The Lieutenant Governor of Washington is an elected office in the U.S. state

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 of Washington. The current incumbent is Brad Owen

Brad Owen

Bradley Owen is an American politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party and currently serves as the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Washington. Owen is the longest currently serving Lieutenant Governor...

, a Democrat

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 who has served since 1997. The Lieutenant Governor serves as President of the Washington State Senate

Washington State Senate

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 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.

List of Lieutenant Governors of Washington State

#	Name		Took office	Left office	Party	Notes
1		Charles E. Laughton Charles E. Laughton Charles E. Laughton was an American politician from Washington and Nevada. He served as the 1st Lieutenant Governor of Washington and 6th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada. He was a member of the Republican Party.-External links:...	1889	1893	Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
2		F.H. Luce F.H. Luce F.H. Luce was a Republican politician from Washington. He served as the 2nd Lieutenant Governor of Washington.-References:...	1893	1897	Republican
3		Thurston Daniels Thurston Daniels Thurston Daniels was a Republican politician from Washington. He served as the 4th Lieutenant Governor of Washington.-References:...	1897	1901	Populist Populist Party (United States) The People's Party, also known as the "Populists", was a short-lived political party in the United States established in 1891. It was most important in 1892-96, then rapidly faded away...
4		Henry McBride Henry McBride (politician) Henry McBride was the fourth Governor of Washington state, United States from 1901 to 1905. He was the first governor of Washington to be born in the west....	1901	December 26, 1901	Republican	Became Governor upon the death of John Rankin Rogers John Rankin Rogers John Rankin Rogers was the third Governor of the state of Washington. Elected as a member of the People's Party before switching his affiliation to the Democratic Party, Rogers was elected to two consecutive terms in 1896 and 1900, but died before completing his fifth year in office.-Early...
5		Charles E. Coon Charles E. Coon Charles E. Coon was a Republican politician from Washington. He served as the 5th Lieutenant Governor of Washington.-References:...	1905	1909	Republican
6		Marion E. Hay Marion E. Hay Marion E. Hay was the seventh Governor of the U.S. state of Washington. Born in Adams County, Wisconsin, he moved to Washington Territory, where he open a store. Hay also served as mayor of Wilbur, Washington. In his capacity as Lieutenant Governor of Washington he became Governor upon the death...	1909	March 28, 1909	Republican	Became Governor upon the death of Samuel G. Cosgrove Samuel G. Cosgrove Samuel Goodlove Cosgrove was the sixth Governor of the state of Washington, and was from Pomeroy, Washington. He was a U.S. Civil War veteran and educator. He served for one day before leaving for California for health reasons. He died in California shortly thereafter...
7		Louis Folwell Hart	1913	June 14, 1919	Republican	Became Governor upon the death of Ernest Lister Ernest Lister Ernest Lister was the eighth Governor of the state of Washington. He was sworn into the office in 1913 and remained in it until his death six years later.-Further reading:...
8		William J. Coyle William J. Coyle William J. Coyle was a Republican politician from Washington. He served as the 8th Lieutenant Governor of Washington.-References:...	1921	1925	Republican
9		W. Lon Johnson W. Lon Johnson W. Lon Johnson was a Republican politician from Washington. He served as the 9th Lieutenant Governor of Washington.-References:...	1925	1929	Republican
10		John Arthur Gellatly John Arthur Gellatly John Arthur Gellatly was a Republican politician from Washington. He served as the 9th Lieutenant Governor of Washington and four-term mayor of Wenatchee, Washington....	1929	1933	Republican
11		Victor A. Meyers	1933	1953	Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
12		Emmett T. Anderson Emmett T. Anderson Emmett T. Anderson was a Republican politician from Washington. He served as the 12th Lieutenant Governor of Washington.-References:...	1953	1957	Republican
13		John A. Cherberg John Cherberg -External links:*...	1957	1989	Democratic
14		Joel Pritchard Joel Pritchard Joel McFee Pritchard was a Republican politician from Washington. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives and as the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Washington....	1989	1997	Republican
15		Brad Owen Brad Owen Bradley Owen is an American politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party and currently serves as the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Washington. Owen is the longest currently serving Lieutenant Governor...	1997	Incumbent	Democratic