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List of lieutenant governors of Alaska

The Lieutenant Governor of Alaska is the deputy elected official to the Governor of the U.S. state of Alaska.

List

Lieutenant Governors of the State of Alaska
No. Lieutenant Governor Term in office Party Election Governor[a]
—[1]   Hugh Wade January 3, 1959
–
December 5, 1966 		Democratic 1958   William A. Egan
1962
—[2]   Keith Harvey Miller December 5, 1966
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January 29, 1969 		Republican 1966
[b]		 Wally Hickel
1[3] Robert W. Ward January 29, 1969
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December 7, 1970 		Republican Keith Harvey Miller
2   H. A. Boucher December 7, 1970
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December 2, 1974 		Democratic 1970 William A. Egan
3   Lowell Thomas Jr. December 2, 1974
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December 4, 1978 		Republican 1974 Jay Hammond
4   Terry Miller December 4, 1978
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December 6, 1982 		Republican 1978
5   Steve McAlpine December 6, 1982
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December 3, 1990 		Democratic 1982 Bill Sheffield
1986 Steve Cowper
6   Jack Coghill December 3, 1990
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December 5, 1994 		Alaskan Independence 1990 Wally Hickel
7   Fran Ulmer December 5, 1994
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December 2, 2002 		Democratic 1994 Tony Knowles
1998
8   Loren Leman December 2, 2002
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December 4, 2006 		Republican 2002 Frank Murkowski
9   Sean Parnell December 4, 2006
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July 26, 2009 		Republican 2006
[c]		 Sarah Palin
— Vacant July 26, 2009
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August 10, 2009 		— Sean Parnell
10   Craig Campbell August 10, 2009
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December 6, 2010 		Republican
11   Mead Treadwell December 6, 2010
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December 1, 2014 		Republican 2010
12   Byron Mallott December 1, 2014
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October 16, 2018 		Democratic 2014
[d]		 Bill Walker
13 Valerie Davidson October 16, 2018
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December 3, 2018 		Independent
14   Kevin Meyer December 3, 2018
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December 5, 2022 		Republican 2018 Mike Dunleavy
15 Nancy Dahlstrom December 5, 2022
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Present 		Republican 2022
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List Of Lieutenant Governors Of Alaska Media

  • Hallway of the third floor of the Alaska State Capitol in May 2019. Signage points the direction to the lieutenant governor's office.

Notes

  1. ↑ Lieutenant governors have all represented the same party as their governor.
  2. ↑ Hickel resigned and Miller succeeded him; as commissioner of administration, Ward succeeded Miller.
  3. ↑ Palin resigned and Parnell succeeded her.[4] Joe Schmidt, commissioner of the Department of Corrections and Palin's designated replacement for Parnell, refused the position. Campbell was appointed as "Temporary Substitute Lieutenant Governor" on July 26, 2009, and was confirmed by the Alaska Legislature August 10, 2009.[5]
  4. ↑ Mallott resigned, citing inappropriate comments he had made to a woman; Davidson, Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, was appointed to succeed him.[6]
  5. ↑ Dahlstrom's first term expires on December 7, 2026.

References

  1. ↑ Didn't hold title of Lieutenant Governor
  2. ↑ Didn't hold title of Lieutenant Governor
  3. ↑ First to assume newly established title of Lieutenant Governor. Doing so on August 25, 1970
  4. ↑ "Sean Parnell". National Governors Association. Retrieved November 24, 2018.[dead link]
  5. ↑ Forgey, Pat (August 11, 2009). Campbell answers concerns, wins strong approval: New lieutenant governor no longer temporary, acting. http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/081109/sta_480557053.shtml. Retrieved November 26, 2018. 
  6. ↑ DeMarban, Alex (17 October 2018). "Valerie Davidson, Alaska’s new lieutenant governor, has a long history fighting for Native issues". Anchorage Daily News (Anchorage, Alaska). https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/rural-alaska/2018/10/16/valerie-davidson-alaskas-new-lieutenant-governor-has-long-history-fighting-for-native-issues/. Retrieved 22 October 2018. 

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