos Northern Mariana Islands Covenant 2009 2009 Same ticket[12]
Gregory Francis United States Virgin Islands Democratic 2007 2010 Same ticket

States without Lieutenant Governors

Some states and territories do not have lieutenant governors. Instead, the Secretary of State, Attorney General or Senate President of that state are next in line for the Governorship. Other states have the position of lieutenant governor, but the position is currently vacant either because the lieutenant governor is filling in the vacancy in the governorship, or for any other reason.

The states and territories without a lieutenant governor are:

Picture Current second in line Position of Lt. Gov State Party Assumed
office		 Seat Up
Attorney General Terry Goddard Does not exist[13] Arizona Democratic 2003 2010
Attorney General Lisa Madigan Currently vacant[4] Illinois Democrat 2003 2010
Senate President Elizabeth Mitchell Does not exist Maine Democratic 2004 2010
Senate President Sylvia Larsen Does not exist New Hampshire Democratic 2006 2010
Senate President Richard Codey Does not exist[14] New Jersey Democratic 2003 2009
Temporary President of the Senate (disputed)[8] Currently vacant New York 2009 2010
Secretary of State Kate Brown Does not exist Oregon Democratic 2008 2012
Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin Does not exist West Virginia Democratic 1995 2010
Secretary of State Max Maxfield Does not exist Wyoming Republican 2006 2010
Picture Current second in line Position of Lt. Gov U.S. Territory Party Assumed
office		 Seat Up

[15]
Secretary of State Kenneth McClintock Does not exist Puerto Rico NPP/Democratic 2009 2012

States and territories with differing party membership at the executive level

In most states and territories, the governor and lieutenant governor are members of the same political party. As with the Vice President of the United States, many states' lieutenant governors are elected on the same ticket as the governor, many others are elected on their own. The following states are those in which the designated successor to the Governorship is of a different political party (or the position is vacant).

State Governor Designated
successor
Alabama Republican Democratic
Arizona Republican Democratic
California Republican Democratic
Louisiana Republican Democratic
Missouri Democratic Republican
Montana Democratic Republican
Pennsylvania Democratic Republican
Rhode Island Republican Democratic
Tennessee Democratic Republican
Virginia Democratic Republican
Wyoming Democratic Republican

References

  1. ^ Executive Branch of the Several States
  2. ^ 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 and 1984, the Governor and Lieutenant Governor were elected from different parties.
  3. ^ Idaho Lt. Governor Brad Little was appointed by Governor Butch Otter, approved by the Senate and sworn in to the office on January 12, 2009 upon the resignation of Jim Risch.
  4. ^ a b The Lieutenant Governorship in Illinois is currently vacant due to the elevation of Pat Quinn to the Governorship after the impeachment and removal from office of Rod Blagojevich. The Illinois Constitution states that the Lieutenant Governorship will remain vacant until the next election and that the Attorney General becomes the next in the line of succession. That position is currently held by Lisa Madigan.
  5. ^ Kansas Lt. Governor Troy Findley was appointed by Governor Mark Parkinson, approved by the Senate and sworn in to the office on May 15, 2009 upon the elevation of Parkinson after the resignation of Kathleen Sebelius.
  6. ^ http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2006&fips=25&off=5&f=0
  7. ^ Montana's John Bohlinger is a Republican elected on the same ticket as Democrat Brian Schweitzer.
  8. ^ a b The Lieutenant Governorship in New York is currently vacant due to the elevation of David Paterson to the Governorship after the resignation of Eliot Spitzer. The New York State Constitution states that the "Temporary President of the Senate" will fulfill the duties of Lieutenant Governor when the office is vacant. That position is currently disputed. Pedro Espada Jr. was elected to the post in a parliamentary coup on June 8, 2009, but previous leader Malcolm Smith has disputed the legality of the vote and insists he still holds the post.
  9. ^ Pennsylvania Lt. Governor Joe Scarnati ascended to the office upon the death of Governor Ed Rendell's original runningmate Catherine Baker Knoll on November 12, 2008.
  10. ^ Tennessee's state Senate elects the Speaker of the Senate who serves as Lieutenant Governor. The full title of the office is Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the Senate.
  11. ^ Executive Branch of the Several States
  12. ^ Northern Mariana Islands Lt. Governor Eloy Inos was appointed by Governor Benigno Fitial, approved by the Senate and sworn in to the office on May 1, 2009 upon the resignation of Timothy P. Villagomez.
  13. ^ Normally, the Arizona Secretary of State is second in line of succession, but because the current Secretary of state was appointed rather than elected, the current second in line of succession is the Attorney General. See McClay, Bob (January 21, 2009). "Bennett prepares to take over as secretary of state". http://ktar.com/?nid=6&sid=1029277. 
  14. ^ Effective November 2009, New Jersey will have a lieutenant governor
  15. ^ Executive Branch of the Several States

See also

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Current Lieutenant Governors of U.S. states and territories
List of current United States lieutenant governors
AL Folsom, Jr. (D)
AK Parnell (R)
AZ Goddard (D) 3
AR Halter (D)
CA Garamendi (D)
CO O'Brien (D)
CT Fedele (R)
DE Denn (D)
FL Kottkamp (R)
GA Cagle (R)
HI Aiona (R)
ID Little (R)
IL Madigan (D) 3
IN Skillman (R)
IA Judge (D)
KS Findley (D)
KY Mongiardo (D)
LA Landrieu (D)
ME Mitchell (D) 2
MD Brown (D)
MA Murray (D)
MI Cherry (D)
MN Molnau (R)
MS Bryant (R)
MO Kinder (R)
MT Bohlinger (R)
NE Sheehy (R)
NV Krolicki (R)
NH Larsen (D) 2
NJ Codey (D) 2
NM Denish (D)
NY Silver (D) 5
NC Dalton (D)
ND Dalrymple (R)
OH Fisher (D)
OK Askins (D)
OR Brown (D) 1
PA Scarnati (R)
RI Roberts (D)
SC Bauer (R)
SD Daugaard (R)
TN Ramsey (R) 2
TX Dewhurst (R)
UT Herbert (R)
VT Dubie (R)
VA Bolling (R)
WA Owen (D)
WV Tomblin (D) 2
WI Lawton (D)
WY Maxfield (R) 1
DC Gray (D) 4

Territories
AS Sunia (D)
GU Cruz (R)
MP Inos (C)
PR McClintock (NPP/D)1
VI Francis (D)
1 Secretary of State.    2 Senate President.    3Attorney General.    4 Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia.    5 Assembly Speaker, pending legal challenge.
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