Lieutenant Governor of Washington

Lieutenant Governor of Washington
Seal of the Lieutenant Governor
Incumbent Brad Owen since January 15, 1997
Term length	4 Years
Inaugural holder	Charles E. Laughton
Formation	November 11, 1889
Succession	First
Salary	$93,948 (2010)[1]
Website	www.ltgov.wa.gov

The Lieutenant Governor of Washington is an elected office in the U.S. state of Washington. The current incumbent is Brad Owen, a Democrat who has served since 1997. The Lieutenant Governor serves as President of the Washington State Senate and accedes to the governorship in case of a vacancy.

There have been 15 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.^[2]

List of lieutenant governors of Washington

Parties

      Democratic (3)       Populist (1)       Republican (11)

#	Lieutenant Governor			Took office	Left office	Party	Notes
1			Charles Laughton	November 11, 1889	January 9, 1893	Republican
2			F. H. Luce	January 9, 1893	January 11, 1897	Republican
3			Thurston Daniels	January 11, 1897	January 14, 1901	Populist
4			Henry McBride	January 14, 1901	December 26, 1901	Republican	Became Governor upon the death of Gov. Rogers
Vacant (December 26, 1901 – January 9, 1905)
5			Charles E. Coon	January 9, 1905	January 7, 1909	Republican
6			Marion E. Hay	January 27, 1909	March 28, 1909	Republican	Became Governor upon the death of Gov. Cosgrove
Vacant (March 28, 1909 – January 11, 1913)
7			Louis Folwell Hart	January 11, 1913	February 13, 1919	Republican	Became Governor upon the death of Gov. Lister
Vacant (February 13, 1919 – January 10, 1921)
8			William J. Coyle	January 10, 1921	January 12, 1925	Republican
9			W. Lon Johnson	January 12, 1925	January 14, 1929	Republican
10			John Arthur Gellatly	January 14, 1929	January 9, 1933	Republican
11			Victor A. Meyers	January 9, 1933	January 12, 1953	Democratic
12			Emmett Anderson	January 12, 1953	January 14, 1957	Republican
13			John A. Cherberg	January 14, 1957	January 11, 1989	Democratic
14			Joel Pritchard	January 11, 1989	January 15, 1997	Republican
15			Brad Owen	January 15, 1997	Incumbent	Democratic

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Living former lieutenant governors

As of February 2016, there are no former lieutenant governors alive. The most recent death of a former lieutenant governor was that of Joel Pritchard (1989–1997), on October 9, 1997, he is also the most recently serving lieutenant governor to die.

References

1. "2009-10 Salary Schedule, Adopted May 19, 2009" (PDF). Washington Citizens’ Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials. Retrieved July 3, 2010.
2. LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON TO THE BEGINNING OF WASHINGTON'S STATEHOOD, NOVEMBER 11, 1889.