# Lieutenant Governor of Ohio

The position of lieutenant governor of Ohio was established in 1852. The lieutenant governor becomes governor if the governor resigns, dies in office or is removed via impeachment conviction. Before 1852, the president of the Ohio State Senate would serve as acting governor if a vacancy in the governorship occurred. Until 1978, lieutenant governors were elected separately but concurrently with the governor (not on a "ticket"). Thus, there were several occasions when the lieutenant governor was from a different party than the governor. This was changed by constitutional amendment. In 1974, Richard F. Celeste was the last lieutenant governor to be elected separately. In 1978, George Voinovich became the first lieutenant governor to be elected on the same ticket with the governor.
From 1852 to 1979, the lieutenant governor also served as the president of the Ohio State Senate. More recently, Ohio governors have generally named the lieutenant governor to head an agency of state government. An example of this is Bruce Edward Johnson, who served as Director of the Ohio Department of Development, as did his successor, Lee Fisher. Recent Lt. Governor Mary Taylor was the director of the Ohio Department of Insurance, until she was replaced by Jillian Froment in 2017.

## List of lieutenant governors
### Parties

Democratic  Republican
| # | Lt. Governor | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes |
| 1 | William Medill (1802–1865) | January 12, 1852 | July 13, 1853 | Democratic | Became governor July 13, 1853 |
| Office vacant from July 13, 1853 – January 9, 1854 |||||||
| 2 | James Myers (1795–1864) | January 9, 1854 | January 14, 1856 | Democratic | |
| 3 | Thomas H. Ford (1814–1868) | January 14, 1856 | January 11, 1858 | Republican | |
| 4 | Martin Welker (1819–1902) | January 11, 1858 | January 9, 1860 | Republican | |
| 5 | Robert C. Kirk (1821–1898) | January 9, 1860 | January 13, 1862 | Republican | |
| 6 | Benjamin Stanton (1809–1872) | January 13, 1862 | January 11, 1864 | Republican | |
| 7 | Charles Anderson (1814–1895) | January 11, 1864 | August 29, 1865 | Republican |
| Office vacant from August 29, 1865 – January 8, 1866 |||||||
| 8 | Andrew McBurney (1817–1894) | January 8, 1866 | January 13, 1868 | Republican | |
| 9 | John C. Lee (1828–1891) | January 13, 1868 | January 8, 1872 | Republican | |
| 10 | Jacob Mueller (1822–1905) | January 8, 1872 | January 12, 1874 | Republican | |
| 11 | Alphonso Hart (1830–1910) | January 12, 1874 | January 10, 1876 | Republican | |
| 12 | Thomas Lowry Young (1832–1888) | January 10, 1876 | March 2, 1877 | Republican | |
| 13 | H. W. Curtiss (1824–1902) | March 2, 1877 | January 14, 1878 | Republican | (acting) |
| 14 | Jabez W. Fitch (1823–1884) | January 14, 1878 | January 12, 1880 | Democratic | |
| 15 | Andrew Hickenlooper (1837–1904) | January 12, 1880 | January 9, 1882 | Republican | |
| 16 | Rees G. Richards (1842–1917) | January 9, 1882 | January 14, 1884 | Republican | |
| 17 | John George Warwick (1830–1892) | January 14, 1884 | January 11, 1886 | Democratic | |
| 18 | Robert P. Kennedy (1840–1918) | January 11, 1886 | March 3, 1887 | Republican | |
| 19 | Silas A. Conrad (1840–1913) | March 3, 1887 | January 9, 1888 | Republican | |
| 20 | William C. Lyon (1841–1908) | January 9, 1888 | January 13, 1890 | Republican | |
| 21 | Elbert L. Lampson (1852–1930) | January 13, 1890 | January 31, 1890 | Republican | |
| 22 | William V. Marquis (1828–1899) | January 31, 1890 | January 11, 1892 | Democratic | |
| 23 | Andrew L. Harris (1835–1915) | January 11, 1892 | January 13, 1896 | Republican | |
| 24 | Asa W. Jones (1838–1918) | January 13, 1896 | January 8, 1900 | Republican | |
| 25 | John A. Caldwell (1852–1927) | January 8, 1900 | January 13, 1902 | Republican | |
| 26 | Carl L. Nippert (1852–1904) | January 13, 1902 | May 1, 1902 | Republican | resigned May 1, 1902 |
| Office vacant from May 1 – June 26, 1902 |||||||
| 27 | Harry L. Gordon (1860–1921) | June 26, 1902 | January 11, 1904 | Republican | |
| 28 | Warren G. Harding (1865–1923) | January 11, 1904 | January 8, 1906 | Republican | |
| 29 | Andrew L. Harris (2nd) (1835–1915) | January 8, 1906 | June 18, 1906 | Republican | |
| Office vacant from June 18, 1906 – January 11, 1909 |||||||
| 30 | Francis W. Treadway (1869–1925) | January 11, 1909 | January 9, 1911 | Republican | |
| 31 | Atlee Pomerene (1863–1937) | January 9, 1911 | March 3, 1911 | Democratic | |
| 32 | Hugh L. Nichols (1865–1942) | March 3, 1911 | January 13, 1913 | Democratic | |
| 33 | W. A. Greenlund (1873–1935) | January 13, 1913 | January 11, 1915 | Democratic | |
| 34 | John H. Arnold (1862–1944) | January 11, 1915 | January 8, 1917 | Republican | |
| 35 | Earl D. Bloom (1871–1930) | January 8, 1917 | January 12, 1919 | Democratic | |
| 36 | Clarence J. Brown Sr. (1893–1965) | January 12, 1919 | January 8, 1923 | Republican | |
| 37 | Earl D. Bloom (2nd) (1871–1930) | January 8, 1923 | January 12, 1925 | Democratic | |
| 38 | Charles H. Lewis (1871–1965) | January 12, 1925 | January 10, 1927 | Republican | |
| 39 | Earl D. Bloom (3rd) (1871–1930) | January 10, 1927 | April 1928 | Democratic | |
| 40. | William G. Pickrel (1888–1966) | April 1928 | November 1928 | Democratic | |
| 41 | George C. Braden (1868–1942) | November 1928 | January 14, 1929 | Republican | |
| 42 | John T. Brown (1876–1951) | January 14, 1929 | January 12, 1931 | Republican | |
| 43 | William G. Pickrel (2nd) (1888–1966) | January 12, 1931 | January 9, 1933 | Democratic | |
| 44 | Charles W. Sawyer (1887–1979) | January 9, 1933 | January 14, 1935 | Democratic | |
| 45 | Harold G. Mosier (1889–1971) | January 14, 1935 | January 11, 1937 | Democratic | |
| 46 | Paul P. Yoder (1897–1965) | January 11, 1937 | January 9, 1939 | Democratic | |
| 47 | Paul M. Herbert (1889–1983) | January 9, 1939 | January 8, 1945 | Republican | |
| 48 | George D. Nye (1898–1969) | January 8, 1945 | January 13, 1947 | Democratic | |
| 49 | Paul M. Herbert (2nd) (1889–1983) | January 13, 1947 | January 10, 1949 | Republican | |
| 50 | George D. Nye (2nd) (1898–1969) | January 10, 1949 | January 12, 1953 | Democratic | |
| 51 | John William Brown (1913–1993) | January 12, 1953 | January 3, 1957 | Republican | |
| Office vacant from January 3 – 14, 1957 |||||||
| 52 | Paul M. Herbert (3rd) (1889–1983) | January 14, 1957 | January 12, 1959 | Republican | |
| 53 | John W. Donahey (1905–1967) | January 12, 1959 | January 14, 1963 | Democratic | |
| 54 | John William Brown (1913–1993) | January 14, 1963 | January 13, 1975 | Republican | |
| 55 | Dick Celeste (b. 1937) | January 13, 1975 | January 8, 1979 | Democratic | |
| 56 | George Voinovich (1936–2016) | January 8, 1979 | November 1979 | Republican | resigned to become Mayor of Cleveland |
| Office vacant from November [?], 1979 – January 10, 1983 |||||||
| 57 | Myrl H. Shoemaker (1913–1985) | January 10, 1983 | July 30, 1985 (Died) | Democratic | (died in office) |
| Office vacant from July 30, 1985 – January 12, 1987 |||||||
| 58 | Paul R. Leonard (b. 1943) | January 12, 1987 | January 14, 1991 | Democratic | |
| 59 | Mike DeWine (b. 1947) | January 14, 1991 | November 12, 1994 | Republican | Resigned after being elected to U.S. Senate |
| Office vacant from November 12, 1994 – January 5, 1995 |||||||
| 60 | Nancy Hollister (b. 1949) | January 9, 1995 | December 31, 1998 | Republican | became governor December 31, 1998 |
| Office vacant from December 31, 1998 – January 11, 1999 |||||||
| 61 | Maureen O'Connor (b. 1951) | January 11, 1999 | December 31, 2002 | Republican | resigned to become Supreme Court Justice |
| Office vacant from December 31, 2002 – January 13, 2003 |||||||
| 62 | Jennette Bradley (b. 1952) | January 13, 2003 | January 5, 2005 | Republican | (Appointed State Treasurer) |
| 63 | Bruce E. Johnson (b. 1960) | January 5, 2005 | December 8, 2006 | Republican | resigned December 8, 2006 |
| Office vacant from December 8, 2006 – January 8, 2007 |||||||
| 64 | Lee Fisher (b. 1951) | January 8, 2007 | January 10, 2011 | Democratic | |
| 65 | Mary Taylor (b. 1966) | January 10, 2011 | January 14, 2019 | Republican | |
| 66 | Jon Husted (b. 1967) | January 14, 2019 | January 21, 2025 | Republican | resigned January 21, 2025 after being appointed to the United States Senate |
| Office vacant from January 21 – February 14, 2025 |||||||
| 67 | Jim Tressel (b. 1952) | February 14, 2025 | present | Republican | |