List of lieutenant governors of Alabama

Lieutenant Governor of Alabama
Lieutenant Governor of Alabama
	Seal of the Lieutenant Governor
	Incumbent; Will Ainsworth; since January 14, 2019
Style	The Honorable
Term length	Four years, renewable once
Inaugural holder	Andrew J. Applegate
Formation	1868
Salary	$68,556
Website	ltgov.alabama.gov

The Lieutenant Governor of Alabama is the president and presiding officer of the Alabama Senate, elected to serve a four-year term. The office was created in 1868,^[1] removed in 1875,^[2] and recreated in 1901.^[3]

List

Lieutenant Governors of the State of Alabama
No.	Lieutenant Governor		Term in office	Party	Election
1		Andrew J. Applegate	August 13, 1868 – August 21, 1870	Republican	1868 ^[b]^[c]	William Hugh Smith
—	Vacant		August 21, 1870 – November 26, 1870	—	1868 ^[b]^[c]	William Hugh Smith
2		Edward H. Moren	November 26, 1870 – November 17, 1872	Democratic	1870	Robert B. Lindsay
3		Alexander McKinstry	November 17, 1872 – November 24, 1874	Republican	1872	David P. Lewis
4		Robert F. Ligon	November 24, 1874 – November 28, 1876	Democratic	1874	George S. Houston
Office did not exist from November 28, 1876, to January 19, 1903
5		Russell McWhortor Cunningham	January 19, 1903 – January 14, 1907	Democratic	1902 ^[d]	William D. Jelks
6		Henry B. Gray	January 14, 1907 – January 17, 1911	Democratic	1906	B. B. Comer
7		Walter D. Seed Sr.	January 17, 1911 – January 18, 1915	Democratic	1910	Emmet O'Neal
8		Thomas Kilby	January 18, 1915 – January 20, 1919	Democratic	1914	Charles Henderson
9		Nathan Lee Miller	January 20, 1919 – January 15, 1923	Democratic	1918	Thomas Kilby
10		Charles S. McDowell	January 15, 1923 – January 17, 1927	Democratic	1922 ^[e]	William W. Brandon
11		William C. Davis	January 17, 1927 – January 19, 1931	Democratic	1926	Bibb Graves
12		Hugh Davis Merrill	January 19, 1931 – January 14, 1935	Democratic	1930	Benjamin M. Miller
13		Thomas E. Knight	January 14, 1935 – May 17, 1937	Democratic	1934 ^[f]	Bibb Graves
—	Vacant		May 17, 1937 – January 17, 1939	—	1934 ^[f]	Bibb Graves
14		Albert A. Carmichael	January 17, 1939 – January 19, 1943	Democratic	1938	Frank M. Dixon
15		Leven H. Ellis	January 19, 1943 – January 20, 1947	Democratic	1942	Chauncey Sparks
16		James C. Inzer	January 20, 1947 – January 15, 1951	Democratic	1946	Jim Folsom
17		James Allen	January 15, 1951 – January 17, 1955	Democratic	1950	Gordon Persons
18		William G. Hardwick	January 17, 1955 – January 19, 1959	Democratic	1954	Jim Folsom
19		Albert Boutwell	January 19, 1959 – January 14, 1963	Democratic	1958	John Malcolm Patterson
20		James Allen	January 14, 1963 – January 16, 1967	Democratic	1962	George Wallace
21		Albert Brewer	January 16, 1967 – May 7, 1968	Democratic	1966 ^[g]	Lurleen Wallace
—	Vacant		May 7, 1968 – January 18, 1971	—	1966 ^[g]	Albert Brewer
22		Jere Beasley	January 18, 1971 – January 15, 1979	Democratic	1970 ^[h]	George Wallace
22		Jere Beasley	January 18, 1971 – January 15, 1979	Democratic	1974	George Wallace
23		George McMillan	January 16, 1979 – January 17, 1983	Democratic	1978	Fob James
24		Bill Baxley	January 17, 1983 – January 18, 1987	Democratic	1982	George Wallace
25		Jim Folsom Jr.	January 18, 1987 – April 22, 1993	Democratic	1986	H. Guy Hunt^[i]
25		Jim Folsom Jr.	January 18, 1987 – April 22, 1993	Democratic	1990 ^[j]	H. Guy Hunt^[i]
—	Vacant		April 22, 1993 – January 16, 1995	—	1990 ^[j]	Jim Folsom Jr.
26		Don Siegelman	January 16, 1995 – January 18, 1999	Democratic	1994	Fob James^[i]
27		Steve Windom	January 18, 1999 – January 20, 2003	Republican	1998	Don Siegelman^[k]
28		Lucy Baxley	January 20, 2003 – January 15, 2007	Democratic	2002	Bob Riley^[i]
29		Jim Folsom Jr.	January 15, 2007 – January 17, 2011	Democratic	2006	Bob Riley^[i]
30		Kay Ivey	January 17, 2011 – April 10, 2017	Republican	2010	Robert J. Bentley
30		Kay Ivey	January 17, 2011 – April 10, 2017	Republican	2014 ^[l]^[m]	Robert J. Bentley
—	Vacant		April 10, 2017 – January 14, 2019	—	2014 ^[l]^[m]	Kay Ivey
31		Will Ainsworth	January 14, 2019 – Present	Republican	2018	Kay Ivey

Notes

↑ Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
↑ Applegate took office on August 13, 1868, though Smith took office as governor on July 24, 1868.
↑ Applegate died in office; the office remained vacant for the remainder of the term.^[4]
↑ Cunningham acted as governor from April 25, 1904, to March 5, 1905, while Jelks was absent from the state.^[5]
↑ McDowell acted as governor from July 10, 1924, to July 11, 1924, while Brandon was absent from the state.^[6]
↑ Knight died in office; the office remained vacant for the remainder of the term.^[7]
↑ Brewer was acting governor on July 25, 1967, when Wallace had been absent from the state for 20 days; she returned to the state later that day.^[6]^[8] Wallace later died in office, and Brewer succeeded her,^[6] rendering the office vacant for the remainder of the term.
↑ Beasley acted as governor from June 5, 1972, to July 7, 1972, while Wallace was absent from the state.^[6]
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 Represented the Republican Party.
↑ Hunt was removed from office^[9] and Folsom succeeded him,^[6] rendering the office vacant for the remainder of the term.
↑ Represented the Democratic Party.
↑ Bentley resigned^[10] and Ivey succeeded him, rendering the office vacant for the remainder of the term.
↑ The vacancy ended on January 14, 2019 when Will Ainsworth took office.

References

↑ 1868 Const. art. V, § 1
↑ 1875 Const. art. V, § 1
↑ AL Const. art. V, § 112
↑ "Andrew J. Applegate". Alabama Department of Archives and History. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
↑ "Russell Cunningham". Alabama Department of Archives and History. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 ^6.4 "Alabama Governors". Alabama Department of Archives and History. Archived from the original on May 2, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
↑ "Thomas E. Knight, Jr". Alabama Department of Archives and History. Archived from the original on November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
↑ Owen, Thomas McAdory (1979). Alabama Official and Statistical Register. Alabama Department of Archives and History. p. 17. Retrieved September 28, 2008.
↑ Nossiter, Adam (12 June 1997). "Ex-Gov. Hunt of Alabama Cleared by Pardon Board". The New York Times. p. 18. Retrieved September 28, 2008.
↑ Blinder, Alan (10 April 2017). "Robert Bentley, Alabama Governor, Resigns Amid Scandal". The New York Times. Retrieved April 10, 2017.

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[4] Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.

[5] Applegate took office on August 13, 1868, though Smith took office as governor on July 24, 1868.

[7] Applegate died in office; the office remained vacant for the remainder of the term.^[4]

[9] Cunningham acted as governor from April 25, 1904, to March 5, 1905, while Jelks was absent from the state.^[5]

[11] McDowell acted as governor from July 10, 1924, to July 11, 1924, while Brandon was absent from the state.^[6]

[13] Knight died in office; the office remained vacant for the remainder of the term.^[7]

[15] Brewer was acting governor on July 25, 1967, when Wallace had been absent from the state for 20 days; she returned to the state later that day.^[6]^[8] Wallace later died in office, and Brewer succeeded her,^[6] rendering the office vacant for the remainder of the term.

[16] Beasley acted as governor from June 5, 1972, to July 7, 1972, while Wallace was absent from the state.^[6]

[gov-rep-17] 9.0 ^9.1 ^9.2 Represented the Republican Party.

[19] Hunt was removed from office^[9] and Folsom succeeded him,^[6] rendering the office vacant for the remainder of the term.

[gov-dem-20] Represented the Democratic Party.

[22] Bentley resigned^[10] and Ivey succeeded him, rendering the office vacant for the remainder of the term.

[23] The vacancy ended on January 14, 2019 when Will Ainsworth took office.

[1868const-art5sec1-1] 1868 Const. art. V, § 1

[1875const-art5sec1-2] 1875 Const. art. V, § 1

[const-art5sec112-3] AL Const. art. V, § 112

[6] "Andrew J. Applegate". Alabama Department of Archives and History. Archived from the original on April 3, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2018.

[8] "Russell Cunningham". Alabama Department of Archives and History. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved November 25, 2018.

[adah-10] 6.0 ^6.1 ^6.2 ^6.3 ^6.4 "Alabama Governors". Alabama Department of Archives and History. Archived from the original on May 2, 2015. Retrieved April 10, 2012.

[12] "Thomas E. Knight, Jr". Alabama Department of Archives and History. Archived from the original on November 28, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2018.

[14] Owen, Thomas McAdory (1979). Alabama Official and Statistical Register. Alabama Department of Archives and History. p. 17. Retrieved September 28, 2008.

[18] Nossiter, Adam (12 June 1997). "Ex-Gov. Hunt of Alabama Cleared by Pardon Board". The New York Times. p. 18. Retrieved September 28, 2008.

[21] Blinder, Alan (10 April 2017). "Robert Bentley, Alabama Governor, Resigns Amid Scandal". The New York Times. Retrieved April 10, 2017.

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