List of lieutenant governors of Colorado facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Lieutenant Governor of Colorado
Official seal
Incumbent Dianne Primavera since 8 January 2019
Government of Colorado
Style	The Honorable
Term length	Four years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Lafayette Head
Formation	1877
Salary	$93,360 per year
Website	[1]

The lieutenant governor of Colorado is the second-highest-ranking member of the executive department of the Government of Colorado, United States, below the governor of Colorado. The lieutenant governor of Colorado, who acts as governor of Colorado in the absence of the officeholder and succeeds to the governorship in case of vacancy, is elected on a partisan ticket.

After the 1966 general election, the Constitution of Colorado was amended to require the joint election of governor and lieutenant governor — candidates running as a ticket. Prior to this amendment, the lieutenant governor candidate was elected separately from the governor during the same election—sometimes resulting in a governor and a lieutenant governor from different political parties.

The current lieutenant governor is Dianne Primavera, a Democrat, who took office 8 January 2019.

Lieutenant governors

Lieutenant governors of the State of Colorado

No.	Lieutenant Governor			Term in office	Party	Election	Governor
1			Lafayette Head (1825–1897)	August 1, 1876 – January 14, 1879 (did not run)	Republican	1876		Routt, John LongJohn Long Routt
2			Horace Tabor (1830–1899)	January 14, 1879 – January 9, 1881 (did not run)	Republican	1878		Pitkin, Frederick WalkerFrederick Walker Pitkin
—			George B. Robinson (d. 1880)	Died before taking office	Republican	1880
2			Horace Tabor (1830–1899)	January 9, 1881 – January 9, 1883 (did not run)	Republican
3			William H. Meyer (1847–1923)	January 9, 1883 – January 13, 1885 (did not run)	Republican	1882		Grant, James BentonJames Benton Grant
4			Peter W. Breene (1846–1926)	January 13, 1885 – January 11, 1887 (did not run)	Republican	1884		Eaton, Benjamin HarrisonBenjamin Harrison Eaton
5			Norman H. Meldrum (1841–1920)	January 11, 1887 – January 8, 1889 (did not run)	Democratic	1886		Adams, AlvaAlva Adams
6			William Grover Smith (1857–1921)	January 8, 1889 – January 13, 1891 (did not run)	Republican	1888		Cooper, Job AdamsJob Adams Cooper
7			William Story (1843–1921)	January 13, 1891 – January 10, 1893 (did not run)	Republican	1890		Routt, John LongJohn Long Routt
8			David H. Nichols (1826–1900)	January 10, 1893 – January 8, 1895 (did not run)	Populist	1892		Waite, Davis HansonDavis Hanson Waite
9			Jared L. Brush (1835–1913)	January 8, 1895 – January 10, 1899 (did not run)	Republican	1894		McIntire, AlbertAlbert McIntire
						1896		Adams, AlvaAlva Adams
10			Francis Patrick Carney (1846–1902)	January 10, 1899 – January 8, 1901 (did not run)	Populist	1898		Thomas, Charles SpaldingCharles Spalding Thomas
11			David C. Coates (1868–1933)	January 8, 1901 – January 13, 1903 (did not run)	Democratic	1900		Orman, James BradleyJames Bradley Orman
12			Warren A. Haggott (1864–1958)	January 13, 1903 – January 10, 1905 (did not run)	Republican	1902		Peabody, James HamiltonJames Hamilton Peabody
13			Arthur Cornforth (1861–1938)	January 10, 1905 – March 17, 1905 (declared loser in election)	Democratic	1904		Adams, AlvaAlva Adams
14			Jesse Fuller McDonald (1858–1942)	March 17, 1905 – March 17, 1905 (succeeded to governor)	Republican			Peabody, James HamiltonJames Hamilton Peabody (resigned March 17, 1905)
13			Arthur Cornforth (1861–1938)	March 17, 1905 – July 5, 1905 (removed July 5, 1905)	Democratic	Succeeded from president of the Senate		McDonald, Jesse FullerJesse Fuller McDonald
15			Fred W. Parks (1871–1941)	July 5, 1905 – January 8, 1907 (did not run)	Republican	Succeeded from president of the Senate
16			Erastus Harper (1854–1927)	January 8, 1907 – January 12, 1909 (did not run)	Republican	1906		Buchtel, Henry AugustusHenry Augustus Buchtel
17			Stephen R. Fitzgarrald (1854–1926)	January 12, 1909 – January 14, 1913 (did not run)	Democratic	1908		Shafroth, John F.John F. Shafroth
						1910
18			Benjamin F. Montgomery (1834–1912)	January 14, 1913 – January 12, 1915 (did not run)	Democratic	1912		Ammons, Elias M.Elias M. Ammons
19			Moses E. Lewis (1854–1951)	January 12, 1915 – January 9, 1917 (lost election)	Republican	1914		Carlson, George AlfredGeorge Alfred Carlson
20			James Pulliam (1863–1934)	January 9, 1917 – January 14, 1919 (did not run)	Democratic	1916		Gunter, Julius CaldeenJulius Caldeen Gunter
21			George Stephan (1862–1944)	January 14, 1919 – January 11, 1921 (did not run)	Republican	1918		Shoup, Oliver HenryOliver Henry Shoup
22			Earl Cooley (1880–1940)	January 11, 1921 – January 9, 1923 (did not run)	Republican	1920
23			Robert F. Rockwell (1886–1950)	January 9, 1923 – January 13, 1925 (did not run)	Republican	1922		Sweet, William ElleryWilliam Ellery Sweet
24			Sterling Byrd Lacy (1882–1957)	January 13, 1925 – January 11, 1927 (did not run)	Democratic	1924		Morley, ClarenceClarence Morley
25			George Milton Corlett (1884–1955)	January 11, 1927 – January 13, 1931 (did not run)	Republican	1926		Adams, BillyBilly Adams
						1928
26			Edwin C. Johnson (1884–1970)	January 13, 1931 – January 10, 1933 (elected governor)	Democratic	1930
27			Ray Herbert Talbot (1896–1955)	January 10, 1933 – January 1, 1937 (succeeded to governor)	Democratic	1932		Johnson, Edwin C.Edwin C. Johnson (resigned January 2, 1937)
						1934
—	Vacant			January 1, 1937 – January 12, 1937	Office vacated by succession to governor			Talbot, Ray HerbertRay Herbert Talbot
28			Frank Hayes (1882–1948)	January 12, 1937 – January 10, 1939 (lost election)	Democratic	1936		Ammons, TellerTeller Ammons
29			John Charles Vivian (1887–1964)	January 10, 1939 – January 12, 1943 (elected governor)	Republican	1938		Ralph Lawrence Carr
						1940
30			William Eugene Higby (1884–1967)	January 12, 1943 – January 14, 1947 (did not run)	Republican	1942		Vivian, John CharlesJohn Charles Vivian
						1944
31			Homer L. Pearson (1900–1985)	January 14, 1947 – January 11, 1949 (lost election)	Democratic	1946		Knous, William LeeWilliam Lee Knous (resigned April 15, 1950)
32			Walter Walford Johnson (1904–1987)	January 11, 1949 – April 15, 1950 (succeeded to governor)	Democratic	1948
33			Charles P. Murphy (1882–1953)	April 15, 1950 – January 9, 1951 (did not run)	Republican	Succeeded from president of the Senate		Johnson, Walter WalfordWalter Walford Johnson
34			Gordon Allott (1907–1989)	January 9, 1951 – January 11, 1955 (did not run)	Republican	1950		Thornton, Daniel I. J.Daniel I. J. Thornton
						1952
35			Stephen McNichols (1914–1997)	January 11, 1955 – January 8, 1957 (elected governor)	Democratic	1954		Johnson, Edwin C.Edwin C. Johnson
36			Frank L. Hays (1922–2003)	January 8, 1957 – January 13, 1959 (lost election)	Republican	1956		McNichols, StephenStephen McNichols
37			Robert Lee Knous (1917–2000)	January 13, 1959 – January 10, 1967 (did not run)	Democratic	1958
						1962		Love, John ArthurJohn Arthur Love (resigned July 16, 1973)
38			Mark Anthony Hogan (1931–2017)	January 10, 1967 – January 12, 1971 (did not run)	Democratic	1966
39			John D. Vanderhoof (1922–2013)	January 12, 1971 – July 16, 1973 (succeeded to governor)	Republican	1970
40			Ted L. Strickland (1932–2012)	July 16, 1973 – January 14, 1975 (lost election)	Republican	Succeeded from president of the Senate		Vanderhoof, John D.John D. Vanderhoof
41			George L. Brown (1926–2006)	January 14, 1975 – January 10, 1979 (did not run)	Democratic	1974		Lamm, RichardRichard Lamm
42			Nancy E. Dick (b. 1930)	January 10, 1979 – January 13, 1987 (did not run)	Democratic	1978
						1982
43			Mike Callihan (b. 1947)	January 13, 1987 – May 10, 1994 (resigned)	Democratic	1986		Romer, RoyRoy Romer
						1990
—	Vacant			May 10, 1994 – May 11, 1994	Office vacated by succession to governor
44			Samuel H. Cassidy (b. 1950)	May 11, 1994 – January 3, 1995 (did not run)	Democratic	Appointed by governor
45			Gail Schoettler (b. 1943)	January 3, 1995 – January 12, 1999 (did not run)	Democratic	1994
46			Joe Rogers (1964–2013)	January 12, 1999 – January 14, 2003 (did not run)	Republican	1998		Owens, BillBill Owens
47			Jane E. Norton (b. 1954)	January 14, 2003 – January 9, 2007 (did not run)	Republican	2002
48			Barbara O'Brien (b. 1950)	January 9, 2007 – January 11, 2011 (did not run)	Democratic	2006		Ritter, BillBill Ritter
49			Joseph Garcia (b. 1957)	January 11, 2011 – May 12, 2016 (resigned)	Democratic	2010		Hickenlooper, JohnJohn Hickenlooper
						2014
50			Donna Lynne (b. 1953)	May 12, 2016 – January 8, 2019 (did not run)	Democratic	Appointed by governor
51			Dianne Primavera (b. 1950)	January 8, 2019 – Incumbent	Democratic	2018		Polis, JaredJared Polis
						2022

See also

• Bibliography of Colorado
• Geography of Colorado
• History of Colorado
• Index of Colorado-related articles
• List of Colorado-related lists
• Outline of Colorado