List of lieutenant governors of Mississippi

This is a list of Lieutenant Governors of Mississippi.

Parties

      No party       Democratic       Republican

Lieutenant Governors

Lt. Governor	Term	Party
Duncan Stewart	1817–1820
James Patton	1820–1822
David Dickson	1822–1824
Gerard C. Brandon	1824–1826*
Abram M. Scott	1828–1832	Democrat
Fountain Winston	1832–1832

Presidents of the Senate

The Office of Lieutenant Governor was abolished by the Constitution of 1832, and the duties of President of the Senate were incorporated into a separate office.

Lt. Governor	Term	Party
Charles Lynch	1833–1834	Democrat
P. Briscoe	1834–1836
W. Van Norman	1836–1837
Alexander G. McNutt	1837–1838	Democrat
A. L. Bingaman	1838–1840
G. B. Augustus	1840–1842
Jesse Speight	1842–1843
A. Fox	1843–1844
Jesse Speight	1844–1846
G. T. Swan	1846–1848
Dabney Lipscomb	1848–1851
James Whitfield	1851–1854	Democrat
John J. Pettus	1854–1858	Democrat
James Drane	1858–1865
John M. Simonton	1865–1869

Lieutenant Governors

The Constitution of 1868 re-established the office of Lieutenant Governor. This office also re-assumed the duties of President of the Senate

Lt. Governor	Term	Party
Ridgley C. Powers	1870–1871	Republican
Alexander K. Davis	1871–1876	Republican
John M. Stone	1876–1878	Democrat
William H. Sims	1878–1882	Democrat
G. D. Shands	1882–1890	Democrat
M. M. Evans	1890–1896	Democrat
J. H. Jones	1896–1900	Democrat
James T. Harrison	1900–1904	Democrat
John Prentiss Carter	1904–1908	Democrat
Luther Manship	1908–1912	Democrat
Theodore G. Bilbo	1912–1916	Democrat
Lee Maurice Russell	1916–1920	Democrat
Homer H. Casteel	1920–1924	Democrat
Dennis Murphree	1924–1927	Democrat
Bidwell Adam	1928–1932	Democrat
Dennis Murphree	1932–1936	Democrat
Jacob Buehler Snider	1936–1940	Democrat
Dennis Murphree	1940–1943	Democrat
Fielding L. Wright	1944–1946	Democrat
Sam Lumpkin	1948–1952	Democrat
Carroll Gartin	1952–1960	Democrat
Paul B. Johnson, Jr.	1960–1964	Democrat
Carroll Gartin	1964–1966	Democrat
Charles L. Sullivan	1968–1972	Democrat
William F. Winter	1972–1976	Democrat
Evelyn Gandy	1976–1980	Democrat
Brad Dye	1980–1992	Democrat
Eddie Briggs	1992–1996	Republican
Ronnie Musgrove	1996–2000	Democrat
Amy Tuck	2000–2002	Democrat
	2002–2008	Republican^1
Phil Bryant	2008–2012	Republican
Tate Reeves	2012–present	Republican

1. Amy Tuck switched to the Republican Party in December 2002.

Living former U.S. Lieutenant Governors of Mississippi

As of August 2014, there are six former U.S. lieutenant governors of Mississippi who are currently living at this time, the oldest U.S. lieutenant governor of Mississippi being William F. Winter (served 1972–1976, born 1923). The most recent death of a former U.S. lieutenant governor of Mississippi was that of Evelyn Gandy (served 1976–1980, born 1920), on December 23, 2007.

Lt. Governor	Lt. Gubernatorial term	Date of birth (and age)
William F. Winter	1972–1976	February 21, 1923
Brad Dye	1980–1992	December 20, 1933
Eddie Briggs	1992–1996	1950 (age 65–66)
Ronnie Musgrove	1996–2000	July 29, 1956
Amy Tuck	2000–2008	July 8, 1963
Phil Bryant	2008–2012	December 9, 1954