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List of current United States Lieutenant Governors

States on blue with Democrat as Lt. Governor. States on red with Republican

This is a complete and current List of United States Lieutenant Governors. There are currently 21 Democrats and 22 Republicans serving as lieutenant governors in the United States. Currently, 23 states elect a lieutenant governor on a ticket with the governor. Nineteen states hold a separate election, and 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.

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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 Took
office Term
ends Chosen by[1]Jim Folsom, Jr.AlabamaDemocrat 2006 2010 Separate electionSean ParnellAlaskaRepublican 2006 2010 Same ticketBill HalterArkansasDemocrat 2006 2010 Separate electionJohn GaramendiCaliforniaDemocrat 2006 2010 Separate electionBarbara O'BrienColoradoDemocrat 2006 2010 Same ticketMichael FedeleConnecticutRepublican 2006 2010 Same ticketJohn C. Carney, Jr.DelawareDemocrat 2000 2008 Separate election[2]Jeff KottkampFloridaRepublican 2006 2010 Same ticketCasey CagleGeorgiaRepublican 2006 2010 Separate electionJames AionaHawaiiRepublican 2002 2010† Same ticketJim RischIdahoRepublican 2006 2010 Separate electionPat QuinnIllinoisDemocrat 2002 2010 Same ticketBecky SkillmanIndianaRepublican 2004 2008 Same ticketPatty JudgeIowaDemocrat 2006 2010 Same ticketMark ParkinsonKansasDemocrat 2006 2010 Same ticketDaniel MongiardoKentuckyDemocrat 2007 2011 Same ticketMitch LandrieuLouisianaDemocrat 2007 2011 Separate electionAnthony G. BrownMarylandDemocrat 2006 2010 Same ticketTim MurrayMassachusettsDemocrat 2006 2010 Separate electionJohn D. CherryMichiganDemocrat 2002 2010† Same ticketCarol MolnauMinnesotaRepublican 2002 2010 Same ticketPhil BryantMississippiRepublican 2007 2011 Separate electionPeter KinderMissouriRepublican 2004 2008 Separate electionJohn BohlingerMontanaRepublican 2004 2008 Same ticket[3]Rick SheehyNebraskaRepublican 2006 2010 Same ticketBrian KrolickiNevadaRepublican 2006 2010 Separate electionDiane DenishNew MexicoDemocrat 2002 2010† Same ticketvacant [4]New York2010 Same ticketBeverly PerdueNorth CarolinaDemocrat 2000 2008 Separate electionJack DalrympleNorth DakotaRepublican 2000 2008 Same ticketLee FisherOhioDemocrat 2006 2010 Same ticketJari AskinsOklahomaDemocrat 2006 2010 Separate electionCatherine Baker KnollPennsylvaniaDemocrat 2002 2010 Same ticketElizabeth H. RobertsRhode IslandDemocrat 2006 2010 Separate electionAndré BauerSouth CarolinaRepublican 2002 2010 Separate electionDennis DaugaardSouth DakotaRepublican 2002 2010 Same ticketRon RamseyTennesseeRepublican 2006 2010 Legislature[5]David DewhurstTexasRepublican 2002 2010 Separate electionGary R. HerbertUtahRepublican 2004 2008 Same ticketBrian DubieVermontRepublican 2006 2008 Separate electionBill BollingVirginiaRepublican 2005 2009 Separate electionBrad OwenWashingtonDemocrat 1996 2008 Separate electionBarbara LawtonWisconsinDemocrat 2002 2010 Same ticket

States without Lt. Governors

Some states do not have lieutenant governors. Instead, the Secretary of State or Senate President of that state are second in line for the Governorship. Those states are:

Picture Currently second in line State Party Elected/
took office Seat Up Secretary of State Jan BrewerArizonaRepublican 2002 2010 Senate President Beth EdmondsMaineDemocrat 2002 2010 Senate President Sylvia LarsenNew HampshireDemocrat 2006 2008 Senate President Richard CodeyNew JerseyDemocrat 2003 2007 Secretary of State Bill BradburyOregonDemocrat 2000 2008 Senate President Earl Ray TomblinWest VirginiaDemocrat 1995 2008 Secretary of State Max MaxfieldWyomingRepublican 2006 2010

A measure passed in New Jersey in 2005 that instituted a lieutenant governorship; the first lieutenant governor of New Jersey will be elected in 2009.

States with differing party membership at the executive level

In most states, 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 Democrat Arizona Democrat Republican California Republican Democrat Louisiana Republican Democrat Montana Democrat Republican New York Democrat Republican Rhode Island Republican Democrat Tennessee Democrat Republican Virginia Democrat Republican Wyoming Democrat Republican
  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. ^ Montana's John Bohlinger is a Republican elected on the same ticket as a Democratic governor.
  4. ^ The Lieutenant Governorship in New York is currently vacent 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 vacent. That position is currently held by Joseph L. Bruno.
  5. ^ Tennessee's state Senate elects the Lieutenant Governor from its membership. The full title of the office is Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the Senate.

See also

v • d • eCurrent lieutenant governors of states and overseas possessions of the United States   

AL: Jim Folsom, Jr. (D)
AK: Sean Parnell (R)
AR: Bill Halter (D)
CA: John Garamendi (D)
CO: Barbara O'Brien (D)
CT: Michael Fedele (R)
DE: John C. Carney, Jr. (D)
FL: Jeff Kottkamp (R)
GA: Casey Cagle (R)
HI: James Aiona (R)

ID: Jim Risch (R)
IL: Pat Quinn (D)
IN: Becky Skillman (R)
IA: Patty Judge (D)
KS: Mark Parkinson (D)
KY: Daniel Mongiardo (D)
LA: Mitch Landrieu (D)
MD: Anthony G. Brown (D)
MA: Tim Murray (D)
MI: John D. Cherry (D)

MN: Carol Molnau (R)
MS: Phil Bryant (R)
MO: Peter Kinder (R)
MT: John Bohlinger (R)
NE: Rick Sheehy (R)
NV: Brian Krolicki (R)
NJ: Created as of 2010
NM: Diane Denish (D)
NY: vacant note
NC: Beverly Perdue (D)

ND: Jack Dalrymple (R)
OH: Lee Fisher (D)
OK: Jari Askins (D)
PA: Catherine Baker Knoll (D)
RI: Elizabeth H. Roberts (D)
SC: André Bauer (R)
SD: Dennis Daugaard (R)
TN: Ron Ramsey (R)
TX: David Dewhurst (R)
UT: Gary R. Herbert (R)

VT: Brian Dubie (R)
VA: Bill Bolling (R)
WA: Brad Owen (D)
WI: Barbara Lawton (D)
WV: Earl Ray Tomblin (D)
United States Possessions
AS: Ipulasi Aitofele Sunia (D)
GU: Michael W. Cruz (R)
NMI: Timothy P. Villagomez (R)
VI: Gregory R. Francis (D)

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