List of lieutenant governors of Ohio

The position of lieutenant governor of Ohio was created in 1852. The lieutenant governor becomes governor if the governor resigns, dies in office or is removed by impeachment.

List of lieutenant governors

Parties

 #Lt. Governor Took office Left office Party  Notes 1  85px William Medill (1802–1865) January 12, 1852 July 13, 1853 Democratic  Became governorJuly 13, 1853Office vacant from July 13, 1853 – January 9, 1854 2  85px James Myers (1795–1864) January 9, 1854 January 14, 1856  Democratic  3  85px Thomas H. Ford (1814–1868) January 14, 1856 January 11, 1858  Republican 4  85px Martin Welker (1819–1902) January 11, 1858 January 9, 1860  Republican 5  85px Robert C. Kirk (1821–1898) January 9, 1860 January 13, 1862  Republican 6  85px Benjamin Stanton (1809–1872) January 13, 1862 January 11, 1864  Republican 7  85px Charles Anderson (1814–1895) January 11, 1864 August 29, 1865  Republican Office vacant from August 29, 1865 – January 8, 1866 8  85px Andrew McBurney  (1817–1894) January 8, 1866 January 13, 1868  Republican  9  85px John C. Lee (1828–1891) January 13, 1868 January 8, 1872  Republican  10  85px Jacob Mueller (1822–1905) January 8, 1872 January 12, 1874  Republican  11  85px Alphonso Hart (1830–1910) January 12, 1874 January 10, 1876  Republican  12 85px  January 10, 1876 March 2, 1877  Republican  13 85px H. W. Curtiss (1824–1902) March 2, 1877 January 14, 1878  Republican  (acting) 14  85px Jabez W. Fitch (1823–1884) January 14, 1878 January 12, 1880  Democratic  15 85px Andrew Hickenlooper (1837–1904) January 12, 1880 January 9, 1882  Republican  16  85px Rees G. Richards (1842–1917) January 9, 1882 January 14, 1884  Republican  17  85px John George Warwick (1830–1892) January 14, 1884 January 11, 1886  Democratic  18  85px Robert P. Kennedy (1840–1918) January 11, 1886 March 3, 1887  Republican  19  85px Silas A. Conrad (1840–1913) March 3, 1887 January 9, 1888  Republican  20  85px William C. Lyon (1841–1908) January 9, 1888 January 13, 1890  Republican  21  85px Elbert L. Lampson (1852–1930) January 13, 1890 January 31, 1890  Republican  22 85px William V. Marquis (1828–1899) January 31, 1890 January 11, 1892  Democratic  23  85px Andrew L. Harris (1835–1915) January 11, 1892 January 13, 1896  Republican  24  85px Asa W. Jones (1838–1918) January 13, 1896 January 8, 1900  Republican  25  85px John A. Caldwell (1852–1927) January 8, 1900 January 13, 1902  Republican  26 85px 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 85px Harry L. Gordon (1860–1921) June 26, 1902 January 11, 1904  Republican  28  85px Warren G. Harding (1865–1923) January 11, 1904 January 8, 1906  Republican  29  85px  January 8, 1906  June 18, 1906  RepublicanOffice vacant from June 18, 1906 – January 11, 1909 30  85px Francis W. Treadway (1869–1925) January 11, 1909 January 9, 1911  Republican 31 85px Atlee Pomerene (1863–1937) January 9, 1911  March 3, 1911 Democratic  32  85px Hugh L. Nichols (1865–1942) March 3, 1911 January 13, 1913  Democratic  33  85px W. A. Greenlund (1873–1935) January 13, 1913 January 11, 1915  Democratic  34  85px John H. Arnold (1862–1944) January 11, 1915 January 8, 1917  Republican 35  85px Earl D. Bloom (1871–1930) January 8, 1917 January 12, 1919  Democratic 36  85px Clarence J. Brown Sr. (1893–1965) January 12, 1919 January 8, 1923  Republican 37  85px Earl D. Bloom (2nd) (1871–1930) January 8, 1923 January 12, 1925  Democratic 38  85px Charles H. Lewis (1871–1965) January 12, 1925 January 10, 1927  Republican 39  85px Earl D. Bloom (3rd) (1871–1930) January 10, 1927 April 1928  Democratic 40.  85px William G. Pickrel (1888–1966) April 1928  November 1928 Democratic 41 George C. Braden (1868–1942) November 1928 January 14, 1929  Republican 42  85px John T. Brown (1876–1951) January 14, 1929 January 12, 1931  Republican 43  85px William G. Pickrel (2nd) (1888–1966) January 12, 1931 January 9, 1933  Democratic 44  85px Charles W. Sawyer (1887–1979) January 9, 1933 January 14, 1935  Democratic 45  85px Harold G. Mosier (1889–1971) January 14, 1935 January 11, 1937  Democratic 46  85px 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 85px 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 85px George D. Nye (2nd) (1898–1969) January 10, 1949 January 12, 1953  Democratic 51 85px John William Brown (1913–1993) January 12, 1953 January 3, 1957  RepublicanOffice 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 85px John William Brown (1913–1993) January 14, 1963 January 13, 1975  Republican 55  85px Dick Celeste  (b. 1937) January 13, 1975 January 8, 1979  Democratic  56 85px George Voinovich (1936–2016) January 8, 1979 November 1979  Republican  resigned to become Mayor of ClevelandOffice 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 85px Paul R. Leonard  (b. 1943) January 12, 1987 January 14, 1991  Democratic  59  85px Mike DeWine  (b. 1947) January 14, 1991 November 12, 1994 Republican  Resigned after being elected to U.S. SenateOffice vacant from November 12, 1994 – January 5, 1995 60 85px Nancy Hollister  (b. 1949) January 9, 1995 December 31, 1998  Republican  became governor  December 31, 1998Office vacant from December 31, 1998  – January 11, 1999 61  85px Maureen O'Connor  (b. 1951) January 11, 1999 December 31, 2002 Republican  resigned to becomeSupreme Court JusticeOffice vacant from December 31, 2002  – January 13, 2003 62 85px Jennette Bradley  (b. 1952) January 13, 2003 January 5, 2005  Republican  (Appointed State Treasurer) 63  85px Bruce E. Johnson  (b. 1960) January 5, 2005 December 8, 2006  Republican  resigned December 8, 2006Office vacant from December 8, 2006 – January 8, 2007 64 85px Lee Fisher  (b. 1951) January 8, 2007 January 10, 2011  Democratic  65  85px Mary Taylor  (b. 1966) January 10, 2011 January 14, 2019 Republican 66  85px Jon Husted  (b. 1967) January 14, 2019 January 21, 2025 Republican resigned January 21, 2025 after being appointed to the United States SenateOffice vacant from January 21 – February 14, 2025 67 85px Jim Tressel  (b. 1952) February 14, 2025 present Republican

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