Lieutenant Governor of Alaska
The lieutenant governor of Alaska (Iñupiaq: Alaskam Kavanaata Ikayuqtiksrautaa) is the deputy elected official to the governor of the U.S. state of Alaska. Unlike most lieutenant governors in the U.S., the office also maintains the duties of a secretary of state, and indeed was named such until August 25, 1970. Prior to statehood, the territorial-era Secretary of Alaska, who was appointed by the president of the United States like the governor, functioned as an acting governor or successor-in-waiting. Currently, the lieutenant governor accedes to the governorship in case of a vacancy. The lieutenant governor runs together with the governor in both the primary and the general election as a slate.
| No. | Lieutenant Governor | Term in office | Party | Election | Governor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Hugh Wade (1901–1995) |
January 3, 1959 – December 5, 1966 (lost election) |
Democratic | 1958 | William A. Egan | ||
| 1962 | ||||||||
| 2 |
|
Keith Harvey Miller (1925–2019) |
December 5, 1966 – January 29, 1969 (succeeded to governor) |
Republican | 1966 | Wally Hickel | ||
| 3 |
|
Robert W. Ward (1929–1997) |
January 29, 1969 – December 7, 1970 (lost election) |
Republican |
Succeeded from commissioner of administration |
Keith Harvey Miller | ||
| 4 |
|
H. A. Boucher (1921–2009) |
December 7, 1970 – December 2, 1974 (lost election) |
Democratic | 1970 | William A. Egan | ||
| 5 |
|
Lowell Thomas Jr. (1923–2016) |
December 2, 1974 – December 4, 1978 (did not run) |
Republican | 1974 | Jay Hammond | ||
| 6 |
|
Terry Miller (1942–1989) |
December 4, 1978 – December 6, 1982 (did not run) |
Republican | 1978 | |||
| 7 |
|
Steve McAlpine (b. 1949) |
December 6, 1982 – December 3, 1990 (did not run) |
Democratic | 1982 | Bill Sheffield | ||
| 1986 | Steve Cowper | |||||||
| 8 |
|
Jack Coghill (1925–2019) |
December 3, 1990 – December 5, 1994 (did not run) |
Alaskan Independence |
1990 | Wally Hickel | ||
| 9 |
|
Fran Ulmer (b. 1947) |
December 5, 1994 – December 2, 2002 (did not run) |
Democratic | 1994 | Tony Knowles | ||
| 1998 | ||||||||
| 10 |
|
Loren Leman (b. 1950) |
December 2, 2002 – December 4, 2006 (did not run) |
Republican | 2002 | Frank Murkowski | ||
| 11 |
|
Sean Parnell (b. 1962) |
December 4, 2006 – July 26, 2009 (succeeded to governor) |
Republican | 2006 | Sarah Palin | ||
| — | Vacant |
July 26, 2009 – August 10, 2009 |
Office vacated by succession to governor |
Sean Parnell | ||||
| 12 |
|
Craig Campbell (b. 1952) |
August 10, 2009 – December 6, 2010 (did not run) |
Republican |
Nominated by governor and confirmed by legislature |
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| 13 |
|
Mead Treadwell (b. 1956) |
December 6, 2010 – December 1, 2014 (did not run) |
Republican | 2010 | |||
| 14 |
|
Byron Mallott (1943–2020) |
December 1, 2014 – October 16, 2018 (resigned) |
Independent | 2014 | Bill Walker | ||
| 15 |
|
Valerie Davidson (b. 1967) |
October 16, 2018 – December 3, 2018 (withdrew) |
Independent |
Appointed by governor |
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| 16 |
|
Kevin Meyer (b. 1956) |
December 3, 2018 – December 5, 2022 (did not run) |
Republican | 2018 | Mike Dunleavy | ||
| 17 |
|
Nancy Dahlstrom (b. 1957) |
December 5, 2022 – Incumbent |
Republican | 2022 | |||