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  1. A lieutenant governor is an official in state governments of 45 out of 50 of the United States. In most cases, the lieutenant governor is the highest officer of state after the governor, standing in for that officer when they are absent from the state or temporarily incapacitated.

  2. List of current lieutenant governors in the United States. In the United States, the office of lieutenant governor is the second-highest executive office in a state and is nominally subordinate to the governor. In the U.S., the main duty of the lieutenant governor is to act as governor should the governor be temporarily absent from the office.

  3. Currently, 26 states elect a lieutenant governor on a ticket with the governor, while 17 states elect a lieutenant governor separately. In West Virginia, the president of the Senate, as elected by the State Senators, serves as the state's lieutenant governor.

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  4. In the United States, the office of lieutenant governor is the second-highest executive office in a state and is nominally subordinate to the governor. In the U.S., the main duty of the lieutenant governor is to act as governor should the governor be temporarily absent from the office. In addition, the lieutenant governor generally succeeds a ...

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  6. Sep 12, 2022 · Learn about the role and responsibilities of lieutenant governors in the US states, how they are chosen, and what powers they have. Find out which states have no lieutenant governor or a different system of succession.

  7. A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-command", rather like deputy governor.

  8. Aug 26, 2021 · Gov. Kathy Hochul officially announced state Sen. Brian Benjamin as her lieutenant governor during a joint press conference Thursday. Hochul had hinted two weeks ago that she was looking to tap...

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