Lieutenant Governor of Delaware

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Template:Short description Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox official post 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.

As in many other U.S. state legislatures, the lieutenant governor also serves as the President of the Delaware Senate, though they can only cast a vote in the event of a tie.

The Office of Lieutenant Governor was created by the Constitution of Delaware, and the first election took place in 1900.

Although in practice the candidate for lieutenant governor is nominated as a ticket with the candidate for governor, the offices of governor and lieutenant governor are voted on separately in Delaware. In 1972, 1976, and 1984, the governor and lieutenant governor were elected from different parties.

Kyle Evans Gay is the current lieutenant governor, having taken office January 21, 2025.[1][2]

The offices of the lieutenant governor are at the state capital of Dover.

List

Parties

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No. Image Lt. Governor Party Took office Left office Governor(s) served under
1 File:Philip Leonidas Cannon (1850–1929), first Lieutenant Governor of Delaware.png Philip L. Cannon Republican January 15, 1901 January 17, 1905 John Hunn (R)
2 Isaac T. Parker Republican January 17, 1905 January 19, 1909 Preston Lea (R)
3 John M. Mendinhall Republican January 19, 1909 January 21, 1913 Simeon S. Pennewill (R)
4 Colen Ferguson Democratic January 21, 1913 January 16, 1917 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Charles R. Miller (R)
5 File:Lewis E. Eliason.png Lewis E. Eliason Democratic January 16, 1917 May 2, 1919 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|John G. Townsend Jr. (R)
6 J. Danforth Bush Republican January 18, 1921 January 20, 1925 William D. Denney (R)
7 James H. Anderson Republican January 20, 1925 January 15, 1929 Robert P. Robinson (R)
8 James H. Hazel Republican January 15, 1929 January 17, 1933 C. Douglass Buck (R)
9 Roy F. Corley Republican January 17, 1933 January 19, 1937
10 Edward W. Cooch Democratic January 19, 1937 January 21, 1941 Richard McMullen (D)
11 Isaac J. MacCollum Democratic January 21, 1941 January 16, 1945 Walter W. Bacon (D)
12 File:Elbert N. Carvel (DE 2).png Elbert N. Carvel Democratic January 16, 1945 January 18, 1949
13 File:Alexis I. du Pont Bayard (1918–1985), Lieutenant Governor of Delaware.jpg Alexis I. du Pont Bayard Democratic January 18, 1949 January 20, 1953 Elbert N. Carvel (D)
14 File:John W. Rollins (1916–2000), Lieutenant Governor of Delaware.jpg John W. Rollins Republican January 20, 1953 January 15, 1957 J. Caleb Boggs (R)
15 File:David Buckson (DE).png David P. Buckson Republican January 15, 1957 December 30, 1960
16 File:Eugene Lammot.jpg Eugene Lammot Democratic January 17, 1961 January 19, 1965 Elbert N. Carvel (D)
17 File:Sherman W. Tribbett (1922–2010), Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Delaware.jpg Sherman W. Tribbitt Democratic January 19, 1965 January 21, 1969 Charles L. Terry Jr. (D)
18 File:Eugene Bookhammer (1918–2013), Lieutenant Governor of Delaware.jpg Eugene Bookhammer Republican January 21, 1969 January 18, 1977 Russell W. Peterson
Sherman W. Tribbitt (D)
19 James D. McGinnis Democratic January 18, 1977 January 20, 1981 rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Pete du Pont (R)
20 File:Mike Castle 1982.jpg Mike Castle Republican January 20, 1981 January 15, 1985
21 File:S. B. Woo, 1988.jpg S. B. Woo Democratic January 15, 1985 January 20, 1989 rowspan=2 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|Mike Castle (R)
22 File:Dale E. Wolf.jpg Dale E. Wolf Republican January 20, 1989 December 31, 1992
23 File:Ruth Ann Minner (2008) (cropped).jpg Ruth Ann Minner Democratic January 19, 1993 January 3, 2001 Tom Carper (D)
24 File:John c carney (cropped).jpg John Carney Democratic January 16, 2001 January 20, 2009 Ruth Ann Minner (D)
25 File:DennM (cropped).JPG Matthew Denn Democratic January 20, 2009 January 6, 2015 Jack Markell (D)
26 File:Bethany Hall-Long.jpg Bethany Hall-Long Democratic January 17, 2017 January 7, 2025 John Carney (D)
Vacant January 7, 2025 January 21, 2025 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|Bethany Hall-Long (D)
27 File:(02-19-2025) Kyle Evans Gay.jpg Kyle Evans Gay Democratic January 21, 2025 Incumbent Matt Meyer (D)

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References

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  • Pickett, Russell S. (2006). Delaware and U.S.History. Retrieved January 1, 2006.
  • Kestenbaum, Lawrence (2006). The Political Graveyard. Retrieved January 1, 2006.

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