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 senators, serves as lieutenant governor. In Tennessee, the 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 38 Republicans, 15 Democrats, two Progress ives 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.

State	Picture	Lieutenant governor	Party	Took office	Term ends	Chosen by^[1]
Alabama (List)		Vacant	None	Vacant since April 10, 2017	2019	Separate election
Alaska (List)		Byron Mallott	Democratic	December 1, 2014	2018	Same ticket in the general elections; Separate elections in the primaries
Arkansas (List)		Tim Griffin	Republican	January 13, 2015	2019	Separate election
California (List)		Gavin Newsom	Democratic	January 10, 2011	2019	Separate election
Colorado (List)		Donna Lynne	Democratic	May 12, 2016	2019	Same ticket
Connecticut (List)		Nancy Wyman	Democratic	January 5, 2011	2019	Same ticket in the general elections; Separate elections in the primaries
Delaware (List)		Bethany Hall-Long	Democratic	January 17, 2017	2021	Separate election
Florida (List)		Carlos López-Cantera	Republican	February 3, 2014	2019	Same ticket
Georgia (List)		Casey Cagle	Republican	January 8, 2007	2019	Separate election
Hawaii (List)		Shan Tsutsui	Democratic	December 27, 2012	2018	Same ticket in the general elections; Separate elections in the primaries^[2]
Idaho (List)		Brad Little	Republican	January 6, 2009	2019	Separate election^[3]
Illinois (List)		Evelyn Sanguinetti	Republican	January 12, 2015	2019	Same ticket
Indiana (List)		Suzanne Crouch	Republican	January 9, 2017	2021	Same ticket
Iowa (List)		Adam Gregg (Acting)	Republican	May 25, 2017		Same ticket
Kansas (List)		Jeff Colyer	Republican	January 10, 2011	2019	Same ticket
Kentucky (List)		Jenean Hampton	Republican	December 8, 2015	2019	Same ticket
Louisiana (List)		Billy Nungesser	Republican	January 11, 2016	2020	Separate election
Maryland (List)		Boyd Rutherford	Republican	January 21, 2015	2019	Same ticket
Massachusetts (List)		Karyn Polito	Republican	January 8, 2015	2019	Same ticket in the general elections; Separate elections in the primaries
Michigan (List)		Brian Calley	Republican	January 1, 2011	2019	Same ticket
Minnesota (List)		Michelle Fischbach	Republican	January 3, 2018	2019	Same ticket
Mississippi (List)		Tate Reeves	Republican	January 10, 2012	2020	Separate election
Missouri (List)		Mike Parson	Republican	January 9, 2017	2021	Separate election
Montana (List)		Mike Cooney	Democratic	January 4, 2016	2021	Same ticket
Nebraska (List)		Mike Foley	Republican	January 8, 2015	2019	Same ticket
Nevada (List)		Mark Hutchison	Republican	January 5, 2015	2019	Separate election
New Jersey (List)		Kim Guadagno	Republican	January 19, 2010	2018	Same ticket
New Mexico (List)		John Sanchez	Republican	January 1, 2011	2019	Same ticket in the general elections; Separate elections in the primaries
New York (List)		Kathy Hochul	Democratic	January 1, 2015	2018^[4]	Same ticket in the general elections; Separate elections in the primaries
North Carolina (List)		Dan Forest	Republican	January 7, 2013	2021	Separate election
North Dakota (List)	File:Brent Sanford.jpg	Brent Sanford	Republican	December 15, 2016	2020	Same ticket
Ohio (List)		Mary Taylor	Republican	January 10, 2011	2019	Same ticket
Oklahoma (List)		Todd Lamb	Republican	January 10, 2011	2019	Separate election
Pennsylvania (List)		Mike Stack	Democratic	January 20, 2015	2019	Same ticket in the general elections; Separate elections in the primaries
Rhode Island (List)		Daniel McKee	Democratic	January 6, 2015	2019	Separate election
South Carolina (List)		Kevin Bryant	Republican	January 25, 2017	2019	Separate election^[5]
South Dakota (List)		Matt Michels	Republican	January 8, 2011	2019	Same ticket
Tennessee (List)		Randy McNally	Republican	January 10, 2017	2019	State Senate^[6]
Texas (List)		Dan Patrick	Republican	January 20, 2015	2019	Separate election
Utah (List)		Spencer Cox	Republican	October 17, 2013	2021	Same ticket
Vermont (List)		David Zuckerman	Progressive	January 5, 2017	2019	Separate election
Virginia (List)		Ralph Northam	Democratic	January 11, 2014	2018	Separate election
Washington (List)		Cyrus Habib	Democratic	January 10, 2017	2021	Separate election
West Virginia (List)		Mitch Carmichael	Republican	January 16, 2017	2021	State Senate^[7]
Wisconsin (List)		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	Lieutenant governor	Party	Took office	Seat up	Chosen by^[1]
American Samoa (List)	Lemanu Peleti Mauga	Democratic	January 3, 2013	2017	Same ticket
Guam (List)	Ray Tenorio	Republican	January 3, 2011	2019	Same ticket
Northern Mariana Islands (List)	Victor Hocog	Republican	December 29, 2015	2019	Same ticket
United States Virgin Islands (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	Officeholder	Party	Took position	Office
Alabama (List)	Del Marsh	Republican	April 10, 2017	President pro tempore of the Senate
Arizona (List)	Michele Reagan	Republican	January 5, 2015	Secretary of State
Iowa (List)	Jack Whitver	Republican	May 24, 2017	President of the Senate
Maine (List)	Michael Thibodeau	Republican	December 3, 2014	President of the Senate
New Hampshire (List)	Chuck Morse	Republican	September 3, 2013	President of the Senate
Oregon (List)	Dennis Richardson	Republican	January 2, 2017	Secretary of State
Wyoming (List)	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^[8]	Democratic	June 13, 2012	Chairman of the Council
Puerto Rico (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
Alaska	Independent	Democratic
Louisiana	Democratic	Republican
Minnesota	Democratic	Republican
North Carolina	Democratic	Republican
Oregon	Democratic	Republican
Vermont	Republican	Progressive

References

^ ^a ^b "Executive Branch of the Several States". Thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
^ Tsutsui was appointed by Governor Neil Abercrombie to replace Brian Schatz, who was appointed U.S. Senator following the death of Daniel Inouye.
^ 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
^ Bryant was appointed by Governor Henry McMaster, after he was elevated upon Nikki Haley's resignation to become United States Ambassador to the United Nations.
^ 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.

External links

[thegreenpapers1-1] "Executive Branch of the Several States". Thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved 2012-03-31.

[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] NY lieutenant gubernatorial terms begin at mid-night New Year's Day

[5] Bryant was appointed by Governor Henry McMaster, after he was elevated upon Nikki Haley's resignation to become United States Ambassador to the United Nations.

[6] 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.

[7] 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

[8] 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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