# List of female lieutenant governors in the United States

As of February 17, 2025, there are 22 women currently serving (excluding acting capacity) as lieutenant governors in the United States. Overall, 127 women have served (including acting capacity).
Women have been elected lieutenant governor in 40 of the 50 states. The states that have the position of lieutenant governor and have not yet elected a woman are Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and West Virginia. The states that do not have the position of lieutenant governor are Arizona, Maine, New Hampshire, Oregon, and Wyoming. The holders of the first in line to the governorship there, either the secretary of state or senate president, are listed here separately.
13 female lieutenant governors have become governors of their respective states, and six female secretaries of state have become governors of their respective states.
Nancy E. Dick is the oldest living former female lieutenant governor, at the age of 94.

## History

The first woman to become lieutenant governor was Matilda Dodge Wilson (R), who was appointed lieutenant governor of Michigan in 1940 by Luren Dickinson. The first woman elected as lieutenant governor was Consuelo N. Bailey (R) of Vermont, who was elected in 1954.
In 1978, Jean King (D) was elected as the first female Asian American lieutenant governor, when she was elected lieutenant governor of Hawaii. In 2002, Jennette Bradley (R) was elected as the first female African American lieutenant governor, when she was elected lieutenant governor of Ohio. In 2014, Evelyn Sanguinetti (R) was elected as the first female Hispanic or Latino lieutenant governor, when she was elected lieutenant governor of Illinois.
Kentucky was the first state to hold a transfer of power from one female lieutenant governor to another, when Martha Layne Collins was elected to succeed Thelma Stovall in 1979.
Minnesota has had the most female lieutenant governors or other deputy leaders of any state in the Union, with nine consecutive female lieutenant governors since 1983. However, no female politician has been nominated for governor by any major statewide party in any of Minnesota's gubernatorial elections.
No state ever had both a female governor and permanent female lieutenant governor at the same time until Arkansas and Massachusetts achieved this feat as a result of the 2022 gubernatorial elections. In New York, Andrea Stewart-Cousins became acting Lieutenant Governor on Kathy Hochul's succeeding Governor Andrew M. Cuomo of New York during his third term on August 24, 2021. On December 16, 2024, Chris Cournoyer was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Iowa by Kim Reynolds, succeeding acting Lieutenant Governor Amy Sinclair following the resignation of Adam Gregg.
From 1997 to 2009, Arizona had two female governors and two concurrently serving female secretaries of state.

## List of female lieutenant governors

* Italics denotes acting lieutenant governor
| Name (lifespan) | State | Party | Term start | Term end | Length of service | Left for |
| Matilda Dodge Wilson (1883–1967) | Michigan | Republican | January 1, 1940 | January 1, 1941 | 1 year, 0 days | Retired |
| Consuelo N. Bailey (1899–1976) | Vermont | Republican | January 8, 1955 | January 10, 1957 | 2 years, 2 days | Retired |
| Maude Frazier (1881–1963) | Nevada | Democratic | July 4, 1962 | January 1, 1963 | 181 days | Retired |
| Mary Anne Krupsak (1932–2024) | New York | Democratic | January 1, 1975 | December 31, 1978 | 3 years, 364 days | Retired to run for the Democratic nomination for governor in 1978 (defeated in primary) |
| Thelma Stovall (1919–1994) | Kentucky | Democratic | December 9, 1975 | December 11, 1979 | 4 years, 2 days | Retired to run for the Democratic nomination for governor in 1979 (defeated in primary) |
| Evelyn Gandy (1920–2007) | Mississippi | Democratic | January 20, 1976 | January 22, 1980 | 4 years, 2 days | Retired to run for the Democratic nomination for governor in 1979 (defeated in primary) |
| Jean King (1925–2013) | Hawaii | Democratic | December 2, 1978 | December 2, 1982 | 4 years, 0 days | Retired to run for the Democratic nomination for governor in 1982 (defeated in primary) |
| Nancy E. Dick (born 1930) | Colorado | Democratic | January 10, 1979 | January 13, 1987 | 8 years, 3 days | Retired |
| Madeleine Kunin (born 1933) | Vermont | Democratic | January 10, 1979 | January 10, 1983 | 4 years, 0 days | Retired to run as the Democratic nominee for governor in 1982 (defeated) |
| Nancy Stevenson (1929–2001) | South Carolina | Democratic | January 10, 1979 | January 12, 1983 | 4 years, 2 days | Retired |
| Martha Layne Collins (born 1936) | Kentucky | Democratic | December 11, 1979 | December 13, 1983 | 4 years, 2 days | Retired to run as the Democratic nominee for governor in 1983 (elected); Governor of Kentucky (1983–1987) |
| Martha Griffiths (1912–2003) | Michigan | Democratic | January 1, 1983 | January 1, 1991 | 8 years, 0 days | Retired |
| Marlene Johnson (born 1946) | Minnesota | Democratic (DFL) | January 3, 1983 | January 7, 1991 | 8 years, 4 days | Lost reelection |
| Ruth Meiers (1925–1987) | North Dakota | Democratic–NPL | January 1, 1985 | March 19, 1987 | 2 years, 77 days | Died |
| Harriett Woods (1927–2007) | Missouri | Democratic | January 14, 1985 | January 9, 1989 | 3 years, 361 days | Retired |
| Evelyn Murphy (born 1940) | Massachusetts | Democratic | January 8, 1987 | January 3, 1991 | 3 years, 360 days | Retired to run for the Democratic nomination for governor in 1990 (dropped out of primary) |
| Jo Ann Zimmerman (1936–2019) | Iowa | Democratic | January 16, 1987 | January 18, 1991 | 4 years, 2 days | Lost reelection |
| Connie Binsfeld (1924–2014) | Michigan | Republican | January 1, 1991 | January 1, 1999 | 8 years, 0 days | Retired |
| Joy Corning (1932–2017) | Iowa | Republican | January 18, 1991 | January 15, 1999 | 7 years, 362 days | Retired to run for the Republican nomination for governor in 1998 (dropped out of primary) |
| Maxine Moul (born 1947) | Nebraska | Democratic | January 9, 1991 | October 5, 1993 | 2 years, 269 days | Resigned |
| Joanell Dyrstad (born 1942) | Minnesota | Republican | January 7, 1991 | January 3, 1995 | 3 years, 361 days | Retired to run for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate in 1994 (defeated in primary) |
| Sue Wagner (born 1940) | Nevada | Republican | January 7, 1991 | January 2, 1995 | 3 years, 360 days | Retired |
| Eunice Groark (1938–2018) | Connecticut | A Connecticut Party | January 9, 1991 | January 4, 1995 | 3 years, 360 days | Retired to run as the A Connecticut Party nominee for governor in 1994 (defeated) |
| Melinda Schwegmann (born 1946) | Louisiana | Democratic | January 13, 1992 | January 8, 1996 | 3 years, 360 days | Retired to run for the Democratic nomination for governor in 1995 (defeated in primary) |
| Gaioi Tufele Galeai | American Samoa | Republican | August 1992 | January 4, 1993 | 3–4 months | Retired |
| Rosemarie Myrdal (1929–2023) | North Dakota | Republican | December 15, 1992 | December 15, 2000 | 8 years, 0 days | Retired |
| Barbara Snelling (1928–2015) | Vermont | Republican | January 1, 1993 | January 1, 1997 | 4 years, 0 days | Retired |
| Olene Walker (1930–2015) | Utah | Republican | January 4, 1993 | November 5, 2003 | 10 years, 305 days | Became Governor of Utah (2003–2005) |
| Ruth Ann Minner (1935–2021) | Delaware | Democratic | January 19, 1993 | January 3, 2001 | 7 years, 350 days | Term-limited and ran as the Democratic nominee for governor in 2000 (elected); Governor of Delaware (2001–2009) |
| Kim M. Robak (born 1955) | Nebraska | Democratic | October 5, 1993 | January 7, 1999 | 5 years, 98 days | Retired |
| Mazie Hirono (born 1947) | Hawaii | Democratic | December 2, 1994 | December 2, 2002 | 8 years, 0 days | Term-limited and ran as the Democratic nominee for governor in 2002 (defeated) |
| Fran Ulmer (born 1947) | Alaska | Democratic | December 5, 1994 | December 2, 2002 | 7 years, 362 days | Retired to run as the Democratic nominee for governor in 2002 (defeated) |
| Carole Hillard (1936–2007) | South Dakota | Republican | January 1, 1995 | January 1, 2003 | 8 years, 0 days | Retired |
| Betsy McCaughey (born 1948) | New York | Republican | January 1, 1995 | December 31, 1998 | 3 years, 364 days | Retired to run for the Democratic nomination for governor in 1998 (defeated in primary) |
| Betsy McCaughey (born 1948) | New York | Democratic | January 1, 1995 | December 31, 1998 | 3 years, 364 days | Retired to run for the Democratic nomination for governor in 1998 (defeated in primary) |
| Madeleine Bordallo (born 1933) | Guam | Democratic | January 2, 1995 | January 6, 2003 | 8 years, 4 days | Retired to run for Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from Guam (2003–2019) |
| Joanne Benson (born 1943) | Minnesota | Republican | January 3, 1995 | January 4, 1999 | 4 years, 1 day | Retired to run for the Republican nomination for governor in 1998 (defeated in primary) |
| Gail Schoettler (born 1943) | Colorado | Democratic | January 3, 1995 | January 12, 1999 | 4 years, 9 days | Retired to run as the Democratic nominee for governor in 1998 (defeated) |
| Jodi Rell (1946–2024) | Connecticut | Republican | January 4, 1995 | July 1, 2004 | 9 years, 179 days | Became Governor of Connecticut (2004–2011) |
| Nancy Hollister (born 1949) | Ohio | Republican | January 9, 1995 | December 31, 1998 | 3 years, 356 days | Became Governor of Ohio (1998–1999) |
| Sheila Frahm (born 1945) | Kansas | Republican | January 9, 1995 | June 11, 1996 | 1 year, 154 days | Resigned to become U.S. senator from Kansas (1996) |
| Mary Fallin (born 1954) | Oklahoma | Republican | January 9, 1995 | January 2, 2007 | 11 years, 358 days | Retired to become the U.S. representative from Oklahoma 5th (2007–2011) |
| Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (born 1951) | Maryland | Democratic | January 18, 1995 | January 15, 2003 | 7 years, 362 days | Retired to run as the Democratic nominee for governor in 2002 (defeated) |
| Kathleen Blanco (1942–2019) | Louisiana | Democratic | January 8, 1996 | January 12, 2004 | 8 years, 4 days | Retired to run as the Democratic nominee for governor in 2003 (elected); Governor of Louisiana (2004–2008) |
| Judy Martz (1943–2017) | Montana | Republican | January 6, 1997 | January 1, 2001 | 3 years, 361 days | Retired to run as the Republican nominee for governor in 2000 (elected); Governor of Montana (2001–2005) |
| Mary Donohue (born 1947) | New York | Republican | January 1, 1999 | December 31, 2006 | 7 years, 364 days | Retired to become a judge of the New York Court of Claims |
| Lorraine Hunt (born 1939) | Nevada | Republican | January 4, 1999 | January 20, 2007 | 8 years, 16 days | Retired to run for the Republican nomination for governor in 2006 (defeated in primary) |
| Mae Schunk (born 1934) | Minnesota | Reform | January 4, 1999 | January 6, 2003 | 4 years, 2 days | Retired |
| Mae Schunk (born 1934) | Minnesota | Independence | January 4, 1999 | January 6, 2003 | 4 years, 2 days | Retired |
| Jane Swift (born 1965) | Massachusetts | Republican | January 7, 1999 | January 2, 2003 | 3 years, 360 days | Became Acting Governor of Massachusetts (2001–2003) |
| Corinne Wood (1954–2021) | Illinois | Republican | January 11, 1999 | January 13, 2003 | 4 years, 2 days | Retired to run for the Republican nomination for governor in 2002 (defeated in primary) |
| Maureen O'Connor (born 1951) | Ohio | Republican | January 11, 1999 | December 31, 2002 | 3 years, 354 days | Retired to run as the Republican nominee for Associate Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court (elected) |
| Sally Pederson (born 1951) | Iowa | Democratic | January 15, 1999 | January 12, 2007 | 7 years, 362 days | Retired |
| Amy Tuck (born 1963) | Mississippi | Democratic | January 11, 2000 | January 10, 2008 | 7 years, 364 days | Retired |
| Amy Tuck (born 1963) | Mississippi | Republican | January 11, 2000 | January 10, 2008 | 7 years, 364 days | Retired |
| Bev Perdue (born 1947) | North Carolina | Democratic | January 6, 2001 | January 10, 2009 | 8 years, 4 days | Retired to run as the Democratic nominee for governor in 2008 (elected); Governor of North Carolina (2009–2013) |
| Margaret Farrow (1934–2022) | Wisconsin | Republican | May 9, 2001 | January 6, 2003 | 1 year, 242 days | Lost reelection |
| Diane Denish (born 1949) | New Mexico | Democratic | January 1, 2003 | January 1, 2011 | 8 years, 0 days | Retired to run as the Democratic nominee for governor in 2010 (defeated) |
| Kerry Healey (born 1960) | Massachusetts | Republican | January 2, 2003 | January 4, 2007 | 4 years, 2 days | Retired to run as the Republican nominee for governor in 2006 (defeated) |
| Carol Molnau (born 1949) | Minnesota | Republican | January 6, 2003 | January 3, 2011 | 7 years, 362 days | Retired |
| Barbara Lawton (born 1951) | Wisconsin | Democratic | January 6, 2003 | January 3, 2011 | 7 years, 362 days | Retired to run for the Democratic nomination for governor in 2010 (dropped out of primary) |
| Jennette Bradley (born 1952) | Ohio | Republican | January 13, 2003 | January 5, 2005 | 1 year, 358 days | Resigned to become Ohio State Treasurer |
| Jane E. Norton (born 1954) | Colorado | Republican | January 13, 2003 | January 9, 2007 | 3 years, 361 days | Retired |
| Lucy Baxley (1937–2016) | Alabama | Democratic | January 20, 2003 | January 15, 2007 | 3 years, 360 days | Retired to run as the Democratic nominee for governor in 2006 (defeated) |
| Catherine Baker Knoll (1930–2008) | Pennsylvania | Democratic | January 21, 2003 | November 12, 2008 | 5 years, 296 days | Died |
| Toni Jennings (born 1949) | Florida | Republican | March 3, 2003 | January 2, 2007 | 3 years, 305 days | Retired |
| Kathy Davis (born 1956) | Indiana | Democratic | October 20, 2003 | January 10, 2005 | 1 year, 82 days | Lost reelection |
| Becky Skillman (born 1950) | Indiana | Republican | January 10, 2005 | January 14, 2013 | 8 years, 4 days | Retired |
| Elizabeth H. Roberts (born 1957) | Rhode Island | Democratic | January 2, 2007 | January 6, 2015 | 8 years, 4 days | Retired |
| Jari Askins (born 1953) | Oklahoma | Democratic | January 2, 2007 | January 10, 2011 | 4 years, 8 days | Retired to run as the Democratic nominee for governor in 2010 (defeated) |
| Barbara O'Brien (born 1950) | Colorado | Democratic | January 9, 2007 | January 11, 2011 | 4 years, 2 days | Retired |
| Patty Judge (born 1943) | Iowa | Democratic | January 12, 2007 | January 14, 2011 | 4 years, 2 days | Lost reelection |
| Mona Pasquil (born 1962) | California | Democratic | November 4, 2009 | April 27, 2010 | 174 days | Retired |
| Kim Guadagno (born 1959) | New Jersey | Republican | January 19, 2010 | January 16, 2018 | 7 years, 362 days | Term-limited and ran as the Republican nominee for governor in 2017 (defeated) |
| Rebecca Kleefisch (born 1975) | Wisconsin | Republican | January 3, 2011 | January 7, 2019 | 8 years, 4 days | Lost reelection |
| Yvonne Prettner Solon (born 1946) | Minnesota | Democratic (DFL) | January 3, 2011 | January 5, 2015 | 4 years, 2 days | Retired |
| Jennifer Carroll (born 1959) | Florida | Republican | January 4, 2011 | March 12, 2013 | 2 years, 67 days | Resigned |
| Nancy Wyman (born 1946) | Connecticut | Democratic | January 5, 2011 | January 9, 2019 | 8 years, 4 days | Retired |
| Mary Taylor (born 1966) | Ohio | Republican | January 10, 2011 | January 14, 2019 | 8 years, 4 days | Retired to run for the Republican nomination in 2018 (defeated in primary) |
| Sheila Simon (born 1961) | Illinois | Democratic | January 10, 2011 | January 12, 2015 | 4 years, 2 days | Retired to run as the Democratic nominee for Illinois Comptroller in 2014 (defeated) |
| Kim Reynolds (born 1959) | Iowa | Republican | January 14, 2011 | May 24, 2017 | 6 years, 130 days | Became Governor of Iowa (2017–present) |
| Kay Ivey (born 1944) | Alabama | Republican | January 17, 2011 | April 10, 2017 | 6 years, 83 days | Became Governor of Alabama (2017–present) |
| Sue Ellspermann (born 1960) | Indiana | Republican | January 14, 2013 | March 2, 2016 | 3 years, 48 days | Resigned |
| Angela McLean (born 1970) | Montana | Democratic | February 17, 2014 | January 3, 2016 | 1 year, 320 days | Resigned |
| Crit Luallen (born 1952) | Kentucky | Democratic | November 13, 2014 | December 8, 2015 | 1 year, 25 days | Retired |
| Kathy Hochul (born 1958) | New York | Democratic | January 1, 2015 | August 23, 2021 | 6 years, 234 days | Became Governor of New York (2021–present) |
| Tina Smith (born 1958) | Minnesota | Democratic (DFL) | January 5, 2015 | January 2, 2018 | 2 years, 362 days | Resigned to become U.S. senator from Minnesota (2018–present) |
| Karyn Polito (born 1966) | Massachusetts | Republican | January 8, 2015 | January 5, 2023 | 7 years, 362 days | Retired |
| Evelyn Sanguinetti (born 1970) | Illinois | Republican | January 12, 2015 | January 14, 2019 | 4 years, 2 days | Lost reelection |
| Jenean Hampton (born 1958) | Kentucky | Republican | December 8, 2015 | December 10, 2019 | 4 years, 2 days | Retired |
| Donna Lynne (born 1953) | Colorado | Democratic | May 12, 2016 | January 8, 2019 | 2 years, 241 days | Retired to run for the Democratic nomination in 2018 (defeated in primary) |
| Suzanne Crouch (born 1952) | Indiana | Republican | January 9, 2017 | January 13, 2025 | 8 years, 4 days | |
| Bethany Hall-Long (born 1963) | Delaware | Democratic | January 17, 2017 | January 7, 2025 | 7 years, 356 days | Term-limited and ran for the Democratic nomination for governor in 2024 (defeated in primary) Became Governor of Delaware (January 7–21, 2025) |
| Michelle Fischbach (born 1965) | Minnesota | Republican | January 3, 2018 | January 7, 2019 | 1 year, 4 days | Retired |
| Sheila Oliver (1952–2023) | New Jersey | Democratic | January 16, 2018 | August 1, 2023 | 5 years, 197 days | Died |
| Valerie Davidson (born 1967) | Alaska | Independent | October 16, 2018 | December 3, 2018 | 48 days | Retired |
| Janice McGeachin (born 1963) | Idaho | Republican | January 7, 2019 | January 2, 2023 | 3 years, 361 days | Retired to run for the Republican nomination in 2022 (defeated in primary) |
| Peggy Flanagan (born 1979) | Minnesota | Democratic (DFL) | January 7, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 70 days | Serving |
| Eleni Kounalakis (born 1966) | California | Democratic | January 7, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 70 days | Serving |
| Kate Marshall (born 1959) | Nevada | Democratic | January 7, 2019 | September 17, 2021 | 2 years, 253 days | Resigned to serve as Senior Advisor to Governors in the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs |
| Jeanette Núñez (born 1972) | Florida | Republican | January 8, 2019 | February 16, 2025 | 6 years, 39 days | Resigned to serve as Interim President of Florida International University |
| Dianne Primavera (born 1950) | Colorado | Democratic | January 8, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 69 days | Serving |
| Susan Bysiewicz (born 1961) | Connecticut | Democratic | January 9, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 68 days | Serving |
| Pamela Evette (born 1967) | South Carolina | Republican | January 9, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 68 days | Serving |
| Juliana Stratton (born 1965) | Illinois | Democratic | January 14, 2019 | Incumbent | 6 years, 63 days | Serving |
| Jacqueline Coleman (born 1982) | Kentucky | Democratic | December 10, 2019 | Incumbent | 5 years, 98 days | Serving |
| Deidre Henderson (born 1974) | Utah | Republican | January 4, 2021 | Incumbent | 4 years, 73 days | Serving |
| Kristen Juras (born 1955) | Montana | Republican | January 4, 2021 | Incumbent | 4 years, 73 days | Serving |
| Molly Gray (born 1984) | Vermont | Democratic | January 7, 2021 | January 5, 2023 | 1 year, 363 days | Retired to run for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. House of Representatives (defeated in primary) |
| Sabina Matos (born 1974) | Rhode Island | Democratic | April 14, 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 338 days | Serving |
| Andrea Stewart-Cousins (born 1950) | New York | Democratic | August 24, 2021 | September 9, 2021 | 16 days | New lieutenant governor appointed |
| Andrea Stewart-Cousins (born 1950) | New York | Democratic | April 12, 2022 | May 25, 2022 | 43 days | New lieutenant governor appointed |
| Lisa Cano Burkhead (born 1971) | Nevada | Democratic | December 16, 2021 | January 2, 2023 | 1 year, 17 days | Lost reelection |
| Winsome Earle-Sears (born 1964) | Virginia | Republican | January 15, 2022 | Incumbent | 3 years, 62 days | Serving |
| Nancy Dahlstrom (born 1957) | Alaska | Republican | December 5, 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 103 days | Serving |
| Sylvia Luke (born 1967) | Hawaii | Democratic | December 5, 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 103 days | Serving |
| Tammy Miller (born 1960) | North Dakota | Republican | January 3, 2023 | December 15, 2024 | 1 year, 347 days | Retired to run for the Republican nomination for governor in 2024 (defeated in primary) |
| Sara Rodriguez (born 1975) | Wisconsin | Democratic | January 3, 2023 | Incumbent | 2 years, 74 days | Serving |
| Kim Ward | Pennsylvania | Republican | January 3, 2023 | January 17, 2023 | 14 days | New lieutenant governor sworn in |
| Kim Driscoll (born 1966) | Massachusetts | Democratic | January 5, 2023 | Incumbent | 2 years, 72 days | Serving |
| Leslie Rutledge (born 1976) | Arkansas | Republican | January 10, 2023 | Incumbent | 2 years, 67 days | Serving |
| Aruna Miller (born 1964) | Maryland | Democratic | January 18, 2023 | Incumbent | 2 years, 59 days | Serving |
| Tahesha Way (born 1971/1972) | New Jersey | Democratic | September 8, 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 191 days | Serving |
| Amy Sinclair (born 1975) | Iowa | Republican | September 3, 2024 | December 16, 2024 | 104 days | New lieutenant governor sworn in |
| Michelle Strinden (born 19??) | North Dakota | Republican | December 15, 2024 | Incumbent | 93 days | Serving |
| Chris Cournoyer (born 1970) | Iowa | Republican | December 16, 2024 | Incumbent | 92 days | Serving |
| Rachel Hunt (born 1965) | North Carolina | Democratic | January 1, 2025 | Incumbent | 76 days | Serving |
| Kyle Evans Gay (born 1986) | Delaware | Democratic | January 21, 2025 | Incumbent | 56 days | Serving |

## List of female secretaries of state

Certain states do not have a lieutenant governor; instead, they have a Secretary of State next in line for succession of governor.
* Italics denotes acting Secretary of State.
| Name | State | Party | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length | Notes |
| Thyra Thomson (1916–2013) | Wyoming | Republican | January 7, 1963 | January 5, 1987 | 23 years, 363 days | Retired |
| Norma Paulus (1933–2019) | Oregon | Republican | January 3, 1977 | January 7, 1985 | 8 years, 4 days | Retired to run as the Republican nominee for governor in 1986 (defeated) |
| Rose Mofford (1922–2016) | Arizona | Democratic | October 20, 1977 | April 4, 1988 | 10 years, 167 days | Succeeded as governor upon the impeachment and conviction of Governor Evan Mecham |
| Barbara Roberts (born 1936) | Oregon | Democratic | January 7, 1985 | January 14, 1991 | 6 years, 7 days | Retired to run as the Democratic nominee for governor in 1990 (elected) |
| Kathy Karpan (born 1942) | Wyoming | Democratic | January 5, 1987 | January 3, 1995 | 7 years, 363 days | Retired to run as the Democratic nominee for governor in 1994 (defeated) |
| Sila María Calderón (born 1942) | Puerto Rico | Democratic | 1988 | 1989 | 1 year | Retired |
| Diana J. Ohman (born 1950) | Wyoming | Republican | January 3, 1995 | January 3, 1999 | 4 years, 0 days | Retired |
| Jane Dee Hull (1935–2020) | Arizona | Republican | January 2, 1995 | September 5, 1997 | 2 years, 246 days | Succeeded as governor upon the resignation of Governor Fife Symington |
| Norma Burgos (born 1954) | Puerto Rico | Democratic | 1995 | 1999 | 4 years | Retired to become a member of the Puerto Rico Senate |
| Betsey Bayless (born 1944) | Arizona | Republican | September 5, 1997 | January 6, 2003 | 5 years, 123 days | Retired to run for governor in 2002 (defeated in primary) |
| Jan Brewer (born 1944) | Arizona | Republican | January 6, 2003 | January 21, 2009 | 6 years, 15 days | Succeeded as governor upon resignation of Governor Janet Napolitano |
| Marisara Pont Marchese (born 1941) | Puerto Rico | Democratic | 2005 | 2005 | 5 months | Retired |
| Kate Brown (born 1960) | Oregon | Democratic | January 5, 2009 | February 18, 2015 | 6 years, 44 days | Succeeded as governor upon the resignation of Governor John Kitzhaber |
| Michele Reagan (born 1969) | Arizona | Republican | January 5, 2015 | January 7, 2019 | 4 years, 2 days | Lost renomination |
| Jeanne Atkins (born 1949/1950) | Oregon | Democratic | March 11, 2015 | January 2, 2017 | 1 year, 297 days | Retired |
| Karen Wheeler (born 19??) | Wyoming | Republican | February 9, 2018 | March 1, 2018 | 20 days | Acting spell ended |
| Katie Hobbs (born 1969) | Arizona | Democratic | January 7, 2019 | January 2, 2023 | 3 years, 360 days | Retired to run as the Democratic nominee for governor in 2022 (elected) |
| Leslie Cummings | Oregon | Republican | February 26, 2019 | March 31, 2019 | 33 days | Acting spell ended |
| Beverly Clarno (born 1936) | Oregon | Republican | March 31, 2019 | January 4, 2021 | 1 year, 279 days | Retired |
| María Marcano de León | Puerto Rico | | August 4, 2019 | December 19, 2019 | 137 days | Interim spell ended |
| Shemia Fagan (born 1981) | Oregon | Democratic | January 4, 2021 | May 8, 2023 | 2 years, 124 days | Resigned |
| Cheryl Myers | Oregon | Democratic | May 8, 2023 | June 30, 2023 | 53 days | Acting spell ended |
| LaVonne Griffin-Valade (born 1952/1953) | Oregon | Democratic | June 30, 2023 | January 6, 2025 | 1 year, 190 days | Appointment ended |
| Verónica Ferraiuoli | Puerto Rico | Democratic | January 2, 2025 | Incumbent | 75 days | Serving |

## List of female Senate presidents

Two states – Maine and New Hampshire – do not have a lieutenant governor, and do not have the secretary of state as first in the line of succession to the governor. In these two states, the President of the State Senate is first in line to succeed the governor.
* Italics denotes acting Senate President.
| Name | State | Party | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length | Notes |
| Vesta M. Roy (1925–2002) | New Hampshire | Republican | December 1, 1982 | December 3, 1986 | 4 years, 2 days | Served as Acting Governor of New Hampshire from December 29, 1982, to January 6, 1983. Retired |
| Beverly Hollingworth (born 1935) | New Hampshire | Democratic | August 26, 1999 | December 6, 2000 | 1 year, 102 days | Party lost Senate majority |
| Beverly Daggett (1945–2015) | Maine | Democratic | December 4, 2002 | December 1, 2004 | 1 year, 363 days | Term-limited from the Senate |
| Beth Edmonds (born 1950) | Maine | Democratic | December 1, 2004 | December 3, 2008 | 4 years, 2 days | Term-limited from the Senate |
| Sylvia Larsen (born 1949) | New Hampshire | Democratic | December 5, 2006 | December 1, 2010 | 3 years, 361 days | Party lost Senate majority |
| Libby Mitchell (born 1940) | Maine | Democratic | December 3, 2008 | December 1, 2010 | 1 year, 363 days | Retired to run as the Democratic nominee for governor in 2010(defeated) |
| Donna Soucy (born 1967) | New Hampshire | Democratic | December 5, 2018 | December 2, 2020 | 1 year, 363 days | Party lost Senate majority |
| Mattie Daughtry (born 1987) | Maine | Democratic | December 4, 2024 | Incumbent | 104 days | Serving |
| Sharon Carson (born 1957) | New Hampshire | Republican | December 4, 2024 | Incumbent | 104 days | Serving |

## List of female federal district council chairs

In the District of Columbia, the chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia is first in line of succession in the event of a vacancy in the office of mayor of the District of Columbia.
| Name | Image | State | Party | Mandate start | Mandate end | Term length | Notes |
| Linda W. Cropp (born 1947) | | District of Columbia | Democratic | 1997 | 2007 | 10 years | Named acting Chair of D.C. Council, following the death of David A. Clarke in 1997. Elected D.C. Council Chair in the 1997 special election. Retired to run as the Democratic nominee for Mayor in 2006 (defeated) |