List of current United States lieutenant governors

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Party affiliation of current United States lieutenant governors
  Democratic lieutenant governor
  Republican lieutenant governor
  Independent lieutenant governor
  Position vacant or nonexistent
Party affiliation of current designated successors to the current United States governors
  Democratic designated successor
  Republican designated successor
  Independent designated successor
  Popular Democratic designated successor

The following is a complete, and current list of lieutenant governors of the 50 U.S. States, and its Territories. Currently, 25 states elect a lieutenant governor on a ticket with the governor, while 18 states elect a lieutenant governor separately. In West Virginia, the President of the Senate, as elected by the senators, serves as lieutenant governor. In Tennessee, the senators elect a Speaker of the Senate, who in turn serves as Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee. Five states do not have a lieutenant governor. There are currently 36 Republicans and 14 Democrats serving as lieutenant governor or serving as the first in the line of succession.

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.

State Picture Lieutenant governor Party Took office Term ends Chosen by[1]
Alabama
(List)		 100px Kay Ivey Republican January 17, 2011 2019 Separate election
Alaska
(List)		 Byron Mallott.jpg Byron Mallott Democratic December 1, 2014 2018 Same ticket in the general elections;
Separate elections in the primaries
Arkansas
(List)		 Rep Tim Griffin Official Photo.jpg Tim Griffin Republican January 13, 2015 2019 Separate election
California
(List)		 Gavin Newsom Lieutenant Gov.jpg Gavin Newsom Democratic January 10, 2011 2019 Separate election
Colorado
(List)		 Lt. Governor Joseph Garcia (cropped).jpg Joseph Garcia Democratic January 11, 2011 2019 Same ticket
Connecticut
(List)		 NancyWymanIreneResponse.jpg Nancy Wyman Democratic January 5, 2011 2019 Same ticket in the general elections;
Separate elections in the primaries
Delaware
(List)		 No image.svg Vacant January 6, 2015 2017 Separate election
Florida
(List)		 LG Carlos Lopez-Cantera Headshot.jpg Carlos López-Cantera Republican February 3, 2014 2019 Same ticket
Georgia
(List)		 Caglelt.jpg Casey Cagle Republican January 8, 2007 2019 Separate election
Hawaii
(List)		 No image.svg Shan Tsutsui Democratic December 27, 2012 2018 Same ticket in the general elections;
Separate elections in the primaries[2]
Idaho
(List)		 Lieutenant Governor Brad Little.JPG Brad Little Republican January 6, 2009 2019 Separate election[3]
Illinois
(List)		 Evelyn Sanguinetti 2015.jpg Evelyn Sanguinetti Republican January 12, 2015 2019 Same ticket
Indiana
(List)		 No image.svg Eric Holcomb Republican March 3, 2016 2017 Same ticket
Iowa
(List)		 Kim Reynolds, Lt. Governor of Iowa.jpg Kim Reynolds Republican January 14, 2011 2019 Same ticket
Kansas
(List)		 No image.svg Jeff Colyer Republican January 10, 2011 2019 Same ticket
Kentucky
(List)		 No image.svg Jenean Hampton Republican December 8, 2015 2019 Same ticket
Louisiana
(List)		 Billy Nungesser 2.jpg Billy Nungesser Republican January 11, 2016 2020 Separate election
Maryland
(List)		 Boyd Rutherford.jpg Boyd Rutherford Republican January 21, 2015 2019 Same ticket
Massachusetts
(List)		 Karyn Polito official portrait.jpg Karyn Polito Republican January 8, 2015 2019 Same ticket in the general elections;
Separate elections in the primaries
Michigan
(List)		 100px Brian Calley Republican January 1, 2011 2019 Same ticket
Minnesota
(List)		 Tina Smith 2015.jpg Tina Smith Democratic January 5, 2015 2019 Same ticket
Mississippi
(List)		 No image.svg Tate Reeves Republican January 10, 2012 2020 Separate election
Missouri
(List)		 Missouri Lt Governor Peter Kinder at St Louis Science Center, Aug 28, 2007.jpg Peter Kinder Republican January 10, 2005 2017 Separate election
Montana
(List)		 100px Mike Cooney Democratic January 4, 2016 2017 Same ticket
Nebraska
(List)		 Foley, Mike 2013-11-04a.JPG Mike Foley Republican January 8, 2015 2019 Same ticket
Nevada
(List)		 Mark Hutchison Nevada.jpg Mark Hutchison Republican January 5, 2015 2019 Separate election
New Jersey
(List)		 Kim Guadagno 2011.jpg Kim Guadagno Republican January 19, 2010 2018 Same ticket
New Mexico
(List)		 100px John Sanchez Republican January 1, 2011 2019 Same ticket in the general elections;
Separate elections in the primaries
New York
(List)		 100px Kathy Hochul Democratic January 1, 2015 2019 Same ticket in the general elections;
Separate elections in the primaries
North Carolina
(List)		 LtGov Dan Forest.jpg Dan Forest Republican January 7, 2013 2017 Separate election
North Dakota
(List)		 Drew Wrigley - official U.S. Attorney portrait.jpg Drew Wrigley Republican December 7, 2010 2016 Same ticket
Ohio
(List)		 No image.svg Mary Taylor Republican January 10, 2011 2019 Same ticket
Oklahoma
(List)		 Todd Lamb.jpg Todd Lamb Republican January 10, 2011 2019 Separate election
Pennsylvania
(List)		 100px Mike Stack Democratic January 20, 2015 2019 Same ticket in the general elections;
Separate elections in the primaries
Rhode Island
(List)		 No image.svg Daniel McKee Democratic January 6, 2015 2019 Separate election
South Carolina
(List)		 Henry McMaster official photo.jpg Henry McMaster Republican January 14, 2015 2019 Separate election
South Dakota
(List)		 Matt Michels.jpg Matt Michels Republican January 8, 2011 2019 Same ticket
Tennessee
(List)		 100px Ron Ramsey Republican January 3, 2007 2017 State Senate[4]
Texas
(List)		 DanPatrickSenate.jpg Dan Patrick Republican January 20, 2015 2019 Separate election
Utah
(List)		 No image.svg Spencer Cox Republican October 17, 2013 2017 Same ticket
Vermont
(List)		 No image.svg Phil Scott Republican January 6, 2011 2017 Separate election
Virginia
(List)		 Ralph Northam 2008-10-28.jpg Ralph Northam Democratic January 11, 2014 2018 Separate election
Washington
(List)		 Brad Owen.jpg Brad Owen Democratic January 15, 1997 2017 Separate election
West Virginia
(List)		 No image.svg Bill Cole Republican January 14, 2015 2017 State Senate[5]
Wisconsin
(List)		 100px Rebecca Kleefisch Republican January 3, 2011 2019 Same ticket in the general elections;
Separate elections in the primaries

List of lieutenant governors by territory

Territory Picture Lieutenant governor Party Took office Seat up Chosen by[1]
American Samoa
(List)		 Lemanu Peleti Mauga.jpg Lemanu Peleti Mauga Democratic January 3, 2013 2017 Same ticket
Guam
(List)		 Ray Tenorio.jpg Ray Tenorio Republican January 3, 2011 2019 Same ticket
Northern Mariana Islands
(List)		 No image.svg Victor Hocog Republican December 29, 2015 2019 Same ticket
United States Virgin Islands
(List)		 No image.svg Osbert Potter Independent January 5, 2015 2019 Same ticket

States which do not have lieutenant governors

Five states do not have a position of lieutenant governor. In these cases, the Secretary of State or the President of the Senate is next in line for the governorship. The position is currently vacant in Delaware. In Oregon, there is no lieutenant governor and the Secretary of State's office is currently held by an appointed, rather than an elected, officeholder. Because of this, the State Treasurer is next in line for the governorship and will remain so until the next Secretary of State election.

State Picture Officeholder Party Took position Office
Arizona
(List)		 Michele Reagan by Gage Skidmore.jpg Michele Reagan Republican January 5, 2015 Secretary of State
Delaware
(List)		 No image.svg Jeffrey Bullock Democratic January 6, 2015 Secretary of State
Maine
(List)		 No image.svg Michael Thibodeau Republican December 3, 2014 President of the Senate
New Hampshire
(List)		 No image.svg Chuck Morse Republican September 3, 2013 President of the Senate
Oregon
(List)		 Ted Wheeler portrait.jpg Ted Wheeler Democratic February 18, 2015 [6] State Treasurer
Wyoming
(List)		 No image.svg Ed Murray Republican January 5, 2015 Secretary of State

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.

Territory Picture Officeholder Party Took position Office
District of Columbia
(List)		 Phil Mendelson - DC Capital Pride - 2014.jpg Phil Mendelson[7] Democratic June 13, 2012 Chairman of the Council
Puerto Rico
(List)		 No image.svg Víctor Suárez Meléndez Popular Democratic December 9, 2015 Secretary of State

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. 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.

State/Territory Governor Designated
successor
Alaska Independent Democratic
Louisiana Democratic Republican
Missouri Democratic Republican
New Hampshire Democratic Republican
Vermont Democratic Republican
West Virginia Democratic Republican

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Tsutsui was appointed by Governor Neil Abercrombie to replace Brian Schatz, who was appointed U.S. Senator following the death of Daniel Inouye.
  3. ↑ Little was appointed by Governor Butch Otter, sworn into the office on January 6, 2009 and later approved by the Idaho Senate on January 12, upon the resignation of Jim Risch. He was subsequently elected to a full term in 2010.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ 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
  6. ↑ The designated successor to the Governor of Oregon is normally the Secretary of State followed by the State Treasurer. Wheeler became the next in the line of succession when Secretary of State Kate Brown ascended to the governorship on the February 18, 2015 resignation of Gov. John Kitzhaber. As Brown's successor as Secretary of State, Jeanne Atkins, was appointed rather than elected, Wheeler will remain first in the line of succession until the next Secretary of State election.
  7. ↑ 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.

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