Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas

Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
	State seal
	Incumbent; Leslie Rutledge; since January 10, 2023
Seat	State Capitol, Little Rock, Arkansas
Term length	Four years, renewable once (Seventy-third Amendment to the Arkansas Constitution of 1874)
Constituting instrument	Arkansas Constitution of 1864
Inaugural holder	Calvin C. Bliss
Formation	April 18, 1864
Website	ltgovernor.arkansas.gov

The Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas presides over the Arkansas Senate with a tie-breaking vote, serves as Governor of Arkansas when the governor resigns, is impeached or dies in office.

List

Lieutenant Governors of the State of Arkansas
No.	Lieutenant Governor		Term in office	Party	Election
1		Calvin C. Bliss	April 18, 1864 – July 2, 1868	Republican	1864	Isaac Murphy
2		James M. Johnson	July 2, 1868 – March 14, 1871	Republican	1868 ^[b]	Powell Clayton (resigned March 17, 1871)
—	Vacant		March 14, 1871 – January 6, 1873	—		Powell Clayton (resigned March 17, 1871)
—	Vacant		March 14, 1871 – January 6, 1873	—		Ozra Amander Hadley
3		Volney V. Smith	January 6, 1873 – November 12, 1874	Republican	1872 ^[c]	Elisha Baxter
Office did not exist from November 12, 1874, to January 11, 1927
4		Harvey Parnell	January 11, 1927 – March 4, 1928	Democratic	1926 ^[d]	John Ellis Martineau
—	Vacant		March 4, 1928 – January 14, 1929	—	1926 ^[d]	Harvey Parnell
5		Lee Cazort	January 14, 1929 – January 12, 1931	Democratic	1928
6		Lawrence Elery Wilson	January 12, 1931 – January 10, 1933	Democratic	1930
7		Lee Cazort	January 10, 1933 – January 12, 1937	Democratic	1932	Junius Marion Futrell
7		Lee Cazort	January 10, 1933 – January 12, 1937	Democratic	1934	Junius Marion Futrell
8		Robert L. Bailey	January 12, 1937 – January 12, 1943	Democratic	1936	Carl Edward Bailey
					1938	Carl Edward Bailey
					1940	Homer Martin Adkins
9		James L. Shaver	January 12, 1943 – January 14, 1947	Democratic	1942	Homer Martin Adkins
9		James L. Shaver	January 12, 1943 – January 14, 1947	Democratic	1944	Benjamin Travis Laney
10		Nathan Green Gordon	January 14, 1947 – January 10, 1967	Democratic	1946	Benjamin Travis Laney
					1948	Sid McMath
					1950	Sid McMath
					1952	Francis Cherry
					1954	Orval Faubus
					1956
					1958
					1960
					1962
					1964
11		Maurice Britt	January 10, 1967 – January 12, 1971	Republican	1966	Winthrop Rockefeller
11		Maurice Britt	January 10, 1967 – January 12, 1971	Republican	1968	Winthrop Rockefeller
12		Bob C. Riley	January 12, 1971 – January 3, 1975	Democratic	1970	Dale Bumpers
12		Bob C. Riley	January 12, 1971 – January 3, 1975	Democratic	1972 ^[e]	Dale Bumpers
—	Acting as governor		January 3, 1975 – January 14, 1975	—	1972 ^[e]	Bob C. Riley
13		Joe Purcell	January 14, 1975 – January 3, 1979	Democratic	1974	David Pryor
13		Joe Purcell	January 14, 1975 – January 3, 1979	Democratic	1976 ^[f]	David Pryor
—	Acting as governor		January 3, 1979 – January 9, 1979	—	1976 ^[f]	Joe Purcell
13		Joe Purcell	January 9, 1979 – January 19, 1981	Democratic	1978	Bill Clinton
14		Winston Bryant	January 19, 1981 – January 15, 1991	Democratic	1980	Frank D. White^[g]
					1982	Bill Clinton
					1984
					1986 ^[h]
15		Jim Guy Tucker	January 15, 1991 – December 12, 1992	Democratic	1990 ^[i]
—	Vacant		December 12, 1992 – November 20, 1993	—	1990 ^[i]	Jim Guy Tucker^[j]
16		Mike Huckabee	November 20, 1993 – July 15, 1996	Republican	1993 (special)
16		Mike Huckabee	November 20, 1993 – July 15, 1996	Republican	1994 ^[k]
—	Vacant		July 15, 1996 – November 19, 1996	—	1994 ^[k]	Mike Huckabee
17		Winthrop Paul Rockefeller	November 19, 1996 – July 16, 2006	Republican	1996 (special)
					1998
					2002 ^[l]
—	Vacant		July 16, 2006 – January 9, 2007	—	2002 ^[l]
18		Bill Halter	January 9, 2007 – January 11, 2011	Democratic	2006	Mike Beebe^[j]
19		Mark Darr	January 11, 2011 – February 1, 2014	Republican	2010 ^[m]
—	Vacant		February 1, 2014 – January 13, 2015	—	2010 ^[m]
20		Tim Griffin	January 13, 2015 – January 10, 2023	Republican	2014 2018	Asa Hutchinson
21		Leslie Rutledge	January 10, 2023 – present	Republican	2022	Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Notes

↑ Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
↑ Johnson resigned as part of party machinations to allow Clayton to resign without Johnson succeeding him; the office remained vacant for the remainder of the term.^[1]^[2]
↑ First term under the 1871 constitution, which shortened terms to two years.
↑ Martineau resigned^[3] and Parnell served as governor for the remainder of the term.
↑ Bumpers resigned and Riley acted as governor for the remainder of the term.
↑ Pryor resigned and Purcell acted as governor for the remainder of the term.
↑ Represented the Republican Party.
↑ First term under a 1984 constitutional amendment, which lengthened terms to four years.
↑ Clinton resigned and Tucker served as governor for the remainder of the term.
1 2 Represented the Democratic Party.
↑ Tucker resigned and Huckabee served as governor for the remainder of the term.
↑ Rockefeller died in office; the office remained vacant for the remainder of the term.
↑ Darr resigned; he was under sanction for ethics violations involving illegal use of campaign funds.^[4] The office remained vacant for the remainder of the term.

References

↑ Hempstead, Fay (1911). Historical Review of Arkansas: Its Commerce, Industry, and Modern Affairs. p. 269. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
↑ "Ozro Amander Hadley (1826–1915)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
↑ "John Ellis Martineau". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on October 7, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.
↑ "Mark Darr, Arkansas lt. gov., says he'll resign over ethics case". Politico. Retrieved November 27, 2018.

[1] Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.

[4] Johnson resigned as part of party machinations to allow Clayton to resign without Johnson succeeding him; the office remained vacant for the remainder of the term.^[1]^[2]

[5] First term under the 1871 constitution, which shortened terms to two years.

[7] Martineau resigned^[3] and Parnell served as governor for the remainder of the term.

[8] Bumpers resigned and Riley acted as governor for the remainder of the term.

[9] Pryor resigned and Purcell acted as governor for the remainder of the term.

[gov-rep-10] Represented the Republican Party.

[11] First term under a 1984 constitutional amendment, which lengthened terms to four years.

[12] Clinton resigned and Tucker served as governor for the remainder of the term.

[gov-dem-13] 1 2 Represented the Democratic Party.

[14] Tucker resigned and Huckabee served as governor for the remainder of the term.

[15] Rockefeller died in office; the office remained vacant for the remainder of the term.

[17] Darr resigned; he was under sanction for ethics violations involving illegal use of campaign funds.^[4] The office remained vacant for the remainder of the term.

[2] Hempstead, Fay (1911). Historical Review of Arkansas: Its Commerce, Industry, and Modern Affairs. p. 269. Retrieved November 26, 2018.

[ea3711-3] "Ozro Amander Hadley (1826–1915)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. Retrieved November 26, 2018.

[6] "John Ellis Martineau". National Governors Association. Archived from the original on October 7, 2015. Retrieved September 5, 2015.

[16] "Mark Darr, Arkansas lt. gov., says he'll resign over ethics case". Politico. Retrieved November 27, 2018.

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