Table 1. Lieutenant Governors Who Became Governor
Notes: Italics in the years of LG service indicate a gap between the end of Lt. Governor and Governor service
* Arizona, Oregon and Wyoming have no Lt. Governor; the Secretary of State is next-in-line to succeed the governor
** After becoming Governor for a short period of time, Risch decided against running for re-election and instead ran for Lt. Governor again
*** No elected Lt. Governor; President of Senate bears that title
# Pending U.S. Senate confirmation of Gov. Jon Huntsman to post of Ambassador to China
Table 2. Lieutenant Governor Succession By The Numbers
Notes: *In these states, an elected Secretary of State is next-in-line to succeed the governor
**These states have no elected Lt. Gov or equivalent position
^Includes both Lt. Governors that were elected and succeeded to the office of Governor
Compiled by William Cooper and Isaac Wood, U.Va. Center for Politics.