List of current United States lieutenant governors
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 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, five territories and District of Columbia, there are currently 37 Republicans, 15 Democrats, two members of third parties (Vermont Progressive Party and New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico) and one Independent 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.
List of lieutenant governors by territory
Territory | Picture | Lieutenant governor | Party | Took office | Seat up | Chosen by[1] |
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(List) |
Lemanu Peleti Mauga | Democratic | January 3, 2013 | 2021 | Same ticket | |
(List) |
Ray Tenorio | Republican | January 3, 2011 | 2019 | Same ticket | |
(List) |
Victor Hocog | Republican | December 29, 2015 | 2019 | Same ticket | |
(List) |
Osbert Potter | Independent | January 5, 2015 | 2019 | Same ticket |
States which do not have lieutenant governors or their office is vacant
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.
In Iowa, Adam Gregg currently serves as an acting lieutenant governor, meaning he is not in the line of succession. In Alabama, the office is currently vacant and the President pro tempore of the Senate is next in the line of succession.
State | Picture | Officeholder | Party | Took position | Office |
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(List) |
Del Marsh | Republican | April 10, 2017 | President pro tempore of the Senate | |
(List) |
Michele Reagan | Republican | January 5, 2015 | Secretary of State | |
(List) |
Charles Schneider | Republican | March 14, 2018 | President of the Senate | |
(List) |
Michael Thibodeau | Republican | December 3, 2014 | President of the Senate | |
(List) |
Chuck Morse | Republican | September 3, 2013 | President of the Senate | |
(List) |
Dennis Richardson |
Republican | January 2, 2017 | Secretary of State | |
(List) |
Edward Buchanan | Republican | March 1, 2018 | 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 |
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(List) |
Phil Mendelson[7] | Democratic | June 13, 2012 | Chairman of the Council | |
(List) |
Luis Rivera Marín | New Progressive | January 2, 2017 | 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 |
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Alaska | Independent | Democratic |
Louisiana | Democratic | Republican |
Minnesota | Democratic | Republican |
North Carolina | Democratic | Republican |
Oregon | Democratic | Republican |
Vermont | Republican | Progressive |
See also
References
- 1 2 "Executive Branch of the Several States". Thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
- ↑ Chin succeeded to the office after the resignation of Shan Tsutsui.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ NY lieutenant gubernatorial terms begin at mid-night New Year's Day
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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.