Lieutenant Governor of Washington
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There have been 17 holders of the office, three of whom have ascended to the office of governor of Washington. Prior to statehood, there were 10 territorial secretaries of state of Washington that acted in the territorial governor's absence, but were unable to ascend to governor.[3]
List of lieutenant governors of Washington
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| # | Lieutenant governor | Took office | Left office | Governor(s) served under | Party | Notes | ||
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| 1 | style="width: 0.3em; background: Template:Party color;"| | File:Charles E. Laughton.jpg | Charles Laughton | November 11, 1889 | January 11, 1893 | Elisha Peyre Ferry | Republican | |
| 2 | style="background: Template:Party color;"| | File:Ltgovluce.jpg | F. H. Luce | January 11, 1893 | January 13, 1897 | John McGraw | Republican | |
| 3 | style="background: Template:Party color;"| | File:Thurston Daniels.jpg | Thurston Daniels | January 13, 1897 | January 16, 1901 | John Rankin Rogers | Populist | |
| 4 | style="background: Template:Party color;"| | File:16495-Henry-McBride.jpg | Henry McBride | January 16, 1901 | December 26, 1901 | John Rankin Rogers | Republican | Became governor upon the death of Gov. Rogers |
| Vacant (December 26, 1901 – January 11, 1905) | ||||||||
| 5 | style="background: Template:Party color;"| | File:Charles E. Coon.jpg | Charles E. Coon | January 11, 1905 | January 13, 1909 | Albert E. Mead | Republican | |
| 6 | style="background: Template:Party color;"| | File:Governor Marion E. Hay.jpg | Marion E. Hay | January 27, 1909 | March 28, 1909 | Samuel G. Cosgrove | Republican | Became governor upon the death of Gov. Cosgrove |
| Vacant (March 28, 1909 – January 15, 1913) | ||||||||
| 7 | style="background: Template:Party color;"| | File:Louis Folwell Hart.jpg | Louis Folwell Hart | January 15, 1913 | February 13, 1919 | Ernest Lister | Republican | Became governor upon the resignation of Gov. Lister |
| Vacant (February 13, 1919 – January 12, 1921) | ||||||||
| 8 | style="background: Template:Party color;"| | File:William J. Coyle.jpg | William J. Coyle | January 12, 1921 | January 14, 1925 | Louis Folwell Hart | Republican | |
| 9 | style="background: Template:Party color;"| | File:W. L. Johnson.jpg | W. Lon Johnson | January 14, 1925 | January 16, 1929 | Roland H. Hartley | Republican | |
| 10 | style="background: Template:Party color;"| | File:Lieutenant Governor Gellatly.jpg | John Arthur Gellatly | January 16, 1929 | January 11, 1933 | Roland H. Hartley | Republican | |
| 11 | style="background: Template:Party color;"| | File:President of the Senate Victor A. Meyers.jpg | Victor A. Meyers | January 11, 1933 | January 14, 1953 | Clarence D. Martin (Democratic) Arthur B. Langlie (Republican) Monrad C. Wallgren (Democratic) Arthur B. Langlie (Republican) |
Democratic | |
| 12 | style="background: Template:Party color;"| | File:Lieutenant Governor Anderson, 1955.jpg | Emmett Anderson | January 14, 1953 | January 16, 1957 | Arthur B. Langlie | Republican | |
| 13 | style="background: Template:Party color;"| | File:Lieutenant Governor Cherberg, 1969.jpg | John A. Cherberg | January 16, 1957 | January 11, 1989 | Albert Rosellini (Democratic) Daniel J. Evans (Republican) Dixy Lee Ray (Democratic) John Spellman (Republican) Booth Gardner (Democratic) |
Democratic | |
| 14 | style="background: Template:Party color;"| | File:Senator Joel M. Pritchard, 1967.jpg | Joel Pritchard | January 11, 1989 | January 15, 1997 | Booth Gardner (Democratic) Mike Lowry (Democratic) |
Republican | |
| 15 | style="background: Template:Party color;"| | File:Brad Owen.jpg | Brad Owen | January 15, 1997 | January 11, 2017 | Gary Locke Christine Gregoire Jay Inslee |
Democratic | |
| 16 | style="background: Template:Party color;"| | File:Cyrus Habib official.jpg | Cyrus Habib | January 11, 2017 | January 13, 2021 | Jay Inslee | Democratic | |
| 17 | style="background: Template:Party color;"| | Denny Heck | January 13, 2021 | present | Jay Inslee Bob Ferguson |
Democratic | ||
References
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