Lieutenant Governor of Idaho is a constitutional statewide elected office in the State of Idaho. According to the Idaho Constitution, the lieutenant governor is elected to a four-year term.

The power of the Lieutenant Governor of Idaho derives from Article IV, Sections 12 and 13 of the Idaho Constitution, which provides that the office is first in line of succession to the Governor of Idaho. It also dictates that the lieutenant governor serves as the presiding officer of the Idaho State Senate.

Lieutenant governor has been a constitutional office in Idaho since statehood in 1890. Prior to 1946 the office was elected to two-year terms.

The current Lieutenant Governor of Idaho is Brad Little. In January 2009 Little was appointed by Gov. C. L. "Butch" Otter to succeed Jim Risch, who resigned to take office in the United States Senate. Little will serve the remainder of Risch's term, which ends in January 2011.^[1]

[edit] List of Lieutenant Governors of Idaho

• N. B. Willey, Republican, October 1890 – December 1890
• John S. Gray, Republican, December 1890 – January 2, 1893
• F. B. Willis, Republican, January 2, 1893 – January 7, 1895
• F. J. Mills, Republican, January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897
• George F. Moore , Democrat-Populist, January 4, 1897 – January 2, 1899
• J. H. Hutchinson, Silver Republican-Democrat, January 2, 1899 – January 7, 1901
• Thomas F. Terrell, Democrat, January 7, 1901 – January 5, 1903
• James M. Stevens, Republican, January 5, 1903 – January 2, 1905
• Burpee L. Steeves, Republican, January 2, 1905 – January 7, 1907
• Ezra A. Burrell, Republican, January 7, 1907 – January 4, 1909
• Lewis H. Sweetser, Republican, January 4, 1909 – January 6, 1913
• Herman H. Taylor, Republican, January 6, 1913 – January 1, 1917
• Ernest L. Parker, Democrat, January 1, 1917 – January 6, 1919
• Charles C. Moore, Republican, January 6, 1919 – January 1, 1923
• H. C. Baldridge, Republican, January 1, 1923 – January 3, 1927
• O. E. Hailey, Republican, January 3, 1927 – January 7, 1929
• W. B. Kinne, Republican, January 7, 1929 – September 30, 1929
• (vacant), September 30, 1929 – October 25, 1929
• O. E. Hailey, Republican, October 25, 1929 – January 5, 1931
• G. P. Mix, Democrat, January 5, 1931 – January 2, 1933
• George E. Hill, Democrat, January 2, 1933 – January 7, 1935
• G. P. Mix, Democrat, January 7, 1935 – January 3, 1937
• Charles C. Gossett, Democrat, January 3, 1937 – January 2, 1939
• Donald S. Whitehead, Republican, January 2, 1939 – January 6, 1941
• Charles C. Gossett, Democrat, January 6, 1941 – January 4, 1943
• Edwin Nelson, Republican, January 4, 1943 – January 1, 1945
• Arnold Williams, Democrat, January 1, 1945 – November 17, 1945
• (vacant), November 17, 1945 – March 20, 1946
• A. R. McCabe, Democrat, March 20, 1946 – January 6, 1947
• Donald S. Whitehead, Republican, January 6, 1947 – January 1, 1951
• Edson H. Deal, Republican, January 1, 1951 – January 3, 1955
• J. Berkeley Larsen, Republican, January 3, 1955 – January 5, 1959
• W. E. Drevlow, Democrat, January 5, 1959 – January 2, 1967
• Jack M. Murphy, Republican, January 2, 1967 – January 6, 1975
• John V. Evans, Democrat, January 6, 1975 – January 24, 1977
• (vacant), January 24, 1977 – January 28, 1977
• William J. Murphy, Democrat, January 28, 1977 – January 1, 1979
• Philip E. Batt, Republican, January 1, 1979 – January 3, 1983
• David H. Leroy, Republican, January 3, 1983 – January 5, 1987
• C. L. "Butch" Otter, Republican, January 5, 1987 – January 3, 2001
• (vacant), January 3, 2001 – January 30, 2001
• Jack Riggs, Republican, January 30, 2001 – January 6, 2003
• Jim Risch, Republican, January 6, 2003 – May 26, 2006
• (vacant), May 26, 2006 – June 15, 2006
• Mark Ricks, Republican, June 15, 2006 – January 1, 2007
• Jim Risch, Republican, January 1, 2007 – January 6, 2009
• Brad Little, Republican, January 6, 2009 –

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Incumbent	Reason for Vacancy	Appointed Successor	Date of Appointment	Elected Successor	Date of Election
N. B. Willey	Succeeded as Governor December 1890	John S. Gray	December 1890	F. B. Willis	November 8, 1892
W. B. Kinne	Died September 30, 1929	O. E. Hailey	October 25, 1929	G. P. Mix	November 4, 1930
Arnold Williams	Succeeded as Governor November 17, 1945	A. R. McCabe	March 20, 1946	Donald S. Whitehead	November 5, 1946
John V. Evans	Succeeded as Governor January 24, 1977	William J. Murphy	January 28, 1977	Philip E. Batt	November 7, 1978
C. L. "Butch" Otter	Resigned January 3, 2001	Jack Riggs	January 30, 2001	Jim Risch	November 5, 2002
Jim Risch	Succeeded as Governor May 26, 2006	Mark Ricks	June 15, 2006	Jim Risch	November 7, 2006
Jim Risch	Sworn into the United States Senate January 6, 2009	Brad Little	January 6, 2009	TBD	November 2, 2010

v • d • e Current lieutenant governors of U.S. states and territories and next-in-line of succession for states and territories without lieutenant governors or where the office is vacant AL Folsom (D) AK Campbell (R) AZ Goddard (D) 3 AR Halter (D) CA Steinberg (D) 2 CO O'Brien (D) CT Fedele (R) DE Denn (D) FL Kottkamp (R) GA Cagle (R) HI Aiona (R) ID Little (R) IL Madigan (D) 3 IN Skillman (R) IA Judge (D) KS Findley (D) KY Mongiardo (D) LA Landrieu (D) ME Mitchell (D) 2 MD Brown (D) MA Murray (D) MI Cherry (D) MN Molnau (R) MS Bryant (R) MO Kinder (R) MT Bohlinger (R) NE Sheehy (R) NV Krolicki (R) NH Larsen (D) 2 NJ Codey (D) 2 NM Denish (D) NY Ravitch (D) NC Dalton (D) ND Dalrymple (R) OH Fisher (D) OK Askins (D) OR Brown (D) 1 PA Scarnati (R) RI Roberts (D) SC Bauer (R) SD Daugaard (R) TN Ramsey (R) 2 TX Dewhurst (R) UT Bell (R) VT Dubie (R) VA Bolling (R) WA Owen (D) WV Tomblin (D) 2 WI Lawton (D) WY Maxfield (R) 1 DC Gray (D) 4 Terr. AS Sunia (D) GU Cruz (R) MP Inos (C) PR McClintock (NPP/D)1 VI Francis (D) 1 Secretary of State.    2 Senate President.    3 Attorney General.    4 Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia

[edit] References

• Idaho Statewide Elected Officers Historical Roster