Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky

The office of Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky was created under the state's second constitution, which was ratified in 1799. The current Lieutenant Governor is Democrat Jacqueline Coleman, who has been office since December 10, 2019.

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# Name Political Party Term Governor(s) served under1Alexander Scott Bullitt1800–1804James Garrard2John Caldwell1804Christopher Greenup3Thomas PoseyDemocratic-Republican1806–1808Christopher Greenup4Gabriel SlaughterDemocratic-Republican1808–1812Charles Scott5Richard Hickman1812–1816Isaac Shelby6Gabriel SlaughterDemocratic-Republican1816George MadisonVacant 1816–1820Gabriel Slaughter7William T. Barry Democratic-Republican1820–1824John Adair8Robert B. McAfeeDemocratic-Republican1824–1828Joseph Desha9John BreathittDemocratic1828–1832Thomas Metcalfe10James T. MoreheadNational Republican, Whig1832–1834John BreathittVacant 1834–1836James T. Morehead11Charles A. WickliffeWhig1836–1839James Clark12Manlius Valerius Thomson1840–1844Robert P. Letcher13Archibald DixonWhig1844–1848William Owsley14John LaRue HelmWhig1848–1850John J. CrittendenVacant 1850–1851John L. Helm15John Burton ThompsonWhig, Know Nothing1851–1853Lazarus W. Powell16James Greene HardyKnow Nothing1855–1856Charles S. MoreheadVacant 1856–185917Linn BoydDemocratic1859Beriah Magoffin18Richard Taylor JacobDemocratic1863–1864Thomas E. BramletteVacant 1864–1867Thomas E. Bramlette19John W. StevensonDemocratic1867John L. HelmVacant 1867–187120John G. CarlisleDemocratic1871–1875Preston H. Leslie21John C. Underwood1875–1879James B. McCreary22James E. Cantrill1879–1883Luke P. Blackburn23James R. HindmanDemocratic1883–1887J. Proctor Knott24James W. Bryan Democratic1887–1891Simon Bolivar Buckner25Mitchell C. AlfordDemocratic1891–1895John Young Brown26William J. WorthingtonRepublican1895–1899William O. Bradley27John MarshallRepublican1899–1900William S. Taylor28J. C. W. BeckhamDemocratic1900William GoebelNewton Willard Utley (Acting) 1900–1903  J. C. W. Beckham29William P. Thorne1903–1907J. C. W. Beckham30William H. CoxRepublican1907–1911Augustus E. Willson31Edward J. McDermottDemocratic1911–1915James B. McCreary32James D. BlackDemocratic1915–1919Augustus O. Stanley33S. Thruston BallardRepublican1919–1923James D. BlackEdwin P. Morrow34Henry Denhardt1923–1927William J. Fields35James Breathitt, Jr.Democratic1927–1931Flem D. Sampson36Happy ChandlerDemocratic1931–1935Ruby Laffoon37Keen JohnsonDemocratic1935–1939Happy Chandler38Rodes K. Myers1939–1943Keen Johnson39Kenneth H. TuggleRepublican1943–1947Simeon Willis40Lawrence W. WetherbyDemocratic1947–1950Earle Clements41Emerson "Doc" BeauchampDemocratic1951–1955Lawrence W. Wetherbyvacant42Harry Lee WaterfieldDemocratic1955–1959Happy Chandler43Wilson W. WyattDemocratic1959–1963Bert Combs44Harry Lee WaterfieldDemocratic1963–1967Ned Breathitt45Wendell H. FordDemocratic1967–1971Louie Nunn46Julian M. CarrollDemocratic1971–1974Wendell FordVacant 1974–197547Thelma StovallDemocratic1975–1979Julian Carroll48Martha Layne CollinsDemocratic1979–1983John Y. Brown Jr.49Steve BeshearDemocratic1983–1987Martha Layne Collins50Brereton C. JonesDemocratic1987–1991Wallace Wilkinson51Paul E. PattonDemocratic1991–1995Brereton C. Jones52Steve Henry Democratic1995–2003Paul E. Patton53Steve PenceRepublican2003–2007Ernie Fletcher54Daniel MongiardoDemocratic2007–2011Steve Beshear55Jerry AbramsonDemocratic2011–2014Steve Beshear56Crit LuallenDemocratic2014–2015Steve Beshear57Jenean HamptonRepublican2015–2019Matt Bevin58Jacqueline Coleman Democratic2019–presentAndy Beshear

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