Lieutenant Governor of Ohio

Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
	Seal of the lieutenant governor
	Incumbent; Jon Husted; since January 14, 2019
Style	The Honorable
Term length	Four years, two consecutive with four-year pause thereafter
Inaugural holder	William Medill (1852)
Formation	Ohio Constitution
Salary	$78,041
Website	Official website

The position of lieutenant governor of Ohio was established in 1852.^[1] The lieutenant governor becomes governor if the governor resigns, dies in office or is removed by impeachment. Before 1852, the president of the Ohio State Senate would serve as acting governor if a vacancy in the governorship occurred. Until 1978, lieutenant governors were elected separately but concurrently with the governor (not on a "ticket"). Thus, there were several occasions when the lieutenant governor was from a different party than the governor. This was changed by constitutional amendment. In 1974, Richard F. Celeste was the last lieutenant governor to be elected separately. In 1978, George Voinovich became the first lieutenant governor to be elected on the same ticket with the governor.

From 1852 to 1979, the lieutenant governor also served as the president of the Ohio State Senate. More recently, Ohio governors have generally named the lieutenant governor to head an agency of state government. An example of this is Bruce Edward Johnson, who served as Director of the Ohio Department of Development, as did his successor, Lee Fisher. Recent Lt. Governor Mary Taylor was the director of the Ohio Department of Insurance, until she was replaced by Jillian Froment in 2017.

The 28th lieutenant governor of Ohio, Warren G. Harding, later served as 29th president of the United States.

List of lieutenant governors

Parties

Democratic Republican

#		Took office	Left office	Party	Notes
1	William Medill (1802–1865)	January 12, 1852	July 13, 1853	Democratic	became governor July 13, 1853
vacant		July 13, 1853	January 9, 1854	vacant
2	James Myers (1795–1864)	January 9, 1854	January 14, 1856	Democratic
3	Thomas H. Ford (1814–1868)	January 14, 1856	January 11, 1858	Republican
4	Martin Welker (1819–1902)	January 11, 1858	January 9, 1860	Republican
5	Robert C. Kirk (1821–1898)	January 9, 1860	January 13, 1862	Republican
6	Benjamin Stanton (1809–1872)	January 13, 1862	January 11, 1864	Republican
7	Charles Anderson (1814–1895)	January 11, 1864	August 29, 1865	Republican
vacant		August 29, 1865	January 8, 1866	vacant
8	Andrew McBurney (1817–1894)	January 8, 1866	January 13, 1868	Republican
9	John C. Lee (1828–1891)	January 13, 1868	January 8, 1872	Republican
10	Jacob Mueller (1822–1905)	January 8, 1872	January 12, 1874	Republican
11	Alphonso Hart (1830–1910)	January 12, 1874	January 10, 1876	Republican
12	Thomas Lowry Young (1832–1888)	January 10, 1876	March 2, 1877	Republican
13	H. W. Curtiss (1824–1902)	March 2, 1877	January 14, 1878	Republican	(acting)
14	Jabez W. Fitch (1823–1884)	January 14, 1878	January 12, 1880	Democratic
15	Andrew Hickenlooper (1837–1904)	January 12, 1880	January 9, 1882	Republican
16	Rees G. Richards (1842–1917)	January 9, 1882	January 14, 1884	Republican
17	John George Warwick (1830–1892)	January 14, 1884	January 11, 1886	Democratic
18	Robert P. Kennedy (1840–1918)	January 11, 1886	March 3, 1887	Republican
19	Silas A. Conrad (1840–1913)	March 3, 1887	January 9, 1888	Republican
20	William C. Lyon (1841–1908)	January 9, 1888	January 13, 1890	Republican
21	Elbert L. Lampson (1852–1930)	January 13, 1890	January 31, 1890	Republican
22	William V. Marquis (1828–1899)	January 31, 1890	January 11, 1892	Democratic
23	Andrew L. Harris (1835–1915)	January 11, 1892	January 13, 1896	Republican
24	Asa W. Jones (1838–1918)	January 13, 1896	January 8, 1900	Republican
25	John A. Caldwell (1852–1927)	January 8, 1900	January 13, 1902	Republican
26	Carl L. Nippert (1852–1904)	January 13, 1902	May 1, 1902	Republican	resigned May 1, 1902
vacant		May 1, 1902	June 26, 1902	vacant
27	Harry L. Gordon (1860–1921)	June 26, 1902	January 11, 1904	Republican
28	Warren G. Harding (1865–1923)	January 11, 1904	January 8, 1906	Republican
29	Andrew L. Harris (2nd) (1835–1915)	January 8, 1906	June 18, 1906	Republican
vacant		June 18, 1906	January 11, 1909	vacant
30	Francis W. Treadway (1869–1925)	January 11, 1909	January 9, 1911	Republican
31	Atlee Pomerene (1863–1937)	January 9, 1911	March 3, 1911	Democratic
32	Hugh L. Nichols (1865–1942)	March 3, 1911	January 13, 1913	Democratic
33	W. A. Greenlund (1873–1935)	January 13, 1913	January 11, 1915	Democratic
34	John H. Arnold (1862–1944)	January 11, 1915	January 8, 1917	Republican
35	Earl D. Bloom (1871–1930)	January 8, 1917	January 12, 1919	Democratic
36	Clarence J. Brown Sr. (1893–1965)	January 12, 1919	January 8, 1923	Republican
37	Earl D. Bloom (2nd) (1871–1930)	January 8, 1923	January 12, 1925	Democratic
38	Charles H. Lewis (1871–1965)	January 12, 1925	January 10, 1927	Republican
39	Earl D. Bloom (3rd) (1871–1930)	January 10, 1927	April 1928	Democratic
40.	William G. Pickrel (1888–1966)	April 1928	November 1928	Democratic
41	George C. Braden (1868–1942)	November 1928	January 14, 1929	Republican
42	John T. Brown (1876–1951)	January 14, 1929	January 12, 1931	Republican
43	William G. Pickrel (2nd) (1888–1966)	January 12, 1931	January 9, 1933	Democratic
44	Charles W. Sawyer (1887–1979)	January 9, 1933	January 14, 1935	Democratic
45	Harold G. Mosier (1889–1971)	January 14, 1935	January 11, 1937	Democratic
46	Paul P. Yoder (1897–1965)	January 11, 1937	January 9, 1939	Democratic
47	Paul M. Herbert (1889–1983)	January 9, 1939	January 8, 1945	Republican
48	George D. Nye (1898–1969)	January 8, 1945	January 13, 1947	Democratic
49	Paul M. Herbert (2nd) (1889–1983)	January 13, 1947	January 10, 1949	Republican
50	George D. Nye (2nd) (1898–1969)	January 10, 1949	January 12, 1953	Democratic
51	John William Brown (1913–1993)	January 12, 1953	January 3, 1957	Republican
vacant		January 3, 1957	January 14, 1957	vacant
52	Paul M. Herbert (3rd) (1889–1983)	January 14, 1957	January 12, 1959	Republican
53	John W. Donahey (1905–1967)	January 12, 1959	January 14, 1963	Democratic
54	John William Brown (1913–1993)	January 14, 1963	January 13, 1975	Republican
55	Dick Celeste (b. 1937)	January 13, 1975	January 8, 1979	Democratic
56	George Voinovich (1936–2016)	January 8, 1979	November 1979	Republican	resigned to become Mayor of Cleveland
vacant		November 1979	January 10, 1983	vacant
57	Myrl H. Shoemaker (1913–1985)	January 10, 1983	July 30, 1985 (Died)	Democratic	(died in office)
vacant		July 30, 1985	January 12, 1987	vacant
58	Paul R. Leonard (b. 1943)	January 12, 1987	January 14, 1991	Democratic
59	Mike DeWine (b. 1947)	January 14, 1991	November 1994	Republican	Resigned after being elected to U.S. Senate
vacant		November 1994	January 9, 1995	vacant
60	Nancy Hollister (b. 1949)	January 9, 1995	December 31, 1998	Republican	became governor December 31, 1998
vacant		December 31, 1998	January 11, 1999	vacant
61	Maureen O'Connor (b. 1951)	January 11, 1999	December 31, 2002	Republican	resigned to become Supreme Court Justice
vacant		January 1, 2003	January 13, 2003	vacant
62	Jennette Bradley (b. 1952)	January 13, 2003	January 5, 2005	Republican	(Appointed State Treasurer)
63	Bruce E. Johnson (b. 1960)	January 5, 2005	December 8, 2006	Republican	resigned December 8, 2006
vacant		December 8, 2006	January 8, 2007	vacant
64	Lee Fisher (b. 1951)	January 8, 2007	January 10, 2011	Democratic
65	Mary Taylor (b. 1966)	January 10, 2011	January 14, 2019	Republican
66	Jon Husted (b. 1967)	January 14, 2019	present	Republican