Lieutenant Governor of Florida
# Lt. governor Took office Left office Party appointed ( s ) served under Notes
1 William W. J. Kelly December 20 , 1865 July 4 , 1868 Republican David S. Walker
2 William Henry Gleason July 7 , 1868 December 14 , 1868 Republican Harrison Reed
3 Edmund C. Weeks January 24 , 1870 December 27 , 1870 Republican Harrison Reed
4 Samuel T. Day January 3 , 1871 June 3 , 1872 Republican Harrison Reed
5 Marcellus Stearns January 7 , 1873 March 18 , 1874 Republican Ossian B. Hart Became governor upon the death of O . B. Hart
6 Noble A . Hull January 2 , 1877 March 3 , 1879 Democratic George Franklin Drew Resigned to become a U.S. Representative
7 Livingston W. Bethel January 4 , 1881 January 7 , 1885 Democratic William D. Bloxham
8 Milton H. Mabry January 7 , 1885 January 8 , 1889 Democratic Edward A. Perry Position abolished
9 Ray C. Osborne January 7 , 1969 January 5 , 1971 Republican Claude R. Kirk , Jr Position recreated
10 Tom Adams January 5 , 1971 January 7 , 1975 Democratic Reubin O'Donovan Askew
11 Jim Williams January 7 , 1975 January 2 , 1979 Democratic Reubin O'Donovan Askew
12 Wayne Mixson January 2 , 1979 January 3 , 1987 Democratic Bob Graham Became governor upon the resignation of Bob Graham
13 Bobby Brantley January 6 , 1987 January 8 , 1991 Republican Bob Martinez
14 Buddy MacKay January 8 , 1991 December 12 , 1998 Democratic Lawton Chiles Became governor upon the death of Lawton Chiles
15 Frank Brogan January 5 , 1999 March 3 , 2003 Republican Jeb Bush Resigned to become President of Florida Atlantic University
16 Toni Jennings March 3 , 2003 January 2 , 2007 Republican Jeb Bush Appointed to replace Brogan
17 Jeff Kottkamp January 2 , 2007 January 4 , 2011 Republican Charlie Crist
18 Jennifer Carroll January 4 , 2011 March 12 , 2013 Republican Rick Scott Resigned
19 Carlos Lopez-Cantera February 3 , 2014 January 7 , 2019 Republican Rick Scott Appointed to replace Carroll
20 Jeanette Núñez January 8 , 2019 present Republican Ron DeSantis
List of lieutenant governors
Parties No party Democratic ( 7 ) Republican ( 13 )
The lieutenant governor of Florida is a statewide elected office in the government of the U.S. state of Florida. According to the Florida Constitution, the lieutenant governor is elected to a four-year term congruent with that of the governor of Florida, and succeeds to the office of governor if it becomes vacant. The incumbent is Jeanette Núñez, who took office on January 8, 2019.