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]
Prior to 1990, the governor and lieutenant governor were elected in separate elections; since then they have run together on the same ticket.[ 3]
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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
^ Acting Lieutenant Governor; May 25, 2017 – January 18, 2019
^ Acting Lieutenant Governor; September 3rd, 2024 – Present