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Lieutenant Governor of Washington

Elected office in the U.S. state of Washington

Summary

Elected office in the U.S. state of Washington

Field	Value
post	Lieutenant Governor
body	Washington
insignia	LtGovWaSeal.png
insigniasize	150px
insigniacaption	Seal of the lieutenant governor
image	Denny Heck official photo (cropped).jpg
incumbent	Denny Heck
incumbentsince	January 13, 2021
style	The Honorable
salary	$131,687
termlength	4 years, no term limits
formation	November 11, 1889
succession	First
inaugural	Charles E. Laughton
website

The lieutenant governor of Washington is an elected office in the U.S. state of Washington. The incumbent is Denny Heck, a Democrat who began his term in January 2021. The lieutenant governor serves as president of the Washington State Senate, fills in as acting governor whenever the governor leaves the state or is unable to serve, and assumes the duties of governor in case of a vacancy.

There have been 17 holders of the office, three of whom have ascended to the office of governor of Washington. Prior to statehood, there were 10 territorial secretaries of state of Washington that acted in the territorial governor's absence, but were unable to ascend to governor.

List of lieutenant governors of Washington

;Parties

#	Lieutenant governor	Left office	Governor(s) served under	Party	Notes
1	Republican Party (US)}};"	[[File:Charles E. Laughton.jpg	100px]]	Charles Laughton	November 11, 1889	January 11, 1893	Elisha Peyre Ferry
2	Republican Party (US)}};"	[[File:Frank H. Luce, 2nd Lieutenant Governor of Washington, circa 1893-1897.jpg	100px]]	F. H. Luce	January 11, 1893	January 13, 1897	John McGraw
3	Populist Party (US)}};"	[[File:Thurston Daniels.jpg	100px]]	Thurston Daniels	January 13, 1897	January 16, 1901	John Rankin Rogers
4	Republican Party (US)}};"	[[File:Henry McBride LOC 15123928486 (square crop).jpg	100px]]	Henry McBride	January 16, 1901	December 26, 1901	John Rankin Rogers
Vacant (December 26, 1901 – January 11, 1905)
5	Republican Party (US)}};"	[[File:Charles E. Coon.jpg	100px]]	Charles E. Coon	January 11, 1905	January 13, 1909	Albert E. Mead
6	Republican Party (US)}};"	[[File:Governor Marion E. Hay.jpg	100px]]	Marion E. Hay	January 27, 1909	March 28, 1909	Samuel G. Cosgrove
Vacant (March 28, 1909 – January 15, 1913)
7	Republican Party (US)}};"	[[File:Louis F. Hart LCCN2014716914 (cropped).jpg	100px]]	Louis Folwell Hart	January 15, 1913	February 13, 1919	Ernest Lister
Vacant (February 13, 1919 – January 12, 1921)
8	Republican Party (US)}};"	[[File:William J. Coyle.jpg	100px]]	William J. Coyle	January 12, 1921	January 14, 1925	Louis Folwell Hart
9	Republican Party (US)}};"	[[File:W. Lon Johnson, 9th Lieutenant Governor of Washington State, circa 1923 (cropped).jpg	100px]]	W. Lon Johnson	January 14, 1925	January 16, 1929	Roland H. Hartley
10	Republican Party (US)}};"	[[File:Lieutenant Governor Gellatly.jpg	100px]]	John Arthur Gellatly	January 16, 1929	January 11, 1933	Roland H. Hartley
11	Democratic Party (US)}};"	[[File:President of the Senate Victor A. Meyers High Res.jpg	100px]]	Victor A. Meyers	January 11, 1933	January 14, 1953	Clarence D. Martin (Democratic)
Arthur B. Langlie (Republican)
Monrad C. Wallgren (Democratic)
Arthur B. Langlie (Republican)
12	Republican Party (US)}};"	[[File:Lieutenant Governor Anderson, 1955.jpg	100px]]	Emmett Anderson	January 14, 1953	January 16, 1957	Arthur B. Langlie
13	Democratic Party (US)}};"	[[File:Lieutenant Governor Cherberg, 1969.jpg	100px]]	John A. Cherberg	January 16, 1957	January 11, 1989	Albert Rosellini (Democratic)
Daniel J. Evans (Republican)
Dixy Lee Ray (Democratic)
John Spellman (Republican)
Booth Gardner (Democratic)
14	Republican Party (US)}};"	[[File:Senator Joel M. Pritchard, 1967.jpg	100px]]	Joel Pritchard	January 11, 1989	January 15, 1997	Booth Gardner (Democratic)
Mike Lowry (Democratic)
15	Democratic Party (US)}};"	[[File:Brad Owen.jpg	100px]]	Brad Owen	January 15, 1997	January 11, 2017	Gary Locke
Christine Gregoire
Jay Inslee
16	Democratic Party (US)}};"	[[File:JBLM Centennial Celebration - Cyrus Habib (cropped).jpg	100px]]	Cyrus Habib	January 11, 2017	January 13, 2021	Jay Inslee
17	Democratic Party (US)}};"	[[File:Denny Heck official photo (cropped).jpg	100px]]	Denny Heck	January 13, 2021	present	Jay Inslee
Bob Ferguson

References

"Salary Information". Washington Citizens' Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials.
"Washington State Constitution". [[Washington State Legislature]].
"AG, Secretary of State issue joint statement regarding gubernatorial succession in the event of a vacancy".
[http://www.ltgov.wa.gov/Lt.Governor/History.html Lieutenant governors of the state of Washington to the beginning of Washington's statehood, November 11, 1889] {{webarchive. link. (December 19, 2012.)

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