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The lieutenant governor's office was on the ballot in nine states in 2024. These elections were in Delaware, Indiana, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Utah, Vermont, and Washington.

As a result of the 2024 elections, two seats changed partisan control, one for each party. In North Carolina, Rachel Hunt (D) defeated Hal Weatherman (R) in an open race to succeed Mark Robinson (R), who ran for governor. In Vermont, John Rodgers (R) defeated incumbent David Zuckerman (Vermont Progressive Party).[1] Of the states up in 2024, heading into 2025, three will have Democratic lieutenant governors, and eight will have Republican lieutenant governors. Among all lieutenant governorships, 25 are held by Republicans and 20 by Democrats. This is the same number of seats each party controlled when heading into the election.

In 45 states, the lieutenant governor is the second-highest executive office, behind the governor. Although the powers and duties of the lieutenant governor vary from state to state, lieutenant governors are responsible for filling vacancies in the office of governor. In many states, lieutenant governors often sit on boards or commissions and are often involved in the proceedings of the state Senate.

The process for selecting a lieutenant governor varies from state to state. In Tennessee and West Virginia, the member of the state Senate chosen to serve as its president becomes the lieutenant governor. In the other 43 states with lieutenant governors, the officeholder is elected—this election is separate from the gubernatorial election in 17 states and is held on a joint ticket in the other 26.

In 2022, there were 30 lieutenant gubernatorial seats on the ballot. Before the elections, these offices were held by 15 Republicans and 15 Democrats. Eleven lieutenant governors did not seek re-election—four Democrats and seven Republicans. The partisan control of three lieutenant governors' offices changed, resulting in a pickup of one net office for Democrats. The only incumbent that was defeated was in Nevada, where Stavros S. Anthony (R) defeated Lisa Cano (D). In two states—Maryland and Massachusetts—the partisan control of the lieutenant governor's office changed as a Democratic governor succeeded a Republican one. In Maryland, Aruna Miller (D) succeeded incumbent Boyd Rutherford (R), and in Massachusetts, Kim Driscoll (D) succeeded incumbent Karyn Polito (R). The governor and lieutenant governor were elected on a joint ticket in both states.

In 2020, nine states held elections for lieutenant governor. No incumbent lieutenant governors were defeated; incumbents sought and won re-election in four states. Five incumbent lieutenant governors did not seek re-election in 2020. Two lieutenant gubernatorial offices changed partisan control, resulting in a pickup of one net office for Republicans. In Montana, Kristen Juras (R) succeeded Mike Cooney (D). Montana is one of eight states where a lieutenant governor candidate is chosen by the gubernatorial candidate before the primary, and they run as a single ticket in both the primary and the general election. Greg Gianforte (R) defeated Cooney in that state's gubernatorial election. In Vermont, Molly Gray (D) succeeded David Zuckerman (Vermont Progressive Party), who did not run for re-election.

While this page includes links to pages on state executive elections in the U.S. Territories, it does not include the territories in its statistics.

## Contents

* 1 Partisan balance
* 2 List of elections
* 3 List of candidates
* 4 Historical control
* 5 Important dates and deadlines
* 6 About the office
* 7 Selection process
* 8 Partisan affiliation
* 9 Compensation
* 10 Legislative powers
* 11 Gubernatorial delegation
* 12 Acting governor
* 13 Term limits
* 13.1 See also
* 13.2 External links
* 13.3 Footnotes

## Partisan balance[edit]

The following chart displays the number of lieutenant governors' offices held by each party before and after the 2024 elections.

U.S. lieutenant governors partisan breakdown

Party  | As of the 2024 elections  | After the 2024 elections
| Democratic Party | 20 | 20
| Republican Party | 25 | 25
Total |  45 |  45

## List of elections[edit]

State  | Incumbent  | Incumbent running?  | Election type  | Winner

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Delaware |
Bethany Hall-Long | No (term-limited) | Elected separately |  Kyle Evans Gay
Indiana |
Suzanne Crouch | No | Joint ticket with Gov. |  Micah Beckwith
Missouri |
Mike Kehoe | No | Elected separately |  David Wasinger
Montana |
Kristen Juras | Yes | Joint ticket with Gov. |  Kristen Juras
North Carolina |
Mark Robinson | No | Elected separately |  Rachel Hunt
North Dakota |
Tammy Miller | No | Joint ticket with Gov. |  Michelle Strinden
Utah |
Deidre Henderson | Yes | Joint ticket with Gov. |  Deidre Henderson
Vermont |
David Zuckerman | Yes | Elected separately |  John Rodgers
Washington |
Denny Heck | Yes | Elected separately |  Denny Heck

## List of candidates[edit]

The table below contains a list of all candidates for lieutenant governor in 2024. The table is fully searchable by candidate, party and candidacy status. Depending on the size of your screen, you'll either see a menu to the left of the table or an arrow at the top right corner, which you can use to select a state.

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American Samoa Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2024

candidate| party| office| status

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Pulu Ae Ae

Nonpartisan

Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa

Won General Runoff

Laapui Talauega Eleasalo Vaalele Ale Incumbent

Nonpartisan

Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa

Lost General Runoff

Mary Taufetee

Nonpartisan

Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa

Lost General

= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Delaware Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2024

candidate| party| office| status

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Kyle Evans Gay

Democratic

Lieutenant Governor of Delaware

Won General

Ruth Briggs King

Republican

Lieutenant Governor of Delaware

Lost General

Sherry Dorsey Walker

Democratic

Lieutenant Governor of Delaware

Lost Primary

Debbie Harrington

Democratic

Lieutenant Governor of Delaware

Lost Primary

David Lamar Williams Jr.

Democratic

Lieutenant Governor of Delaware

Withdrew Primary

= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Indiana Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2024

candidate| party| office| status

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Micah Beckwith

Republican

Lieutenant Governor of Indiana

Won General

Julie McGuire

Republican

Lieutenant Governor of Indiana

Lost Convention

Tamie Dixon-Tatum

Democratic

Lieutenant Governor of Indiana

Lost Convention

Terry Goodin

Democratic

Lieutenant Governor of Indiana

Lost General

Bob Kern

Democratic

Lieutenant Governor of Indiana

Lost Convention

Clif Marsiglio

Democratic

Lieutenant Governor of Indiana

Lost Convention

Tommy Brown III

Libertarian

Lieutenant Governor of Indiana

Lost Convention

Tonya Hudson

Libertarian

Lieutenant Governor of Indiana

Lost General

= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Missouri Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2024

candidate| party| office| status

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David Wasinger

Republican

Lieutenant Governor of Missouri

Won General

Tim Baker

Republican

Lieutenant Governor of Missouri

Lost Primary

Paul Berry

Republican

Lieutenant Governor of Missouri

Lost Primary

Lincoln Hough

Republican

Lieutenant Governor of Missouri

Lost Primary

Matthew Porter

Republican

Lieutenant Governor of Missouri

Lost Primary

Holly Rehder

Republican

Lieutenant Governor of Missouri

Lost Primary

Richard Brown

Democratic

Lieutenant Governor of Missouri

Lost General

Anastasia Syes

Democratic

Lieutenant Governor of Missouri

Lost Primary

Danielle Elliott

Green

Lieutenant Governor of Missouri

Lost General

Ken Iverson

Libertarian

Lieutenant Governor of Missouri

Lost General

Philip Cotrone

Republican

Lieutenant Governor of Missouri

Withdrew Primary

Bob Onder

Republican

Lieutenant Governor of Missouri

Withdrew Primary

Dean Plocher

Republican

Lieutenant Governor of Missouri

Withdrew Primary

= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Montana Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2024

candidate| party| office| status

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Kristen Juras Incumbent

Republican

Lieutenant Governor of Montana

Won General

Randy Pinocci

Republican

Lieutenant Governor of Montana

Lost Primary

Jerry Driscoll

Democratic

Lieutenant Governor of Montana

Lost Primary

Raph Graybill

Democratic

Lieutenant Governor of Montana

Lost General

Matt Campbell

Libertarian

Lieutenant Governor of Montana

Lost General

= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

North Carolina Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2024

candidate| party| office| status

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Rachel Hunt

Democratic

Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina

Won General

Deanna Ballard

Republican

Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina

Lost Primary

Peter Boykin

Republican

Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina

Lost Primary

Rivera Douthit

Republican

Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina

Lost Primary

Jeffrey Elmore

Republican

Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina

Lost Primary

Marlenis Hernandez Novoa

Republican

Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina

Lost Primary

Allen Mashburn

Republican

Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina

Lost Primary

Jim O'Neill

Republican

Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina

Lost Primary Runoff

Sam Page

Republican

Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina

Lost Primary

Ernest Reeves

Republican

Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina

Lost Primary

Hal Weatherman

Republican

Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina

Lost General

Seth Woodall

Republican

Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina

Lost Primary

Wayne Jones

Constitution Party

Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina

Lost General

Ben Clark

Democratic

Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina

Lost Primary

Mark H. Robinson

Democratic

Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina

Lost Primary

Shannon Bray

Libertarian

Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina

Lost General

Chris Rey

Democratic

Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina

Withdrew Primary

Jason Nicholson

Independent

Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina

Withdrew (Write-in) General

Dee Watson

Libertarian

Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina

Withdrew General

= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

North Dakota Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2024

candidate| party| office| status

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Michelle Strinden

Republican

Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota

Won General

Josh Teigen

Republican

Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota

Lost Primary

Patrick Hart

Democratic

Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota

Lost General

Lydia Gessele

Independent

Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota

Lost General

= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Utah Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2024

candidate| party| office| status

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Deidre Henderson Incumbent

Republican

Lieutenant Governor of Utah

Won General

Rebekah Cummings

Democratic

Lieutenant Governor of Utah

Lost General

Archie Williams III

Independent American Party

Lieutenant Governor of Utah

Lost General

Barry Evan Short

Libertarian

Lieutenant Governor of Utah

Lost General

Natalie Clawson

Unaffiliated

Lieutenant Governor of Utah

Lost (Write-in) General

Sylvia Miera Fisk

Unaffiliated

Lieutenant Governor of Utah

Lost (Write-in) General

William Taylor

Unaffiliated

Lieutenant Governor of Utah

Lost General

Layne Bangerter

Republican

Lieutenant Governor of Utah

Disqualified Primary

Carol Lyman

Unaffiliated

Lieutenant Governor of Utah

Withdrew (Write-in) General

= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Vermont Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2024

candidate| party| office| status

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John Rodgers

Republican

Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

Won General

Gregory Thayer

Republican

Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

Lost Primary

Thomas Renner

Democratic

Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

Lost Primary

David Zuckerman Incumbent

Democratic, Vermont Progressive Party

Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

Lost General

Ian Diamondstone

Green Mountain Peace and Justice Party of Vermont

Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

Lost General

Zoraya Hightower

Vermont Progressive Party

Lieutenant Governor of Vermont

Withdrew General

= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Washington Lieutenant governor Candidates - 2024

candidate| party| office| status

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Denny Heck Incumbent

Democratic

Lieutenant Governor of Washington

Won General

Bob Hagglund

Republican

Lieutenant Governor of Washington

Lost Primary

Dan Matthews

Republican

Lieutenant Governor of Washington

Lost General

David Griffin

Democratic

Lieutenant Governor of Washington

Lost Primary

Patrick Harman

Liberal Republican Party

Lieutenant Governor of Washington

Lost Primary

Laurel Khan

Republican

Lieutenant Governor of Washington

Withdrew Primary

= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

## Historical control[edit]

In 1977, the Democratic Party held a total of 34 lieutenant governorships to the Republican Party's 10. The Democratic lead in lieutenant governorships would be maintained until the midterm elections of 1994, which gave the Republican Party control of 23 lieutenant governorships to the Democrats' 21. The midterm elections of 2006 led to the Democratic Party regaining its lead in lieutenant governorships, with 23 to the Republicans' 21. However, the Republican Party regained its lead in the 2008 elections. After that election, lieutenant governorships trended Republican until the 2018 elections, with the party reaching a high of 32 lieutenant governorships to Democrats' 13 in 2015 and 2016. In 2018, Democrats and Republicans each won 15 of the 30 seats up for election, narrowing the gap in seats but keeping the Republican lead in place. In 2019, Democrats gained Kentucky's lieutenant governorship, giving Democrats 21 seats to Republicans' 24. Republicans gained one net lieutenant governorship each in 2020 and 2021, and Democrats gained one net lieutenant governorship in 2022.

## Important dates and deadlines[edit]

The following table details 2024 gubernatorial filing deadlines and primary dates in each state. The signature filing deadline was the date by which candidates had to file nominating signatures with election officials in order to have their name placed on the ballot.

2024 Election Dates

State | Filing deadline | Primary election
Delaware | July 9 | September 10
Indiana | February 9 | May 7
Missouri | March 26 | August 6
Montana | March 11 | June 4
New Hampshire | June 14 | September 10
North Carolina | December 15 | March 5
North Dakota | April 8 | June 11
Utah | January 8 | June 25
Vermont | May 30 | August 13
Washington | May 17 | August 6
West Virginia | January 27 | May 14

## About the office[edit]

See also: Lieutenant Governor (state executive office)

# Selection process[edit]

In 26 states, the lieutenant governor is selected on a ticket with the governor, meaning that lieutenant gubernatorial candidates serve as running mates to gubernatorial candidates, with the winning gubernatorial candidate's running mate becoming lieutenant governor. In eight of these states, there are separate primaries for governor and lieutenant governor, with the winning candidate in each primary appearing on the general election ticket. In the remaining 18 states, gubernatorial candidates may pick their own running mates in a similar fashion to presidential candidates. In 17 states, the lieutenant governor is elected separately from the governor. In Tennessee and West Virginia, the title of lieutenant governor is given to the president of the state Senate.[2]

* Lt. gov. nominated in separate primary and elected in separate general election (17): Alabama, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington
* Lt. gov. nominated in separate primary but runs on a single ticket with gubernatorial nominee in general election (7): Connecticut, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin
* Lt. gov. chosen by gubernatorial candidate before primary and runs on a single ticket with gubernatorial candidate in both the primary and general election (9): Alaska, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Utah
* Lt. gov. chosen by gubernatorial nominee after primary and runs on a single ticket with gubernatorial nominee in the general election (10): Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, South Carolina, South Dakota
* Lt. gov. is a member of the legislature (2): Tennessee, West Virginia
* Lt. gov. office does not exist in state (5): Arizona, Maine, New Hampshire, Oregon, Wyoming

# Partisan affiliation[edit]

There are currently a total of 30 Republican lieutenant governors and 14 Democratic lieutenant governors, including David Zuckerman of Vermont, whose primary affiliation is with the Vermont Progressive Party. The position of lieutenant governor of Alabama is vacant following Kay Ivey's (R) promotion to the governorship in April 2017.

# Compensation[edit]

According to compensation figures for 2017 compiled by the Council of State Governments in the Book of the States, the highest salary for a lieutenant governor is $162,673 in Pennsylvania while the lowest is $9,612 in Texas. To view the compensation of a specific lieutenant governor, hover your mouse over the state.[3]

# Legislative powers[edit]

In 27 states, the lieutenant governor is involved with the legislative process as the presiding officer of the state Senate. In 24 of those states, the lieutenant governor also has the power to cast a tiebreaking vote in the Senate, although some states limit this ability to votes on specific issues.[4]

# Gubernatorial delegation[edit]

In 24 states, the governor may formally transfer a portion of their power to the lieutenant governor.[4]

# Acting governor[edit]

In 29 states, the lieutenant governor serves as acting governor while the governor is out of the state; three of these states place limits on this role.[4]

# Term limits[edit]

To view term limits for a particular state, hover your mouse over that state.

## See also[edit]

Gubernatorial elections

Attorney General elections

Secretary of State elections

## External links[edit]

* Search Google News for this topic

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Zuckerman is affiliated with the Vermont Progressive Party, which affiliates with Democrats.
2. ↑ National Lieutenant Governors Association, "Methods of Election," accessed February 22, 2019
3. ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2017 - Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed October 22, 2017
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2017 - Lieutenant Governors: Powers and Duties," accessed December 3, 2017

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