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List of lieutenant governors of Iowa

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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)
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