Style The Honorable Inaugural holder Charles E. Laughton Succession First | Term length 4 Years Formation November 11, 1889 Salary $101,889 (2016) | |
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The Lieutenant Governor of Washington is an elected office in the U.S. state of Washington. The incumbent is Cyrus Habib, a Democrat who began his term in January, 2017. The Lieutenant Governor serves as President of the Washington State Senate, fills in as acting governor whenever the governor leaves the state or is unable to serve, and accedes to the governorship in case of a vacancy.
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There have been 16 holders of the office, three of whom have ascended to the office of Governor of Washington. Prior to statehood, there were 10 Territorial Secretaries of State of Washington that acted in the Territorial Governor's absence, but were unable to ascend to Governor.
List of lieutenant governors of Washington
Democratic (4) Populist (1) Republican (11)
Living former lieutenant governors
As of January 2017, there is one former lieutenant governor alive. The most recent death of a former lieutenant governor was that of Joel Pritchard (1989–1997), on October 9, 1997.