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    Lieutenant Governors with term limits

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    In 22 states, the office of Lieutenant Governor is subject to term limits. Most states with term limits specify that an officeholder may serve two consecutive terms. Most states do not specify that the two terms are an absolute limit, so that a former lieutenant governor may usually run again after a time, usually unspecified, out of office.

    States with Lieutenant Governor term limits[edit]

    Color Key
    No term limits 2 consecutive term limit 4 two year terms
    2 terms in a 16 year period 8 years in a 12 year period 2 lifetime term limit
    Name of state Limits in effect
    Alabama Lieutenant Governor 2 consecutive terms
    Alaska Lieutenant Governor 2 consecutive terms
    Arkansas Lieutenant Governor 2 term maximum
    California Lieutenant Governor 2 term maximum
    Colorado Lieutenant Governor 2 consecutive terms
    Connecticut Lieutenant Governor no term limits
    Delaware Lieutenant Governor 2 term maximum
    Florida Lieutenant Governor 2 consecutive terms
    Georgia Lieutenant Governor no term limits
    Hawaii Lieutenant Governor 2 consecutive terms
    Idaho Lieutenant Governor no term limits
    Illinois Lieutenant Governor no term limits
    Indiana Lieutenant Governor no term limits
    Iowa Lieutenant Governor no term limits
    Kansas Lieutenant Governor 2 consecutive terms
    Kentucky Lieutenant Governor 2 consecutive terms
    Louisiana Lieutenant Governor no term limits
    Maryland Lieutenant Governor no term limits
    Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor no term limits
    Michigan Lieutenant Governor 2 term maximum
    Minnesota Lieutenant Governor no term limits
    Mississippi Lieutenant Governor 2 consecutive terms[1]
    Missouri Lieutenant Governor no term limits
    Montana Lieutenant Governor 2 terms in 16 year period
    Nebraska Lieutenant Governor no term limits[2]
    Nevada Lieutenant Governor 2 term maximum
    New Jersey Lieutenant Governor 2 consecutive terms
    New Mexico Lieutenant Governor 2 consecutive terms
    New York Lieutenant Governor no term limits
    North Carolina Lieutenant Governor 2 consecutive terms
    North Dakota Lieutenant Governor no term limits
    Ohio Lieutenant Governor 2 consecutive terms
    Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor 2 term maximum[3]
    Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor 2 consecutive terms
    Rhode Island Lieutenant Governor 2 consecutive terms
    South Carolina Lieutenant Governor 2 consecutive terms
    South Dakota Lieutenant Governor 2 consecutive terms
    Tennessee Lieutenant Governor no term limits
    Texas Lieutenant Governor no term limits
    Utah Lieutenant Governor no term limits
    Vermont Lieutenant Governor no term limits
    Virginia Lieutenant Governor no term limits
    Washington Lieutenant Governor no term limits
    West Virginia Lieutenant Governor no term limits
    Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor no term limits

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    Footnotes[edit]

    1. ↑ Mississippi Constitution, Article V, Section 128
    2. ↑ Nebraska State Legislature, "State Executive Branch," accessed May 14, 2020 (page 411)
    3. ↑ Oklahoma Constitution, Article VI, Section 6
    4. ↑ The Council of State Governments "Constitutional and Statutory Provisions for Number of Consecutive Terms of Elected State Officials," accessed July 25, 2017
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