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Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas

The Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas presides over the Arkansas Senate with a tie-breaking vote, serves as Governor of Arkansas when the governor resigns, is impeached or dies in office.

Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
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Incumbent
Leslie Rutledge
since January 10, 2023 (2023-01-10)
SeatState Capitol, Little Rock, Arkansas
Term lengthFour years, renewable once (Seventy-third Amendment to the Arkansas Constitution of 1874)
Constituting instrumentArkansas Constitution of 1864
Inaugural holderCalvin C. Bliss
FormationApril 18, 1864
(160 years ago) (1864-04-18)
Websiteltgovernor.arkansas.gov

List

Lieutenant Governors of the State of Arkansas
No. Lieutenant Governor Term in office Party Election Governor[a]
1   Calvin C. Bliss April 18, 1864
–
July 2, 1868 		Republican 1864   Isaac Murphy
2 James M. Johnson July 2, 1868
–
March 14, 1871 		Republican 1868
[b]		 Powell Clayton
(resigned March 17, 1871)
— Vacant March 14, 1871
–
January 6, 1873 		—
Ozra Amander Hadley
3 Volney V. Smith January 6, 1873
–
November 12, 1874 		Republican 1872
[c]		 Elisha Baxter
Office did not exist from November 12, 1874, to January 11, 1927
4 Harvey Parnell January 11, 1927
–
March 4, 1928 		Democratic 1926
[d]		 John Ellis Martineau
— Vacant March 4, 1928
–
January 14, 1929 		— Harvey Parnell
5 Lee Cazort January 14, 1929
–
January 12, 1931 		Democratic 1928
6 Lawrence Elery Wilson January 12, 1931
–
January 10, 1933 		Democratic 1930
7 Lee Cazort January 10, 1933
–
January 12, 1937 		Democratic 1932 Junius Marion Futrell
1934
8 Robert L. Bailey January 12, 1937
–
January 12, 1943 		Democratic 1936 Carl Edward Bailey
1938
1940 Homer Martin Adkins
9 James L. Shaver January 12, 1943
–
January 14, 1947 		Democratic 1942
1944 Benjamin Travis Laney
10   Nathan Green Gordon January 14, 1947
–
January 10, 1967 		Democratic 1946
1948 Sid McMath
1950
1952 Francis Cherry
1954 Orval Faubus
1956
1958
1960
1962
1964
11 Maurice Britt January 10, 1967
–
January 12, 1971 		Republican 1966 Winthrop Rockefeller
1968
12 Bob C. Riley January 12, 1971
–
January 3, 1975 		Democratic 1970 Dale Bumpers
1972
[e]
— Acting as governor January 3, 1975
–
January 14, 1975 		— Bob C. Riley
13   Joe Purcell January 14, 1975
–
January 3, 1979 		Democratic 1974 David Pryor
1976
[f]
— Acting as governor January 3, 1979
–
January 9, 1979 		— Joe Purcell
13   Joe Purcell January 9, 1979
–
January 19, 1981 		Democratic 1978 Bill Clinton
14   Winston Bryant January 19, 1981
–
January 15, 1991 		Democratic 1980 Frank D. White[g]
1982 Bill Clinton
1984
1986
[h]
15   Jim Guy Tucker January 15, 1991
–
December 12, 1992 		Democratic 1990
[i]
— Vacant December 12, 1992
–
November 20, 1993 		— Jim Guy Tucker[j]
16   Mike Huckabee November 20, 1993
–
July 15, 1996 		Republican 1993
(special)
1994
[k]
— Vacant July 15, 1996
–
November 19, 1996 		— Mike Huckabee
17   Winthrop Paul Rockefeller November 19, 1996
–
July 16, 2006 		Republican 1996
(special)
1998
2002
[l]
— Vacant July 16, 2006
–
January 9, 2007 		—
18   Bill Halter January 9, 2007
–
January 11, 2011 		Democratic 2006 Mike Beebe[j]
19 Mark Darr January 11, 2011
–
February 1, 2014 		Republican 2010
[m]
— Vacant February 1, 2014
–
January 13, 2015 		—
20   Tim Griffin January 13, 2015
–
January 10, 2023 		Republican 2014
2018 		Asa Hutchinson
21   Leslie Rutledge January 10, 2023
–
present 		Republican 2022 Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Lieutenant Governor Of Arkansas Media

  • Colonel James M. Johnson (Colorized)

  • Gov. of Arkansas

  • W. Lee Cazort, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives

  • W. Lee Cazort, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives

  • Robert Bailey, State Senator from Pope County, Arkansas

Notes

  1. ↑ Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
  2. ↑ Johnson resigned as part of party machinations to allow Clayton to resign without Johnson succeeding him; the office remained vacant for the remainder of the term.[1][2]
  3. ↑ First term under the 1871 constitution, which shortened terms to two years.
  4. ↑ Martineau resigned[3] and Parnell served as governor for the remainder of the term.
  5. ↑ Bumpers resigned and Riley acted as governor for the remainder of the term.
  6. ↑ Pryor resigned and Purcell acted as governor for the remainder of the term.
  7. ↑ Represented the Republican Party.
  8. ↑ First term under a 1984 constitutional amendment, which lengthened terms to four years.
  9. ↑ Clinton resigned and Tucker served as governor for the remainder of the term.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Represented the Democratic Party.
  11. ↑ Tucker resigned and Huckabee served as governor for the remainder of the term.
  12. ↑ Rockefeller died in office; the office remained vacant for the remainder of the term.
  13. ↑ Darr resigned; he was under sanction for ethics violations involving illegal use of campaign funds.[4] The office remained vacant for the remainder of the term.

References

  1. ↑ Hempstead, Fay (1911). Historical Review of Arkansas: Its Commerce, Industry, and Modern Affairs. p. 269. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Ozro Amander Hadley (1826–1915)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. 
  3. ↑ "John Ellis Martineau". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on October 7, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Mark Darr, Arkansas lt. gov., says he'll resign over ethics case". Politico. Retrieved November 27, 2018.




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