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
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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Lt. Governor |
Took office |
Left office |
Party |
Governor(s) served under |
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Oran Faville |
1858 |
1860 |
Republican |
Ralph P. Lowe |
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Nicholas J. Rusch |
1860 |
1862 |
Samuel J. Kirkwood |
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John R. Needham |
1862 |
1864 |
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Enoch W. Eastman |
1864 |
1866 |
William M. Stone |
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Benjamin F. Gue |
1866 |
1868 |
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John Scott |
1868 |
1870 |
Samuel Merrill |
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Madison Miner Walden |
1870 |
1871 |
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Henry C. Bulis |
1871 |
1874 |
| Cyrus C. Carpenter |
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Joseph Dysart |
1874 |
1876 |
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Joshua G. Newbold |
1876 |
1877 |
Samuel Kirkwood |
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Frank T. Campbell |
1878 |
1882 |
John H. Gear |
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Orlando H. Manning |
1882 |
1886 |
Buren R. Sherman |
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John A. T. Hull |
1886 |
1890 |
William Larrabee |
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Alfred N. Poyneer |
1890 |
1892 |
Horace Boies |
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Samuel L. Bestow |
1892 |
1894 |
Democratic |
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Warren S. Dungan |
1894 |
1896 |
Republican |
Frank D. Jackson |
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Matt Parrott |
1896 |
1898 |
Francis M. Drake |
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James C. Milliman |
1898 |
1902 |
Leslie M. Shaw |
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John Herriott |
1902 |
1907 |
Albert B. Cummins |
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Warren Garst |
1907 |
1908 |
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George W. Clarke |
1909 |
1913 |
Beryl F. Carroll |
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William L. Harding |
1913 |
1917 |
George W. Clarke |
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Ernest Robert Moore |
1917 |
1921 |
William L. Harding |
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John Hammill |
1921 |
1925 |
N. E. Kendall |
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Clem F. Kimball |
1925 |
1928 |
John Hammill |
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Arch W. McFarlane |
1928 |
1933 |
| Daniel Webster Turner |
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Nelson G. Kraschel |
1933 |
1937 |
Democratic |
Clyde L. Herring |
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John K. Valentine |
1937 |
1939 |
Nelson G. Kraschel |
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Bourke B. Hickenlooper |
1939 |
1943 |
Republican |
George A. Wilson |
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Robert D. Blue |
1943 |
1945 |
Bourke B. Hickenlooper |
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Kenneth A. Evans |
1945 |
1951 |
Robert D. Blue |
| William S. Beardsley |
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William H. Nicholas |
1951 |
1953 |
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Leo Elthon |
1953 |
1957 |
| Leo A. Hoegh |
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William H. Nicholas |
1957 |
January 15, 1959 |
Herschel C. Loveless |
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Edward J. McManus |
January 15, 1959 |
January 12, 1961 |
Democratic |
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W. L. Mooty |
January 12, 1961 |
January 17, 1965 |
Republican |
Norman A. Erbe |
| Harold E. Hughes |
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Robert D. Fulton |
January 17, 1965 |
January 1, 1969 |
Democratic |
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Roger Jepsen |
January 16, 1969 |
January 18, 1973 |
Republican |
Robert D. Ray |
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Arthur A. Neu |
January 18, 1973 |
January 12, 1979 |
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Terry Branstad |
January 12, 1979 |
January 14, 1983 |
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Robert T. Anderson |
January 14, 1983 |
January 16, 1987 |
Democratic |
Terry Branstad |
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Jo Ann Zimmerman |
January 16, 1987 |
January 18, 1991 |
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Joy Corning |
January 18, 1991 |
January 15, 1999 |
Republican |
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Sally Pederson |
January 15, 1999 |
January 12, 2007 |
Democratic |
Tom Vilsack |
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Patty Judge |
January 12, 2007 |
January 14, 2011 |
Chet Culver |
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Kim Reynolds |
January 14, 2011 |
May 24, 2017 |
Republican |
Terry Branstad |
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Adam Gregg |
January 18, 2019[a] |
September 3, 2024 |
Kim Reynolds |
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Amy Sinclair (Acting) |
September 3, 2024[b] |
December 16, 2024 |
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Chris Cournoyer |
December 16, 2024 |
Incumbent |
Notes
- ↑ Acting Lieutenant Governor; May 25, 2017 – January 18, 2019
- ↑ Acting Lieutenant Governor; September 3rd, 2024 – Present
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An asterisk indicates an Acting Lt. Governor
Italics indicate next-in-line of succession for states and territories without a directly elected lieutenant governor or whose lieutenant governor office is vacant:
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Maine, New Hampshire, Oregon, Wyoming, and Puerto Rico do not have lieutenant governors. |