# List of lieutenant governors of Colorado

The lieutenant governor of Colorado is the second-highest-ranking member of the executive department of the Government of Colorado, United States, below the governor of Colorado. The lieutenant governor of Colorado, who acts as governor of Colorado in the absence of the officeholder and succeeds to the governorship in case of vacancy, is elected on a partisan ticket.
After the 1966 general election, the Constitution of Colorado was amended to require the joint election of governor and lieutenant governor — candidates running as a ticket. Prior to this amendment, the lieutenant governor candidate was elected separately from the governor during the same election—sometimes resulting in a governor and a lieutenant governor from different political parties.
The current lieutenant governor is Dianne Primavera, a Democrat, who took office 8 January 2019.

## Lieutenant governors

Lieutenant governors of the State of Colorado :
| No. | Lieutenant Governor | Lieutenant Governor | Lieutenant Governor | Term in office | Party | Election | Governor |
| 1 | | | Lafayette Head (1825–1897) | August 1, 1876 – January 14, 1879 (did not run) | Republican | 1876 | John Long Routt |
| 2 | | | Horace Tabor (1830–1899) | January 14, 1879 – January 9, 1881 (did not run) | Republican | 1878 | Frederick Walker Pitkin |
| — | | | George B. Robinson (d. 1880) | Died before taking office | Republican | 1880 | Frederick Walker Pitkin |
| 2 | | | Horace Tabor (1830–1899) | January 9, 1881 – January 9, 1883 (did not run) | Republican | 1880 | Frederick Walker Pitkin |
| 3 | | | William H. Meyer (1847–1923) | January 9, 1883 – January 13, 1885 (did not run) | Republican | 1882 | James Benton Grant |
| 4 | | | Peter W. Breene (1846–1926) | January 13, 1885 – January 11, 1887 (did not run) | Republican | 1884 | Benjamin Harrison Eaton |
| 5 | | | Norman H. Meldrum (1841–1920) | January 11, 1887 – January 8, 1889 (did not run) | Democratic | 1886 | Alva Adams |
| 6 | | | William Grover Smith (1857–1921) | January 8, 1889 – January 13, 1891 (did not run) | Republican | 1888 | Job Adams Cooper |
| 7 | | | William Story (1843–1921) | January 13, 1891 – January 10, 1893 (did not run) | Republican | 1890 | John Long Routt |
| 8 | | | David H. Nichols (1826–1900) | January 10, 1893 – January 8, 1895 (did not run) | Populist | 1892 | Davis Hanson Waite |
| 9 | | | Jared L. Brush (1835–1913) | January 8, 1895 – January 10, 1899 (did not run) | Republican | 1894 | Albert McIntire |
| 9 | | | Jared L. Brush (1835–1913) | January 8, 1895 – January 10, 1899 (did not run) | Republican | 1896 | Alva Adams |
| 10 | | | Francis Patrick Carney (1846–1902) | January 10, 1899 – January 8, 1901 (did not run) | Populist | 1898 | Charles Spalding Thomas |
| 11 | | | David C. Coates (1868–1933) | January 8, 1901 – January 13, 1903 (did not run) | Democratic | 1900 | James Bradley Orman |
| 12 | | | Warren A. Haggott (1864–1958) | January 13, 1903 – January 10, 1905 (did not run) | Republican | 1902 | James Hamilton Peabody |
| 13 | | | Arthur Cornforth (1861–1938) | January 10, 1905 – March 17, 1905 (declared loser in election) | Democratic | 1904 | Alva Adams |
| 14 | | | Jesse Fuller McDonald (1858–1942) | March 17, 1905 – March 17, 1905 (succeeded to governor) | Republican | 1904 | James Hamilton Peabody (resigned March 17, 1905) |
| 13 | | | Arthur Cornforth (1861–1938) | March 17, 1905 – July 5, 1905 (removed July 5, 1905) | Democratic | Succeeded from president of the Senate | Jesse Fuller McDonald |
| 15 | | | Fred W. Parks (1871–1941) | July 5, 1905 – January 8, 1907 (did not run) | Republican | Succeeded from president of the Senate | Jesse Fuller McDonald |
| 16 | | | Erastus Harper (1854–1927) | January 8, 1907 – January 12, 1909 (did not run) | Republican | 1906 | Henry Augustus Buchtel |
| 17 | | | Stephen R. Fitzgarrald (1854–1926) | January 12, 1909 – January 14, 1913 (did not run) | Democratic | 1908 | John F. Shafroth |
| 17 | | | Stephen R. Fitzgarrald (1854–1926) | January 12, 1909 – January 14, 1913 (did not run) | Democratic | 1910 | John F. Shafroth |
| 18 | | | Benjamin F. Montgomery (1834–1912) | January 14, 1913 – January 12, 1915 (did not run) | Democratic | 1912 | Elias M. Ammons |
| 19 | | | Moses E. Lewis (1854–1951) | January 12, 1915 – January 9, 1917 (lost election) | Republican | 1914 | George Alfred Carlson |
| 20 | | | James Pulliam (1863–1934) | January 9, 1917 – January 14, 1919 (did not run) | Democratic | 1916 | Julius Caldeen Gunter |
| 21 | | | George Stephan (1862–1944) | January 14, 1919 – January 11, 1921 (did not run) | Republican | 1918 | Oliver Henry Shoup |
| 22 | | | Earl Cooley (1880–1940) | January 11, 1921 – January 9, 1923 (did not run) | Republican | 1920 | Oliver Henry Shoup |
| 23 | | | Robert F. Rockwell (1886–1950) | January 9, 1923 – January 13, 1925 (did not run) | Republican | 1922 | William Ellery Sweet |
| 24 | | | Sterling Byrd Lacy (1882–1957) | January 13, 1925 – January 11, 1927 (did not run) | Democratic | 1924 | Clarence Morley |
| 25 | | | George Milton Corlett (1884–1955) | January 11, 1927 – January 13, 1931 (did not run) | Republican | 1926 | Billy Adams |
| 25 | | | George Milton Corlett (1884–1955) | January 11, 1927 – January 13, 1931 (did not run) | Republican | 1928 | Billy Adams |
| 26 | | | Edwin C. Johnson (1884–1970) | January 13, 1931 – January 10, 1933 (elected governor) | Democratic | 1930 | Billy Adams |
| 27 | | | Ray Herbert Talbot (1896–1955) | January 10, 1933 – January 1, 1937 (succeeded to governor) | Democratic | 1932 | Edwin C. Johnson (resigned January 2, 1937) |
| 27 | | | Ray Herbert Talbot (1896–1955) | January 10, 1933 – January 1, 1937 (succeeded to governor) | Democratic | 1934 | Edwin C. Johnson (resigned January 2, 1937) |
| — | Office vacant from January 1 - 12, 1937 | Office vacant from January 1 - 12, 1937 | Office vacant from January 1 - 12, 1937 | Office vacant from January 1 - 12, 1937 | Office vacated by succession to governor | Office vacated by succession to governor | Ray Herbert Talbot |
| 28 | | | Frank Hayes (1882–1948) | January 12, 1937 – January 10, 1939 (lost election) | Democratic | 1936 | Teller Ammons |
| 29 | | | John Charles Vivian (1887–1964) | January 10, 1939 – January 12, 1943 (elected governor) | Republican | 1938 | Ralph Lawrence Carr |
| 29 | | | John Charles Vivian (1887–1964) | January 10, 1939 – January 12, 1943 (elected governor) | Republican | 1940 | Ralph Lawrence Carr |
| 30 | | | William Eugene Higby (1884–1967) | January 12, 1943 – January 14, 1947 (did not run) | Republican | 1942 | John Charles Vivian |
| 30 | | | William Eugene Higby (1884–1967) | January 12, 1943 – January 14, 1947 (did not run) | Republican | 1944 | John Charles Vivian |
| 31 | | | Homer L. Pearson (1900–1985) | January 14, 1947 – January 11, 1949 (lost election) | Democratic | 1946 | William Lee Knous (resigned April 15, 1950) |
| 32 | | | Walter Walford Johnson (1904–1987) | January 11, 1949 – April 15, 1950 (succeeded to governor) | Democratic | 1948 | William Lee Knous (resigned April 15, 1950) |
| 33 | | | Charles P. Murphy (1882–1953) | April 15, 1950 – January 9, 1951 (did not run) | Republican | Succeeded from president of the Senate | Walter Walford Johnson |
| 34 | | | Gordon Allott (1907–1989) | January 9, 1951 – January 11, 1955 (did not run) | Republican | 1950 | Daniel I. J. Thornton |
| 34 | | | Gordon Allott (1907–1989) | January 9, 1951 – January 11, 1955 (did not run) | Republican | 1952 | Daniel I. J. Thornton |
| 35 | | | Stephen McNichols (1914–1997) | January 11, 1955 – January 8, 1957 (elected governor) | Democratic | 1954 | Edwin C. Johnson |
| 36 | | | Frank L. Hays (1922–2003) | January 8, 1957 – January 13, 1959 (lost election) | Republican | 1956 | Stephen McNichols |
| 37 | | | Robert Lee Knous (1917–2000) | January 13, 1959 – January 10, 1967 (did not run) | Democratic | 1958 | Stephen McNichols |
| 37 | | | Robert Lee Knous (1917–2000) | January 13, 1959 – January 10, 1967 (did not run) | Democratic | 1962 | John Arthur Love (resigned July 16, 1973) |
| 38 | | | Mark Anthony Hogan (1931–2017) | January 10, 1967 – January 12, 1971 (did not run) | Democratic | 1966 | John Arthur Love (resigned July 16, 1973) |
| 39 | | | John D. Vanderhoof (1922–2013) | January 12, 1971 – July 16, 1973 (succeeded to governor) | Republican | 1970 | John Arthur Love (resigned July 16, 1973) |
| 40 | | | Ted L. Strickland (1932–2012) | July 16, 1973 – January 14, 1975 (lost election) | Republican | Succeeded from president of the Senate | John D. Vanderhoof |
| 41 | | | George L. Brown (1926–2006) | January 14, 1975 – January 10, 1979 (did not run) | Democratic | 1974 | Richard Lamm |
| 42 | | | Nancy E. Dick (b. 1930) | January 10, 1979 – January 13, 1987 (did not run) | Democratic | 1978 | Richard Lamm |
| 42 | | | Nancy E. Dick (b. 1930) | January 10, 1979 – January 13, 1987 (did not run) | Democratic | 1982 | Richard Lamm |
| 43 | | | Mike Callihan (b. 1947) | January 13, 1987 – May 10, 1994 (resigned) | Democratic | 1986 | Roy Romer |
| 43 | | | Mike Callihan (b. 1947) | January 13, 1987 – May 10, 1994 (resigned) | Democratic | 1990 | Roy Romer |
| — | Office vacant from May 10 - 11, 1994 | Office vacant from May 10 - 11, 1994 | Office vacant from May 10 - 11, 1994 | Office vacant from May 10 - 11, 1994 | Office vacated by succession to governor | Office vacated by succession to governor | | Roy Romer |
| 44 | | | Samuel H. Cassidy (b. 1950) | May 11, 1994 – January 3, 1995 (did not run) | Democratic | Appointed by governor | Roy Romer |
| 45 | | | Gail Schoettler (b. 1943) | January 3, 1995 – January 12, 1999 (did not run) | Democratic | 1994 | Roy Romer |
| 46 | | | Joe Rogers (1964–2013) | January 12, 1999 – January 14, 2003 (did not run) | Republican | 1998 | Bill Owens |
| 47 | | | Jane E. Norton (b. 1954) | January 14, 2003 – January 9, 2007 (did not run) | Republican | 2002 | Bill Owens |
| 48 | | | Barbara O'Brien (b. 1950) | January 9, 2007 – January 11, 2011 (did not run) | Democratic | 2006 | Bill Ritter |
| 49 | | | Joseph Garcia (b. 1957) | January 11, 2011 – May 12, 2016 (resigned) | Democratic | 2010 | John Hickenlooper |
| 49 | | | Joseph Garcia (b. 1957) | January 11, 2011 – May 12, 2016 (resigned) | Democratic | 2014 | John Hickenlooper |
| 50 | | | Donna Lynne (b. 1953) | May 12, 2016 – January 8, 2019 (did not run) | Democratic | Appointed by governor | John Hickenlooper |
| 51 | | | Dianne Primavera (b. 1950) | January 8, 2019 – Incumbent | Democratic | 2018 | Jared Polis |
| 51 | | | Dianne Primavera (b. 1950) | January 8, 2019 – Incumbent | Democratic | 2022 | Jared Polis |