The lieutenant governor of Alaska (Iñupiaq: Alaskam Kavanaata Ikayuqtiksrautaa) is the deputy elected official to the governor of the U.S. stateofAlaska. 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.[1] 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.[2] The lieutenant governor runs together with the governor in both the primary and the general election as a slate.
No. | Lieutenant Governor[a] | Term in office | Party | Election | Governor[b] | |||
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Hugh Wade (1901–1995) |
January 3, 1959 – December 5, 1966 (lost election) |
Democratic[4] | 1958 | William A. Egan | ||
1962 | ||||||||
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Keith Harvey Miller (1925–2019) |
December 5, 1966 – January 29, 1969 (succeeded to governor) |
Republican[5] | 1966 | Wally Hickel | ||
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Robert W. Ward (1929–1997) |
January 29, 1969 – December 7, 1970 (lost election) |
Republican | Succeeded from commissioner of administration |
Keith Harvey Miller | ||
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H. A. Boucher (1921–2009) |
December 7, 1970 – December 2, 1974 (lost election) |
Democratic[6] | 1970 | William A. Egan | ||
5 | ![]() |
Lowell Thomas Jr. (1923–2016) |
December 2, 1974 – December 4, 1978 (did not run) |
Republican[7] | 1974 | Jay Hammond | ||
6 | ![]() |
Terry Miller (1942–1989) |
December 4, 1978 – December 6, 1982 (did not run)[c] |
Republican[8] | 1978 | |||
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Steve McAlpine (b. 1949) |
December 6, 1982 – December 3, 1990 (did not run)[d] |
Democratic[9] | 1982 | Bill Sheffield | ||
1986 | Steve Cowper | |||||||
8 | ![]() |
Jack Coghill (1925–2019) |
December 3, 1990 – December 5, 1994 (did not run)[e] |
Alaskan Independence[10] |
1990 | Wally Hickel | ||
9 | ![]() |
Fran Ulmer (b. 1947) |
December 5, 1994 – December 2, 2002 (did not run)[f] |
Democratic[11] | 1994 | Tony Knowles | ||
1998 | ||||||||
10 | ![]() |
Loren Leman (b. 1950) |
December 2, 2002 – December 4, 2006 (did not run) |
Republican[12] | 2002 | Frank Murkowski | ||
11 | ![]() |
Sean Parnell (b. 1962) |
December 4, 2006 – July 26, 2009 (succeeded to governor) |
Republican[13] | 2006 | Sarah Palin | ||
— | Vacant | July 26, 2009 – August 10, 2009 |
Office vacated by succession to governor[g] |
Sean Parnell | ||||
12 | ![]() |
Craig Campbell (b. 1952) |
August 10, 2009 – December 6, 2010 (did not run) |
Republican | Nominated by governor and confirmed by legislature | |||
13 | ![]() |
Mead Treadwell (b. 1956) |
December 6, 2010 – December 1, 2014 (did not run)[h] |
Republican[15] | 2010 | |||
14 | ![]() |
Byron Mallott (1943–2020) |
December 1, 2014 – October 16, 2018 (resigned)[i] |
Independent[17] | 2014 | Bill Walker | ||
15 | ![]() |
Valerie Davidson (b. 1967) |
October 16, 2018 – December 3, 2018 (withdrew)[j] |
Independent | Appointed by governor | |||
16 | ![]() |
Kevin Meyer (b. 1956) |
December 3, 2018 – December 5, 2022 (did not run)[19] |
Republican[20] | 2018 | Mike Dunleavy | ||
17 | ![]() |
Nancy Dahlstrom (b. 1957) |
December 5, 2022 – Incumbent[k] |
Republican[21] | 2022 |