Party affiliation of current United States lieutenant governors

Party affiliation of current designated successors to the current United States governors

Methods for electing lieutenant governors

The

lieutenant governor A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...

is the second-highest-ranking government official in 45 of the 50 U.S. states and four of the five

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. In those states and territories, it is the first in the line of succession in case of a vacancy in the office of governor (''note:'' in Massachusetts and West Virginia, the lieutenant governor succeeds 'only' as acting governor), while in the remaining states and territories another office holds that status. Currently, 26 states elect a lieutenant governor on a ticket with the governor, while 17 states elect a lieutenant governor separately. In West Virginia, the

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, as elected by the State Senators, serves as the state's lieutenant governor. In Tennessee, the State 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, District of Columbia, and 5 territories, there are currently 30

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, 25 Democrats, and one member with the Puerto Rico New Progressive Party.

List of lieutenant governors by state

In the table below, "term ends" indicates the year the current lieutenant governor will leave office; 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.

List of lieutenant governors by territory

States which do not have lieutenant governors

Five states do not have a position of an official lieutenant governor. In these cases, the secretary of state or the

is next in line for the governorship.

Federal district and territories which do not have lieutenant governors or deputy mayors

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

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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. In the following states, the designated successor to the governorship is of a different political party than the governor:

List of lieutenant governors-elect

* Arkansas: Leslie Rutledge (R), .... January 10, 2023 * Georgia: Burt Jones (R), .... January 9, 2023 * Maryland:

Aruna Miller Aruna Miller (née Katragadda; November 6, 1964) is an American politician who is the lieutenant governor-elect of Maryland. Miller, a Democrat, is a former member of the Maryland House of Delegates representing Legislative District 15 in Mont ...

(D), .... January 18, 2023 * Massachusetts: Kim Driscoll (D), .... January 5, 2023 * Nebraska: Joe Kelly (R), .... January 5, 2023 * Northern Mariana Islands:

David M. Apatang David Mundo Apatang (born July 10, 1948) is a Northern Mariana Islander politician who is serving as the 13th lieutenant governor of the Northern Mariana Islands since 2023. He previously served as the mayor of Saipan from January 12, 2015 to Janu ...

(I), .... January 9, 2023 * Pennsylvania: Austin Davis (D), .... January 17, 2023 * Vermont: David Zuckerman (P), .... January 5, 2023 * Wisconsin:

Sara Rodriguez Sara Rodriguez (born July 25, 1975) is an American registered nurse, health care executive, and Democratic politician. She is the 46th and incumbent lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, having been elected on a ticket with Governor Tony Evers in ...

(D), .... January 3, 2023

Notes

References

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Lieutenant governors A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-comm ...

United States lieutenant governors