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List of lieutenant governors of Alabama

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The Lieutenant Governor of Alabama is the president and presiding officer of the Alabama Senate, elected to serve a four-year term. The office was created in 1868,[1] removed in 1875,[2] and recreated in 1901.[3]

Lieutenant Governor of Alabama
Seal of the Lieutenant Governor
Incumbent
Will Ainsworth
since January 14, 2019
StyleThe Honorable
Term lengthFour years, renewable once
Inaugural holderAndrew J. Applegate
Formation1868
Salary$68,556
Websiteltgov.alabama.gov

List

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Lieutenant Governors of the State of Alabama
No. Lieutenant Governor Term in office Party Election Governor[a]
1   Andrew J. Applegate August 13, 1868
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August 21, 1870 		Republican 1868
[b][c] 		  William Hugh Smith
— Vacant August 21, 1870
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November 26, 1870 		—
2   Edward H. Moren November 26, 1870
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November 17, 1872 		Democratic 1870 Robert B. Lindsay
3   Alexander McKinstry November 17, 1872
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November 24, 1874 		Republican 1872 David P. Lewis
4   Robert F. Ligon November 24, 1874
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November 28, 1876 		Democratic 1874 George S. Houston
Office did not exist from November 28, 1876, to January 19, 1903
5   Russell McWhortor Cunningham January 19, 1903
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January 14, 1907 		Democratic 1902
[d] 		William D. Jelks
6   Henry B. Gray January 14, 1907
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January 17, 1911 		Democratic 1906 B. B. Comer
7 Walter D. Seed Sr. January 17, 1911
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January 18, 1915 		Democratic 1910 Emmet O'Neal
8   Thomas Kilby January 18, 1915
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January 20, 1919 		Democratic 1914 Charles Henderson
9 Nathan Lee Miller January 20, 1919
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January 15, 1923 		Democratic 1918 Thomas Kilby
10 Charles S. McDowell January 15, 1923
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January 17, 1927 		Democratic 1922
[e] 		William W. Brandon
11   William C. Davis January 17, 1927
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January 19, 1931 		Democratic 1926 Bibb Graves
12 Hugh Davis Merrill January 19, 1931
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January 14, 1935 		Democratic 1930 Benjamin M. Miller
13   Thomas E. Knight January 14, 1935
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May 17, 1937 		Democratic 1934
[f] 		Bibb Graves
— Vacant May 17, 1937
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January 17, 1939 		—
14 Albert A. Carmichael January 17, 1939
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January 19, 1943 		Democratic 1938 Frank M. Dixon
15 Leven H. Ellis January 19, 1943
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January 20, 1947 		Democratic 1942 Chauncey Sparks
16 James C. Inzer January 20, 1947
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January 15, 1951 		Democratic 1946 Jim Folsom
17   James Allen January 15, 1951
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January 17, 1955 		Democratic 1950 Gordon Persons
18 William G. Hardwick January 17, 1955
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January 19, 1959 		Democratic 1954 Jim Folsom
19 Albert Boutwell January 19, 1959
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January 14, 1963 		Democratic 1958 John Malcolm Patterson
20   James Allen January 14, 1963
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January 16, 1967 		Democratic 1962 George Wallace
21   Albert Brewer January 16, 1967
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May 7, 1968 		Democratic 1966
[g] 		Lurleen Wallace
— Vacant May 7, 1968
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January 18, 1971 		— Albert Brewer
22   Jere Beasley January 18, 1971
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January 15, 1979 		Democratic 1970
[h] 		George Wallace
1974
23   George McMillan January 16, 1979
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January 17, 1983 		Democratic 1978 Fob James
24   Bill Baxley January 17, 1983
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January 18, 1987 		Democratic 1982 George Wallace
25   Jim Folsom Jr. January 18, 1987
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April 22, 1993 		Democratic 1986 H. Guy Hunt[i]
1990
[j]
— Vacant April 22, 1993
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January 16, 1995 		— Jim Folsom Jr.
26   Don Siegelman January 16, 1995
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January 18, 1999 		Democratic 1994 Fob James[i]
27 Steve Windom January 18, 1999
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January 20, 2003 		Republican 1998 Don Siegelman[k]
28   Lucy Baxley January 20, 2003
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January 15, 2007 		Democratic 2002 Bob Riley[i]
29   Jim Folsom Jr. January 15, 2007
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January 17, 2011 		Democratic 2006
30   Kay Ivey January 17, 2011
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April 10, 2017 		Republican 2010 Robert J. Bentley
2014
[l][m]
— Vacant April 10, 2017
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January 14, 2019 		— Kay Ivey
31 Will Ainsworth January 14, 2019
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Present 		Republican 2018

Notes

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  1. ↑ Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
  2. ↑ Applegate took office on August 13, 1868, though Smith took office as governor on July 24, 1868.
  3. ↑ Applegate died in office; the office remained vacant for the remainder of the term.[4]
  4. ↑ Cunningham acted as governor from April 25, 1904, to March 5, 1905, while Jelks was absent from the state.[5]
  5. ↑ McDowell acted as governor from July 10, 1924, to July 11, 1924, while Brandon was absent from the state.[6]
  6. ↑ Knight died in office; the office remained vacant for the remainder of the term.[7]
  7. ↑ Brewer was acting governor on July 25, 1967, when Wallace had been absent from the state for 20 days; she returned to the state later that day.[6][8] Wallace later died in office, and Brewer succeeded her,[6] rendering the office vacant for the remainder of the term.
  8. ↑ Beasley acted as governor from June 5, 1972, to July 7, 1972, while Wallace was absent from the state.[6]
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Represented the Republican Party.
  10. ↑ Hunt was removed from office[9] and Folsom succeeded him,[6] rendering the office vacant for the remainder of the term.
  11. ↑ Represented the Democratic Party.
  12. ↑ Bentley resigned[10] and Ivey succeeded him, rendering the office vacant for the remainder of the term.
  13. ↑ The vacancy ended on January 14, 2019 when Will Ainsworth took office.

References

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  1. ↑ 1868 Const. art. V, § 1
  2. ↑ 1875 Const. art. V, § 1
  3. ↑ AL Const. art. V, § 112
  4. ↑ "Andrew J. Applegate". Alabama Department of Archives and History. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Russell Cunningham". Alabama Department of Archives and History. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 "Alabama Governors". Alabama Department of Archives and History. Archived from the original on May 2, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
  7. ↑ "Thomas E. Knight, Jr". Alabama Department of Archives and History. Archived from the original on November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  8. ↑ Owen, Thomas McAdory (1979). Alabama Official and Statistical Register. Alabama Department of Archives and History. p. 17. Retrieved September 28, 2008.
  9. ↑ Nossiter, Adam (12 June 1997). "Ex-Gov. Hunt of Alabama Cleared by Pardon Board". The New York Times. p. 18. Retrieved September 28, 2008.
  10. ↑ Blinder, Alan (10 April 2017). "Robert Bentley, Alabama Governor, Resigns Amid Scandal". The New York Times. Retrieved April 10, 2017.




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