Lieutenant Governor of Indiana

Indiana Lieutenant Governor
General information
Office Type:	Partisan
Office website:	Official Link
Compensation:	$109,118
2025 FY Budget:	$41,872,153
Term limits:	None
Structure
Length of term:	4 years
Authority:	Indiana Constitution, Article 5, the Executive Department
Selection Method:	Elected
Current Officeholder(s)
Lieutenant Governor of Indiana Micah Beckwith Republican Party Assumed office: January 13, 2025
Elections
Next election:	November 7, 2028
Last election:	November 5, 2024
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The Lieutenant Governor of Indiana is an elected constitutional officer, the second ranking officer of the executive branch and the first officer in line to succeed the Governor of Indiana. The lieutenant governor is popularly elected every four years by a plurality.

Current officeholder

The current Lieutenant Governor of Indiana is Micah Beckwith (R). Beckwith assumed office in 2025.

Authority

The Indiana Constitution establishes the office of the lieutenant governor in Article 5, the Executive Department.

Under Article 5, Section 2:

There shall be a Lieutenant Governor, who shall hold his office during four years.

Qualifications

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Qualifications for the lieutenant governorship are set forth in Article 5, Section 7.

To become lieutenant lieutenant governor of Indiana, a candidate must have been a United States citizen and lived within Indiana for the period of five consecutive years before the election. The candidate must also be at least 30 years old when sworn into office. Under Section 8, the governor may not hold any other state or federal office during his term, and must resign from any such position before being eligible to be sworn in as lieutenant governor.

Before taking office, the candidate must swear an oath of office administered by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Indiana, promising to uphold the constitution and laws of Indiana.

Elections

Indiana state government organizational chart

See also: Gubernatorial election cycles by state

See also: Election of lieutenant governors

Indiana elects lieutenant governors in presidential election years (e.g. 2020, 2024, 2028, and 2032). Legally, the lieutenant gubernatorial inauguration is always set for the second Monday in the January following an election.

If two candidates are tied, a joint session of the Indiana General Assembly shall cast ballots to determine the winner, pursuant to Article 5, Section 5.

2024

See also: Indiana gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2024

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana

Micah Beckwith defeated Terry Goodin and Tonya Hudson in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Micah Beckwith (R)	54.4	1,566,081
		Terry Goodin (D)	41.1	1,183,741
		Tonya Hudson (L)	4.5	129,781

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,879,603
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Democratic convention

Democratic convention for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana

Terry Goodin defeated Tamie Dixon-Tatum, Clif Marsiglio, and Bob Kern in the Democratic convention for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana on July 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Terry Goodin (D)	79.3	1,209
	Submit photo	Tamie Dixon-Tatum (D)	10.6	162
		Clif Marsiglio (D)	9.5	145
		Bob Kern (D)	0.6	9

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,525
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Republican convention

Republican convention for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana

Micah Beckwith defeated Julie McGuire in the Republican convention for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana on June 15, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Micah Beckwith (R)	51.8	891
		Julie McGuire (R)	48.2	828

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 1,719
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana

Tonya Hudson defeated Tommy Brown III in the Libertarian convention for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana on March 2, 2024.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Tommy Brown III (L)
✔		Tonya Hudson (L)

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2020

See also: Indiana gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2020

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana

Incumbent Suzanne Crouch defeated Linda Lawson and William Henry in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Suzanne Crouch (R)	59.0	1,706,727
		Linda Lawson (D)	33.5	968,094
		William Henry (L)	7.5	216,422

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,891,243
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Democratic convention

Democratic convention for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana

Linda Lawson advanced from the Democratic convention for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana on June 13, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Linda Lawson (D)

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Republican convention

Republican convention for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana

Incumbent Suzanne Crouch advanced from the Republican convention for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana on July 9, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		Suzanne Crouch (R)

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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana

William Henry advanced from the Libertarian convention for Lieutenant Governor of Indiana on March 7, 2020.

		Candidate
✔		William Henry (L)

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2016

See also: Indiana gubernatorial election, 2016

The general election for lieutenant governor was held on November 8, 2016.

Eric Holcomb and Suzanne Crouch defeated John Gregg and Christina Hale, Rex Bell and Karl Tatgenhorst, Christopher Stried, and Adam Adkins in the Indiana governor election.

Indiana Governor, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Eric Holcomb and Suzanne Crouch	51.4%	1,396,460
	Democratic	John Gregg and Christina Hale	45.4%	1,234,546
	Libertarian	Rex Bell and Karl Tatgenhorst	3.2%	86,964
	Independent	Adam Adkins	0.00%	14
	Independent	Christopher Stried	0.00%	8
Total Votes				2,717,992
Source: Indiana Election Division

2012

See also: Indiana gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2012

Incumbent Becky Skillman (R) did not seek re-election. Sue Ellspermann (R), running on a ticket with Mike Pence, defeated Vi Simpson (D), Brad Klopfenstein (L) and George Fish (I) in the November 6, 2012 general election.

Governor/Lieutenant Governor of Indiana General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	John Gregg / Vi Simpson	46.6%	1,200,016
	Republican	Mike Pence / Sue Ellspermann	49.5%	1,275,424
	Libertarian	Rupert Boneham / Brad Klopfenstein	4%	101,868
	Independent	Donnie Harold Harris / George Fish	0%	21
Total Votes				2,577,329
Election results via Indiana Secretary of State

2008

On November 4, 2008, incumbent Becky Skillman (R), running on a ticket with Mitch Daniels, defeated Dennie Oxley (D) and Lisa Kelly (L).

Governor/Lt. Governor of Indiana, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mitch Daniels/Becky Skillman Incumbent	57.8%	1,563,885
	Democratic	Jill Thompson/Dennie Oxley	40%	1,082,463
	Libertarian	Andy Horning/Lisa Kelly	2.1%	57,376
	Independent	Christopher Stried	0%	19
	Independent	Timothy Lee Fry	0%	9
Total Votes				2,703,752

Term limits

There are no term limits for the office of lieutenant governor of Indiana.

Vacancies

Details of vacancies are addressed under Article 5, Section 10.

If there is a vacancy in the lieutenant governor's office, then the governor nominates a new lieutenant governor, subject to a simple majority confirmation vote in each legislative chamber. Once confirmed, the appointee serves the unexpired portion of the term. If the state legislature is in recess, the governor may call it into special session.

If the lieutenant governor is not absent but is unable or unwilling to discharge the office, the constitution allows the legislature to set out the means for filling the vacancy.

If the governor and lieutenant governor both vacate their offices, the state legislature must meet within 48 hours and elect an acting governor, who must belong to the same party as the previous governor, by a simple majority in each chamber. Until then, the acting governor and acting lieutenant governor shall be, in order of succession:

• the President Pro Tem of the Senate
• the Speaker of the House of Representatives
• the State Treasurer
• the State Auditor
• the Secretary of State
• the State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Duties

The lieutenant governor serves as president of the Indiana State Senate. The lieutenant governor serves as acting governor when the governor becomes incapacitated.

The governor may assign other responsibilities to the lieutenant governor.

Divisions

As of January 19, 2021, agencies under the Lieutenant Governor's Office included:

• Indiana State Department of Agriculture
• Indiana Office of Community & Rural Affairs
• Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority
• Indiana Destination Development Corporation

State budget

See also: Indiana state budget and finances

The budget for the Office of the Lieutenant Governor for Fiscal Year 2025 was $41,872,153.

Compensation

See also: Comparison of lieutenant gubernatorial salaries and Compensation of state executive officers

The salary of the lieutenant governor is determined by the Indiana State Legislature as mandated in the state constitution. Article 5, Section 23 of the Indiana Constitution ties the lieutenant governor's salary to the salary of the Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives due to the officeholder's role as President of the Senate.

Article 5, Section 23 of the Indiana Constitution

	Text of Section 23: Compensation of Lieutenant Governor The Lieutenant Governor, while he shall act as President of the Senate, shall receive, for his services, the same compensation as the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and any person, acting as Governor, shall receive the compensation attached to the office of Governor.

2023

In 2023, the officer's salary was $109,118, according to the Council of State Governments.

2022

In 2022, the officer's salary was $105,062, according to the Council of State Governments.

2021

In 2021, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $103,076, according to the Council of State Governments.

2020

In 2020, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $99,783 according to the Council of State Governments.

2019

In 2019, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $95,162 according to the Council of State Governments.

2018

In 2018, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $95,162 according to the Council of State Governments.

2017

In 2017, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $93,296 according to the Council of State Governments.

2016

In 2016, the lieutenant governor’s salary was increased to $90,490 according to the Council of State Governments.

2015

In 2015, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $88,543 according to the Council of State Governments.

2014

In 2014, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $88,543 according to the Council of State Governments.

2013

In 2013, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $85,881 according to the Council of State Governments.

2012

In 2012, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $84,031 according to the Council of State Governments.

Historical officeholders

Since 1816, Indiana has had 53 lieutenant governors. Of those 53 officeholders, 28 have been Republicans, 17 Democrats, three Whigs, two Jeffersonian Republicans, one Democratic-Republican, one Jacksonian and one Independent.

List of officeholders from 1816-Present
#	Name	Took office	Left office	Party
1	Christopher Harrison	November 7, 1816	December 17, 1818	Democratic-Republican
	Vacant	December 18, 1818	December 8, 1819	NA
2	Ratliff Boon	December 8, 1819	September 12, 1822	Jeffersonian Republican
	Vacant	September 12, 1822	December 4, 1822	NA
3	Ratliff Boon	December 4, 1822	January 30, 1824	Jeffersonian Republican
	Vacant	January 31, 1824	December 7, 1825	NA
4	John H. Thompson	December 7, 1825	December 3, 1828	Jacksonian
5	Milton Stapp	December 3, 1828	December 7, 1831	Independent
6	David Wallace	December 7, 1831	December 6, 1837	Whig
7	David Hillis	December 6, 1837	December 9, 1840	Whig
8	Samuel Hall	December 9, 1840	December 6, 1843	Whig
9	Jesse D. Bright	December 6, 1843	December 6, 1845	Democratic
	Vacant	December 6, 1845	December 9, 1846	NA
10	Paris C. Dunning	December 9, 1846	December 26, 1848	Democratic
	Vacant	December 29, 1848	December 4, 1849	NA
11	James H. Lane	December 5, 1849	January 10, 1853	Democratic
12	Ashbel P. Willard	January 10, 1853	January 12, 1857	Democratic
13	Abram A. Hammond	January 12, 1857	October 3, 1860	Democratic
14	Oliver P. Morton	January 14, 1861	January 16, 1861	Republican
	Vacant	January 16, 1861	January 8, 1865	NA
15	Conrad Baker	January 9, 1865	January 23, 1867	Republican
	Vacant	January 24, 1867	January 10, 1869	NA
16	Will Cumback	January 11, 1869	January 13, 1873	Republican
17	Leonidas Sexton	January 13, 1873	January 13, 1877	Republican
18	Isaac P. Gray	January 13, 1877	November 2, 1880	Democratic
	Vacant	November 3, 1880	January 9, 1881	NA
19	Thomas Hanna	January 10, 1881	January 12, 1885	Republican
20	Mahlon D. Manson	January 12, 1885	August 3, 1886	Democratic
	Vacant	August 4, 1886	January 9, 1887	NA
21	Robert S. Robertson	January 10, 1887	January 13, 1889	Republican
22	Ira J. Chase	January 14, 1889	November 24, 1891	Republican
	Vacant	November 25, 1891	January 8, 1893	NA
23	Mortimer Nye	January 9, 1893	January 11, 1897	Democratic
24	William S. Haggard	January 11, 1897	January 14, 1901	Republican
25	Newton W. Gilbert	January 14, 1901	January 9, 1905	Republican
26	Hugh Thomas Miller	January 9, 1905	January 11, 1909	Republican
27	Frank J. Hall	January 11, 1909	January 13, 1913	Democratic
28	William P. O'Neill	January 13, 1913	January 8, 1917	Democratic
29	Edgar D. Bush	January 8, 1917	January 10, 1921	Republican
30	Emmett F. Branch	January 10, 1921	April 30, 1924	Republican
	Vacant	May 1, 1924	January 11, 1925	NA
31	F. Harold Van Orman	January 12, 1925	January 14, 1929	Republican
32	Edgar D. Bush	January 14, 1929	January 9, 1933	Republican
33	M. Clifford Townsend	January 9, 1933	January 11, 1937	Democratic
34	Henry F. Schricker	January 11, 1937	January 13, 1941	Democratic
35	Charles M. Dawson	January 13, 1941	January 8, 1945	Republican
36	Richard T. James	January 8, 1945	January 10, 1949	Republican
	Vacant	April 2, 1948	April 13, 1948	NA
37	Rue J. Alexander	April 14, 1948	January 2, 1949	Republican
38	John A. Watkins	January 10, 1949	January 12, 1953	Democratic
39	Harold W. Handley	January 12, 1953	January 14, 1957	Republican
40	Crawford F. Parker	January 14, 1957	January 9, 1961	Republican
41	Richard O. Ristine	January 9, 1961	January 11, 1965	Republican
42	Robert L. Rock	January 11, 1965	January 13, 1969	Democratic
43	Richard E. Folz	January 13, 1969	January 8, 1973	Republican
44	Robert D. Orr	January 8, 1973	January 12, 1981	Republican
45	John M. Mutz	January 12, 1981	January 9, 1989	Republican
46	Frank O'Bannon	January 9, 1989	January 13, 1997	Democratic
47	Joseph E. Kernan	January 13, 1997	September 12, 2003	Democratic
	Vacant	September 13, 2003	October 20, 2003	NA
48	Katherine "Kathy" Davis	October 20, 2003	January 9, 2005	Democratic
49	Becky Skillman	January 10, 2005	January 14, 2013	Republican
50	Sue Ellspermann	January 14, 2013	March 2, 2016	Republican
51	Eric Holcomb	March 3, 2016	January 9, 2017	Republican
52	Suzanne Crouch	January 9, 2017	January 13, 2025	Republican
53	Micah Beckwith	January 13, 2025	Present	Republican

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