Lieutenant Governor of Washington

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Lieutenant Governor of Washington
Seal of the Lieutenant Governor
Incumbent
Cyrus Habib
since January 11, 2017
StyleThe Honorable
Term length4 years
Inaugural holderCharles E. Laughton
FormationNovember 11, 1889
SuccessionFirst
Salary$117,300 (2020)[1]
Websitewww.ltgov.wa.gov

The Lieutenant Governor of Washington is an elected office in the U.S. state of Washington. The incumbent is Cyrus Habib, a Democrat who began his term in January, 2017. The Lieutenant Governor serves as President of the Washington State Senate, fills in as acting governor whenever the governor leaves the state or is unable to serve, and accedes to the governorship in case of a vacancy.[2]

There have been 16 holders of the office, three of whom have ascended to the office of Governor of Washington. Prior to statehood, there were 10 Territorial Secretaries of State of Washington that acted in the Territorial Governor's absence, but were unable to ascend to Governor.[3]

List of lieutenant governors of Washington

Parties

  Democratic (4)   Populist (1)   Republican (11)

# Lieutenant Governor Took office Left office Governor(s) served under Party Notes
1 style="width: 0.3em; background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"|  Charles Laughton November 11, 1889 January 9, 1893 Elisha Peyre Ferry Republican
2 style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"| F. H. Luce January 9, 1893 January 11, 1897 John McGraw Republican
3 style="background: Template:Populist Party (United States)/meta/color;"| Thurston Daniels January 11, 1897 January 14, 1901 John Rankin Rogers Populist
4 style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"| Henry McBride January 14, 1901 December 26, 1901 Henry McBride Republican Became Governor upon the death of Gov. Rogers
Vacant (December 26, 1901 – January 9, 1905)
5 style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"| Charles E. Coon January 9, 1905 January 7, 1909 Albert E. Mead Republican
6 style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"| Marion E. Hay January 27, 1909 March 28, 1909 Samuel G. Cosgrove Republican Became Governor upon the death of Gov. Cosgrove
Vacant (March 28, 1909 – January 11, 1913)
7 style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"| Louis Folwell Hart January 11, 1913 February 13, 1919 Ernest Lister Republican Became Governor upon the death of Gov. Lister
Vacant (February 13, 1919 – January 10, 1921)
8 style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"| William J. Coyle January 10, 1921 January 12, 1925 Louis Folwell Hart Republican
9 style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"| W. Lon Johnson January 12, 1925 January 14, 1929 Roland H. Hartley Republican
10 style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"| John Arthur Gellatly January 14, 1929 January 9, 1933 Roland H. Hartley Republican
11 style="background: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;"| Victor A. Meyers January 9, 1933 January 12, 1953 Clarence D. Martin (Democratic)
Arthur B. Langlie (Republican)
Monrad C. Wallgren (Democratic)
Arthur B. Langlie (Republican) 		Democratic
12 style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"| Emmett Anderson January 12, 1953 January 14, 1957 Arthur B. Langlie Republican
13 style="background: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;"| John A. Cherberg January 14, 1957 January 11, 1989 Albert Rosellini (Democratic)
Daniel J. Evans (Republican)
Dixy Lee Ray (Democratic)
John Spellman (Republican)
Booth Gardner (Democratic) 		Democratic
14 style="background: Template:Republican Party (United States)/meta/color;"| Joel Pritchard January 11, 1989 January 15, 1997 Booth Gardner (Democratic)
Mike Lowry (Democratic) 		Republican
15 style="background: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;"| Brad Owen January 15, 1997 January 10, 2017 Gary Locke
Christine Gregoire
Jay Inslee 		Democratic
16 style="background: Template:Democratic Party (United States)/meta/color;"| Cyrus Habib January 11, 2017 present Jay Inslee Democratic

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Living former lieutenant governors

As of January 2017, there is one former lieutenant governor alive. The most recent death of a former lieutenant governor was that of Joel Pritchard (1989–1997), on October 9, 1997.

References

  1. ^ "Final 2019 and 2020 Salary Schedule". Washington Citizens’ Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Washington State Constitution". Washington State Legislature. Retrieved August 23, 2019.
  3. ^ a b LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO THE BEGINNING OF WASHINGTON'S STATEHOOD, NOVEMBER 11, 1889 Archived December 19, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
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