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			One-term incumbent Republican ] was first elected in 2022 and is eligible to run for re-election, but has not stated whether he intends to do so.<ref>https://mynews4.com/news/local/stavros-anthony-wins-nevada-lieutenant-governors-race-defeating-cano-burkhead</ref>

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2026 United States lieutenant gubernatorial elections

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34 lieutenant governorships
31 states; 3 territories

	Majority party	Minority party

Party	Republican	Democratic

United States lieutenant gubernatorial elections are scheduled to be held on November 3, 2026, in 31 states and three territories. The previous lieutenant gubernatorial elections for this group of states took place in 2022, except in Vermont, where lieutenant governors serve two-year terms and elected their lieutenant governor in 2024. Twenty-four lieutenant governors run on the same ticket as the governor.

There are four states with Democratic Lieutenant Governors in states Donald Trump won, (Wisconsin R+0.9, Michigan R+1.4, Pennsylvania R+1.7, and Kansas R+16). Additionally, there is no incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Arizona as this is a newly created position.

Race summary

States

State	Lieutenant governor	Party	First elected	Last race	Status	Candidates
Alabama	Will Ainsworth	Republican	2018	83.7% R	Term-limited	TBD
Alaska	Nancy Dahlstrom	Republican	2018	50.3% R	Eligible	TBD
Arizona	None	None	N/A	None	N/A	TBD
Arkansas	Leslie Rutledge	Republican	2022	64.2% R	Eligible	TBD
California	Eleni Kounalakis	Democratic	2018	59.7% D	Term-limited	▌Steven Bradford (Democratic) ▌Fiona Ma (Democratic) ▌Michael Tubbs (Democratic)
Colorado	Dianne Primavera	Democratic	2018	53.4% D	Term-limited	TBD
Connecticut	Susan Bysiewicz	Democratic	2018	56.0% D	Eligible	TBD
Florida	Jeanette Nuñez	Republican	2018	59.4% R	Term-limited	TBD
Georgia	Burt Jones	Republican	2022	51.4% R	Eligible	TBD
Hawaii	Sylvia Luke	Democratic	2022	63.2% D	Eligible	TBD
Idaho	Scott Bedke	Republican	2022	64.4% R	Eligible	TBD
Illinois	Juliana Stratton	Democratic	2018	54.9% D	Eligible	TBD
Iowa	Chris Cournoyer	Republican	2024	58.1% R	Eligible	TBD
Kansas	David Toland	Democratic	2021	49.5% D	Eligible	TBD
Maryland	Aruna Miller	Democratic	2022	64.5% D	Eligible	TBD
Massachusetts	Kim Driscoll	Democratic	2022	63.7% D	Eligible	TBD
Michigan	Garlin Gilchrist	Democratic	2018	54.5% D	Term-limited	TBD
Minnesota	Peggy Flanagan	DFL	2018	52.3% DFL	Eligible	TBD
Nebraska	Joe Kelly	Republican	2022	59.7% R	Eligible	TBD
Nevada	Stavros Anthony	Republican	2022	49.4% R	Eligible	TBD
New Mexico	Howie Morales	Democratic	2018	52.0% D	Term-limited	TBD
New York	Antonio Delgado	Democratic	2022	53.2% D	Eligible	TBD
Ohio	Jon Husted	Republican	2018	62.4% R	Term-limited	TBD
Oklahoma	Matt Pinnell	Republican	2018	61.9% R	Term-limited	TBD
Pennsylvania	Austin Davis	Democratic	2022	56.5% D	Eligible	TBD
Rhode Island	Sabina Matos	Democratic	2021	50.9% D	Eligible	TBD
South Carolina	Pamela Evette	Republican	2018	58.1% R	Term-limited	TBD
South Dakota	Larry Rhoden	Republican	2018	62% R	Term-limited	TBD
Texas	Dan Patrick	Republican	2014	53.8% R	Eligible	TBD
Vermont	TBD	None	TBD	48.8% R	Eligible	TBD
Wisconsin	Sara Rodriguez	Democratic	2022	51.2% D	Eligible	TBD

Territories

Territory	Governor	Party	First elected	Last race	Status	Candidates
Guam	Josh Tenorio	Democratic	2018	55.5% D	Term-limited	TBD
Northern Mariana Islands	David M. Apatang	Independent	2022	54.0% I	Eligible	TBD
U.S. Virgin Islands	Tregenza Roach	Democratic	2018	56.1% D	Term-limited	TBD

Alabama

Main article: 2026 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election

Two-term incumbent Republican Will Ainsworth is term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election. Republican Secretary of State Wes Allen has declared his intent to run. Attorney General Steve Marshall, Agriculture Commissioner Rick Pate, and Public Service Commissioner Twinkle Cavanaugh are considered potential Republican candidates.

Arkansas

Main article: 2026 Arkansas lieutenant gubernatorial election

One-term incumbent Republican Leslie Rutledge was first elected in 2022 and is eligible to run for re-election, but has not stated whether she intends to do so.

California

Main article: 2026 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

Two-term incumbent Democrat Eleni Kounalakis is term-limited and ineligible to run for re-election. Treasurer Fiona Ma, former state senator Steven Bradford, and former mayor Michael Tubbs have declared their intent to run as Democrats.

Georgia

Main article: 2026 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election

One-term incumbent Republican Burt Jones was first elected in 2022 and is eligible to run for re-election. He has not stated his intention for 2026, but is considering a run for governor.

Idaho

Main article: 2026 Idaho lieutenant gubernatorial election

One-term incumbent Republican Scott Bedke was first elected in 2022 and is eligible to run for re-election. He has not stated his intention for 2026, but may consider running for governor.

Nevada

Main article: 2026 Nevada lieutenant gubernatorial election

One-term incumbent Republican Stavros Anthony was first elected in 2022 and is eligible to run for re-election, but has not stated whether he intends to do so.

Notes

^ Elected on the same ticket as the governor
Arizona did not have a lieutenant governor prior to this election cycle.
Cournoyer was appointed after her predecessor, Adam Gregg, resigned.
Toland was appointed after his predecessor, Lynn Rogers, resigned.
Delgado was appointed after his predecessor, Brian Benjamin, resigned. He was subsequently elected in 2022.
Matos took office after her predecessor, Dan McKee, resigned. She was subsequently elected in 2022.
Governor Kristi Noem is expected to resign after being appointed Secretary of Homeland Security. Per the state constitution, Republican Lieutenant Governor Larry Rhoden will take her place, which would leave the position open.

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