Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
| Kansas Lieutenant Governor | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Partisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Compensation: | $154,313 |
| Term limits: | Two consecutive terms |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | 4 years |
| Authority: | Kansas Constitution, Article I, Section II The Executive Department |
| Selection Method: | Elected |
| Current Officeholder | |
Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
David Toland | |
| Elections | |
| Next election: | November 3, 2026 |
| Last election: | November 8, 2022 |
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The Lieutenant Governor of Kansas is an elected constitutional officer, the second ranking officer of the executive branch and the first officer in line to succeed the Governor of Kansas. The lieutenant governor is popularly elected every four years by a plurality and is limited to two consecutive terms.
Current officeholder
- See also: Current Lieutenant Governors
The 52nd and current lieutenant governor is David Toland (D). Gov. Laura Kelly (D) appointed Toland Kansas Lieutenant Governor on December 14, 2020, and he assumed office on January 4, 2021.[1]
Authority
The Kansas Constitution establishes the office of the lieutenant governor in Article I, the Executive Department.
Under Article 1, Section I:
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The constitutional officers of the executive department shall be the governor, lieutenant governor... |
Qualifications
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Kansas' constitution does not set out requirements for office.
Elections
- See also: Gubernatorial election cycles by state
- See also: Election of lieutenant governors
Kansas elects lieutenant governors in the midterm elections, that is, even years that are not presidential election years (e.g. 2018, 2022, 2026, and 2030). Legally, the lieutenant gubernatorial inauguration is always set for the second Monday in the January following an election.
2022
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
Incumbent David Toland defeated Katie Sawyer, Kathleen Garrison, and Evan Laudick-Gains in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Kansas on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Toland (D) | 49.5 | 499,849 | |
| Katie Sawyer (R) | 47.3 | 477,591 | ||
| Kathleen Garrison (Independent) | 2.0 | 20,452 | ||
| Evan Laudick-Gains (L) | 1.1 | 11,106 | ||
| Total votes: 1,008,998 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
Incumbent David Toland defeated Barry Franco in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Kansas on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | David Toland | 93.8 | 270,968 | |
 | Barry Franco | 6.2 | 17,802 | |
| Total votes: 288,770 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
Katie Sawyer defeated Lance Berland in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Kansas on August 2, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Katie Sawyer | 80.6 | 373,524 | |
| Lance Berland | 19.4 | 89,898 | |
| Total votes: 463,422 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Fletcher Goddard (R)
Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
Evan Laudick-Gains advanced from the Libertarian convention for Lieutenant Governor of Kansas on April 23, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Evan Laudick-Gains (L) | |
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2018
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
Lynn Rogers defeated Wink Hartman, John Doll, Mary Gerlt, and Nathaniel Kloos in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Kansas on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lynn Rogers (D) | 48.0 | 506,727 | |
| Wink Hartman (R) | 43.0 | 453,645 | ||
| John Doll (Independent) | 6.5 | 68,590 | ||
| Mary Gerlt (L) | 1.9 | 20,020 | ||
| Nathaniel Kloos (Independent) | 0.6 | 6,584 | |
| Total votes: 1,055,566 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
Lynn Rogers defeated Chris Morrow, Katrina Lewison, Dale Cowsert, and Alexander Cline in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Kansas on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Lynn Rogers | 51.4 | 80,377 | |
| Chris Morrow | 20.2 | 31,493 | |
| Katrina Lewison | 17.5 | 27,292 | |
| Dale Cowsert | 8.4 | 13,161 | |
| Alexander Cline | 2.5 | 3,950 | ||
| Total votes: 156,273 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Kansas
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Kansas on August 7, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Wink Hartman | 40.6 | 128,832 | |
| Tracey Mann | 40.5 | 128,489 | ||
| Rosie Hansen | 8.8 | 27,994 | |
| Jen Sanderson | 7.8 | 24,804 | |
| Patricia Reitz | 1.0 | 3,212 | |
| Dominic Scavuzzo | 0.7 | 2,275 | |
| Phillip Clemente | 0.5 | 1,559 | |
| Total votes: 317,165 | ||||
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2014
| Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Kansas, 2014 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Sam Brownback/Jeff Colyer Incumbent |
49.8% | 433,196 | |
| Democratic | Paul Davis/Jill Docking | 46.1% | 401,100 | |
| Libertarian | Keen Umbehr/Josh Umbehr | 4% | 35,206 | |
| Total Votes | 869,502 | |||
| Election results via Kansas Secretary of State | ||||
Term limits
- See also: States with gubernatorial term limits
Kansas lieutenant governors are restricted to two consecutive terms in office, after which they must wait one term before being eligible to run again.
Kansas Constitution, Article I, Section 1
| No person may be elected to more than two successive terms as governor nor to more than two successive terms as lieutenant governor. |
Vacancies
Details of vacancies are addressed under Article 1, Section 11.
The state constitution only specifies the vacancy procedure for the lieutenant governor's chair to the extent that it leaves determining a line of succession to the legislature.
Duties
The lieutenant governor succeeds to the officer of governor if the office becomes vacant and may also serve as acting governor if the governor is incapacitated or absent from the state.
The office has such other responsibilities and duties as the Governor shall assign.
Divisions
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State budget
- See also: Kansas state budget and finances
The Office of the Lieutenant Governor did not appear as a line item in the Fiscal Year 2024 budget. If you have information related to the budget for this office, please email us and let us know.
Compensation
- See also: Comparison of lieutenant gubernatorial salaries and Compensation of state executive officers
The salary of the lieutenant governor, along with other Kansas elected executives, is determined by the Kansas State Legislature. Article I, Section 13 maintains state executive salaries as legally fixed and may not be reduced during the current term, unless such a reduction applies to all salaried state officers.[2] However, under Article XV, Section 7 the legislature may reduce the salary of an elected officer for gross neglect of duty.[3]
Kansas Constitution, Article 1, Section 13
| Compensation of officers. The officers mentioned in this article shall at stated times receive for their services a such compensation as is established by law, which shall not be diminished during their terms of office, unless by general law applicable to all salaried officers of the state. Any person exercising the powers and duties of an office mentioned in this article shall receive the compensation established by law for that office. |
Kansas Constitution, Article 15, Section 7
| Salaries reduced for neglect of duty. The legislature may reduce the salaries of officers, who shall neglect the performance of any legal duty. |
2022
In 2022, the officer's salary was $154,313, according to the Council of State Governments.[4]
2021
In 2021, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $154,313, according to the Council of State Governments.[5]
2020
In 2020, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $76,313 according to the Council of State Governments.[6]
2019
In 2019, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $54,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[7]
2018
In 2018, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $54,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[8]
2017
In 2017, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $54,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[9]
2016
In 2016, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $54,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[10]
2015
In 2015, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $54,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[11]
2014
In 2014, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $54,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[12]
2013
In 2013, the lieutenant governor was paid an estimated $54,000. This figure comes from the Council of State Governments.[13]
2012
In 2012, the lieutenant governor is paid $54,000.
2010
In 2010, the lieutenant governor was paid $100,000 a year, the 19th highest lieutenant gubernatorial salary in America.
Historical officeholders
There have been 52 lieutenant governors of Kansas since 1861. Of the 52 officeholders, 39 were Republican, 11 were Democrat, and two were Populist.[14]
| List of officeholders from 1861-Present | |||||
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| # | Name | Tenure | Party | ||
| 1 | Joseph Pomeroy Root | 1861-1863 | |||
| 2 | Thomas Anderw Osborn | 1863-1865 | |||
| 3 | James McGrew | 1865-1867 | |||
| 4 | Nehemiah Green | 1867-1868 | |||
| 5 | Charles Vernon Eskridge | 1869-1871 | |||
| 6 | Peter Percival Elder | 1871-1873 | |||
| 7 | Elias Sleeper Stover | 1873-1875 | |||
| 8 | Melville Judson Salter | 1875-1877 | |||
| 9 | Lyman Underwood Humphrey | 1877-1881 | |||
| 10 | David Wesley Finney | 1881-1885 | |||
| 11 | Alexander Pancoast Riddle | 1885-1889 | |||
| 12 | Andrew Jackson Felt | 1889-1893 | |||
| 13 | Percy Daniels | 1893-1895 | Populist | ||
| 14 | James Armstrong Troutman | 1895-1897 | |||
| 15 | Alexander Miller Harvey | 1897-1899 | Populist | ||
| 16 | Harry E. Richter | 1899-1903 | |||
| 17 | David John Hanna | 1903-1907 | |||
| 18 | William James Fitzgerald | 1907-1911 | |||
| 19 | Richard Joseph Hopkins | 1911-1913 | |||
| 20 | Sheffield Ingalls | 1913-1915 | |||
| 21 | William Yoast Morgan | 1915-1919 | |||
| 22 | Charles Solomon Huffman | 1919-1923 | |||
| 23 | Ben Sanford Paulen | 1923-1925 | |||
| 24 | De Lanson Alson Newton Chase | 1925-1929 | |||
| 25 | Jacob W. Graybill | 1929-1933 | |||
| 26 | Charles W. Thompson | 1933-1937 | |||
| 27 | William M. Lindsay | 1937-1939 | |||
| 28 | Carl E. Friend | 1939-1943 | |||
| 29 | Jess C. Denious | 1943-1947 | |||
| 30 | Frank L. Hagaman | 1947-1950 | |||
| 31 | Fred Hall | 1951-1955 | |||
| 32 | John McCuish | 1955-1957 | |||
| 33 | Joseph W. Henkle, Sr. | 1957-1961 | |||
| 34 | Harold H. Chase | 1961-1965 | |||
| 35 | John Crutcher | 1965-1969 | |||
| 36 | James H. DeCoursey, Jr. | 1969-1971 | |||
| 37 | Reynolds Shultz | 1971-1973 | |||
| 38 | Dave Owen | 1973-1975 | |||
| 39 | Shelby Smith | 1975-1979 | |||
| 40 | Paul V. Dugan | 1979-1983 | |||
| 41 | Thomas R. Docking | 1983-1987 | |||
| 42 | Jack D. Walker | 1987-1991 | |||
| 43 | James Francisco | 1991-1995 | |||
| 44 | Sheila Frahm | 1995-1996 | |||
| 45 | Gary Sherrer | 1996-2003 | |||
| 46 | John E. Moore | 2003-2007 | |||
| 47 | Mark Parkinson | 2007-2009 | |||
| 48 | Troy Findley | 2009-2011 | |||
| 49 | Jeff Colyer | 2011-2018 | |||
| 50 | Tracey Mann | 2018-2019 | |||
| 51 | Lynn Rogers | 2019-2021 | |||
| 52 | David Toland | 2021-Present | |||
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Contact information
Kansas State Capitol
300 SW 10th Ave.
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: (785) 368-8500
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Footnotes
- ↑ Governor of Kansas, "Lt. Governor David Toland," accessed January 19, 2021
- ↑ Kansas Constitution, "Article I Executive; Compensation of Officers," accessed January 19, 2021
- ↑ Kansas Constitution, “Article XV Miscellaneous; Salaries reduced for neglect of duty,” accessed January 19, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2022 Table 4.11: Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," provided to Ballotpedia by CSG personnel
- ↑ Issuu, "The Book of the States 2021," accessed September 22, 2022
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2020," accessed January 19, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2019," accessed January 19, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2018," accessed January 19, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "The Book of the States 2017," accessed January 19, 2021
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2016," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries, 2015," accessed August 27, 2016
- ↑ Council of State Governments, "Selected State Administrative Officials: Annual Salaries," accessed November 14, 2014
- ↑ The Council of State Governments, "Book of the States 2013, Table 4.11," accessed January 31, 2014
- ↑ Kansas Historical Society, "Kansas Lieutenant Governors," accessed January 19, 2021
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