List of lieutenant governors of Iowa facts for kids
A Lieutenant Governor is an important elected official in the U.S. state of Iowa. Think of them as a helper or a second-in-command to the Governor. The rules for what the Lieutenant Governor does are written in Iowa's state constitution. It says they have duties given to them by law and any tasks the Governor asks them to do. This means they work closely with the Governor to help run the state.
How the Lieutenant Governor is Chosen
Before 1990, the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor were elected separately. This meant people voted for them in different elections. But since 1990, things changed! Now, the Governor and Lieutenant Governor run for office together as a team. This is like how a president and vice president run together in national elections. When you vote for one, you're also voting for the other.
List of Iowa's Lieutenant Governors
Many people have served as Lieutenant Governor in Iowa's history. This table shows who they were, when they served, which political party they belonged to, and which Governor they worked with.
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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 | |
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 | ||
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 | September 3, 2024 | Kim Reynolds | |
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Amy Sinclair (Acting) | September 3, 2024 | December 16, 2024 | ||
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Chris Cournoyer | December 16, 2024 | Incumbent |