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The lieutenant governor is the second-highest-ranking government official in 45 of the 50 U.S. states and four of the five territories.In those states and territories, he or she is the first in the line of succession in case of a vacancy in the office of governor (Note: in Massachusetts and West Virginia, the lieutenant governor only assumes powers and duties as acting governor, not succeeding ...
United States lieutenant gubernatorial elections are scheduled to be held on November 3, 2026, in 31 states and three territories. The previous lieutenant gubernatorial elections for this group of states took place in 2022, except in Vermont , where lieutenant governors serve two-year terms and elected their lieutenant governor in 2024.
Mark Gordon (born March 14, 1957) is an American politician serving as the 33rd governor of Wyoming since January 7, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as state treasurer; then-governor Matt Mead appointed him to that position on October 26, 2012, to fill the vacancy created by the death of Joseph Meyer.
He endorsed Georgia state Sen. Burt Jones in a Republican primary to fill an open Georgia lieutenant governor seat in 2022 and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick's reelection bid in Texas in 2021. In both cases ...
In the event a governor dies, resigns or is removed from office, the lieutenant governor typically becomes governor. In 26 states, the governor and lieutenant governor are elected on the same ticket, ensuring that they come from the same political party. In 17 states, they are elected separately and, thus, may come from different parties.
Gordon declined to run for Cynthia Lummis's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2016, the one he ran for in 2008, and instead ran for governor of Wyoming in 2018. He won the Republican primary on August 21 and the general election on November 6, defeating Democratic state representative Mary Throne. Gordon was inaugurated on January 7 ...
DES MOINES, IOWA — On Tuesday afternoon, the Governor’s office announced the sudden resignation of Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg. The release said Gregg was pursuing a “career opportunity ...
With current Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson running for governor this election cycle, the race for the open seat is underway. But before the faceoff in November can take place, Republicans Hal Weatherman ...