Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
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This is a List of Lieutenant Governors of the U.S. state of Iowa
, 1858 to present. In Iowa, the Lieutenant Governor and the governor run together on the same ticket. Before the 1998 Election, the law was changed from the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor running separately.
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
, 1858 to present. In Iowa, the Lieutenant Governor and the governor run together on the same ticket. Before the 1998 Election, the law was changed from the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor running separately.
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party | Governor(s) Served With |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oran Faville Oran Faville -Biography:Faville, a Republican, served as the first Lieutenant Governor of Iowa from 1858 to 1860 under fellow Republican, Governor Ralph P. Lowe. He was also later an Iowa superintendent of public instruction... | 1858 | 1860 | Republican | Ralph P. Lowe Ralph P. Lowe Ralph Phillips Lowe was the fourth Governor of Iowa.-Biography:Lowe was born in Warren County, Ohio. He settled in the town of Muscatine, and was selected as a representative to the Iowa state constitutional convention in 1844. He moved to Lee County at the end of the 1840s, and became the... |
| 2 | Nicholas J. Rusch | 1860 | 1862 | Samuel J. Kirkwood Samuel J. Kirkwood Samuel Jordan Kirkwood , was an American politician best known as Iowa's American Civil War Governor. He also served in the U.S. Senate and as U.S. Secretary of the Interior.-Early life and career:... | |
| 3 | John R. Needham | 1862 | 1864 | ||
| 4 | Enoch W. Eastman | 1864 | 1866 | William M. Stone William M. Stone William Milo Stone was the sixth Governor of Iowa .- Biography :... | |
| 6 | Benjamin F. Gue Benjamin F. Gue Benjamin F. Gue was a newspaper editor, member of Iowa House of Representatives ; member of Iowa Senate , and the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Iowa .... | 1866 | 1868 | ||
| 7 | John Scott | 1868 | 1870 | Samuel Merrill Samuel Merrill (Iowa) Samuel Merrill was the seventh Governor of Iowa from 1868–1872, as well as an officer in the Union army during the American Civil War.-Biography:... | |
| 8 | Madison Miner Walden Madison Miner Walden Madison Miner Walden was a Civil War officer, teacher, publisher, farmer, the eighth Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, and a one-term Republican U.S... | 1870 | 1871 | ||
| 9 | Henry C. Bulis | 1871 | 1874 | Samuel Merrill Samuel Merrill (Iowa) Samuel Merrill was the seventh Governor of Iowa from 1868–1872, as well as an officer in the Union army during the American Civil War.-Biography:... Cyrus C. Carpenter Cyrus C. Carpenter Cyrus Clay Carpenter was a Civil War officer, the eighth Governor of Iowa and U.S. Representative from Iowa's 9th congressional district.-Early life:... | |
| 10 | Joseph Dysart | 1874 | 1876 | Cyrus C. Carpenter Cyrus C. Carpenter Cyrus Clay Carpenter was a Civil War officer, the eighth Governor of Iowa and U.S. Representative from Iowa's 9th congressional district.-Early life:... | |
| 11 | Joshua G. Newbold Joshua G. Newbold Joshua G. Newbold was the tenth Governor of Iowa.-Early life:Newbold grew up in a Quaker family in Pennsylvania. Later he became a Baptist... | 1876 | 1877 | Samuel Kirkwood | |
| 12 | Frank T. Campbell | 1878 | 1882 | John H. Gear John H. Gear John Henry Gear was the 11th Governor of Iowa, United States Representative, and Senator.-Biography:Born in Ithaca, New York, he attended the common schools and moved to Galena, Illinois in 1836, to Fort Snelling, Iowa, in 1838, and to Burlington in 1843, where he engaged in mercantile pursuits... | |
| 13 | Orlando H. Manning | 1882 | 1885 | Buren R. Sherman Buren R. Sherman Buren Robinson Sherman was the 12th Governor of Iowa, serving from 1882 to 1886.-Biography:Sherman was born in Phelps, Ontario County, New York on May 28, 1836.... | |
| 14 | John A.T. Hull | 1886 | 1890 | William Larrabee William Larrabee (Iowa) William Larrabee was a Republican politician from Iowa. He served as the 13th Governor of Iowa from 1886 until 1890.-Early life:Larrabee was born in Ledyard, Connecticut, into a family of French Huguenot extraction... | |
| 15 | Alfred N. Poyneer | 1890 | 1892 | Horace Boies Horace Boies Horace Boies served as the 14th Governor of Iowa from 1890 to 1894 as a member of the United States Democratic Party. Boies was the only Democrat to serve in that position from 1855-1933.- Life before Iowa :... | |
| 16 | Samuel L. Bestow Samuel L. Bestow Samuel L. Bestow was an American politician from Iowa. He was the first Democrat to serve as the 16th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa from 1892 to 1894 .- External links :... | 1892 | 1894 | Democratic | Horace Boies Horace Boies Horace Boies served as the 14th Governor of Iowa from 1890 to 1894 as a member of the United States Democratic Party. Boies was the only Democrat to serve in that position from 1855-1933.- Life before Iowa :... |
| 17 | Warren S. Dungan | 1894 | 1896 | Republican | Frank D. Jackson Frank D. Jackson Frank Darr Jackson was the 15th Governor of Iowa, serving one term from 1894-96. -Biography:... |
| 18 | Matt Parrott | 1896 | 1898 | Francis M. Drake Francis M. Drake Francis Marion Drake was an American politician who became the 16th Governor of Iowa.-Biography:Drake was born in Rushville, Illinois, the son of John Adams Drake and Harriet Jane O'Neal. He later moved to Centerville, Iowa... | |
| 19 | James C. Milliman | 1898 | 1902 | Leslie M. Shaw | |
| 20 | John Herriott | 1902 | 1907 | Albert B. Cummins Albert B. Cummins Albert Baird Cummins was the 18th Governor of Iowa, U.S. Senator and two-time presidential candidate. Cummins was perhaps the most influential leader in Iowa politics in the first quarter of the 20th century... | |
| 21 | Warren Garst Warren Garst Warren Garst was an American politician, Iowa State Senator, a member of the Republican Party, the 21st Lieutenant Governor, and the 19th Governor of Iowa.-Biography:... | 1907 | 1908 | ||
| 22 | George W. Clarke George W. Clarke George Washington Clarke served two terms as the 21st Governor of Iowa from 1913-17.-Biography:... | 1909 | 1913 | Beryl F. Carroll Beryl F. Carroll Beryl Franklin Carroll was the 20th Governor of Iowa from 1909 to 1913.-Biography:Carroll was born in Davis County, Iowa; he graduated from the Missouri State Normal School in 1884. He worked as a livestock dealer, teacher, and newspaper publisher... | |
| 23 | William L. Harding William L. Harding William Lloyd Harding was from Sioux City, Iowa and the 22nd Governor of Iowa from 1917 to 1921.-Biography:Born in 1877 in Sibley, Iowa, Harding opposed extending voting rights for women and road improvements... | 1913 | 1917 | George W. Clarke George W. Clarke George Washington Clarke served two terms as the 21st Governor of Iowa from 1913-17.-Biography:... | |
| 24 | Ernest Robert Moore | 1917 | 1921 | William L. Harding William L. Harding William Lloyd Harding was from Sioux City, Iowa and the 22nd Governor of Iowa from 1917 to 1921.-Biography:Born in 1877 in Sibley, Iowa, Harding opposed extending voting rights for women and road improvements... | |
| 25 | John Hammill John Hammill John Hammill served three terms as the 24th Governor of Iowa from 1925 to 1931.-Biography:Hammill was born in Linden, Wisconsin. He earned a law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1897, and practiced law in Britt, Iowa. After serving as a county attorney from 1902 to 1908, he was... | 1921 | 1925 | N. E. Kendall | |
| 26 | Clem F. Kimball | 1925 | 1928 | John Hammill John Hammill John Hammill served three terms as the 24th Governor of Iowa from 1925 to 1931.-Biography:Hammill was born in Linden, Wisconsin. He earned a law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1897, and practiced law in Britt, Iowa. After serving as a county attorney from 1902 to 1908, he was... | |
| 27 | Arch W. McFarlane | 1928 | 1933 | John Hammill John Hammill John Hammill served three terms as the 24th Governor of Iowa from 1925 to 1931.-Biography:Hammill was born in Linden, Wisconsin. He earned a law degree from the University of Iowa College of Law in 1897, and practiced law in Britt, Iowa. After serving as a county attorney from 1902 to 1908, he was... Daniel Webster Turner Daniel Webster Turner Daniel Webster 'Dan' Turner , a lifelong Republican, was elected the 25th Governor of Iowa, and served only one term from 1931 to 1933.-Biography:... | |
| 28 | Nelson G. Kraschel Nelson G. Kraschel Nelson George Kraschel was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He was born on a farm near Macon, Illinois in 1889 and died in Harlan, Iowa in 1957.... | 1933 | 1937 | Democratic | Clyde L. Herring Clyde L. Herring Clyde LaVerne Herring , an American politician and Democrat, served as the 26th Governor of Iowa, and then one of its U.S. Senators, during the last part of the Great Depression and the first part of World War II.... |
| 29 | John K. Valentine | 1937 | 1939 | Nelson G. Kraschel Nelson G. Kraschel Nelson George Kraschel was an American politician of the Democratic Party. He was born on a farm near Macon, Illinois in 1889 and died in Harlan, Iowa in 1957.... | |
| 30 | Bourke B. Hickenlooper Bourke B. Hickenlooper Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper , was a Republican politician from the US state of Iowa. He was lieutenant governor from 1939 to 1943 and then the 29th Governor of Iowa from 1943 to 1945... | 1939 | 1943 | Republican | George A. Wilson George A. Wilson George Allison Wilson was a United States Senator and 28th Governor of Iowa.-Personal background:Born on a farm near Menlo, Iowa, Wilson attended rural schools, and Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. He graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law at Iowa City in 1907, and was admitted to... |
| 31 | Robert D. Blue Robert D. Blue Robert Donald Blue was the 30th Governor of Iowa from 1945-49.-Biography:... | 1943 | 1945 | Bourke B. Hickenlooper Bourke B. Hickenlooper Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper , was a Republican politician from the US state of Iowa. He was lieutenant governor from 1939 to 1943 and then the 29th Governor of Iowa from 1943 to 1945... | |
| 32 | Kenneth A. Evans | 1945 | 1951 | Robert D. Blue Robert D. Blue Robert Donald Blue was the 30th Governor of Iowa from 1945-49.-Biography:... William S. Beardsley William S. Beardsley William Shane "Bill" Beardsley was the 31st Governor of Iowa from 1949 to 1954.-Biography:Beardsley was born in Beacon, Iowa and grew up in Birmingham, Iowa. The son of a pharmacist, he attended pharmacy school himself, and established a drugstore in New Virginia, Iowa in 1922. He was elected to... | |
| 33 | William H. Nicholas | 1951 | 1953 | William S. Beardsley William S. Beardsley William Shane "Bill" Beardsley was the 31st Governor of Iowa from 1949 to 1954.-Biography:Beardsley was born in Beacon, Iowa and grew up in Birmingham, Iowa. The son of a pharmacist, he attended pharmacy school himself, and established a drugstore in New Virginia, Iowa in 1922. He was elected to... | |
| 34 | Leo Elthon Leo Elthon Leo Elthon was the 32nd Governor of Iowa from November 21, 1954 to January 13, 1955. Elthon had been elected the 34th Lieutenant Governor in November 1952, and filled the unexpired term of Governor William S... | 1953 | 1957 | William S. Beardsley William S. Beardsley William Shane "Bill" Beardsley was the 31st Governor of Iowa from 1949 to 1954.-Biography:Beardsley was born in Beacon, Iowa and grew up in Birmingham, Iowa. The son of a pharmacist, he attended pharmacy school himself, and established a drugstore in New Virginia, Iowa in 1922. He was elected to... Leo A. Hoegh | |
| 35 | William H. Nicholas | 1957 | 1959 | Herschel C. Loveless Herschel C. Loveless Herschel Cellel Loveless was the 34th Governor of Iowa, from 1957 to 1961. He was also mayor of Ottumwa, Iowa. He was born in 1911 in Hedrick, Iowa and died in 1989 in Winchester, Virginia.... | |
| 36 | Edward J. McManus | 1959 | 1961 | Democratic | Herschel C. Loveless Herschel C. Loveless Herschel Cellel Loveless was the 34th Governor of Iowa, from 1957 to 1961. He was also mayor of Ottumwa, Iowa. He was born in 1911 in Hedrick, Iowa and died in 1989 in Winchester, Virginia.... |
| 37 | W. L. Moody | 1961 | 1965 | Norman A. Erbe Norman A. Erbe Norman Arthur Erbe was the 35th Governor of Iowa from 1961 to 1963.-Biography:He was born in Boone, Iowa. He served as an infantry officer in the United States Army from 1941 to 1943. He then transferred to the United States Army Air Corps as a pilot, spending the rest of World War II as a pilot... (R) Harold E. Hughes (D) | |
| 38 | Robert D. Fulton Robert D. Fulton Robert David Fulton briefly served as the 37th Governor of Iowa during the first 16 days of 1969.-Biography:Fulton was born in Waterloo, Iowa. A Democrat, he served as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 1958 to 1960, followed by a term as a member of the Iowa Senate from 1962 to... | 1965 | 1969 | Harold E. Hughes | |
| 39 | Roger Jepsen Roger Jepsen Roger William Jepsen is an American politician from the state of Iowa. A Republican, he served in the United States Senate.-Biography :... | 1969 | 1972 | Republican | Robert D. Ray Robert D. Ray Robert Dolph Ray served as the 38th Governor of Iowa from January 16, 1969 to January 14, 1983. He served in the United States Army. He received his B.A. in Business from Drake University in 1952 and his Law Degree in 1954... |
| 40 | Arthur A. Neu | 1973 | 1978 | ||
| 41 | Terry E. Branstad Terry E. Branstad Terry Edward Branstad is an American politician who is the 42nd and current Governor of Iowa since January 2011. Branstad was the 39th Governor of Iowa from 1983 to 1999 and President of Des Moines University from 2003 to 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is the youngest and... | 1979 | 1983 | ||
| 42 | Robert T. Anderson Robert T. Anderson Robert T. Anderson was the 42nd Lieutenant Governor of Iowa from 1983 to 1987. He is a Democrat. To date he is the last male Lt. Governor of Iowa.... | 1983 | 1987 | Democratic | Terry E. Branstad Terry E. Branstad Terry Edward Branstad is an American politician who is the 42nd and current Governor of Iowa since January 2011. Branstad was the 39th Governor of Iowa from 1983 to 1999 and President of Des Moines University from 2003 to 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is the youngest and... |
| 43 | Jo Ann Zimmerman Jo Ann Zimmerman Jo Ann McIntosh Zimmerman was the 43rd Lieutenant Governor of Iowa and president of the Iowa Senate.-External links:*... | 1987 | 1991 | Terry E. Branstad Terry E. Branstad Terry Edward Branstad is an American politician who is the 42nd and current Governor of Iowa since January 2011. Branstad was the 39th Governor of Iowa from 1983 to 1999 and President of Des Moines University from 2003 to 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is the youngest and... | |
| 44 | Joy Corning Joy Corning Joy Corning was the 44th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa. A Republican, she is a native of Des Moines, Iowa... | 1991 | 1999 | Republican | Terry E. Branstad Terry E. Branstad Terry Edward Branstad is an American politician who is the 42nd and current Governor of Iowa since January 2011. Branstad was the 39th Governor of Iowa from 1983 to 1999 and President of Des Moines University from 2003 to 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is the youngest and... |
| 45 | Sally Pederson Sally Pederson Sally Pederson was the 45th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa. A Democrat, she is a native of Vinton, Iowa. She graduated from Iowa State University in Ames.... | 1999 | 2007 | Democratic | Tom Vilsack Tom Vilsack Thomas James "Tom" Vilsack is an American politician, a member of the Democratic Party, and presently the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. He served as the 40th Governor of the state of Iowa. He was first elected in 1998 and re-elected to a second four-year term in 2002... |
| 46 | Patty Judge Patty Judge Patty Jean Judge was the 46th Lieutenant Governor and previously, the Secretary of Agriculture for the U.S. State of Iowa. She was elected to the office in 2006 with Chet Culver as Governor, and unsuccessfully ran for re-election in 2010.-Early life, education and career:Secretary Judge graduated... | 2007 | 2011 | Democratic | Chet Culver Chet Culver Chester John "Chet" Culver was the 41st Governor of Iowa, from 2007 to 2011. He was also elected as the Federal Liaison for the Democratic Governors Association for 2008-2009. He founded the Chet Culver Group, an energy sector consulting firm, in 2011.-Early life and education:Culver was born in... |
| 47 | Kim Reynolds Kim Reynolds Kim Reynolds is the 47th and current Lieutenant Governor of Iowa and a former state senator from Osceola. Republican nominee for Governor Terry Branstad publicly proposed Reynolds for lieutenant governor on June 25, 2010 and she received the Republican nomination from the 2010 Republican State... | 2011 | Republican | Terry E. Branstad Terry E. Branstad Terry Edward Branstad is an American politician who is the 42nd and current Governor of Iowa since January 2011. Branstad was the 39th Governor of Iowa from 1983 to 1999 and President of Des Moines University from 2003 to 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is the youngest and... |