The Lieutenant Governors: 2022

The following choose candidates for lieutenant governor before the primary: Alaska, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio and Utah. The following choose candidates for lieutenant governor after the primary: Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, South Carolina and South Dakota.

No lieutenant governor.

Gov. Kim Reynolds appointed Adam Gregg, the state’s public defender, as lieutenant governor when she ascended to the office upon Terry Branstad’s resignation. She and Gregg ran for and were elected to a full term in the 2018 general election.

Mike Parson became governor upon the resignation of Eric Greitens. There is no provision for filling this office. The president pro tem of the Missouri Senate is next in line to become governor, followed by speaker of the House, and secretary of state. On June 18, 2018, Gov. Parson appointed Mike Kehoe (R), as lieutenant governor. The appointment came with legal uncertainty, as the Constitution of Missouri states that the governor can fill all vacancies “other than in the offices of lieutenant governor, state senator or representative … .” However, Parson stated that he believed that the Constitution gave him authority to name Kehoe as lieutenant governor. Kehoe was elected to a full term in November 2020.

In Tennessee, the president of the senate and the lieutenant governor are one in the same. The legislature provided in statute the title of lieutenant governor upon the senate president. The senate president serves two-year terms, elected by the Senate on the first day of the first session of each two year legislative term.

In West Virginia, the president of the senate and the lieutenant governor are one in the same. The legislature provided in statute the title of lieutenant governor upon the senate president. The senate president serves two-year terms, elected by the Senate on the first day of the first session of each two year legislative term.

The governor and lt. governor are elected on a joint ticket in the November general election. However, they run separately in the primary election.

David Toland was sworn in as lieutenant governor on January 2, 2021 after Lt. Gov. Lynn Rogers left to assume the office of state treasurer.

Sabina Matos was sworn in as lieutenant governor on April 14, 2021. She was appointed by Gov. Dan McKee to fill the vacancy left after he became governor upon the resgination of Gina Raimando.

Antonio Delgado was sworn in as lieutenant governor on May 25, 2022 after the resignation of Brian Benjamin.

Lisa Cano Burkhead was sworn in as lieutenant governor on December 16, 2021 after Kate Marshall resigned to take a position in the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs.