List of current United States lieutenant governors


The [Lieutenant Governor (United States)|governor (United States)|lieutenant governor] is the second-highest-ranking government official in 45 of the 50 U.S. states and four of the five territories. In those states and territories, the lieutenant governor is the first in the line of succession in case of a vacancy in the office of 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 president of the Senate, 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 and one inhabited territory do not have a lieutenant governor.

List of lieutenant governors by state

In the table below, "term ends" indicates the year the current lieutenant governor will leave office; a notation after the year indicates that the current lieutenant governor is ineligible to seek re-election in that year. A notation of after the year indicates that the current lieutenant governor is leaving office that year, having not sought re-election. A notation of indicates that the current lieutenant governor was defeated for re-election.
StateImageNamePartyPrior Public ExperienceTerm StartTerm EndSelection
Alabama RepublicanAlabama House2027Separate election
Alaska RepublicanCommissioner of Alaska Department of Corrections
Alaska House		2026Same ticket
Arkansas RepublicanAttorney General2027Separate election
California DemocraticUnited States Ambassador to Hungary2027 Separate election
Colorado DemocraticColorado House2027Same ticket
Connecticut DemocraticSecretary of the State of Connecticut
Connecticut House		2027Same ticket in the general elections;
Separate elections in the primaries
Delaware DemocraticDelaware Senate2029Separate election
Florida RepublicanFlorida Senate2027Same ticket
Georgia RepublicanGeorgia Senate2027Separate election
Hawaii DemocraticHawaii House2026Same ticket in the general elections;
Separate elections in the primaries
Idaho RepublicanIdaho House Speaker2027Separate election
Illinois DemocraticIllinois House2027Same ticket
Indiana RepublicanNoblesville public library trustee2029Same ticket in the general elections;
Separately nominated at party conventions
Iowa RepublicanIowa Senate2027Same ticket
Kansas DemocraticState Secretary of Commerce2027Same ticket
Kentucky DemocraticNo prior offices2027 Same ticket
Louisiana RepublicanPlaquemines Parish President2028Separate election
Maryland DemocraticMaryland House of Delegates2027Same ticket
Massachusetts DemocraticMayor of Salem2027Same ticket in the general elections;
Separate elections in the primaries
Michigan DemocraticNo prior offices2027 Same ticket
Minnesota Democratic Minnesota House2027Same ticket
Mississippi RepublicanMississippi Secretary of State2028 Separate election
Missouri RepublicanNo prior offices2029Separate election
Montana RepublicanNo prior offices2029Same ticket
Nebraska RepublicanUnited States Attorney for the District of Nebraska2027Same ticket
Nevada RepublicanLas Vegas City Council2027Separate election
New Jersey DemocraticBoard of the College Achieve of Greater Asbury Park Charter School President
Village Charter School Head
Educational Services Committee of New Jersey Board of Directors President
New Brunswick Public Schools Board of Education President		2030Same ticket
New Mexico DemocraticNew Mexico Senate
Grant County Clerk		2027Same ticket in the general elections;
Separate elections in the primaries
New York DemocraticU.S. House2026Same ticket in the general elections;
Separate elections in the primaries
North Carolina DemocraticNorth Carolina Senate
North Carolina House		2029Separate election
North Dakota RepublicanNorth Dakota House2028Same ticket
Ohio RepublicanNo prior offices2027Same ticket
Oklahoma RepublicanNo prior offices2027Separate election
Pennsylvania DemocraticPennsylvania House2027Same ticket in the general elections;
Separate elections in the primaries
Rhode Island DemocraticProvidence City Council2027Separate election
South Carolina RepublicanNo prior offices2027Same ticket
South Dakota RepublicanSouth Dakota House2027Same ticket
Tennessee RepublicanTennessee Senate
Tennessee House		2027State Senate
Texas RepublicanTexas Senate2027Separate election
Utah RepublicanUtah Senate2029Same ticket
Vermont RepublicanVermont Senate
Vermont House of Representatives		2027Separate election
Virginia DemocraticVirginia Senate2030Separate election
Washington DemocraticU.S. House
Washington House		2029Separate election
West Virginia RepublicanWest Virginia House
West Virginia Senate		2027State Senate
Wisconsin DemocraticWisconsin State Assembly2027Same ticket in the general elections;
Separate elections in the primaries

List of lieutenant governors by territory

TerritoryImageLieutenant governorPartyPrior public experienceTerm startTerm endChosen by
American Samoa RepublicanAmerican Samoa
House of Representatives		2029Same ticket
Guam DemocraticNo prior offices2027Same ticket
Northern Mariana Islands RepublicanNorthern Mariana Islands Senate2027Same ticket
U.S. Virgin Islands DemocraticLegislature of the Virgin Islands2027Same ticket

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 president of the Senate is next in line for the governorship.
StateOfficeImageOfficeholderPartyPrior public experienceTerm start
ArizonaSecretary of StateDemocraticCounty Recorder of Maricopa County
MainePresident of the SenateDemocraticMaine Senate
Maine House of Representatives
New HampshirePresident of the SenateRepublicanNew Hampshire Senate
New Hampshire House of Representatives
OregonSecretary of StateDemocraticOregon Treasurer
Oregon House
WyomingSecretary of StateRepublicanWyoming House of Representatives

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 mayor of the District of Columbia.
JurisdictionOfficeImageOfficeholderPartyPrior public experienceTerm start
District of ColumbiaChairman of the CouncilDemocraticDC Councilman
Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner
Puerto RicoSecretary of StateNew Progressive/
Democratic		Mayor of Gurabo

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 and territories, the designated successor to the governorship is of a different political party than the governor:
State
or territory		GovernorDesignated
successor
Northern Mariana IslandsIndependentRepublican
Puerto RicoRepublicanDemocratic