Lieutenant Governor of Utah

The Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Utah was created in 1975. Eight people have held the position since then.

Prior to the creation of the lieutenant governor's office, the succession to the governorship of Utah was held by the Utah Secretary of State. The office of the secretary of state was abolished by the state legislature in 1976, and its duties were given to the newly created Office of the Lieutenant Governor.

Duties

Utah has no Secretary of State, and many of the functions that would commonly be served by a secretary of state are fulfilled by the lieutenant governor.^[1] The lieutenant governor's statutory duties include the oversight of all notaries public,^[2] the legal authentication of documents,^[3] maintaining oversight and regulation of registered lobbyists,^[4] certifying municipal annexations,^[5] and serving as the "keeper" of the Great Seal of the State of Utah.^[6] He has general oversight authority over all elections—federal, state, or local—that take place in Utah.^[7]

List of lieutenant governors

Parties

Democratic Republican

#	Lt. Governor	Took Office	Left Office	Party
1	Clyde L. Miller (1910 – 1988)	1975	1977	Democratic
2	David Smith Monson (born 1945)	1977	1985	Republican
3	W. Val Oveson (born 1952)	1985	1993	Republican
4	Olene Walker (1930 – 2015)	1993	2003	Republican
5	Gayle McKeachnie (born 1943)	2003	2005	Republican
6	Gary R. Herbert (born 1947)	2005	2009	Republican
7	Greg Bell (born 1948)	2009	2013	Republican
8	Spencer Cox (born 1975)	2013	Incumbent	Republican

References

Current lieutenant governors in the United States

Vice President of the United States: Joe Biden (D)

AL Kay Ivey (R) AK Byron Mallott (D) AZ Michele Reagan (R)¹ AR Tim Griffin (R) CA Gavin Newsom (D) CO Donna Lynne (D) CT Nancy Wyman (D) DE Jeffrey Bullock (D)¹ FL Carlos López-Cantera (R) GA Casey Cagle (R) HI Shan Tsutsui (D) ID Brad Little (R) IL Evelyn Sanguinetti (R) IN Eric Holcomb (R) IA Kim Reynolds (R) KS Jeff Colyer (R) KY Jenean Hampton (R) LA Billy Nungesser (R) ME Michael Thibodeau (R)² MD Boyd Rutherford (R) MA Karyn Polito (R) MI Brian Calley (R) MN Tina Smith (D) MS Tate Reeves (R) MO Peter Kinder (R) MT Mike Cooney (D) NE Mike Foley (R) NV Mark Hutchison (R) NH Chuck Morse (R)² NJ Kim Guadagno (R) NM John Sanchez (R) NY Kathy Hochul (D) NC Dan Forest (R) ND Drew Wrigley (R) OH Mary Taylor (R) OK Todd Lamb (R) OR Ted Wheeler (D)⁴ PA Michael Stack (D) RI Daniel McKee (D) SC Henry McMaster (R) SD Matt Michels (R) TN Ron Ramsey (R)² TX Dan Patrick (R) UT Spencer Cox (R) VT Phil Scott (R) VA Ralph Northam (D) WA Brad Owen (D) WV Bill Cole (R)² WI Rebecca Kleefisch (R) WY Ed Murray (R)¹ DC Phil Mendelson (D)³ Territories: AS Lemanu Peleti Mauga (D) GU Ray Tenorio (R) MP Victor Hocog (R) PR Víctor Suárez Meléndez (D)¹ VI Osbert Potter (I)

Next-in-line of succession for states and territories without lieutenant governors: 1. Secretary of State 2. Senate President 3. Council Chair 4. Treasurer Political party affiliation: Republican: 38 Democratic: 17 Independent: 1

Lieutenant Governors of Utah

Clyde L. Miller (1975–77) David Smith Monson (1977–85) W. Val Oveson (1985–93) Olene Walker (1993–2003) Gayle McKeachnie (2003–05) Gary Herbert (2005–09) Greg Bell (2009–13) Spencer Cox (2013–)

Utah statewide elected officials

Governor Lieutenant Governor Attorney General Treasurer Auditor

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