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Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York resigned, effective Aug. 24, 2021. His Lieutenant Governor, Kathy Hochul was installed as governor the same day. What are the succession laws and processes in other states? Forty-five states have an official office of lieutenant governor. Some states have a lieutenant governor who runs on a joint ticket with party gubernatorial candidates, while other states elect the lieutenant governor independently. In Tennessee and West Virginia, the senate president (elected by the chamber’s membership) holds the dual title of lieutenant governor. In North Carolina, for example, according to general statute 147.11.1, “The Lieutenant Governor-elect shall become Governor upon the failure of the Governor-elect to qualify. The Lieutenant Governor shall become Governor upon the death, resignation, or removal from office of the Governor. The further order of succession to the office of Governor shall be prescribed by law. A successor shall serve for the remainder of the term of the Governor whom he succeeds and until a new Governor is elected and qualified. (2) During the absence of the Governor from the State, or during the physical or mental incapacity of the Governor to perform the duties of his office, the Lieutenant Governor shall be Acting Governor. The further order of succession as Acting Governor shall be prescribed by law.” From there, the president of the senate is charged with the duties of governor, followed by the state speaker of the house. This is generally the same process for the 44 other states with lieutenant governors, who must be able to fill in should the governor resign, be removed from office or pass away. In Arizona, Oregon and Wyoming, the secretary of state is next in line to the governorship. In Maine and New Hampshire, the president of the senate is next in line for the governorship. Sources: https://ballotpedia.org/How_gubernatorial_vacancies_are_filled https://knowledgecenter.csg.org/kc/system/files/hurst_9.pdf
The following is the planned order of succession for the governorships of the 50 U.S. states, Washington, D.C. and the 5 organized territories of the United States, according to the constitutions (and supplemental laws, if any) of each.[1] Some states make a distinction whether the succeeding individual is acting as governor or becomes governor. From 1980 to 1999, there were 13 successions of governorships. From 2000 to 2019 this number increased to 29.[2] The only instance since at least 1980 in which the second in line reached a state governorship was on January 8, 2002 when New Jersey Attorney General John Farmer Jr. acted as governor for 90 minutes between Donald DiFrancesco and John O. Bennett's terms in that capacity as president of the Senate following governor Christine Todd Whitman's resignation.[3] In 2019, Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico Wanda Vázquez Garced became governor when both the governor and secretary of state resigned in Telegramgate. From 1945 to 2016, 39 of those who succeeded to the governorship ran for and won election to a full term.[4]
StatesAlabamaEstablished by Article V, Section 127 of the Constitution of Alabama.[5]
AlaskaEstablished by Article III, Section 10 of the Constitution of Alaska.[6]
ArizonaEstablished by Article V, Section 6 of the Constitution of Arizona.[7]
ArkansasEstablished by Article VI, Section 5 of the Constitution of Arkansas as amended.[8]
CaliforniaEstablished by Article V, Section 10 of the Constitution of California[9] and (GOV) Title 2, Division 3, Part 2, Art. 5.5 of the California Codes.[10][11]
ColoradoEstablished by Article IV, Section 13(7) of the Constitution of Colorado.[12]
ConnecticutEstablished by Article IV, Sections 18–21 of the Constitution of Connecticut.[13]
DelawareEstablished by Article III, Section 20 of the Constitution of Delaware.[14]
FloridaEstablished by Article IV, Section 3 of the Constitution of Florida[15] and Florida Statute 14.055.[16]
GeorgiaEstablished by Article V, Section 1, Paragraph V of the Constitution of Georgia.[17]
HawaiiEstablished by Article V, Section 4 of the Constitution of Hawaii[18] and Title 4 §26-2 of the Hawaii code.[19]
IdahoEstablished by Article IV, Sections 12–14 of the Constitution of Idaho.[20]
IllinoisEstablished by Article V, Section 6 of the Constitution of Illinois[21] and the Governor Succession Act[22]
IndianaEstablished by Article V, Section 10 of the Constitution of Indiana.[23]
IowaEstablished by Article IV, Sections 17–19 of the Constitution of Iowa.[24]
KansasEstablished by KSA Statute 75–125[25] and the Emergency Interim Executive and Judicial Succession Act of 1994.[26]
KentuckyEstablished by Sections 84,[27] 85[28] and 87[29] of the Kentucky Constitution.
LouisianaEstablished by Article IV, Section 14 of the Constitution of Louisiana.[30]
MaineEstablished by Article V, Part 1, Section 14 of the Constitution of Maine.[31]
MarylandEstablished by Article II, Section 6 of the Constitution of Maryland.[32]
MassachusettsEstablished by Article LV of the Constitution of Massachusetts.[33]
MichiganEstablished by Article V, Section 26 of the Constitution of Michigan,[34] Section 10.2 of the Revised Statutes of 1846[35] and the Emergency Interim Executive Succession Act (PA 202 of 1959, Section 31.4)[36][37]
MinnesotaEstablished by Article V, Section 5 of the Minnesota Constitution[39] and Minnesota Statute 4.06.[40]
MississippiEstablished by Article V, Section 131 of the Constitution of Mississippi.[41]
MissouriEstablished by Article IV, Section 11(a) of the Constitution of Missouri.[42]
MontanaEstablished by Article VI, Section 6 of the Constitution of Montana[43] and Montana Code 2-16-511 to 2-16-513.[44][45][46]
NebraskaEstablished by Article IV, Section 16 of the Constitution of Nebraska.[47]
NevadaEstablished by Nevada Revised Statute 223.080.[48]
New HampshireEstablished by Part 2, Article 49 of the Constitution of New Hampshire.[49]
New JerseyEstablished by Article V, Section I, Paragraph 7 of the Constitution of New Jersey[50] and New Jersey Revised Statute 52:14A-4.[51]
New MexicoEstablished by Article V, Section 7 of the Constitution of New Mexico[52]
New YorkEstablished by Article IV, Sections 5–6 of the New York Constitution[53] and Article 1-A, Section 5 of the Defense Emergency Act of 1951.[54]
North CarolinaEstablished by Article III, Section 3 of the Constitution of North Carolina[55] and G.S. Section 147.11.1.[56]
North DakotaEstablished by Article V, Section 11 of the Constitution of North Dakota.[57]
OhioEstablished by Article III, Section 15 of the Constitution of Ohio[58] and Title I, Chapter 161 of the Ohio Revised Code.[59]
OklahomaAs provided by Article VI, Section 15 of the Constitution of Oklahoma[60] and the Oklahoma Emergency Interim Executive and Judicial Succession Act.
OregonEstablished by Article V, Section 8a of the Constitution of Oregon[61]
PennsylvaniaEstablished by Article IV, Sections 13–14 of the Pennsylvania Constitution[62][63]
Rhode IslandEstablished by Article IX, Sections 9–10 of the Constitution of Rhode Island[64]
South CarolinaEstablished by Article IV, Sections 6 and 7 of the South Carolina Constitution[65] and South Carolina Code of Laws sections 1-3-120,[66] 1-3-130[67] and 1-9-30.[68]
South DakotaEstablished by Article IV, Section 6 of the Constitution of South Dakota.[69]
TennesseeEstablished by Article III, Section 12 of the Constitution of Tennessee[70] and Acts 1941, Chapter 99 §1.[71]
TexasEstablished by Article IV, Sections 3a and 16–18 of the Constitution of Texas[72] and Chapter 401.023 of Title 4 the Texas Code.[73]
UtahEstablished by Article VII, Section 11 of the Constitution of Utah[74] and the Emergency Interim Succession Act (C53-2a-803).[75]
VermontEstablished by Chapter II, Section 20 of the Constitution of Vermont,[76] 3 VSA §1[77] and 20 VSA §183.[78]
VirginiaEstablished by Article V, Section 16 of the Constitution of Virginia.[79]
WashingtonEstablished by Article III, Section 10 of the Constitution of Washington.[80]
West VirginiaEstablished by Article VII, Section 16 of the Constitution of West Virginia.[81]
WisconsinEstablished by Article V, Sections 7 and 8 of the Constitution of Wisconsin.[82]
WyomingEstablished by Article IV, Section 6 of the Wyoming Constitution.[83]
Federal districtWashington, D.C.Established by Title IV, Section 421(c)(2) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act.[84]
Organized territoriesAmerican SamoaEstablished by Article IV, Section 4 Constitution of American Samoa[85] and Section 4.0106 of the American Samoa Codes Annotated.[86]
GuamEstablished by Subchapter 1, Section 1422(b) of the Guam Organic Act of 1950.[87]
Northern Mariana IslandsEstablished by Article III, Section 7 of the Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Constitution.[88]
Puerto RicoEstablished by Article IV, Section 8 of the Constitution of Puerto Rico[89] and Law No. 7 of 2005[90]
U.S. Virgin IslandsEstablished by Subsection IV §1595(b, e) of the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands[91] and the Executive Succession Act of 1972[92]
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You can view and copy the source of this page: ==States== {| id=toc class=toc summary=Contents | align=center | [[#Alabama|Alabama]] • [[#Alaska|Alaska]] • [[#Arizona|Arizona]] • [[#Arkansas|Arkansas]] • [[#California|California]] • [[#Colorado|Colorado]] • [[#Connecticut|Connecticut]] • [[#Delaware|Delaware]] • [[#Florida|Florida]] • [[#Georgia|Georgia]] • [[#Hawaii|Hawaii]] • [[#Idaho|Idaho]] • [[#Illinois|Illinois]] • [[#Indiana|Indiana]] • [[#Iowa|Iowa]] • [[#Kansas|Kansas]] • [[#Kentucky|Kentucky]] • [[#Louisiana|Louisiana]] • [[#Maine|Maine]] • [[#Maryland|Maryland]] • [[#Massachusetts|Massachusetts]] • [[#Michigan|Michigan]] • [[#Minnesota|Minnesota]] • [[#Mississippi|Mississippi]] • [[#Missouri|Missouri]] • [[#Montana|Montana]] • [[#Nebraska|Nebraska]] • [[#Nevada|Nevada]] • [[#New Hampshire|New Hampshire]] • [[#New Jersey|New Jersey]] • [[#New Mexico|New Mexico]] • [[#New York|New York]] • [[#North Carolina|North Carolina]] • [[#North Dakota|North Dakota]] • [[#Ohio|Ohio]] • [[#Oklahoma|Oklahoma]] • [[#Oregon|Oregon]] • [[#Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]] • [[#Rhode Island|Rhode Island]] • [[#South Carolina|South Carolina]] • [[#South Dakota|South Dakota]] • [[#Tennessee|Tennessee]] • [[#Texas|Texas]] • [[#Utah|Utah]] • [[#Vermont|Vermont]] • [[#Virginia|Virginia]] • [[#Washington|Washington]] • [[#West Virginia|West Virginia]] • [[#Wisconsin|Wisconsin]] • [[#Wyoming|Wyoming]]__NOTOC__ |} ===Alabama=== Established by Article V, Section 127 of the [[Constitution of Alabama]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/codeofalabama/constitution/1901/constitution1901_toc.htm|title=Constitution of Alabama 1901|work=[[Alabama Legislature]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[List of governors of Alabama|Governor of Alabama]]''' |{{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Kay Ivey]] (R)''' |- !1 |[[Lieutenant Governor of Alabama]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Will Ainsworth]] (R) |- !2 |[[President pro tempore|President ''pro tempore'']] of the [[Alabama Senate|Senate]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Greg Reed]] (R) |- !3 |Speaker of the [[Alabama House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Mac McCutcheon (Alabama politician)|Mac McCutcheon]] (R) |- !4 |[[Attorney General of Alabama|Attorney General]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Steve Marshall (politician)|Steve Marshall]] (R) |- !5 |[[State auditor of Alabama|Auditor]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Jim Zeigler]] (R) |- !6 |[[Secretary of State of Alabama|Secretary of State]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[John Merrill (American politician)|John Merrill]] (R) |- !7 |[[Alabama State Treasurer|Treasurer]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[John McMillan (Alabama politician)|John McMillan]] (R) |} ===Alaska=== Established by Article III, Section 10 of the [[Constitution of Alaska]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ltgov.alaska.gov/information/alaskas-constitution/|title=The Constitution of the State of Alaska|work=[[Lieutenant Governor of Alaska]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[List of governors of Alaska|Governor of Alaska]]''' |{{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Mike Dunleavy (politician)|Mike Dunleavy]] (R)''' |- !1 |[[List of lieutenant governors of Alaska|Lieutenant Governor of Alaska]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Kevin Meyer (politician)|Kevin Meyer]] (R) |} ===Arizona=== Established by Article V, Section 6 of the [[Constitution of Arizona]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.azleg.gov/viewDocument/?docName=http://www.azleg.gov/const/5/6.htm|title=Constitution of Arizona: Article V, Section 6|work=[[Arizona Legislature]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[List of governors of Arizona|Governor of Arizona]]''' |{{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Doug Ducey]] (R)''' |- !1 |[[Secretary of State of Arizona|Secretary of State]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Katie Hobbs]] (D) |- !2 |[[Arizona Attorney General|Attorney General]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Mark Brnovich]] (R) |- !3 |[[State Treasurer of Arizona|Treasurer]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Kimberly Yee]] (R) |- !4 |[[Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction|Superintendent of Public Instruction]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Kathy Hoffman]] (D) |} ===Arkansas=== Established by Article VI, Section 5 of the [[Constitution of Arkansas]] as amended.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/Summary/ArkansasConstitution1874.pdf|title=Constitution of the State of Arkansas of 1874|work=[[Arkansas Legislature]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[List of governors of Arkansas|Governor of Arkansas]]''' |{{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Asa Hutchinson]] (R)''' |- !1 |[[Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Tim Griffin]] (R) |- !2 |[[President pro tempore|President ''pro tempore'']] of the [[Arkansas Senate|Senate]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Jimmy Hickey Jr.]] (R) |- !3 |Speaker of the [[Arkansas House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Matthew Shepherd]] (R) |} ===California=== Established by Article V, Section 10 of the [[Constitution of California]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CONS§ionNum=SEC.%2010.&article=V|title=Constitution of California: Article V, Section 10|work=[[California Legislature]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> and (GOV) Title 2, Division 3, Part 2, Art. 5.5 of the [[California Codes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=12058.|title=Government Code, Article 5.5, Section 12058 — Succession to the Office of Governor|work=[[California Legislature]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=12061.|title=Government Code, Article 5.5, Section 12061 — Succession to the Office of Governor in the Event of War or Enemy-Caused Disaster|work=[[California Legislature]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[List of governors of California|Governor of California]]''' |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[Gavin Newsom]] (D)''' |- !1 |[[List of lieutenant governors of California|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Eleni Kounalakis]] (D) |- !2 |[[President pro tempore of the California State Senate|President ''pro tempore'']] of the [[California Senate|Senate]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Toni Atkins]] (D) |- !3 |[[List of Speakers of the California State Assembly|Speaker]] of the [[California State Assembly|Assembly]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Anthony Rendon (politician)|Anthony Rendon]] (D) |- !4 |[[Secretary of State of California|Secretary of State]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}| [[Shirley Weber]] (D) |- !5 |[[Attorney General of California|Attorney General]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}| [[Rob Bonta]] (D) |- !6 |[[California State Treasurer|Treasurer]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Fiona Ma]] (D) |- !7 |[[California State Controller|Controller]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Betty Yee]] (D) |- !8 |[[California State Superintendent of Public Instruction|Superintendent of Public Instruction]] |[[Tony Thurmond]] (NP){{efn|The office is officially nonpartisan, but Superintendent Thurmond identifies with the Democratic Party.}} |- !9 |[[California Insurance Commissioner|Insurance Commissioner]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Ricardo Lara]] (D) |- !10 |Chair of the [[State Board of Equalization (California)|Board of Equalization]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Malia Cohen]] (D) |- !11 |colspan=2|List of 4–7 people named by Governor<br>(subject to confirmation by the Senate)<br>in the case of war or enemy-caused disaster. |} ===Colorado=== Established by Article IV, Section 13(7) of the [[Constitution of Colorado]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://advance.lexis.com/documentpage/?pdmfid=1000516&crid=9c02bff7-3d33-4314-960e-87202bd23ebc&nodeid=AABAAFAAN&nodepath=%2FROOT%2FAAB%2FAABAAF%2FAABAAFAAN&level=3&haschildren=&populated=false&title=Section+13.+SUCCESSION+TO+THE+OFFICE+OF+GOVERNOR+AND+LIEUTENANT+GOVERNOR&config=0143JAAwODgxYWIyNi1mNGJlLTQwYmItYmE4Ni0yOWY2NzQzMjE3MTAKAFBvZENhdGFsb2ecqetP0coiYGhC4QCG46NJ&pddocfullpath=%2Fshared%2Fdocument%2Fstatutes-legislation%2Furn%3AcontentItem%3A5SHC-0BN0-004D-101T-00008-00&ecomp=-_57kkk&prid=6a8b488b-2220-4323-8949-058a56f0cd84|title=Constitution of Colorado: Article IV, Section 13|work=[[LexisNexis]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[Governor of Colorado]]''' |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[Jared Polis]] (D)''' |- !1 |[[List of Lieutenant Governors of Colorado|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Dianne Primavera]] (D) |- !2 |President of the [[Colorado Senate|Senate]]{{efn|name=party|Must be the same party as the outgoing governor. If the current officeholder is not a member of the same party, skip to the next on the list.}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Steve Fenberg]] (D) |- !3 |Speaker of the [[Colorado House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]{{efn|name=party}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Alec Garnett]] (D) |- !– |Minority Leader of the House{{efn|name=party}} |align=center|''Vacant'' |- !4 |Minority Leader of the Senate{{efn|If the Minority Leader of the Senate is not a member of the same party as the outgoing Governor, succession goes back to the President of the Senate}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[John Cooke (Colorado politician)|John Cooke]] (R) |} ===Connecticut=== Established by Article IV, Sections 18–21 of the [[Constitution of Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/Content/constitutions/CTConstitution.htm|title=Constitution of Connecticut|work=[[Connecticut General Assembly]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[List of governors of Connecticut|Governor of Connecticut]]''' |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[Ned Lamont]] (D)''' |- !1 |[[List of Lieutenant Governors of Connecticut|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Susan Bysiewicz]] (D) |- !2 |[[President pro tempore|President ''pro tempore'']] of the [[Connecticut State Senate|Senate]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Martin Looney]] (D) |} ===Delaware=== Established by Article III, Section 20 of the [[Constitution of Delaware]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://delcode.delaware.gov/constitution/constitution-04.shtml#P416_56933|title=Constitution of Delaware: Article III, Section 20|work=State of [[Delaware]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[List of governors of Delaware|Governor of Delaware]]''' |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[John Carney (politician)|John Carney]] (D)''' |- !1 |[[List of lieutenant governors of Delaware|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Bethany Hall-Long]] (D) |- !2 |[[Secretary of State of Delaware|Secretary of State]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Jeffrey W. Bullock]] (D) |- !3 |[[Attorney General of Delaware|Attorney General]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Kathy Jennings]] (D) |- !4 |[[President pro tempore|President ''pro tempore'']] of the [[Delaware Senate|Senate]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[David Sokola]] (D) |- !5 |Speaker of the [[Delaware House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Peter Schwartzkopf]] (D) |} ===Florida=== Established by Article IV, Section 3 of the [[Constitution of Florida]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?Mode=Constitution&Submenu=3&Tab=statutes#A4S03|title=Constitution of Florida: Article IV, Section 3|work=[[Florida Legislature]]|access-date=August 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208105533/http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?mode=constitution&submenu=3&tab=statutes#A4S03|archive-date=December 8, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> and Florida Statute 14.055.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lawserver.com/law/state/florida/statutes/florida_statutes_14-055|title=Florida Statutes 14.055|work=Law Server|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[List of governors of Florida|Governor of Florida]]''' |{{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Ron DeSantis]] (R)''' |- !1 |[[Lieutenant Governor of Florida|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Jeanette Núñez]] (R) |- !2 |[[Florida Attorney General|Attorney General]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Ashley Moody]] (R) |- !3 |[[Chief Financial Officer of Florida|Chief Financial Officer]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Jimmy Patronis]] (R) |- !4 |[[Florida Commissioner of Agriculture|Commissioner of Agriculture]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Nikki Fried]] (D) |} ===Georgia=== Established by Article V, Section 1, Paragraph V of the [[Constitution of Georgia (U.S. state)|Constitution of Georgia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/topics/government/related_article/constitutions/georgia-constitution-of-1983-as-ratified-without-subsequent-amendments#Article%20V|title=Georgia Constitution of 1983: Article V|work=Georgia Info|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[List of governors of Georgia|Governor of Georgia]]''' |{{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Brian Kemp]] (R)''' |- !1 |[[Lieutenant Governor of Georgia|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Geoff Duncan]] (R) |- !2 |Speaker of the [[Georgia House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[David Ralston]] (R) |} ===Hawaii=== Established by Article V, Section 4 of the [[Constitution of Hawaii]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lrbhawaii.org/con/conart5.html|title=The Constitution of the State of Hawaii: Article V|work=Hawaii Legislative Reference Bureau|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> and Title 4 §26-2 of the Hawaii code.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://law.justia.com/codes/hawaii/2013/title-4/chapter-26/section-26-2/|title=2013 Revised Hawaii Statutes 26-2: Order of succession to offices of governor and lieutenant governor|work=[[Justia]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[Governor of Hawaii]]''' |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[David Ige]] (D)''' |- !1 |[[Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Josh Green (politician)|Josh Green]] (D) |- !2 |[[List of Presidents of the Hawaii Senate|President]] of the [[Hawaii Senate|Senate]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Ron Kouchi]] (D) |- !3 |[[List of Speakers of the Hawaii House of Representatives|Speaker]] of the [[Hawaii House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Scott Saiki]] (D) |- !4 |[[Attorney General of Hawaii|Attorney General]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Holly Shikada]] (D) |- !5 |Director of Finance |Craig Hirai |- !6 |Comptroller |Curt Otaguro |- !7 |Director of Taxation |[[Isaac Choy]] |- !8 |Director of Human Resources Development |Ryker Wada |} ===Idaho=== Established by Article IV, Sections 12–14 of the Constitution of Idaho.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sos.idaho.gov/elect/stcon/article_IV.html|title=Constitution of the State of Idaho: Article IV — Executive Department|work=[[Secretary of State of Idaho]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[List of governors of Idaho|Governor of Idaho]]''' |{{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Brad Little]] (R)''' |- !1 |[[Lieutenant Governor of Idaho|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Janice McGeachin]] (R) |- !2 |[[List of presidents pro tempore of the Idaho Senate|President ''pro tempore'']] of the [[Idaho Senate|Senate]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Chuck Winder]] (R) |} ===Illinois=== {{see also|Governor of Illinois#Succession}} Established by Article V, Section 6 of the [[Constitution of Illinois]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ilga.gov/commission/lrb/conent.htm|title=Constitution of the State of Illinois|work=[[Illinois General Assembly]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> and the Governor Succession Act<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=183&ChapterID=4|title=Illinois Compiled Statutes 15 ILCS 5 — Governor Succession Act.|work=[[Illinois General Assembly]]|access-date=August 23, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[Governor of Illinois]]''' |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[J. B. Pritzker]] (D)''' |- !1 |[[Lieutenant Governor of Illinois|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Juliana Stratton]] (D) |- !2 |[[Illinois Attorney General|Attorney General]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Kwame Raoul]] (D) |- !3 |[[Illinois Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Jesse White (politician)|Jesse White]] (D) |- !4 |[[Illinois Comptroller|Comptroller]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Susana Mendoza]] (D) |- !5 |[[Illinois Treasurer|Treasurer]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Mike Frerichs]] (D) |- !6 |[[President of the Illinois Senate|President]] of the [[Illinois Senate|Senate]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Don Harmon]] (D) |- !7 |[[List of speakers of the Illinois House of Representatives|Speaker]] of the [[Illinois House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Emanuel Chris Welch]] (D) |} ===Indiana=== Established by Article V, Section 10 of the [[Constitution of Indiana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iga.in.gov/legislative/laws/const/|title=Current Indiana Constitution as amended|work=[[Indiana General Assembly]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[List of governors of Indiana|Governor of Indiana]]''' |{{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Eric Holcomb]] (R)''' |- !1 |[[Lieutenant Governor of Indiana|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Suzanne Crouch]] (R) |- !2 |[[List of speakers of the Indiana House of Representatives|Speaker]] of the [[Indiana House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Todd Huston]] (R) |- !3 |[[President pro tempore|President ''pro tempore'']] of the [[Indiana Senate|Senate]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Rodric Bray]] (R) |- !4 |[[Indiana State Treasurer|Treasurer]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Kelly Mitchell]] (R) |- !5 |[[Secretary of State of Indiana|Secretary of State]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Holli Sullivan]] (R) |- !6 |[[Indiana State Auditor|Auditor]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Tera Klutz]] (R) |- |} ===Iowa=== Established by Article IV, Sections 17–19 of the Constitution of Iowa.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/ICP/1023054.pdf|title=1857 Constitution of the State of Iowa|work=[[Iowa General Assembly]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[List of governors of Iowa|Governor of Iowa]]''' |{{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Kim Reynolds]] (R)''' |- !1 |[[List of lieutenant governors of Iowa|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Adam Gregg]] (R) |- !2 |[[President of the Senate|President]] of the [[Iowa Senate|Senate]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Jake Chapman (politician)|Jake Chapman]] (R) |- !3 |Speaker of the [[Iowa House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Pat Grassley]] (R) |} ===Kansas=== Established by KSA Statute 75–125<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kslegislature.org/li_2018/b2017_18/statute/075_000_0000_chapter/075_001_0000_article/075_001_0025_section/075_001_0025_k/|title=Article I: 75–125|work=[[Kansas Legislature]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> and the Emergency Interim Executive and Judicial Succession Act of 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kslegislature.org/li_2018/b2017_18/statute/048_000_0000_chapter/048_012_0000_article/048_012_0004_section/048_012_0004_k/|title=Emergency Interim Executive and Judicial Succession Act of 1994|work=[[Kansas Legislature]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[List of governors of Kansas|Governor of Kansas]]''' |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[Laura Kelly]] (D)''' |- !1 |[[Lieutenant Governor of Kansas|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[David Toland]] (D) |- !2 |[[President of the Senate|President]] of the [[Kansas Senate|Senate]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Ty Masterson]] (R) |- !3 |Speaker of the [[Kansas House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Ron Ryckman Jr.]] (R) |- !colspan=3|Eligible to serve as emergency interim Governor if 1–3 are vacant |- !4 |[[Secretary of State of Kansas|Secretary of State]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Scott Schwab]] (R) |- !5 |[[Kansas Attorney General|Attorney General]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Derek Schmidt]] (R) |} ===Kentucky=== {{see also|Governor of Kentucky#Succession}} Established by Sections 84,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/Law/Constitution/Constitution/ViewConstitution?rsn=92|title=Constitution of Kentucky, Section 84|work=[[Kentucky General Assembly]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> 85<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/Law/Constitution/Constitution/ViewConstitution?rsn=93|title=Constitution of Kentucky, Section 85|work=[[Kentucky General Assembly]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> and 87<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/Law/Constitution/Constitution/ViewConstitution?rsn=95|title=Constitution of Kentucky, Section 87|work=[[Kentucky General Assembly]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> of the [[Kentucky Constitution]]. {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[Governor of Kentucky]]''' |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[Andy Beshear]] (D)''' |- !1 |[[Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Jacqueline Coleman]] (D) |- !2 |[[President of the Senate|President]] of the [[Kentucky Senate|Senate]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Robert Stivers]] (R) |- !3 |[[Attorney General of Kentucky|Attorney General]]{{efn|name=senate|Only eligible to serve until a new President of the Senate is elected.}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Daniel Cameron (Kentucky politician)|Daniel Cameron]] (R) |- !4 |Auditor{{efn|name=senate}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Mike Harmon (politician)|Mike Harmon]] (R) |} ===Louisiana=== Established by Article IV, Section 14 of the [[Constitution of Louisiana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Constitution/Article4.htm#%C2%A714.%20Vacancy%20in%20Office%20of%20Governor|title=Constitution of Louisiana: Article IV. Executive Branch|work=[[Louisiana Senate]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[List of governors of Louisiana|Governor of Louisiana]]''' |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[John Bel Edwards]] (D)''' |- !1 |[[Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Billy Nungesser]] (R) |- !2 |[[Secretary of State of Louisiana|Secretary of State]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Kyle Ardoin]] (R) |- !3 |[[List of Attorneys General of Louisiana|Attorney General]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Jeff Landry]] (R) |- !4 |[[Louisiana State Treasurer|Treasurer]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[John Schroder]] (R) |- !5 |[[President of the Senate|President]] of the [[Louisiana State Senate|Senate]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Page Cortez]] (R) |- !6 |[[List of Speakers of the Louisiana House of Representatives|Speaker]] of the [[Louisiana House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Clay Schexnayder]] (R) |} ===Maine=== Established by Article V, Part 1, Section 14 of the [[Constitution of Maine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mainelegislature.org/ros/LawsOfMaine/#Const|title=Constitution of the State of Maine|work=[[Maine Legislature]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[List of governors of Maine|Governor of Maine]]''' |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[Janet Mills]] (D)''' |- !1 |[[List of presidents of the Maine Senate|President]] of the [[Maine Senate|Senate]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Troy Jackson (politician)|Troy Jackson]] (D) |- !2 |[[List of speakers of the Maine House of Representatives|Speaker]] of the [[Maine House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Ryan Fecteau]] (D) |- !3 |[[Secretary of State of Maine|Secretary of State]]{{efn|name=senate}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Shenna Bellows]] (D) |} ===Maryland=== Established by Article II, Section 6 of the [[Constitution of Maryland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://msa.maryland.gov/msa/mdmanual/43const/html/02art2.html|title=Constitution of Maryland: Article II|work=Maryland State Archives|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[List of governors of Maryland|Governor of Maryland]]''' |{{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Larry Hogan]] (R)''' |- !1 |[[Lieutenant Governor of Maryland|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Boyd Rutherford]] (R) |- !2 |[[President of the Maryland Senate|President]] of the [[Maryland Senate|Senate]]{{efn|Only eligible to serve until a new Governor is elected by the General Assembly.}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Bill Ferguson (politician)|Bill Ferguson]] (D) |} ===Massachusetts=== {{see also|Governor of Massachusetts#Succession}} Established by Article LV of the [[Constitution of Massachusetts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://malegislature.gov/Laws/Constitution#amendmentArticleLV|title=Massachusetts Constitution: Article LV|work=[[Massachusetts General Court]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[Governor of Massachusetts]]''' |{{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Charlie Baker]] (R)''' |- !1 |[[Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Karyn Polito]] (R) |- !2 |[[Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth|Secretary of the Commonwealth]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[William F. Galvin|Bill Galvin]] (D) |- !3 |[[Massachusetts Attorney General|Attorney General]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Maura Healey]] (D) |- !4 |[[Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts|Treasurer and Receiver-General]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Deb Goldberg]] (D) |- !5 |[[Massachusetts State Auditor|Auditor]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Suzanne M. Bump]] (D) |} ===Michigan=== Established by Article V, Section 26 of the [[Constitution of Michigan]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(gdipa0e01z3mr3gpetel1w1p))/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&objectName=mcl-Article-V-26|title=State Constitution: Article V, Section 26|website=www.legislature.mi.gov|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> Section 10.2 of the Revised Statutes of 1846<ref>{{Cite web|title=Revised Statutes of 1846 (EXCERPT) – Section 10.2 THE GOVERNOR|url=http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(zkrvtp4mjgm2ptd4d0hornep))/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&objectName=mcl-10-2|accessdate=May 13, 2021|website=www.legislature.mi.gov}}</ref> and the Emergency Interim Executive Succession Act (PA 202 of 1959, Section 31.4)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Emergency Interim Executive Succession Act|url=http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(vgsos1xptwvj3wpffykgzprx))/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&objectName=mcl-31-4|accessdate=May 11, 2021|website=www.legislature.mi.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Whitmer - Gov. Whitmer Designates Emergency Interim Successors|url=https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/0,9309,7-387-90499-488375--,00.html#:~:text=Gov.,-Whitmer%20Designates%20Emergency&text=According%20to%20the%20Michigan%20Constitution,of%20the%20house%20of%20representatives.|date=January 25, 2019|accessdate=May 11, 2021|website=www.michigan.gov}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[List of governors of Michigan|Governor of Michigan]]''' |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[Gretchen Whitmer]] (D)''' |- !1 |[[List of Lieutenant Governors of Michigan|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Garlin Gilchrist]] (D) |- !2 |[[Michigan Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Jocelyn Benson]] (D) |- !3 |[[Michigan Attorney General|Attorney General]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Dana Nessel]] (D) |- !4 |President ''pro tempore'' of the [[Michigan Senate|Senate]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Aric Nesbitt]] (R) |- !5 |[[List of speakers of the Michigan House of Representatives|Speaker]] of the [[Michigan House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Jason Wentworth]] (R) |- !colspan=3|Eligible to serve as emergency interim Governor if 1–5 are vacant |- !6 |rowspan=5|List of 5 people named by the Governor<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/0,9309,7-387-90499-488375--,00.html|title=Gov. Whitmer Designates Emergency Interim Successors|date=January 25, 2019|author=The Office of Governor Gretchen Whitmer|work=Michigan.gov}}</ref> |[[Michigan State Treasurer|State Treasurer]] [[Rachael Eubanks]] |- !7 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|Fmr. Lieutenant Governor [[John D. Cherry|John Cherry]] (D) |- !8 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Wayne County, Michigan|Wayne County]] Exec. [[Warren Evans]] (D) |- !9 |Businessman [[Gary Torgow]] |- !10 |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] [[Debbie Stabenow]] (D) |} ===Minnesota=== Established by Article V, Section 5 of the [[Minnesota Constitution]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.revisor.mn.gov/constitution/#article_5|title=Constitution of the State of Minnesota: Article V|work=Office of the Revisor of Statutes|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> and Minnesota Statute 4.06.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/4.06|title=Constitutional Offices and Duties, Chapter 4: 4.06|work=Office of the Revisor of Statutes|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[Governor of Minnesota]]''' |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[Tim Walz]] (DFL)''' |- !1 |[[List of lieutenant governors of Minnesota|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Peggy Flanagan]] (DFL) |- !2 |[[List of Presidents of the Minnesota Senate|President]] of the [[Minnesota Senate|Senate]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[David Osmek]] (R) |- !3 |[[List of Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives|Speaker]] of the [[Minnesota House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Melissa Hortman]] (DFL) |- !4 |[[Minnesota Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Steve Simon]] (DFL) |- !5 |[[Minnesota State Auditor|Auditor]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Julie Blaha]] (DFL) |- !6 |[[Attorney General of Minnesota|Attorney General]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Keith Ellison]] (DFL) |} ===Mississippi=== Established by Article V, Section 131 of the [[Constitution of Mississippi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sos.ms.gov/Education-Publications/Documents/Downloads/Mississippi_Constitution.pdf|title=The Constitution of the State of Mississippi|work=[[Secretary of State of Mississippi]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[List of governors of Mississippi|Governor of Mississippi]]''' |{{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Tate Reeves]] (R)''' |- !1 |[[Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Delbert Hosemann]] (R) |- !2 |President ''pro tempore'' of the [[Mississippi State Senate|Senate]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Dean Kirby]] (R) |- !3 |Speaker of the [[Mississippi House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Philip Gunn]] (R) |} ===Missouri=== Established by Article IV, Section 11(a) of the [[Constitution of Missouri]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moga.mo.gov/MoStatutes/ConstHTML/A04011a1.html|title=Missouri Constitution Section: Article IV, Section 11(a)|work=[[Missouri General Assembly]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[List of governors of Missouri|Governor of Missouri]]''' |{{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Mike Parson]] (R)''' |- !1 |[[List of lieutenant governors of Missouri|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Mike Kehoe]] (R) |- !2 |President ''pro tempore'' of the [[Missouri Senate|Senate]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Dave Schatz]] (R) |- !3 |[[List of speakers of the Missouri House of Representatives|Speaker]] of the [[Missouri House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Rob Vescovo]] (R) |- !4 |[[List of Missouri Secretaries of State|Secretary of State]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Jay Ashcroft]] (R) |- !5 |[[State Auditor of Missouri|Auditor]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Nicole Galloway]] (D) |- !6 |[[State Treasurer of Missouri|Treasurer]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Scott Fitzpatrick]] (R) |- !7 |[[Missouri Attorney General|Attorney General]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Eric S. Schmitt|Eric Schmitt]] (R) |} ===Montana=== Established by Article VI, Section 6 of the [[Constitution of Montana]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0000/article_0060/part_0010/section_0060/0000-0060-0010-0060.html|title=The Constitution of the State of Montana: Article VI, Section 6|work=[[Montana Legislature]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> and Montana Code 2-16-511 to 2-16-513.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lawserver.com/law/state/montana/mt-code/montana_code_2-16-511|title=Montana Code 2-16-511. Vacancy in office of governor and lieutenant governor|work=LawServer|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lawserver.com/law/state/montana/mt-code/montana_code_2-16-512|title=Montana Code 2-16-512. Election by legislature if president of senate and speaker unable to assume office of governor|work=LawServer|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lawserver.com/law/state/montana/mt-code/montana_code_2-16-513|title=Montana Code 2-16-513. Succession in case of termination or incapacitation of primary successors|work=LawServer|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[List of governors of Montana|Governor of Montana]]''' |{{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Greg Gianforte]] (R) |- !1 |[[List of lieutenant governors of Montana|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Kristen Juras]] (R) |- !2 |President of the [[Montana Senate|Senate]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Mark Blasdel]] (R) |- !3 |[[List of speakers of the Montana House of Representatives|Speaker]] of the [[Montana House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Wylie Galt]] (R) |- !4 |Most senior member of the [[Montana Legislature]]{{efn|"Senior" is defined as the member of the legislature who has served "for the longest continuous period of time", with age being the tiebreaker (in favor of the older/oldest person) if multiple people qualify. Sen. Ankney served for eight years in the state House of Representatives from 2007-2015 and went directly to the state Senate, serving until the present.}}{{efn|Only eligible to serve until a new Governor is elected by a joint session of the Legislature.}} |{{Party shading/Republican}}| [[Duane Ankney]] (R) |} ===Nebraska=== Established by Article IV, Section 16 of the [[Constitution of Nebraska]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/articles.php?article=IV-16|title=Nebraska State Constitution: Article IV-16|work=[[Nebraska Legislature]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[List of governors of Nebraska|Governor of Nebraska]]''' |{{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Pete Ricketts]] (R)''' |- !1 |[[List of lieutenant governors of Nebraska|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Mike Foley (Nebraska politician)|Mike Foley]] (R) |- !2 |Speaker of the [[Nebraska Legislature|Legislature]] |[[Mike Hilgers]] (NP/R){{efn|The [[Nebraska Legislature]] is officially nonpartisan, but Speaker Scheer identifies with the Republican Party.}} |} ===Nevada=== Established by Nevada Revised Statute 223.080.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-223.html#NRS223Sec080|title=Nevada Revised Statutes 223.080|work=[[Nevada Legislature]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[List of governors of Nevada|Governor of Nevada]]''' |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[Steve Sisolak]] (D)''' |- !1 |[[List of lieutenant governors of Nevada|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Lisa Cano Burkhead]] (D) |- !2 |President ''pro tempore'' of the [[Nevada Senate|Senate]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Mo Denis]] (D) |- !3 |Speaker of the [[Nevada Assembly|Assembly]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Jason Frierson]] (D) |- !4 |[[Secretary of State of Nevada|Secretary of State]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Barbara Cegavske]] (R) |} ===New Hampshire=== Established by Part 2, Article 49 of the [[Constitution of New Hampshire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nh.gov/glance/governor.htm|title=State Constitution: Part 2|work=State of [[New Hampshire]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[List of governors of New Hampshire|Governor of New Hampshire]]''' |{{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Chris Sununu]] (R)''' |- !1 |[[List of presidents of the New Hampshire Senate|President]] of the [[New Hampshire Senate|Senate]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Chuck Morse]] (R) |- !2 |Speaker of the [[New Hampshire House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Sherman Packard]] (R) |-{{Party shading/Undecided}} !– |''[[New Hampshire Secretary of State|Secretary of State]]''{{efn|name=senate}} |''[[David Scanlan]] (R) <small>(acting)</small>'' |- !3 |Treasurer{{efn|name=senate}} |{{Party shading/Democratic}}| Monica Mezzapelle (D) |} ===New Jersey=== Established by Article V, Section I, Paragraph 7 of the [[Constitution of New Jersey]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/lawsconstitution/constitution.asp|title=New Jersey State Constitution 1947|work=[[New Jersey Legislature]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> and New Jersey Revised Statute 52:14A-4.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://law.justia.com/codes/new-jersey/2017/title-52/section-52-14a-4/|title=New Jersey Revised Statutes Section 52:14A-4 – Additional successors to office of Governor|work=[[Justia]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[List of governors of New Jersey|Governor of New Jersey]]''' |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[Phil Murphy]] (D)''' |- !1 |[[Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Sheila Oliver]] (D) |- !2 |President of the [[New Jersey Senate|Senate]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Nicholas Scutari]] (D) |- !3 |Speaker of the [[New Jersey General Assembly|General Assembly]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Craig Coughlin]] (D) |- !colspan=3|Eligible to serve as emergency interim Governor if 1–3 are vacant |-{{Party shading/Undecided}} !– |''[[New Jersey Attorney General|Attorney General]]'' |''[[Matt Platkin]]'' (D) {{small|(acting)}} |- !4 |[[New Jersey Department of Transportation|Commissioner of Transportation]] |[[Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti]] |} ===New Mexico=== {{see also|Governor of New Mexico#Line of succession}} Established by Article V, Section 7 of the [[Constitution of New Mexico]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/new-mexico-constitution/nm-const-art-v-sect-7.html|title=New Mexico Constitution Art. V, § 7. Succession to office of governor|work=[[FindLaw]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[Governor of New Mexico]]''' |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[Michelle Lujan Grisham]] (D)''' |- !1 |[[Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Howie Morales]] (D) |- !2 |[[Secretary of State of New Mexico|Secretary of State]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Maggie Toulouse Oliver]] (D) |- !3 |President ''pro tempore'' of the [[New Mexico Senate|Senate]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Mimi Stewart]] (D) |- !4 |Speaker of the [[New Mexico House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Brian Egolf]] (D) |} ===New York=== {{see also|Governor of New York#Line of succession}} Established by Article IV, Sections 5–6 of the [[New York Constitution]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dos.ny.gov/info/pdfs/Constitution%20January%202015%20amd.pdf|title=New York State Constitution|work=[[New York Department of State]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> and Article 1-A, Section 5 of the Defense Emergency Act of 1951.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/DEA|title=Defense Emergency Act 1951 |work=[[New York State Senate]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[Governor of New York]]''' |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[Kathy Hochul]] (D)''' |- !1 |[[Lieutenant Governor of New York|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Antonio Delgado (politician)|Antonio Delgado]] (D) |- !2 |[[Majority Leader of the New York State Senate|Temporary President]] of the [[New York State Senate|Senate]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Andrea Stewart-Cousins]] (D) |- !3 |[[List of speakers of the New York State Assembly|Speaker]] of the [[New York State Assembly|Assembly]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Carl Heastie]] (D) |- !colspan=3|Eligible to serve as emergency interim Governor if 1–3 are vacant |- !4 |[[Attorney General of New York|Attorney General]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Letitia James]] (D) |- !5 |[[New York State Comptroller|Comptroller]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Thomas DiNapoli]] (D) |- !6 |[[New York State Department of Transportation|Commissioner of Transportation]] |Marie Therese Dominguez |- !7 |[[New York State Department of Health|Commissioner of Health]] | [[Mary T. Bassett]] |- !— |''[[New York Department of Commerce|Commissioner of Commerce]]''{{efn|name=NY|The New York Defense Emergency Act of 1951 calls for the "Commissioner of Commerce" and the "Industrial Commissioner" to be in the emergency line of succession. However, these departments/positions no longer appear to exist and it is unclear if there have been statutory changes made to accommodate the line of succession.}} | ''n/a'' |- !— |''[[New York Industrial Commission|Industrial Commissioner]]''{{efn|name=NY}} |''n/a'' |- !8 |Chair of the [[New York Public Service Commission|Public Service Commission]] |John B. Rhodes |- !9 |[[Secretary of State of New York|Secretary of State]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Robert J. Rodriguez]] (D) <small>(acting)</small> |} ===North Carolina=== Established by Article III, Section 3 of the [[Constitution of North Carolina]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Constitution/NCConstitution.html|title=North Carolina State Constitution|work=[[North Carolina General Assembly]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> and G.S. Section 147.11.1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncleg.net/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/PDF/BySection/Chapter_147/GS_147-11.1.pdf|title=G.S. §147-11.1 — Succession to office of Governor; Acting Governor|work=[[North Carolina General Assembly]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[Governor of North Carolina]]''' |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[Roy Cooper]] (D)''' |- !1 |[[Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Mark Robinson (American politician)|Mark Robinson]] (R) |- !2 |[[President pro tempore of the North Carolina Senate|President ''pro tempore'']] of the [[North Carolina Senate|Senate]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Philip E. Berger]] (R) |- !3 |[[Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives|Speaker]] of the [[North Carolina House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Tim Moore (North Carolina politician)|Tim Moore]] (R) |- !4 |[[North Carolina Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Elaine Marshall]] (D) |- !5 |[[North Carolina State Auditor|Auditor]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Beth Wood]] (D) |- !6 |[[North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction|Superintendent of Public Instruction]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Catherine Truitt]] (R) |- !7 |[[North Carolina Attorney General|Attorney General]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Josh Stein]] (D) |- !8 |[[North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture|Commissioner of Agriculture]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Steve Troxler]] (R) |- !9 |[[North Carolina Commissioner of Labor|Commissioner of Labor]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Josh Dobson]] (R) |- !10 |[[North Carolina Commissioner of Insurance|Commissioner of Insurance]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Mike Causey]] (R) |} ===North Dakota=== Established by Article V, Section 11 of the [[Constitution of North Dakota]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legis.nd.gov/constit/a05.pdf|title=Constitution of North Dakota|work=[[North Dakota Legislative Assembly]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[List of governors of North Dakota|Governor of North Dakota]]''' |{{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Doug Burgum]] (R)''' |- !1 |[[Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Brent Sanford]] (R) |- !2 |[[North Dakota Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Alvin Jaeger]] (R) |} ===Ohio=== Established by Article III, Section 15 of the [[Constitution of Ohio]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/laws/ohio-constitution/section?const=3.15|title=Ohio Constitution, Article III, Section 15|work=[[Ohio Legislature]]|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> and Title I, Chapter 161 of the [[Ohio Revised Code]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/161.03v1|title=161.03 Succession to the governorship|work=Ohio Revised Code|access-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[List of governors of Ohio|Governor of Ohio]]''' |{{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Mike DeWine]] (R)''' |- !1 |[[List of lieutenant governors of Ohio|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Jon A. Husted]] (R) |- !2 |[[List of Presidents of the Ohio Senate|President]] of the [[Ohio Senate|Senate]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Matt Huffman]] (R) |- !3 |[[List of Speakers of the Ohio House of Representatives|Speaker]] of the [[Ohio House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Robert R. Cupp]] (R) |- !4 |[[Ohio Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Frank LaRose]] (R) |- !5 |[[Ohio State Treasurer|Treasurer]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Robert Sprague]] (R) |- !6 |[[Ohio State Auditor|Auditor]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Keith Faber]] (R) |- !7 |[[Ohio Attorney General|Attorney General]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Dave Yost]] (R) |} ===Oklahoma=== {{see also|Governor of Oklahoma#Line of succession}} As provided by Article VI, Section 15 of the [[Constitution of Oklahoma]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=84926|title=Oklahoma Constitution: Article VI Section 15|work=Oklahoma State Courts Network|access-date=August 23, 2019}}</ref> and the [[Oklahoma Emergency Interim Executive and Judicial Succession Act]]. {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[Governor of Oklahoma]]''' |{{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Kevin Stitt]] (R)''' |- !1 |[[Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Matt Pinnell]] (R) |- !2 |[[President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate|President ''pro tempore'' of the Senate]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Greg Treat]] (R) |- !3 |[[Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives|Speaker of the House of Representatives]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Charles McCall]] (R) |- !colspan=3|Eligible to serve as emergency interim Governor if 1–3 are vacant |- !4 |[[Oklahoma State Auditor and Inspector|State Auditor and Inspector]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Cindy Byrd]] (R) |- !5 |[[Attorney General of Oklahoma|Attorney General]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Michael J. Hunter]] (R) |- !6 |[[State Treasurer of Oklahoma|State Treasurer]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Randy McDaniel]] (R) |- !7 |[[Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction|Superintendent of Public Instruction]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Joy Hofmeister]] (D) |- !8 |[[Oklahoma Labor Commissioner|Labor Commissioner]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Leslie Osborn]] (R) |- !9 |rowspan=3|[[Oklahoma Corporation Commission|Corporation Commissioner]] (by length of tenure) |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Bob Anthony]] (R) |- {{Party shading/Republican}} ! 10 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Dana Murphy]] (R) |- {{Party shading/Republican}} ! 11 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Todd Hiett]] (R) |- {{Party shading/Republican}} |} ===Oregon=== {{see also|Governor of Oregon#Line of succession}} Established by Article V, Section 8a of the [[Constitution of Oregon]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/Pages/OrConst.aspx|title=Oregon Constitution|work=[[Oregon Legislature]]|access-date=August 23, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[Governor of Oregon]]''' |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[Kate Brown]] (D)''' |- !1 |[[Oregon Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Shemia Fagan]] (D) |- !2 |[[Oregon State Treasurer|Treasurer]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Tobias Read]] (D) |- !3 |[[List of Presidents of the Oregon State Senate|President]] of the [[Oregon Senate|Senate]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Peter Courtney]] (D) |- !4 |[[List of speakers of the Oregon House of Representatives|Speaker]] of the [[Oregon House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Tina Kotek]] (D) |} ===Pennsylvania=== Established by Article IV, Sections 13–14 of the [[Pennsylvania Constitution]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/LI/consCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&ttl=00&div=0&chpt=4&sctn=13&subsctn=0|title=The Constitution of Pennsylvania: Article IV §13 — When Lieutenant Governor to act as Governor.|work=[[Pennsylvania General Assembly]]|access-date=August 23, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/LI/consCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&ttl=00&div=0&chpt=4&sctn=14&subsctn=0|title=The Constitution of Pennsylvania: Article IV §14 — Vacancy in office of Lieutenant Governor|work=[[Pennsylvania General Assembly]]|access-date=August 23, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[List of governors of Pennsylvania|Governor of Pennsylvania]]''' |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[Tom Wolf]] (D)''' |- !1 |[[Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[John Fetterman]] (D) |- !2 |[[President pro tempore of the Pennsylvania Senate|President ''pro tempore'']] of the [[Pennsylvania Senate|Senate]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Jake Corman]] (R) |} ===Rhode Island=== Established by Article IX, Sections 9–10 of the [[Constitution of Rhode Island]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/riconstitution/Pages/C09.aspx|title=Constitution of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations: Article IX — Of the Executive Power|work=[[Rhode Island General Assembly]]|access-date=August 23, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[List of governors of Rhode Island|Governor of Rhode Island]]''' |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[Dan McKee]] (D)''' |- !1 |[[List of lieutenant governors of Rhode Island|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}| [[Sabina Matos]] (D) |- !2 |Speaker of the [[Rhode Island House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Joe Shekarchi]] (D) |} ===South Carolina=== Established by Article IV, Sections 6 and 7 of the [[South Carolina Constitution]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scstatehouse.gov/scconstitution/A04.pdf|title=Article IV, Executive Department|website=scstatehouse.gov}}</ref> and [[South Carolina Code of Laws]] sections 1-3-120,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://casetext.com/statute/code-of-laws-of-south-carolina-1976/title-1-administration-of-the-government/chapter-3-governor-and-lieutenant-governor/article-3-installation-of-governor-vacancy-in-office/section-1-3-120-vacancy-in-office-of-both-governor-and-lieutenant-governor|title=Section 1-3-120: Vacancy in office of both Governor and Lieutenant Governor|website=casetext.com}}</ref> 1-3-130<ref>{{cite web|url=https://casetext.com/statute/code-of-laws-of-south-carolina-1976/title-1-administration-of-the-government/chapter-3-governor-and-lieutenant-governor/article-3-installation-of-governor-vacancy-in-office/section-1-3-130-disability-of-governor-lieutenant-governor-and-president-of-senate-pro-tempore|title=Section 1-3-130: Disability of Governor, Lieutenant Governor and President of Senate pro tempore|website=casetext.com}}</ref> and 1-9-30.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://casetext.com/statute/code-of-laws-of-south-carolina-1976/title-1-administration-of-the-government/chapter-9-emergency-provisions/article-1-emergency-interim-executive-and-judicial-succession/section-1-9-30-emergency-interim-successors-to-office-of-governor|title=Section 1-9-30: Emergency interim successors to office of Governor|website=casetext.com}}</ref> {| class=wikitable !# !Position !Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[Governor of South Carolina]]''' |{{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Henry McMaster]] (R)''' |- |1 |[[Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Pamela Evette]] (R) |- |2 |[[President of the South Carolina Senate]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Thomas C. Alexander]] (R) |- |3 |[[Speaker (politics)|Speaker]] of the [[South Carolina House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Murrell Smith]] (R) |- !colspan=3|Eligible to serve as emergency interim governor if 1–3 are vacant |- |4 |[[Secretary of State of South Carolina|Secretary of State]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Mark Hammond (American politician)|Mark Hammond]] (R) |- |5 |Treasurer |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Curtis Loftis]] (R) |- |6 |[[List of Attorneys General of South Carolina|Attorney General]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Alan Wilson (South Carolina politician)|Alan Wilson]] (R) |} ===South Dakota=== Established by Article IV, Section 6 of the [[Constitution of South Dakota]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Constitution/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=0N-4-6|title=Constitution of South Dakota: Article IV §6 — Succession of executive power|work=South Dakota Legislative Research Council|access-date=August 23, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[List of governors of South Dakota|Governor of South Dakota]]''' |{{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Kristi Noem]] (R)''' |- !1 |[[Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Larry Rhoden]] (R) |} ===Tennessee=== {{see also|Governor of Tennessee#Line of succession}} Established by Article III, Section 12 of the [[Constitution of Tennessee]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capitol.tn.gov/about/docs/tn-constitution.pdf|title=The Constitution of the State of Tennessee|work=[[Tennessee General Assembly]]|access-date=August 23, 2019}}</ref> and Acts 1941, Chapter 99 §1.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3693073;view=1up;seq=345|title=S.B. 206 — An Act regulating successorship to the Governor's Office in certain cases|work=[[HathiTrust]]|access-date=August 23, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[Governor of Tennessee]]''' |{{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Bill Lee (Tennessee politician)|Bill Lee]] (R)''' |- !1 |[[Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee|Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the Senate]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Randy McNally]] (R) |- !2 |Speaker of the [[Tennessee House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Cameron Sexton]] (R) |- !3 |[[Tennessee Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Tre Hargett]] (R) |- !4 |Comptroller of the Treasury |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Justin P. Wilson]] (R) |} ===Texas=== Established by Article IV, Sections 3a and 16–18 of the [[Constitution of Texas]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CN/pdf/CN.4.pdf|title=The Texas Constitution: Article IV — Executive Department|work=[[Texas Legislature]]|access-date=August 23, 2019}}</ref> and Chapter 401.023 of Title 4 the Texas Code.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.401.htm#401.023|title=Section 401.023 — Succession|work=[[Texas Legislature]]|access-date=August 23, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[List of governors of Texas|Governor of Texas]]''' |{{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Greg Abbott]] (R)''' |- !1 |[[Lieutenant Governor of Texas|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Dan Patrick (politician)|Dan Patrick]] (R) |- !2 |[[List of presidents pro tempore of the Texas Senate|President ''pro tempore'']] of the [[Texas Senate|Senate]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Donna Campbell]] (R) |- !3 |[[Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives|Speaker]] of the [[Texas House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Dade Phelan]] (R) |- !4 |[[Texas Attorney General|Attorney General]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Ken Paxton]] (R) |- !colspan=3| Chief Justices of the [[Texas Courts of Appeals]], in numerical order |- !5 |1st Court of Appeals (Houston) |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Sherry Radack]] (R) |- !6 |2nd Court of Appeals (Fort Worth) |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Bonnie Sudderth]] (R) |- !7 |3rd Court of Appeals (Austin) |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Darlene Byrne]] (D) |- !8 |4th Court of Appeals (San Antonio) |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Rebeca Martinez]] (D) |- !9 |5th Court of Appeals (Dallas) |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Robert Burns III]] (D) |- !10 |6th Court of Appeals (Texarkana) |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Josh Morriss]] (R) |- !11 |7th Court of Appeals (Amarillo) |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Brian Quinn (judge)|Brian Quinn]] (R) |- !12 |8th Court of Appeals (El Paso) |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Yvonne Rodriguez]] (D) |- !13 |9th Court of Appeals (Beaumont) |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Scott Golemon]] (R) |- !14 |10th Court of Appeals (Waco) |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Tom Gray (judge)|Tom Gray]] (R) |- !15 |11th Court of Appeals (Eastland) |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[John M. Bailey (judge)|John M. Bailey]] (R) |- !16 |12th Court of Appeals (Tyler) |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Jim Worthen]] (R) |- !17 |13th Court of Appeals (Corpus Christi) |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Dori Contreras]] (D) |- !18 |14th Court of Appeals (Houston) |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Tracy Christopher]] (R) |} ===Utah=== Established by Article VII, Section 11 of the [[Constitution of Utah]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://le.utah.gov/xcode/ArticleVII/Article_VII,_Section_11.html?v=UC_AVII_S11_1800010118000101|title=Utah Constitution: Article VII, §11 — Vacancy in office of Governor – Determination of disability|work=[[Utah Legislature]]|access-date=August 23, 2019}}</ref> and the Emergency Interim Succession Act (C53-2a-803).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title53/Chapter2A/C53-2a-P8_1800010118000101.pdf|title=Emergency Interim Succession Act|work=[[Utah Legislature]]|access-date=August 23, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[List of governors of Utah|Governor of Utah]]''' |{{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Spencer Cox (politician)|Spencer Cox]] (R)''' |- !1 |[[Lieutenant Governor of Utah|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Deidre Henderson|Deirdre Henderson]] (R) |- !2 |President of the [[Utah Senate|Senate]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[J. Stuart Adams]] (R) |- !3 |Speaker of the [[Utah House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Brad Wilson (politician)|Brad Wilson]] (R) |- !colspan=3| Eligible to serve as emergency interim Governor if 1–3 are vacant |- !4 |[[Utah Attorney General|Attorney General]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Sean Reyes]] (R) |- !5 |[[Utah State Treasurer|Treasurer]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Marlo Oaks]] (R) |- !6 |Auditor |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[John Dougall (Utah politician)|John Dougall]] (R) |} ===Vermont=== Established by Chapter II, Section 20 of the [[Constitution of Vermont]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.vt.us/statutes/const2.htm|title=Constitution of the State of Vermont|work=[[Vermont General Assembly]]|access-date=August 23, 2019}}</ref> 3 VSA §1<ref>{{cite web|url=https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/03/001/00001|title=3 V.S.A. § 1 — Vacancy, absence from State|work=[[Vermont General Assembly]]|access-date=August 23, 2019}}</ref> and 20 VSA §183.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/20/007/00183|title=20 V.S.A. § 183 — Additional successor to office of governor|work=[[Vermont General Assembly]]|access-date=August 23, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[Governor of Vermont]]''' |{{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Phil Scott]] (R)''' |- !1 |[[List of lieutenant governors of Vermont|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Molly Gray]] (D) |- !2 |[[List of speakers of the Vermont House of Representatives|Speaker]] of the [[Vermont House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Jill Krowinski]] (D) |- !3 |[[President pro tempore of the Vermont Senate|President ''pro tempore'']] of the [[Vermont Senate|Senate]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Becca Balint]] (D) |- !4 |[[Secretary of State of Vermont|Secretary of State]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Jim Condos]] (D) |- !5 |[[Vermont State Treasurer|Treasurer]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Beth Pearce]] (D) |} ===Virginia=== Established by Article V, Section 16 of the [[Constitution of Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://law.lis.virginia.gov/constitution/article5/section16/|title=Constitution of Virginia: Article V, Section 16 — Succession to the office of Governor|work=Virginia's Legislative Information System|access-date=August 23, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[Governor of Virginia]]''' |{{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Glenn Youngkin]] (R)''' |- !1 |[[Lieutenant Governor of Virginia|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Winsome Sears]] (R) |- !2 |[[Attorney General of Virginia|Attorney General]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Jason Miyares]] (R) |- !3 |Speaker of the [[Virginia House of Delegates|House of Delegates]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Todd Gilbert]] (R) |- !4 |colspan=2| House of Delegates convenes to fill the vacancy |} ===Washington=== Established by Article III, Section 10 of the [[Constitution of Washington]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://leg.wa.gov/LawsAndAgencyRules/Pages/constitution.aspx|title=Washington State Constitution|work=[[Washington State Legislature]]|access-date=August 23, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[List of governors of Washington|Governor of Washington]]''' |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[Jay Inslee]] (D)''' |- !1 |[[Lieutenant Governor of Washington|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Denny Heck]] (D) |- !2 |[[Secretary of State of Washington|Secretary of State]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Steve Hobbs (Washington politician)|Steve Hobbs]] (D) |- !3 |[[Washington State Treasurer|Treasurer]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Mike Pellicciotti]] (D) |- !4 |[[Washington State Auditor|Auditor]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Pat McCarthy (politician)|Pat McCarthy]] (D) |- !5 |[[Attorney General of Washington|Attorney General]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Bob Ferguson (politician)|Bob Ferguson]] (D) |- !6 |[[Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction|Superintendent of Public Instruction]] |[[Chris Reykdal]] (NP){{efn|The office is officially nonpartisan, but Superintendent Reykdal identifies with the Democratic Party.}} |- !7 |[[Washington State Department of Natural Resources|Commissioner of Public Lands]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Hilary Franz]] (D) |} ===West Virginia=== Established by Article VII, Section 16 of the [[Constitution of West Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wvlegislature.gov/wvcode/wv_con.cfm#articleVII|title=Constitution of West Virginia: Article VII|work=[[West Virginia State Legislature]]|access-date=August 23, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[List of governors of West Virginia|Governor of West Virginia]]''' |{{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Jim Justice]] (R)''' |- !1 |[[President of the West Virginia Senate|President]] of the [[West Virginia Senate|Senate]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Craig Blair]] (R) |- !2 |[[List of Speakers of the West Virginia House of Delegates|Speaker]] of the [[West Virginia House of Delegates|House of Delegates]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Roger Hanshaw]] (R) |- !3 |colspan=2|New Governor elected by a joint vote of the [[West Virginia Legislature|Legislature]] |} ===Wisconsin=== Established by Article V, Sections 7 and 8 of the [[Constitution of Wisconsin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/constitution/wi_unannotated.pdf|title=Wisconsin Constitution|work=[[Wisconsin Legislature]]|access-date=August 23, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[Governor of Wisconsin]]''' |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[Tony Evers]] (D)''' |- !1 |[[List of lieutenant governors of Wisconsin|Lieutenant Governor]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Mandela Barnes]] (D) |- !2 |[[Secretary of State of Wisconsin|Secretary of State]] |{{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[Doug La Follette]] (D) |} ===Wyoming=== Established by Article IV, Section 6 of the [[Wyoming Constitution]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soswy.state.wy.us/Forms/Publications/09WYConstitution.pdf|title=Constitution of the State of Wyoming|work=[[Secretary of State of Wyoming]]|access-date=August 23, 2019}}</ref> {| class=wikitable |- !# ! Office ! Current officeholder |- ! |'''[[List of governors of Wyoming|Governor of Wyoming]]''' |{{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[Mark Gordon (politician)|Mark Gordon]] (R)''' |- !1 |[[Secretary of State of Wyoming|Secretary of State]] |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Edward Buchanan]] (R) |}Return to Gubernatorial lines of succession in the United States. |
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