List of lieutenant governors of Iowa

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."

History Prior to 1990, the governor and lieutenant governor were elected in separate elections; since then they have run together on the same ticket.

List ImageLt. GovernorTook officeLeft officePartyGovernor(s) served underOran Faville18581860RepublicanRalph P. LoweNicholas J. Rusch18601862Samuel J. KirkwoodJohn R. Needham18621864Enoch W. Eastman18641866William M. StoneBenjamin F. Gue18661868John Scott18681870Samuel MerrillMadison Miner Walden18701871Henry C. Bulis18711874Cyrus C. CarpenterJoseph Dysart18741876Joshua G. Newbold18761877Samuel KirkwoodFrank T. Campbell18781882John H. GearOrlando H. Manning18821886Buren R. ShermanJohn A. T. Hull18861890William LarrabeeAlfred N. Poyneer18901892Horace BoiesSamuel L. Bestow18921894DemocraticWarren S. Dungan18941896RepublicanFrank D. JacksonMatt Parrott18961898Francis M. DrakeJames C. Milliman18981902Leslie M. ShawJohn Herriott19021907Albert B. CumminsWarren Garst19071908George W. Clarke19091913Beryl F. CarrollWilliam L. Harding19131917George W. ClarkeErnest Robert Moore19171921William L. HardingJohn Hammill19211925N. E. KendallClem F. Kimball19251928John HammillArch W. McFarlane19281933Daniel Webster TurnerNelson G. Kraschel19331937DemocraticClyde L. HerringJohn K. Valentine19371939Nelson G. KraschelBourke B. Hickenlooper19391943RepublicanGeorge A. WilsonRobert D. Blue19431945Bourke B. HickenlooperKenneth A. Evans19451951Robert D. BlueWilliam S. BeardsleyWilliam H. Nicholas19511953Leo Elthon19531957Leo A. HoeghWilliam H. Nicholas1957January 15, 1959Herschel C. LovelessEdward J. McManusJanuary 15, 1959January 12, 1961DemocraticW. L. MootyJanuary 12, 1961January 17, 1965RepublicanNorman A. ErbeHarold E. HughesRobert D. FultonJanuary 17, 1965January 1, 1969DemocraticRoger JepsenJanuary 16, 1969January 18, 1973RepublicanRobert D. RayArthur A. NeuJanuary 18, 1973January 12, 1979Terry BranstadJanuary 12, 1979January 14, 1983Robert T. AndersonJanuary 14, 1983January 16, 1987DemocraticTerry BranstadJo Ann ZimmermanJanuary 16, 1987January 18, 1991Joy CorningJanuary 18, 1991January 15, 1999RepublicanSally PedersonJanuary 15, 1999January 12, 2007DemocraticTom VilsackPatty JudgeJanuary 12, 2007January 14, 2011Chet CulverKim ReynoldsJanuary 14, 2011May 24, 2017RepublicanTerry BranstadAdam GreggJanuary 18, 2019September 3, 2024 Kim ReynoldsAmy Sinclair (Acting)September 3, 2024December 16, 2024Chris CournoyerDecember 16, 2024 Incumbent

See also List of governors of Iowa

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