Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
Lieutenant Governor of Missouri Appointer Popular election / Governor of Missouri Term length Four years, no term limits Inaugural holder William Henry Ashley Formation 1820 Succession 1st Salary $86,484 (2017)[1]
The lieutenant governor of Missouri is the first person in the order of succession of the U.S. state of Missouri 's executive branch , thus serving as governor in the event of the death, resignation, removal, impeachment , absence from the state, or incapacity due to illness of the governor of Missouri . The lieutenant governor also serves, ex officio, as president of the Missouri Senate . The lieutenant governor is elected separately from the governor, and therefore may be of a different party than the governor.
The current lieutenant governor is Mike Kehoe .
List
Democratic-Republican (2)
Democratic (32)
Republican (12)
Liberal Republican (2)
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Lieutenant Governor
Took office
Left office
Party
Governor
Terms[A]
1
William Henry Ashley
September 18, 1820
November 15, 1824
Democratic-Republican
Alexander McNair
1
2
Benjamin Harrison Reeves
November 15, 1824
July 1825
Democratic-Republican
Frederick Bates
1 ⁄2 [B]
Vacant
July 1825
November 17, 1828
Frederick Bates
1 ⁄2 [C]
Abraham J. Williams
John Miller
3
Daniel Dunklin
November 17, 1828
November 19, 1832
Democratic
John Miller
1
4
Lilburn Boggs
November 19, 1832
September 30, 1836
Democratic
Daniel Dunklin
1 ⁄2
Vacant
September 30, 1836
November 21, 1836
Lilburn Boggs
1 ⁄2 [D]
5
Franklin Cannon
November 21, 1836
November 16, 1840
Democratic
Lilburn Boggs
1
6
Meredith Miles Marmaduke
November 16, 1840
February 9, 1844
Democratic
Thomas Reynolds
1 ⁄2
Vacant
February 9, 1844
November 20, 1844
Meredith Miles Marmaduke
1 ⁄2 [D]
7
James Young
November 20, 1844
November 20, 1848
Democratic
John C. Edwards
1
8
Thomas Lawson Price
November 20, 1848
January 3, 1853
Democratic
Austin Augustus King
1
9
Wilson Brown
January 3, 1853
August 27, 1855
Democratic
Sterling Price
1 ⁄2 [E]
Vacant
August 27, 1855
January 5, 1857
Sterling Price
1 ⁄2 [F]
10
Hancock Lee Jackson
January 5, 1857
February 27, 1857
Democratic
Trusten Polk
1 ⁄12
Vacant
February 27, 1857
October 22, 1857
Hancock Lee Jackson
1 ⁄6 [G]
10
Hancock Lee Jackson
October 22, 1857
January 3, 1861
Democratic
Robert Marcellus Stewart
3 ⁄4
11
Thomas Caute Reynolds
January 3, 1861
July 23, 1861
Democratic
Claiborne Fox Jackson
1 ⁄6 [H]
12
Willard Preble Hall
July 31, 1861
January 31, 1864
Republican
Hamilton Rowan Gamble
2 ⁄3 [I]
Vacant
January 31, 1864
January 2, 1865
Willard Preble Hall
1 ⁄4 [D]
13
George Smith
January 2, 1865
January 12, 1869
Republican
Thomas Clement Fletcher
1
14
Edwin Obed Stanard
January 12, 1869
January 4, 1871
Republican
Joseph W. McClurg
1
15
Joseph J. Gravely
January 4, 1871
April 28, 1872
Liberal Republican
B. Gratz Brown
1 ⁄2 [E]
Vacant
April 28, 1872
January 3, 1873
B. Gratz Brown
1 ⁄2 [F]
16
Charles Phillip Johnson
January 3, 1873
January 12, 1875
Liberal Republican
Silas Woodson
1
17
Norman Jay Coleman
January 12, 1875
January 8, 1877
Democratic
Charles Henry Hardin
1
18
Henry Clay Brockmeyer
January 8, 1877
January 10, 1881
Democratic
John Smith Phelps
1
19
Robert Alexander Campbell
January 10, 1881
January 12, 1885
Democratic
Thomas Theodore Crittenden
1
20
Albert P. Morehouse
January 12, 1885
December 28, 1887
Democratic
John S. Marmaduke
1 ⁄2
Vacant
December 28, 1887
January 14, 1889
Albert P. Morehouse
1 ⁄2 [D]
21
Stephen Hugh Claycomb
January 14, 1889
January 9, 1893
Democratic
David R. Francis
1
22
John Baptiste O'Meara
January 9, 1893
January 11, 1897
Democratic
William Joel Stone
1
23
August Bolte
January 11, 1897
January 14, 1901
Democratic
Lawrence Vest Stephens
1
24
John Adams Lee
January 14, 1901
April 25, 1903
Democratic
Alexander Monroe Dockery
1 ⁄2 [B]
25
Thomas Lewis Rubey
April 25, 1903
January 9, 1905
Democratic
Alexander Monroe Dockery
1 ⁄2 [J]
26
John C. McKinley
January 9, 1905
January 11, 1909
Republican
Joseph W. Folk
1
27
Jacob Friedrich Gmelich
January 11, 1909
January 13, 1913
Republican
Herbert S. Hadley
1
28
William Rock Painter
January 13, 1913
January 8, 1917
Democratic
Elliot Woolfolk Major
1
29
Wallace Crossley
January 8, 1917
January 10, 1921
Democratic
Frederick D. Gardner
1
30
Hiram Lloyd
January 10, 1921
January 12, 1925
Republican
Arthur M. Hyde
31
Philip Allen Bennett
January 12, 1925
January 14, 1929
Republican
Samuel Aaron Baker
1
32
Edward Henry Winter
January 14, 1929
January 9, 1933
Republican
Henry S. Caulfield
1
33
Frank Gaines Harris
January 9, 1933
December 30, 1944
Democratic
Guy Brasfield Park
2+ 1 ⁄2 [E]
Lloyd C. Stark
Forrest C. Donnell
Vacant
December 30, 1944
January 8, 1945
Forrest C. Donnell
1 ⁄2 [F]
34
Walter Naylor Davis
January 8, 1945
January 10, 1949
Democratic
Phil M. Donnelly
1
35
James T. Blair Jr.
January 10, 1949
January 14, 1957
Democratic
Forrest Smith
2
Phil M. Donnelly
36
Edward V. Long
January 14, 1957
September 23, 1960
Democratic
James T. Blair Jr.
1 ⁄2 [K]
Vacant
September 23, 1960
January 9, 1961
James T. Blair Jr.
1 ⁄2 [C]
37
Hilary A. Bush
January 9, 1961
January 11, 1965
Democratic
John M. Dalton
1
38
Thomas Eagleton
January 11, 1965
December 27, 1968
Democratic
Warren E. Hearnes
1
Vacant
December 27, 1968
January 13, 1969
Warren E. Hearnes
1 ⁄48 [c]
39
William S. Morris
January 13, 1969
January 8, 1973
Democratic
Warren E. Hearnes
1
40
William C. Phelps
January 8, 1973
January 12, 1981
Republican
Kit Bond
2
Joseph P. Teasdale
41
Kenneth Rothman
January 12, 1981
January 14, 1985
Democratic
Kit Bond
1
42
Harriett Woods
January 14, 1985
January 9, 1989
Democratic
John Ashcroft
1
43
Mel Carnahan
January 9, 1989
January 11, 1993
Democratic
John Ashcroft
1
44
Roger B. Wilson
January 11, 1993
October 16, 2000
Democratic
Mel Carnahan
1 ⁄3
Vacant
October 16, 2000
November 15, 2000
Roger B. Wilson
1 ⁄3 [D]
45
Joe Maxwell
November 15, 2000
January 10, 2005
Democratic
Roger B. Wilson
1+ 1 ⁄3 [L]
Bob Holden
46
Peter Kinder
January 10, 2005
January 9, 2017
Republican
Matt Blunt
3
Jay Nixon
47
Mike Parson
January 9, 2017
June 1, 2018
Republican
Eric Greitens
1 ⁄3
48
Mike Kehoe
June 18, 2018
Incumbent
Republican
Mike Parson
2 ⁄3
Notes
A. ^ The fractional terms of some lieutenant governors are not to be understood absolutely literally; rather, they are meant to show single terms during which multiple lieutenant governors served, due to resignations, deaths and the like.
B. a b Resigned from office.
C. a b Vacant due to resignation of lieutenant governor.
D. a b c d e Vacant due to lieutenant governor becoming governor for remainder of unexpired term.
E. a b c Died in office.
F. a b c Vacant due to death of lieutenant governor.
G. ^ Vacant due to lieutenant governor acting as governor.
H. ^ The Missouri state convention declared the executive department of the state had expatriated itself and their offices vacant.[2] Reynolds had fled the capital and aligned himself with the Confederacy .
I. ^ Hall was elected the provisional governor of Missouri by the state convention.[2]
J. ^ Appointed lieutenant governor following the resignation of Lee.
K. ^ Resigned from office to take an appointed seat in the United States Senate .
L. ^ Wilson appointed lieutenant governor-elect Maxwell to fill vacancy until his official inauguration.[3]
References
General
Constitutions
Specific
^ "Missouri state government salary" . Ballotpedia. Retrieved April 8, 2017 .
^ a b Journal of the Missouri State Convention Held at Jefferson City, July, 1861 . St. Louis: George Knapp & Co., Printers and Binders. 1861. OCLC 2650423 . Retrieved 2008-09-18 .
^ McCaskill, Claire (March 2, 2001). "OFFICE OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, PERIOD JULY 1, 2000 TO NOVEMBER 15, 2000 AND THE TWO YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2000" (PDF) . Office Of The State Auditor Of Missouri. Retrieved 2008-09-19 .
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States Insular areas Maine, New Hampshire, Oregon, Wyoming, and Puerto Rico do not have lieutenant governors.
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