List of female lieutenant governors in the United States
Name State Party Mandate start Mandate end Term length Notes
Thyra Thomson ( 1916-2013 ) Wyoming Republican January 7 , 1963 January 5 , 1987 23 years , 363 days Retired
Norma Paulus ( 1933-2019 ) Oregon Republican January 3 , 1977 January 7 , 1985 8 years , 4 days Retired to run as the Republican nominee for Governor in 1986 ( Defeated )
Rose Mofford ( 1922-2016 ) Arizona Democratic October 20 , 1977 April 4 , 1988 10 years , 167 days Succeeded as governor upon impeachment and conviction of Governor Evan Mecham
Barbara Roberts ( born 1936 ) Oregon Democratic January 7 , 1985 January 14 , 1991 6 years , 7 days Retired to run as the Democratic nominee for Governor in 1990 ( Elected )
Kathy Karpan ( born 1942 ) Wyoming Democratic January 5 , 1987 January 3 , 1995 7 years , 363 days Retired to run as the Democratic nominee for Governor in 1994 ( Defeated )
Diana J. Ohman ( born 1950 ) Wyoming Republican January 3 , 1995 January 3 , 1999 4 years , 0 days Retired
Jane Dee Hull ( born 1935 ) Arizona Republican January 2 , 1995 September 5 , 1997 2 years , 246 days Succeeded as governor upon resignation of Governor Fife Symington
Betsey Bayless ( born 1944 ) Arizona Republican September 5 , 1997 January 6 , 2003 5 years , 123 days Retired to run for Governor in 2002 ( Defeated in primary )
Jan Brewer ( born 1944 ) Arizona Republican January 6 , 2003 January 21 , 2009 5 years , 350 days Succeeded as governor upon resignation of Governor Janet Napolitano
Kate Brown ( born 1960 ) Oregon Democratic January 5 , 2009 February 18 , 2015 6 years , 44 days Succeeded as governor upon resignation of Governor John Kitzhaber
Michele Reagan ( born 1969 ) Arizona Republican January 5 , 2015 January 7 , 2019 4 years , 2 days Lost-renomination
Jeanne Atkins ( born 1949/1950 ) Oregon Democratic March 11 , 2015 January 2 , 2017 1 year , 297 days Retired
Katie Hobbs ( born 1969 ) Arizona Democratic January 7 , 2019 Incumbent 1 year , 195 days Serving
Beverly Clarno ( born 1936 ) Oregon Republican March 31 , 2019 Incumbent 1 year , 111 days Serving
As of January 2019, there are 15 women currently serving as lieutenant governors in the United States. 100 women have served overall. Women have been elected lieutenant governor from 43 of the 50 states. The states that have not elected a woman are Arkansas, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.