History
Prior to 1990, the governor and lieutenant governor were elected in separate elections; since then they have run together on the same ticket.
List
Image |
Lt. Governor |
Took office |
Left office |
Party |
Governor(s) served under |
![](../I/m/Oran_Faville%2C_First_Lieutenant-Governor_-_History_of_Iowa.jpg) |
Oran Faville |
1858 |
1860 |
Republican |
Ralph P. Lowe |
![](../I/m/Nicholas_Johann_Rusch.jpg) |
Nicholas J. Rusch |
1860 |
1862 |
Samuel J. Kirkwood |
![](../I/m/No_image.svg.png) |
John R. Needham |
1862 |
1864 |
![](../I/m/Enoch_W._Eastman_-_History_of_Iowa.jpg) |
Enoch W. Eastman |
1864 |
1866 |
William M. Stone |
![](../I/m/Benjamin_F._Gue_-_History_of_Iowa.jpg) |
Benjamin F. Gue |
1866 |
1868 |
![](../I/m/Colonel_John_Scott_-_History_of_Iowa.jpg) |
John Scott |
1868 |
1870 |
Samuel Merrill |
![](../I/m/Madison_Miner_Walden.jpg) |
Madison Miner Walden |
1870 |
1871 |
![](../I/m/No_image.svg.png) |
Henry C. Bulis |
1871 |
1874 |
Cyrus C. Carpenter |
![](../I/m/No_image.svg.png) |
Joseph Dysart |
1874 |
1876 |
![](../I/m/Governor_Newbold_with_signature.jpg) |
Joshua G. Newbold |
1876 |
1877 |
Samuel Kirkwood |
![](../I/m/No_image.svg.png) |
Frank T. Campbell |
1878 |
1882 |
John H. Gear |
![](../I/m/No_image.svg.png) |
Orlando H. Manning |
1882 |
1886 |
Buren R. Sherman |
![](../I/m/John_A._T._Hull_-_History_of_Iowa.jpg) |
John A. T. Hull |
1886 |
1890 |
William Larrabee |
![](../I/m/No_image.svg.png) |
Alfred N. Poyneer |
1890 |
1892 |
Horace Boies |
![](../I/m/Samuel_Bestow.jpg) |
Samuel L. Bestow |
1892 |
1894 |
Democratic |
![](../I/m/Warren_S._Dungan_-_History_of_Iowa.jpg) |
Warren S. Dungan |
1894 |
1896 |
Republican |
Frank D. Jackson |
![](../I/m/No_image.svg.png) |
Matt Parrott |
1896 |
1898 |
Francis M. Drake |
![](../I/m/James_C._Milliman.jpg) |
James C. Milliman |
1898 |
1902 |
Leslie M. Shaw |
![](../I/m/No_image.svg.png) |
John Herriott |
1902 |
1907 |
Albert B. Cummins |
![](../I/m/Warren_Garst.jpg) |
Warren Garst |
1907 |
1908 |
![](../I/m/Lieutenant_Governor_George_W._Clarke.jpg) |
George W. Clarke |
1909 |
1913 |
Beryl F. Carroll |
![](../I/m/William_Lloyd_Harding_in_1915.jpg) |
William L. Harding |
1913 |
1917 |
George W. Clarke |
![](../I/m/Ernest_Robert_Moore.jpg) |
Ernest Robert Moore |
1917 |
1921 |
William L. Harding |
![](../I/m/John_Hammill.png) |
John Hammill |
1921 |
1925 |
N. E. Kendall |
![](../I/m/Clem_Kimball.png) |
Clem F. Kimball |
1925 |
1928 |
John Hammill |
![](../I/m/Arch_W._McFarlane.png) |
Arch W. McFarlane |
1928 |
1933 |
Daniel Webster Turner |
![](../I/m/Nelson_G._Kraschel.png) |
Nelson G. Kraschel |
1933 |
1937 |
Democratic |
Clyde L. Herring |
![](../I/m/John_K._Valentine.png) |
John K. Valentine |
1937 |
1939 |
Nelson G. Kraschel |
![](../I/m/Bourke_B._Hickenlooper.jpg) |
Bourke B. Hickenlooper |
1939 |
1943 |
Republican |
George A. Wilson |
![](../I/m/Robert_Blue_-_Official_Portrait_-_49th_GA.jpg) |
Robert D. Blue |
1943 |
1945 |
Bourke B. Hickenlooper |
![](../I/m/Kenneth_Evans.png) |
Kenneth A. Evans |
1945 |
1951 |
Robert D. Blue |
William S. Beardsley |
![](../I/m/William_H._Nicholas.png) |
William H. Nicholas |
1951 |
1953 |
![](../I/m/Leo_Elthon.png) |
Leo Elthon |
1953 |
1957 |
Leo A. Hoegh |
![](../I/m/William_H._Nicholas.png) |
William H. Nicholas |
1957 |
1959 |
Herschel C. Loveless |
![](../I/m/Edward_J._McManus.png) |
Edward J. McManus |
1959 |
January 12, 1961 |
Democratic |
![](../I/m/William_L._Mooty.png) |
W. L. Mooty |
January 12, 1961 |
January 17, 1965 |
Republican |
Norman A. Erbe |
Harold E. Hughes |
![](../I/m/Robert_D._Fulton.png) |
Robert D. Fulton |
January 17, 1965 |
January 1, 1969 |
Democratic |
![](../I/m/Roger_Jepsen.JPG) |
Roger Jepsen |
January 16, 1969 |
January 1973 |
Republican |
Robert D. Ray |
![](../I/m/Arthur_Neu.png) |
Arthur A. Neu |
January 1973 |
January 12, 1979 |
![](../I/m/Terry_Branstad_attends_recommissioning_ceremony_for_USS_Iowa%2C_Apr_28%2C_1984.JPEG) |
Terry Branstad |
January 12, 1979 |
January 14, 1983 |
![](../I/m/Robert_T._Anderson.png) |
Robert T. Anderson |
January 14, 1983 |
January 1987 |
Democratic |
Terry Branstad |
![](../I/m/Jo_Ann_Zimmerman.jpg) |
Jo Ann Zimmerman |
January 1987 |
January 1991 |
![](../I/m/Joy_Corning.jpeg) |
Joy Corning |
January 1991 |
January 15, 1999 |
Republican |
![](../I/m/Sally_Pederson.jpg) |
Sally Pederson |
January 15, 1999 |
January 12, 2007 |
Democratic |
Tom Vilsack |
![](../I/m/Patty_Judge_(cropped).jpg) |
Patty Judge |
January 12, 2007 |
January 14, 2011 |
Chet Culver |
![](../I/m/Kim_Reynolds_-_Official_Portrait_-_83rd_GA.jpg) |
Kim Reynolds |
January 14, 2011 |
May 24, 2017 |
Republican |
Terry Branstad |
![](../I/m/Adam_Gregg_on_EPA_Iowa_state_action_tour.jpg) |
Adam Gregg (Acting) |
May 25, 2017 |
Incumbent |
Kim Reynolds |
As of May 2017, there are eight former Lieutenant Governors of Iowa still alive, the oldest being Roger Jepsen (served 1969–1973, born 1928). The most recent death of a former Lieutenant Governor of Iowa was that of Joy Corning (served 1991–1999, born 1932), on May 20, 2017.
See also
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Next-in-line of succession for states and territories without official lieutenant governors:
Political party affiliation:
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