How many states have a lieutenant governor?
By 2009, 45 states will have an officeholder who holds the title ‘lieutenant governor.’ That year, New Jersey will elect its first lieutenant governor. In Tennessee and West Virginia, the senate president is first in line of succession and in both states that official, by statute, is empowered with the title ‘lieutenant governor’ in recognition of the vital succession role. In Arizona, Oregon and Wyoming, the Secretary of State is first in succession, and in New Hampshire and Maine, the senate president is first in succession.
