List of lieutenant governors of Iowa

This is a list of lieutenant governors of the U.S. state of Iowa. The state constitution describes the responsibilities of the position: "The lieutenant governor shall have the duties provided by law and those duties of the governor assigned to the lieutenant governor by the governor."[1][2]

History

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Prior to 1990, the governor and lieutenant governor were elected in separate elections; since then they have run together on the same ticket.[3]

List

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Image Lt. Governor Took office Left office Party Governor(s) served under
  Oran Faville 1858 1860 Republican Ralph P. Lowe
  Nicholas J. Rusch 1860 1862 Samuel J. Kirkwood
  John R. Needham 1862 1864
  Enoch W. Eastman 1864 1866 William M. Stone
  Benjamin F. Gue 1866 1868
  John Scott 1868 1870 Samuel Merrill
  Madison Miner Walden 1870 1871
  Henry C. Bulis 1871 1874
Cyrus C. Carpenter
  Joseph Dysart 1874 1876
  Joshua G. Newbold 1876 1877 Samuel Kirkwood
  Frank T. Campbell 1878 1882 John H. Gear
  Orlando H. Manning 1882 1886 Buren R. Sherman
  John A. T. Hull 1886 1890 William Larrabee
  Alfred N. Poyneer 1890 1892 Horace Boies
  Samuel L. Bestow 1892 1894 Democratic
  Warren S. Dungan 1894 1896 Republican Frank D. Jackson
  Matt Parrott 1896 1898 Francis M. Drake
  James C. Milliman 1898 1902 Leslie M. Shaw
  John Herriott 1902 1907 Albert B. Cummins
  Warren Garst 1907 1908
  George W. Clarke 1909 1913 Beryl F. Carroll
  William L. Harding 1913 1917 George W. Clarke
  Ernest Robert Moore 1917 1921 William L. Harding
  John Hammill 1921 1925 N. E. Kendall
  Clem F. Kimball 1925 1928 John Hammill
  Arch W. McFarlane 1928 1933
Daniel Webster Turner
  Nelson G. Kraschel 1933 1937 Democratic Clyde L. Herring
  John K. Valentine 1937 1939 Nelson G. Kraschel
  Bourke B. Hickenlooper 1939 1943 Republican George A. Wilson
  Robert D. Blue 1943 1945 Bourke B. Hickenlooper
  Kenneth A. Evans 1945 1951 Robert D. Blue
William S. Beardsley
  William H. Nicholas 1951 1953
  Leo Elthon 1953 1957
Leo A. Hoegh
  William H. Nicholas 1957 1959 Herschel C. Loveless
  Edward J. McManus 1959 January 12, 1961 Democratic
  W. L. Mooty January 12, 1961 January 17, 1965 Republican Norman A. Erbe
Harold E. Hughes
  Robert D. Fulton January 17, 1965 January 1, 1969 Democratic
  Roger Jepsen January 16, 1969 January 1973 Republican Robert D. Ray
  Arthur A. Neu January 1973 January 12, 1979
  Terry Branstad January 12, 1979 January 14, 1983
  Robert T. Anderson January 14, 1983 January 1987 Democratic Terry Branstad
  Jo Ann Zimmerman January 1987 January 1991
  Joy Corning January 1991 January 15, 1999 Republican
  Sally Pederson January 15, 1999 January 12, 2007 Democratic Tom Vilsack
  Patty Judge January 12, 2007 January 14, 2011 Chet Culver
  Kim Reynolds January 14, 2011 May 24, 2017 Republican Terry Branstad
  Adam Gregg January 18, 2019[a] September 3, 2024 Kim Reynolds
  Amy Sinclair September 3, 2024[b] December 16, 2024
  Chris Cournoyer December 16, 2024 Incumbent

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Acting Lieutenant Governor; May 25, 2017 – January 18, 2019
  2. ^ Acting Lieutenant Governor; September 3rd, 2024 – Present

References

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  1. ^ 1857 Constitution of the State of Iowa — Codified (PDF), retrieved August 22, 2024
  2. ^ Proposed constitutional amendment related to governor and lieutenant governor, 1988 – via legis.iowa.gov
  3. ^ Article IV, Section 3 of the Constitution of State of Iowa (1988)