List of United States Lieutenant Governors

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Party control of Lt. Governors' offices as will be reflected once all victors of 2006 elections take office. Red is Republican, Blue is Democratic.
Party control of Lt. Governors' offices as will be reflected once all victors of 2006 elections take office. Red is Republican, Blue is Democratic.

This is a complete and current List of United States Lieutenant Governors.

The current party composition of the 50 state lieutenant governors are:

See also: List of current U.S. Governors

Current Lieutenant Governor State Party Elected Seat Up
Jim Folsom, Jr. Alabama Democrat 2006 2010
Sean Parnell Alaska Republican 2006 2010
Bill Halter Arkansas Democrat 2006 2010
John Garamendi California Democrat 2006 2010
Barbara O'Brien Colorado Democrat 2006 2010
Michael Fedele Connecticut Republican 2006 2010
John C. Carney, Jr. Delaware Democrat 2000 2008
Jeff Kottkamp Florida Republican 2006 2010
Casey Cagle Georgia Republican 2006 2010
James Aiona Hawaii Republican 2002 2010 (term limits)
Jim Risch Idaho Republican 2006 2010
Pat Quinn Illinois Democrat 2002 2010
Becky Skillman Indiana Republican 2004 2008
Patty Judge Iowa Democrat 2006 2010
Mark Parkinson Kansas Democrat 2006 2010
Stephen Pence Kentucky Republican 2003 2007 (retiring)
Mitch Landrieu Louisiana Democrat 2003 2007
Anthony Brown Maryland Democrat 2006 2010
Tim Murray Massachusetts Democrat 2006 2010
John D. Cherry Michigan Democrat 2002 2010 (term limits)
Carol Molnau Minnesota Republican 2002 2010
Amy Tuck Mississippi Republican 1999 2007
Peter Kinder Missouri Republican 2004 2008
John Bohlinger Montana Republican 2004 2008
Rick Sheehy Nebraska Republican 2006 2010
Brian Krolicki Nevada Republican 2006 2010
Diane Denish New Mexico Democrat 2002 2010 (term limits)
David Paterson New York Democrat 2006 2010
Beverly Perdue North Carolina Democrat 2000 2008
Jack Dalrymple North Dakota Republican 2000 2008
Lee Fisher Ohio Democrat 2006 2010
Jari Askins Oklahoma Democrat 2006 2010
Catherine Baker Knoll Pennsylvania Democrat 2002 2010
Elizabeth H. Roberts Rhode Island Democrat 2006 2010
André Bauer South Carolina Republican 2002 2010
Dennis Daugaard South Dakota Republican 2002 2010
Ron Ramsey Tennessee* Republican 2006 2010
David Dewhurst Texas Republican 2002 2010
Gary R. Herbert Utah Republican 2004 2008
Brian Dubie Vermont Republican 2006 2010
Bill Bolling Virginia Republican 2005 2009
Brad Owen Washington Democrat 1996 2008
Barbara Lawton Wisconsin Democrat 2002 2010

* Tennessee's state senate elects the lieutenant governor from its membership, unlike the other states where the lieutenant governor is elected by the voters. The full title of the office is "Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the Senate".

Some states do not have lieutenant governors. Instead, the Secretary of State or Senate President of that state are second in line for the Governorship. Those states are:

Currently second in line State Party Elected/
took office		 Seat Up
Secretary of State Jan Brewer Arizona Republican 2002 2006
Senate President Beth Edmonds Maine Democrat 2002 2006
Senate President Sylvia Larsen New Hampshire Democrat 2006 2008
Senate President Richard Codey New Jersey Democrat 2003 2007
Secretary of State Bill Bradbury Oregon Democrat 2000 2008
Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin West Virginia Democrat 1995 2008
Secretary of State Max Maxfield Wyoming Republican 2006 2010

A measure passed in New Jersey in 2005 that instituted a lieutenant governorship; the first lieutenant governor of New Jersey will be elected in 2009.

In most states, 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 (or the position is vacant).

State Governor Designated
successor
Alabama Republican Democrat
Arizona Democrat Republican
California Republican Democrat
Montana Democrat Republican
Rhode Island Republican Democrat
Tennessee Democrat Republican
Virginia Democrat Republican
Wyoming Democrat Republican
Current lieutenant governors of states of the United States  v • d • e 

AL: Jim Folsom, Jr. (D)
AK: Sean Parnell (R)
AR: Bill Halter (D)
CA: John Garamendi (D)
CO: Barbara O'Brien (D)
CT: Michael Fedele (R)
DE: John C. Carney, Jr. (D)
FL: Jeff Kottkamp (R)
GA: Casey Cagle (R)
HI: James Aiona (R)
ID: Jim Risch (R)
IL: Pat Quinn (D)

IN: Becky Skillman (R)
IA: Patty Judge (D)
KS: Mark Parkinson (D)
KY: Steve Pence (R)
LA: Mitch Landrieu (D)
MD: Anthony G. Brown (D)
MA: Tim Murray (D)
MI: John D. Cherry (D)
MN: Carol Molnau (R)
MS: Amy Tuck (R)
MO: Peter Kinder (R)
MT: John Bohlinger (R)

NE: Rick Sheehy (R)
NV: Brian Krolicki (R)
NM: Diane Denish (D)
NY: David Paterson (D)
NC: Beverly Perdue (D)
ND: Jack Dalrymple (R)
OH: Lee Fisher (D)
OK: Jari Askins (D)
PA: Catherine Baker Knoll (D)
RI: Elizabeth H. Roberts (D)

SC: André Bauer (R)
SD: Dennis Daugaard (R)
TN: Ron Ramsey (R)
TX: David Dewhurst (R)
UT: Gary R. Herbert (R)
VA: Bill Bolling (R)
VT: Brian Dubie (R)
WA: Brad Owen (D)
WI: Barbara Lawton (D)
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