Lieutenant Governor of Idaho

Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
Great Seal of the State of Idaho
Incumbent Brad Little since January 6, 2009
Style	The Honorable
Term length	Four years
Inaugural holder	N. B. Willey 1890
Website	lgo.idaho.gov

Lieutenant Governor of Idaho is a constitutional statewide elected office in the State of Idaho. According to the Idaho Constitution, the lieutenant governor is elected to a four-year term.

The power of the Lieutenant Governor of Idaho derives from Article IV, Sections 12 and 13 of the Idaho Constitution, which provides that the office is first in line of succession to the Governor of Idaho. It also dictates that the lieutenant governor serves as the presiding officer of the Idaho State Senate.

Lieutenant governor has been a constitutional office in Idaho since statehood in 1890. Prior to 1946 the office was elected to two-year terms.

The current Lieutenant Governor of Idaho is Brad Little. In January 2009 Little was appointed by Gov. C. L. "Butch" Otter to succeed Jim Risch, who resigned to take office in the United States Senate. Little was elected to his own right on November 2, 2010, and served the remainder of Risch's term, which ended in January 2011.

List of Lieutenant Governors of Idaho

#	Name	Term of Service	Political Party
1	N. B. Willey	October 1890 – December 1890	Republican
2	John S. Gray	December 1890 – January 2, 1893	Republican
3	F. B. Willis	January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895	Republican
4	F. J. Mills	January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897	Republican
5	George F. Moore	January 4, 1897 – January 2, 1899	Democratic, Populist
6	J. H. Hutchinson	January 2, 1899 – January 7, 1901	Silver Republican, Democratic
7	Thomas F. Terrell	January 7, 1901 – January 5, 1903	Democratic
8	James M. Stevens	January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905	Republican
9	Burpee L. Steeves	January 2, 1905 – January 7, 1907	Republican
10	Ezra A. Burrell	January 7, 1907 – January 4, 1909	Republican
11	Lewis H. Sweetser	January 4, 1909 – January 6, 1913	Republican
12	Herman H. Taylor	January 6, 1913 – January 1, 1917	Republican
13	Ernest L. Parker	January 1, 1917 – January 6, 1919	Democratic
14	Charles C. Moore	January 6, 1919 – January 1, 1923	Republican
15	H. C. Baldridge	January 1, 1923 – January 3, 1927	Republican
16	O. E. Hailey	January 3, 1927 – January 7, 1929	Republican
17	W. B. Kinne	January 7, 1929 – September 30, 1929	Republican
Office vacant September 30 – October 25, 1929
18	O. E. Hailey	October 25, 1929 – January 5, 1931	Republican
19	G. P. Mix	January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933	Democratic
20	George E. Hill	January 2, 1933 – January 7, 1935	Democratic
21	G. P. Mix	January 7, 1935 – January 4, 1937	Democratic
22	Charles C. Gossett	January 4, 1937 – January 2, 1939	Democratic
23	Donald S. Whitehead	January 2, 1939 – January 6, 1941	Republican
24	Charles C. Gossett	January 6, 1941 – January 4, 1943	Democratic
24	Edwin Nelson	January 4, 1943 – January 1, 1945	Republican
25	Arnold Williams	January 1, 1945 – November 17, 1945	Democratic
Office vacant November 17, 1945 – March 20, 1946
26	A. R. McCabe	March 20, 1946 – January 6, 1947	Democratic
27	Donald S. Whitehead	January 6, 1947 – January 1, 1951	Republican
28	Edson H. Deal	January 1, 1951 – January 3, 1955	Republicans
29	J. Berkeley Larsen	January 3, 1955 – January 5, 1959	Republican
30	W. E. Drevlow	January 5, 1959 – January 2, 1967	Democratic
31	Jack M. Murphy	January 2, 1967 – January 6, 1975	Republican
32	John Evans	January 6, 1975 – January 24, 1977	Democratic
Office vacant January 24–28, 1977
33	William J. Murphy	January 28, 1977 – January 1, 1979	Democratic
34	Phil Batt	January 1, 1979 – January 3, 1983	Republican
35	David Leroy	January 3, 1983 – January 5, 1987	Republican
36	Butch Otter	January 5, 1987 – January 3, 2001	Republican
Office vacant January 3–30, 2001
37	Jack Riggs	January 30, 2001 – January 6, 2003	Republican
38	Jim Risch	January 6, 2003 – May 26, 2006	Republican
Office vacant May 26 – June 15, 2006
39	Mark Ricks	June 15, 2006 – January 1, 2007	Republican
40	Jim Risch	January 1, 2007 – January 3, 2009	Republican
Office vacant January 3–6, 2009
41	Brad Little	January 6, 2009 – present	Republican

Living former Lieutenant Governors

As of August 2017, there are five surviving former lieutenant governors of Idaho; the eldest is Phil Batt at 97 years, 2 months. The most recent death was that of Mark Ricks (served 2006–2007), who died at age 92 in September 2016.

Lt. Governor	Served	Date of birth (age)
Phil Batt ^	1979–1983	(1927-03-04) March 4, 1927
David Leroy	1983–1987	(1947-08-16) August 16, 1947
Butch Otter ^	1987–2001	(1942-05-03) May 3, 1942
Jack Riggs	2001–2003	1954 (age 69–70)
Jim Risch ^	2003–2006 2007-2009	(1943-05-03) May 3, 1943

^ Also served as governor

Passages

Incumbent	Reason for Vacancy	Appointed Successor	Date of Appointment	Elected Successor	Date of Election
N. B. Willey	Succeeded as Governor December 1890	John S. Gray	December 1890	F. B. Willis	November 8, 1892
W. B. Kinne	Died September 30, 1929	O. E. Hailey	October 25, 1929	G. P. Mix	November 4, 1930
Arnold Williams	Succeeded as Governor November 17, 1945	A. R. McCabe	March 20, 1946	Donald S. Whitehead	November 5, 1946
John V. Evans	Succeeded as Governor January 24, 1977	William J. Murphy	January 28, 1977	Philip E. Batt	November 7, 1978
C. L. "Butch" Otter	Resigned January 3, 2001	Jack Riggs	January 30, 2001	Jim Risch	November 5, 2002
Jim Risch	Succeeded as Governor May 26, 2006	Mark Ricks	June 15, 2006	Jim Risch	November 7, 2006
Jim Risch	Sworn into the United States Senate January 6, 2009	Brad Little	January 6, 2009	Brad Little	November 2, 2010

References

• Idaho Statewide Elected Officers Historical Roster