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The lieutenant governor of Idaho is a constitutional statewide elected office in the U.S. state of Idaho. According to the Idaho Constitution, the officeholder is elected to a four-year term.The current lieutenant governor of Idaho is Republican Scott Bedke, who took office January 2, 2023.

Powers and duties

(File:2018-07-16 Idaho State Capitol 13.jpg|thumb|left|Office of the Idaho Lieutenant Governor)The power of the lieutenant governor of Idaho derives from Article IV, Sections 12 and 13 of the Idaho Constitution, which provides that the office is first in line of succession to the governor of Idaho.WEB,weblink Constitution of the State of Idaho: Article IV — Executive Department, Secretary of State of Idaho, August 22, 2019, It also dictates that the lieutenant governor serves as the presiding officer of the Idaho Senate. The lieutenant governorship has been a constitutional office in Idaho since statehood in 1890. Prior to 1946 the office was elected to two-year terms.Idaho has had 43 lieutenant governors since 1890. Five people have served twice as Idaho Lieutenant Governor: O. E. Hailey (1927–1929; 1929–1931), G. P. Mix (1931–1933; 1935–1937), Charles C. Gossett (1937–1939; 1941–1943), Donald S. Whitehead (1939–1941; 1947–1951) and Jim Risch (2003–2006; 2007–2009).{{clr|left}}

List of lieutenant governors of Idaho{| class"wikitable"

! #! Image! Name! Term of service! Political party{{Party shading/Republican}}

1	60px)|N. B. Willey|October 1890{{spaced ndash}}December 1890	Republican Party (United States)>Republican

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2	60px)	John S. Gray (Idaho politician)>John S. Gray (acting)|December 1890{{spaced ndash}}September 12, 1891|Republican

Office vacant: September 12, 1891{{spaced ndash}}January 2, 1893

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3	60px)|F. B. Willis|January 2, 1893{{spaced ndash}}January 7, 1895|Republican

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4||F. J. Mills|January 7, 1895{{spaced ndash}}January 4, 1897|Republican

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5|	George F. Moore (lieutenant governor)>George F. Moore|January 4, 1897{{spaced ndash}}January 2, 1899	Democratic Party (United States)>Democratic, Populist

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6||J. H. Hutchinson|January 2, 1899{{spaced ndash}}January 7, 1901	Silver Republican Party>Silver Republican, Democratic

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7||Thomas F. Terrell|January 7, 1901{{spaced ndash}}January 5, 1903|Democratic

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8||James M. Stevens|January 5, 1903{{spaced ndash}}January 2, 1905|Republican

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9||Burpee L. Steeves|January 2, 1905{{spaced ndash}}January 7, 1907|Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}|10||Ezra A. Burrell|January 7, 1907{{spaced ndash}}January 4, 1909|Republican{{Party shading/Republican}}|11

60px)|Lewis H. Sweetser|January 4, 1909{{spaced ndash}}January 6, 1913|Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}|12||Herman H. Taylor|January 6, 1913{{spaced ndash}}January 1, 1917|Republican{{Party shading/Democratic}}|13||Ernest L. Parker|January 1, 1917{{spaced ndash}}January 6, 1919|Democratic{{Party shading/Republican}}|14

60px)|Charles C. Moore |January 6, 1919{{spaced ndash}}January 1, 1923|Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}|15

60px)|H. C. Baldridge|January 1, 1923{{spaced ndash}}January 3, 1927|Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}|16||O. E. Hailey|January 3, 1927{{spaced ndash}}January 7, 1929|Republican{{Party shading/Republican}}|17||W. B. Kinne|January 7, 1929{{spaced ndash}}September 30, 1929|Republican

Office vacant: September 30{{spaced ndash}}October 25, 1929

{{Party shading/Republican}}|18|

O. E. Hailey|October 25, 1929{{spaced ndash}}January 5, 1931|Republican

{{Party shading/Democratic}}|19||G. P. Mix|January 5, 1931{{spaced ndash}}January 2, 1933|Democratic{{Party shading/Democratic}}|20|

George Hill (Idaho politician)>George E. Hill|January 2, 1933{{spaced ndash}}January 7, 1935|Democratic

{{Party shading/Democratic}}|21||G. P. Mix|January 7, 1935{{spaced ndash}}January 4, 1937|Democratic{{Party shading/Democratic}}|22

60px)|Charles C. Gossett|January 4, 1937{{spaced ndash}}January 2, 1939|Democratic

{{Party shading/Republican}}|23

60px)|Donald S. Whitehead|January 2, 1939{{spaced ndash}}January 6, 1941|Republican

{{Party shading/Democratic}}|24

60px)|Charles C. Gossett|January 6, 1941{{spaced ndash}}January 4, 1943|Democratic

{{Party shading/Republican}}|25|

Edwin Nelson (politician)>Edwin Nelson|January 4, 1943{{spaced ndash}}January 1, 1945|Republican

{{Party shading/Democratic}}|26

60px)	Arnold Williams (American politician)>Arnold Williams|January 1, 1945{{spaced ndash}}November 17, 1945|Democratic

Office vacant: November 17, 1945{{spaced ndash}}March 20, 1946

{{Party shading/Democratic}}|27||A. R. McCabe|March 20, 1946{{spaced ndash}}January 6, 1947|Democratic{{Party shading/Republican}}|28

60px)|Donald S. Whitehead|January 6, 1947{{spaced ndash}}January 1, 1951|Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}|29||Edson H. Deal|January 1, 1951{{spaced ndash}}January 3, 1955|Republicans{{Party shading/Republican}}|30||J. Berkeley Larsen|January 3, 1955{{spaced ndash}}January 5, 1959|Republican{{Party shading/Democratic}}|31||W. E. Drevlow|January 5, 1959{{spaced ndash}}January 2, 1967|Democratic{{Party shading/Republican}}|32||Jack M. Murphy|January 2, 1967{{spaced ndash}}January 6, 1975|Republican{{Party shading/Democratic}}|33

60px)	John Evans (Idaho governor)>John Evans|January 6, 1975{{spaced ndash}}January 24, 1977|Democratic

Office vacant: January 24–28, 1977

{{Party shading/Democratic}}|34|

William J. Murphy (Idaho politician)>William J. Murphy|January 28, 1977{{spaced ndash}}January 1, 1979|Democratic

{{Party shading/Republican}}|35

60px)|Phil Batt|January 1, 1979{{spaced ndash}}January 3, 1983|Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}|36|

David H. Leroy>David Leroy|January 3, 1983{{spaced ndash}}January 5, 1987|Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}|37

60px)|Butch Otter|January 5, 1987{{spaced ndash}}January 3, 2001|Republican

Office vacant: January 3–30, 2001

{{Party shading/Republican}}|38||Jack Riggs |January 30, 2001{{spaced ndash}}January 6, 2003|Republican{{Party shading/Republican}}|39

60px)|Jim Risch|January 6, 2003{{spaced ndash}}May 26, 2006|Republican

Office vacant: May 26 – June 15, 2006

{{Party shading/Republican}}|40||Mark Ricks|June 15, 2006{{spaced ndash}}January 1, 2007|Republican{{Party shading/Republican}}|41

60px)|Jim Risch|January 1, 2007{{spaced ndash}}January 3, 2009|Republican

Office vacant: January 3–6, 2009

{{Party shading/Republican}}|42

60px)|Brad Little|January 6, 2009{{spaced ndash}}January 7, 2019|Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}|43

60px)|Janice McGeachin|January 7, 2019{{spaced ndash}}January 2, 2023|Republican

{{Party shading/Republican}}|44

60px)|Scott Bedke|January 2, 2023{{spaced ndash}}present|Republican

Passages

{| border="1" cellspacing="2" align="center" cellpadding="2" align=center!Incumbent!!Reason for vacancy!!Appointed successor!!Date of appointment!!Elected successor!!Date of election

N. B. Willey|Succeeded as Governor December 1890	John S. Gray (Idaho)>John S. Gray|December 1890|F. B. Willis|November 8, 1892

W. B. Kinne|Died September 30, 1929|O. E. Hailey|October 25, 1929|G. P. Mix|November 4, 1930

Arnold Williams|Succeeded as Governor November 17, 1945|A. R. McCabe|March 20, 1946|Donald S. Whitehead|November 5, 1946

John Evans|Succeeded as Governor January 24, 1977	William J. Murphy (Idaho politician)>William J. Murphy|January 28, 1977|Phil Batt|November 7, 1978

Butch Otter|Resigned January 3, 2001|Jack Riggs|January 30, 2001|Jim Risch|November 5, 2002

Jim Risch|Succeeded as Governor May 26, 2006|Mark Ricks|June 15, 2006|Jim Risch|November 7, 2006

Jim Risch|Sworn into the United States Senate January 6, 2009|Brad Little|January 6, 2009|Brad Little|November 2, 2010

See also

• Idaho gubernatorial elections
• List of governors of Idaho

References

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• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20060601221452weblink">Idaho Statewide Elected Officers Historical Roster

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