Lieutenant Governor of Delaware
The Lieutenant Governor of Delaware is the second ranking executive officer of the U.S. state of Delaware. Lieutenant governors are elected for a term of four years in the same general election as the U.S. President and take office the following January.
Lieutenant Governor of Delaware | |
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Style | Madam Lieutenant Governor |
Term length | Four years, 2 Terms. |
Inaugural holder | Philip L. Cannon |
Website | ltgov.delaware.gov |
Bethany Hall-Long is the current lieutenant governor, having taken office January 17, 2017.
List
Democratic (14) Republican (12)
# | Lt. Governor | Took office | Left office | Governor(s) served under | Party |
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1 | Philip L. Cannon | January 15, 1901 | January 17, 1905 | John Hunn | Republican |
2 | Isaac T. Parker | January 17, 1905 | January 19, 1909 | Preston Lea | Republican |
3 | John M. Mendinhall | January 19, 1909 | January 21, 1913 | Simeon S. Pennewill | Republican |
4 | Colen Ferguson | January 21, 1913 | January 16, 1917 | Charles R. Miller (Republican) | Democratic |
5 | Lewis E. Eliason | January 16, 1917 | May 2, 1919 | John G. Townsend, Jr. (Republican) | Democratic |
6 | J. Danforth Bush | January 18, 1921 | January 20, 1925 | William D. Denney | Republican |
7 | James H. Anderson | January 20, 1925 | January 15, 1929 | Robert P. Robinson | Republican |
8 | James H. Hazel | January 15, 1929 | January 17, 1933 | C. Douglass Buck | Republican |
9 | Roy F. Corley | January 17, 1933 | January 19, 1937 | C. Douglass Buck | Republican |
10 | Edward W. Cooch | January 19, 1937 | January 21, 1941 | Richard C. McMullen | Democratic |
11 | Isaac J. MacCollum | January 21, 1941 | January 16, 1945 | Walter W. Bacon | Democratic |
12 | Elbert N. Carvel | January 16, 1945 | January 18, 1949 | Walter W. Bacon | Democratic |
13 | Alexis I. du Pont Bayard | January 18, 1949 | January 20, 1953 | Elbert N. Carvel | Democratic |
14 | John W. Rollins | January 20, 1953 | January 15, 1957 | J. Caleb Boggs | Republican |
15 | David P. Buckson | January 15, 1957 | December 30, 1960 | J. Caleb Boggs | Republican |
16 | Eugene Lammot | January 17, 1961 | January 19, 1965 | Elbert N. Carvel | Democratic |
17 | Sherman W. Tribbitt | January 19, 1965 | January 21, 1969 | Charles L. Terry, Jr. | Democratic |
18 | Eugene Bookhammer | January 21, 1969 | January 18, 1977 | Russell W. Peterson (Republican) Sherman W. Tribbitt (Democratic) |
Republican |
19 | James D. McGinnis | January 18, 1977 | January 20, 1981 | Pete du Pont (Republican) | Democratic |
20 | Mike Castle | January 20, 1981 | January 15, 1985 | Pete du Pont | Republican |
21 | S. B. Woo | January 15, 1985 | January 20, 1989 | Michael N. Castle | Democratic |
22 | Dale E. Wolf | January 20, 1989 | December 31, 1992 | Mike Castle | Republican |
23 | Ruth Ann Minner | January 19, 1993 | January 3, 2001 | Tom Carper | Democratic |
24 | John Carney | January 16, 2001 | January 20, 2009 | Ruth Ann Minner | Democratic |
25 | Matthew Denn | January 20, 2009 | January 6, 2015 | Jack Markell | Democratic |
26 | Bethany Hall-Long | January 17, 2017 | present | John Carney | Democratic |
Living former lieutenant governors of Delaware
Lt. Governor | Lt. gubernatorial term | Date of birth (and age) |
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Michael N. Castle | 1981–1985 | July 2, 1939 |
Shien Biau Woo | 1985–1989 | August 13, 1937 |
Ruth Ann Minner | 1993–2001 | January 17, 1935 |
John Carney | 2001–2009 | May 20, 1956 |
Matthew Denn | 2009–2015 | February 9, 1966 |
More readings
- Martin, Roger A. (1984). A History of Delaware Through its Governors. McClafferty Press, Wilmington.
- Pickett, Russell S. (2006). Delaware and U.S.History. Retrieved January 1, 2006.
- Kestenbaum, Lawrence (2006). The Political Graveyard. Retrieved January 1, 2006.