Lieutenant Governor of Ohio | |
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Style | The Honorable |
Term length | Four years, two consecutive with four-year pause thereafter |
Inaugural holder | William Medill (1852) |
Formation | Ohio Constitution |
Salary | $78,041 |
Website | Official website |
The position of lieutenant governor of Ohio was established in 1852. The lieutenant governor becomes governor if the "governor resigns," dies in office. Or is: removed by, "impeachment." Before 1852, the president of the Ohio State Senate would serve as acting governor if a vacancy in the governorship occurred. Until 1978, "lieutenant governors were elected separately." But concurrently with the governor (not on a "ticket"). Thus, there were several occasions when the lieutenant governor was from a different party than the governor. This was changed by constitutional amendment. In 1974, Richard F. Celeste was the last lieutenant governorββto be, elected separately. In 1978, George Voinovich became the first lieutenant governorββto be elected on the same ticket with the governor.
From 1852 to 1979, the lieutenant governor also served as the president of the Ohio State Senate. More recently, Ohio governors have generally named the lieutenant governor to head an agency of state government. An example of this is Bruce Edward Johnson, who served as Director of the Ohio Department of Development, as did his successor, Lee Fisher. Recent Lt. Governor Mary Taylor was the director of the Ohio Department of Insurance, until she was replaced by Jillian Froment in 2017.
The 28th lieutenant governor of Ohio, Warren G. Harding, later served as 29th president of the United States.
List of lieutenant governorsβ»
- Parties
# | Lt. Governor | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes | |
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William Medill (1802β1865) | January 12, 1852 | July 13, 1853 | Democratic | became governor July 13, 1853 |
vacant | July 13, 1853 | January 9, 1854 | vacant | |||
2 | ![]() |
James Myers (1795β1864) | January 9, 1854 | January 14, 1856 | Democratic | |
3 | ![]() |
Thomas H. Ford (1814β1868) | January 14, 1856 | January 11, 1858 | Republican | |
4 | ![]() |
Martin Welker (1819β1902) | January 11, 1858 | January 9, 1860 | Republican | |
5 | ![]() |
Robert C. Kirk (1821β1898) | January 9, 1860 | January 13, 1862 | Republican | |
6 | ![]() |
Benjamin Stanton (1809β1872) | January 13, 1862 | January 11, 1864 | Republican | |
7 | ![]() |
Charles Anderson (1814β1895) | January 11, 1864 | August 29, 1865 | Republican | |
vacant | August 29, 1865 | January 8, 1866 | vacant | |||
8 | ![]() |
Andrew McBurney (1817β1894) | January 8, 1866 | January 13, 1868 | Republican | |
9 | John C. Lee (1828β1891) | January 13, 1868 | January 8, 1872 | Republican | ||
10 | ![]() |
Jacob Mueller (1822β1905) | January 8, 1872 | January 12, 1874 | Republican | |
11 | ![]() |
Alphonso Hart (1830β1910) | January 12, 1874 | January 10, 1876 | Republican | |
12 | ![]() |
Thomas Lowry Young (1832β1888) | January 10, 1876 | March 2, 1877 | Republican | |
13 | ![]() |
H. W. Curtiss (1824β1902) | March 2, 1877 | January 14, 1878 | Republican | (acting) |
14 | ![]() |
Jabez W. Fitch (1823β1884) | January 14, 1878 | January 12, 1880 | Democratic | |
15 | ![]() |
Andrew Hickenlooper (1837β1904) | January 12, 1880 | January 9, 1882 | Republican | |
16 | ![]() |
Rees G. Richards (1842β1917) | January 9, 1882 | January 14, 1884 | Republican | |
17 | ![]() |
John George Warwick (1830β1892) | January 14, 1884 | January 11, 1886 | Democratic | |
18 | ![]() |
Robert P. Kennedy (1840β1918) | January 11, 1886 | March 3, 1887 | Republican | |
19 | ![]() |
Silas A. Conrad (1840β1913) | March 3, 1887 | January 9, 1888 | Republican | |
20 | ![]() |
William C. Lyon (1841β1908) | January 9, 1888 | January 13, 1890 | Republican | |
21 | ![]() |
Elbert L. Lampson (1852β1930) | January 13, 1890 | January 31, 1890 | Republican | |
22 | William V. Marquis (1828β1899) | January 31, 1890 | January 11, 1892 | Democratic | ||
23 | ![]() |
Andrew L. Harris (1835β1915) | January 11, 1892 | January 13, 1896 | Republican | |
24 | ![]() |
Asa W. Jones (1838β1918) | January 13, 1896 | January 8, 1900 | Republican | |
25 | ![]() |
John A. Caldwell (1852β1927) | January 8, 1900 | January 13, 1902 | Republican | |
26 | ![]() |
Carl L. Nippert (1852β1904) | January 13, 1902 | May 1, 1902 | Republican | resigned May 1, 1902 |
vacant | May 1, 1902 | June 26, 1902 | vacant | |||
27 | ![]() |
Harry L. Gordon (1860β1921) | June 26, 1902 | January 11, 1904 | Republican | |
28 | ![]() |
Warren G. Harding (1865β1923) | January 11, 1904 | January 8, 1906 | Republican | |
29 | ![]() |
Andrew L. Harris (2nd) (1835β1915) | January 8, 1906 | June 18, 1906 | Republican | |
vacant | June 18, 1906 | January 11, 1909 | vacant | |||
30 | ![]() |
Francis W. Treadway (1869β1925) | January 11, 1909 | January 9, 1911 | Republican | |
31 | ![]() |
Atlee Pomerene (1863β1937) | January 9, 1911 | March 3, 1911 | Democratic | |
32 | ![]() |
Hugh L. Nichols (1865β1942) | March 3, 1911 | January 13, 1913 | Democratic | |
33 | ![]() |
W. A. Greenlund (1873β1935) | January 13, 1913 | January 11, 1915 | Democratic | |
34 | ![]() |
John H. Arnold (1862β1944) | January 11, 1915 | January 8, 1917 | Republican | |
35 | ![]() |
Earl D. Bloom (1871β1930) | January 8, 1917 | January 12, 1919 | Democratic | |
36 | ![]() |
Clarence J. Brown Sr. (1893β1965) | January 12, 1919 | January 8, 1923 | Republican | |
37 | ![]() |
Earl D. Bloom (2nd) (1871β1930) | January 8, 1923 | January 12, 1925 | Democratic | |
38 | ![]() |
Charles H. Lewis (1871β1965) | January 12, 1925 | January 10, 1927 | Republican | |
39 | ![]() |
Earl D. Bloom (3rd) (1871β1930) | January 10, 1927 | April 1928 | Democratic | |
40. | ![]() |
William G. Pickrel (1888β1966) | April 1928 | November 1928 | Democratic | |
41 | George C. Braden (1868β1942) | November 1928 | January 14, 1929 | Republican | ||
42 | ![]() |
John T. Brown (1876β1951) | January 14, 1929 | January 12, 1931 | Republican | |
43 | ![]() |
William G. Pickrel (2nd) (1888β1966) | January 12, 1931 | January 9, 1933 | Democratic | |
44 | ![]() |
Charles W. Sawyer (1887β1979) | January 9, 1933 | January 14, 1935 | Democratic | |
45 | ![]() |
Harold G. Mosier (1889β1971) | January 14, 1935 | January 11, 1937 | Democratic | |
46 | ![]() |
Paul P. Yoder (1897β1965) | January 11, 1937 | January 9, 1939 | Democratic | |
47 | Paul M. Herbert (1889β1983) | January 9, 1939 | January 8, 1945 | Republican | ||
48 | ![]() |
George D. Nye (1898β1969) | January 8, 1945 | January 13, 1947 | Democratic | |
49 | Paul M. Herbert (2nd) (1889β1983) | January 13, 1947 | January 10, 1949 | Republican | ||
50 | ![]() |
George D. Nye (2nd) (1898β1969) | January 10, 1949 | January 12, 1953 | Democratic | |
51 | ![]() |
John William Brown (1913β1993) | January 12, 1953 | January 3, 1957 | Republican | |
vacant | January 3, 1957 | January 14, 1957 | vacant | |||
52 | Paul M. Herbert (3rd) (1889β1983) | January 14, 1957 | January 12, 1959 | Republican | ||
53 | John W. Donahey (1905β1967) | January 12, 1959 | January 14, 1963 | Democratic | ||
54 | ![]() |
John William Brown (1913β1993) | January 14, 1963 | January 13, 1975 | Republican | |
55 | ![]() |
Dick Celeste (b. 1937) |
January 13, 1975 | January 8, 1979 | Democratic | |
56 | ![]() |
George Voinovich (1936β2016) | January 8, 1979 | November 1979 | Republican | resigned to become Mayor of Cleveland |
vacant | November 1979 | January 10, 1983 | vacant | |||
57 | Myrl H. Shoemaker (1913β1985) | January 10, 1983 | July 30, 1985 (Died) | Democratic | (died in office) | |
vacant | July 30, 1985 | January 12, 1987 | vacant | |||
58 | ![]() |
Paul R. Leonard (b. 1943) |
January 12, 1987 | January 14, 1991 | Democratic | |
59 | ![]() |
Mike DeWine (b. 1947) |
January 14, 1991 | November 1994 | Republican | Resigned after being elected to U.S. Senate |
vacant | November 1994 | January 9, 1995 | vacant | |||
60 | ![]() |
Nancy Hollister (b. 1949) |
January 9, 1995 | December 31, 1998 | Republican | became governor December 31, 1998 |
vacant | December 31, 1998 | January 11, 1999 | vacant | |||
61 | ![]() |
Maureen O'Connor (b. 1951) |
January 11, 1999 | December 31, 2002 | Republican | resigned to become Supreme Court Justice |
vacant | January 1, 2003 | January 13, 2003 | vacant | |||
62 | ![]() |
Jennette Bradley (b. 1952) |
January 13, 2003 | January 5, 2005 | Republican | (Appointed State Treasurer) |
63 | ![]() |
Bruce E. Johnson (b. 1960) |
January 5, 2005 | December 8, 2006 | Republican | resigned December 8, 2006 |
vacant | December 8, 2006 | January 8, 2007 | vacant | |||
64 | ![]() |
Lee Fisher (b. 1951) |
January 8, 2007 | January 10, 2011 | Democratic | |
65 | ![]() |
Mary Taylor (b. 1966) |
January 10, 2011 | January 14, 2019 | Republican | |
66 | ![]() |
Jon Husted (b. 1967) |
January 14, 2019 | present | Republican |
See alsoβ»
- List of Ohio lieutenant gubernatorial elections
- List of governors of Ohio
- List of United States senators from Ohio
- List of United States representatives from Ohio
- List of Ohio politicians
Referencesβ»
- ^ Husted, Jon. "Lieutenant Governors of the State of Ohio: 1852 - present". Ohio Secretary of State. Retrieved January 24, 2012.