Lieutenant Governor of Washington
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The Lieutenant Governor of Washington is a public office to which a person is elected. The current office holder is Brad Owen, a Democrat. The Lieutenant Governor serves as President of the Washington State Senate. There have been 15 office holders, three of which 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.[1]
[edit] List of Lieutenant Governors of Washington State (1889-present)[2]
| # | Name | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles E. Laughton | 1889 | 1893 | Republican | |
| 2 | F.H. Luce | 1893 | 1897 | Republican | |
| 3 | Thurston Daniels | 1897 | 1901 | Populist | |
| 4 | Henry McBride | 1901 | December 26, 1901 | Republican | Became Governor upon the death of John Rankin Rogers |
| 5 | Charles E. Coon | 1905 | 1909 | Republican | |
| 6 | Marion E. Hay | 1909 | March 28, 1909 | Republican | Became Governor upon the death of Samuel G. Cosgrove |
| 7 | Louis Folwell Hart | 1913 | June 14, 1919 | Republican | Became Governor upon the death of Ernest Lister |
| 8 | William J. Coyle | 1921 | 1925 | Republican | |
| 9 | W. Lon Johnson | 1925 | 1929 | Republican | |
| 10 | John Arthur Gellatly | 1929 | 1933 | Republican | |
| 11 | Victor A. Meyers | 1933 | 1953 | Democratic | |
| 12 | Emmett T. Anderson | 1953 | 1957 | Republican | |
| 13 | John A. Cherberg | 1957 | 1989 | Democratic | |
| 14 | Joel Pritchard | 1989 | 1997 | Republican | |
| 15 | Brad Owen | 1997 | Incumbent | Democratic |
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