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class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 125%;">Lieutenant Governor</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px var( --border-color-subtle, #c8ccd1 );"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Georgia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Seal_of_Georgia.svg/100px-Seal_of_Georgia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Seal_of_Georgia.svg/150px-Seal_of_Georgia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Seal_of_Georgia.svg/200px-Seal_of_Georgia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="297" data-file-height="297" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Seal_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Seal of Georgia (U.S. state)">Great Seal of the State of Georgia</a></div></td></tr><tr><td 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href="/wiki/Burt_Jones" title="Burt Jones">Burt Jones</a><br /></div>since January 9, 2023</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Government of Georgia (U.S. state)">Government of Georgia</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appointer</th><td class="infobox-data">Elected by popular vote</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Term_of_office" title="Term of office">Term length</a></th><td class="infobox-data">4-years, no term limit</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Inaugural holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Melvin_E._Thompson" title="Melvin E. Thompson">Melvin E. Thompson</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">August 13, 1945</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Salary</th><td class="infobox-data">$54,920 (2023) <sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ltgov.georgia.gov">Official website</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>lieutenant governor of Georgia</b> is a constitutional officer of the <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">State of Georgia</a>, elected to a four-year term by popular vote. Unlike in some other U.S. states, the <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_governor_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant governor (United States)">lieutenant governor</a> is elected on a separate ticket from the <a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Georgia" title="List of governors of Georgia">governor of Georgia</a>. </p><p>Constitutionally, the lieutenant governor's primary job is to serve as president of Georgia's <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Georgia Senate">Senate</a>. In the case of incapacity of the governor, the lieutenant governor assumes their duties and power (but not the title). Should the governor die or otherwise leave office, the lieutenant governor assumes the office for the remainder of the term. </p><p>The office of Lieutenant Governor was created by a state constitutional revision in 1945. Prior to that time, Georgia did not have such an office. Elected in 1946 (for a term to begin in 1947) Georgia's first lieutenant governor, <a href="/wiki/Melvin_E._Thompson" title="Melvin E. Thompson">Melvin E. Thompson</a> became involved in the <a href="/wiki/Three_governors_controversy" title="Three governors controversy">three governors controversy</a>. </p><p>The current lieutenant governor of Georgia is Republican <a href="/wiki/Burt_Jones" title="Burt Jones">Burt Jones</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lieutenant_Governor_of_Georgia&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The office of lieutenant governor in Georgia was created by an amendment to the state constitution in 1945. The primary purpose of the office was for its incumbent to serve as a successor in the event the governorship became vacant. <a href="/wiki/Melvin_E._Thompson" title="Melvin E. Thompson">Melvin E. Thompson</a> became the first person elected to the office in 1946. Due to the outcome of the <a href="/wiki/Three_governors_controversy" title="Three governors controversy">three governors controversy</a>, he served only two months (January to March 1947) in the office, succeeding to the governorship in March 1947, pending a special election in 1948. That year, <a href="/wiki/Marvin_Griffin" title="Marvin Griffin">Marvin Griffin</a> was elected to the lieutenant governorship. Griffin establish several informal precedents during his tenure, namely by assuming an active leadership role in the State Senate and by naming chairs of the body's committees with the governor's assent. In 2003, the Senate altered its rules and granted the power of appointing committee chairs to the Senate president pro tempore.<sup id="cite_ref-buchanan_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-buchanan-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In November 2010, the Republican majority voted to change the Senate rules, stripping the Lieutenant Governor's ability to appoint the membership of Senate committees.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Election">Election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lieutenant_Governor_of_Georgia&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>All candidates for the office of lieutenant governor must also have been a citizen of the United States for at least 15 years and a resident of Georgia for at least six years preceding election. The lieutenant governor is elected on their own ticket separate from the governor. They serve without term limits.<sup id="cite_ref-buchanan_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-buchanan-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Powers,_duties,_and_structure"><span id="Powers.2C_duties.2C_and_structure"></span>Powers, duties, and structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lieutenant_Governor_of_Georgia&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Powers, duties, and structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_office_of_lieutenant_governor_inside_the_Georgia_Capitol_Building.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/The_office_of_lieutenant_governor_inside_the_Georgia_Capitol_Building.jpg/220px-The_office_of_lieutenant_governor_inside_the_Georgia_Capitol_Building.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/The_office_of_lieutenant_governor_inside_the_Georgia_Capitol_Building.jpg/330px-The_office_of_lieutenant_governor_inside_the_Georgia_Capitol_Building.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/The_office_of_lieutenant_governor_inside_the_Georgia_Capitol_Building.jpg/440px-The_office_of_lieutenant_governor_inside_the_Georgia_Capitol_Building.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2882" data-file-height="3844" /></a><figcaption>The office of lieutenant governor inside the Georgia Capitol Building</figcaption></figure> <p>The lieutenant governor's formal duties are limited by the Georgia State Constitution to serving as the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Senate#United_States" title="President of the Senate">President of the Senate</a> and the successor of the governor whenever the governorship becomes vacant due to the governor's death or a determination by the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Supreme Court of Georgia (U.S. state)">State Supreme Court</a> that they are incapable of discharging their duties. The lieutenant governor assumes the gubernatorial powers and duties pending the next general election in the state.<sup id="cite_ref-buchanan_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-buchanan-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As President of the Senate the lieutenant governor presides over debate in the Senate. As he is not a member of the Senate, the lieutenant governor is barred from sponsoring legislation.<sup id="cite_ref-DCA_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DCA-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Rules of the Georgia State Senate assign the president of the Senate to appoint two senators to the Committee on Assignments and to serve as the Chair of the committee, but the Chair may only vote in case of a tie. Additionally, the president is a member of and appoints three other members to the Committee on Administrative Affairs. Under the supervision of the State Senate, the President "shall as a matter of course and without debate, report the reference of bills to the proper committee." Senate pages are supervised by the president who "shall establish a program of familiarization with state government, its procedures and those duties and responsibilities which will be required of pages."<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As the Senate's presiding officer, the lieutenant governor can exercise influence over state legislation, though the Senate can disregard their wishes at its discretion.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Georgia">List of lieutenant governors of Georgia</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lieutenant_Governor_of_Georgia&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: List of lieutenant governors of Georgia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Parties">Parties</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lieutenant_Governor_of_Georgia&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Parties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#3333FF; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> (10)</span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959" /><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;background-color:#E81B23; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> (3)</span> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th colspan="3">Lt. Governor </th> <th>Term in office </th> <th>Party </th> <th>Election </th> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Georgia" title="Governor of Georgia">Governor</a> </th></tr> <tr style="height:2em;"> <td>1 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Melvin_Thompson.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Melvin_Thompson.png/75px-Melvin_Thompson.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="95" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Melvin_Thompson.png/113px-Melvin_Thompson.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/Melvin_Thompson.png/150px-Melvin_Thompson.png 2x" data-file-width="542" data-file-height="688" /></a></span> </td> <td bgcolor="#3333FF"> </td> <th><span data-sort-value="Thompson, Melvin E."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Melvin_E._Thompson" title="Melvin E. Thompson">Melvin E. Thompson</a></span></span></span> </th> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001947-01-14-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 14, 1947</span><br />–<br />March 18, 1947 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/1946_Georgia_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="1946 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election">1946</a> </td> <td rowspan="16" bgcolor="#3333FF"> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Herman_Talmadge" title="Herman Talmadge">Herman Talmadge</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:2em;"> <th scope="row">— </th> <td colspan="4" style="background:#EEEEEE;"><i>Office vacant from</i> <i>March 18, 1947 - November 17, 1948</i> </td> <td>— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Melvin_E._Thompson" title="Melvin E. Thompson">Melvin E. Thompson</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:2em;"> <td rowspan="2">2 </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Marvingriffin_(cropped).gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Marvingriffin_%28cropped%29.gif/75px-Marvingriffin_%28cropped%29.gif" decoding="async" width="75" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Marvingriffin_%28cropped%29.gif/113px-Marvingriffin_%28cropped%29.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Marvingriffin_%28cropped%29.gif/150px-Marvingriffin_%28cropped%29.gif 2x" data-file-width="170" data-file-height="217" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="15" bgcolor="#3333FF"> </td> <th rowspan="2"><span data-sort-value="Griffin, Marvin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Marvin_Griffin" title="Marvin Griffin">Marvin Griffin</a></span></span></span> </th> <td rowspan="2"><span data-sort-value="000000001948-11-17-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">November 17, 1948</span><br />–<br />January 11, 1955 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1948_Georgia_lieutenant_gubernatorial_special_election" title="1948 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial special election">1948</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(special)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Herman_Talmadge" title="Herman Talmadge">Herman Talmadge</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:2em;"> <td><a href="/wiki/1950_Georgia_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="1950 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election">1950</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:2em;"> <td>3 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ernest_Vandiver_(1962).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Ernest_Vandiver_%281962%29.jpg/75px-Ernest_Vandiver_%281962%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Ernest_Vandiver_%281962%29.jpg/113px-Ernest_Vandiver_%281962%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Ernest_Vandiver_%281962%29.jpg/150px-Ernest_Vandiver_%281962%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="880" data-file-height="1173" /></a></span> </td> <th><span data-sort-value="Vandiver, Ernest"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Vandiver" title="Ernest Vandiver">Ernest Vandiver</a></span></span></span> </th> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001955-01-11-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 11, 1955</span><br />–<br />January 13, 1959 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1954_Georgia_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="1954 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election">1954</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marvin_Griffin" title="Marvin Griffin">Marvin Griffin</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:2em;"> <td>4 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Garland_T._Byrd_(GA).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Garland_T._Byrd_%28GA%29.png/75px-Garland_T._Byrd_%28GA%29.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Garland_T._Byrd_%28GA%29.png/113px-Garland_T._Byrd_%28GA%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Garland_T._Byrd_%28GA%29.png/150px-Garland_T._Byrd_%28GA%29.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="766" /></a></span> </td> <th><span data-sort-value="Byrd, Garland T."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Garland_T._Byrd" title="Garland T. Byrd">Garland T. Byrd</a></span></span></span> </th> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001959-01-13-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 13, 1959</span><br />–<br />January 15, 1963 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1958_Georgia_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="1958 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election">1958</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Vandiver" title="Ernest Vandiver">Ernest Vandiver</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:2em;"> <td>5 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Peter_Z._Geer_(GA).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Peter_Z._Geer_%28GA%29.png/75px-Peter_Z._Geer_%28GA%29.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="117" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Peter_Z._Geer_%28GA%29.png/113px-Peter_Z._Geer_%28GA%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Peter_Z._Geer_%28GA%29.png/150px-Peter_Z._Geer_%28GA%29.png 2x" data-file-width="516" data-file-height="804" /></a></span> </td> <th><span data-sort-value="Geer, Peter Zack"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Peter_Zack_Geer" title="Peter Zack Geer">Peter Zack Geer</a></span></span></span> </th> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001963-01-15-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 15, 1963</span><br />–<br />January 11, 1967 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1962_Georgia_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="1962 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election">1962</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carl_Sanders" title="Carl Sanders">Carl Sanders</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:2em;"> <td>6 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:George_T._Smith.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/George_T._Smith.jpg/75px-George_T._Smith.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/George_T._Smith.jpg/113px-George_T._Smith.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/George_T._Smith.jpg/150px-George_T._Smith.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2211" data-file-height="3414" /></a></span> </td> <th><span data-sort-value="Smith, George T."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/George_T._Smith" title="George T. Smith">George T. Smith</a></span></span></span> </th> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001967-01-11-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 11, 1967</span><br />–<br />January 12, 1971 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1966_Georgia_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="1966 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election">1966</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lester_Maddox" title="Lester Maddox">Lester Maddox</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:2em;"> <td>7 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lester_Maddox.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Lester_Maddox.jpg/75px-Lester_Maddox.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Lester_Maddox.jpg/113px-Lester_Maddox.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Lester_Maddox.jpg/150px-Lester_Maddox.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2232" data-file-height="3390" /></a></span> </td> <th><span data-sort-value="Maddox, Lester"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Lester_Maddox" title="Lester Maddox">Lester Maddox</a></span></span></span> </th> <td><span data-sort-value="000000001971-01-12-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 12, 1971</span><br />–<br />January 14, 1975 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1970_Georgia_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="1970 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election">1970</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Carter" title="Jimmy Carter">Jimmy Carter</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:2em;"> <td rowspan="4">8 </td> <td rowspan="4"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Zell_Miller_1975.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Zell_Miller_1975.jpg/75px-Zell_Miller_1975.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="117" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Zell_Miller_1975.jpg/113px-Zell_Miller_1975.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Zell_Miller_1975.jpg/150px-Zell_Miller_1975.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2212" data-file-height="3438" /></a></span> </td> <th rowspan="4"><span data-sort-value="Miller, Zell"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Zell_Miller" title="Zell Miller">Zell Miller</a></span></span></span> </th> <td rowspan="4"><span data-sort-value="000000001975-01-14-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 14, 1975</span><br />–<br />January 13, 1991 </td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1974_Georgia_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="1974 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election">1974</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/George_Busbee" title="George Busbee">George Busbee</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:2em;"> <td><a href="/wiki/1978_Georgia_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="1978 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election">1978</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:2em;"> <td><a href="/wiki/1982_Georgia_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="1982 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election">1982</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Frank_Harris" title="Joe Frank Harris">Joe Frank Harris</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:2em;"> <td><a href="/wiki/1986_Georgia_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="1986 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election">1986</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:2em;"> <td rowspan="2">9 </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pierre_Howard.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Pierre_Howard.png/75px-Pierre_Howard.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Pierre_Howard.png/113px-Pierre_Howard.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Pierre_Howard.png/150px-Pierre_Howard.png 2x" data-file-width="277" data-file-height="390" /></a></span> </td> <th rowspan="2"><span data-sort-value="Howard, Pierre"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Pierre_Howard" title="Pierre Howard">Pierre Howard</a></span></span></span> </th> <td rowspan="2"><span data-sort-value="000000001991-01-13-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 13, 1991</span><br />–<br />January 11, 1999 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1990_Georgia_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="1990 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election">1990</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Zell_Miller" title="Zell Miller">Zell Miller</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:2em;"> <td><a href="/wiki/1994_Georgia_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="1994 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election">1994</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:2em;"> <td rowspan="2">10 </td> <td rowspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Marktaylorpic.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Marktaylorpic.jpg/75px-Marktaylorpic.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="104" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Marktaylorpic.jpg/113px-Marktaylorpic.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Marktaylorpic.jpg 2x" data-file-width="128" data-file-height="178" /></a></span> </td> <th rowspan="2"><span data-sort-value="Taylor, Mark"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Taylor_(American_politician)" title="Mark Taylor (American politician)">Mark Taylor</a></span></span></span> </th> <td rowspan="2"><span data-sort-value="000000001999-01-11-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 11, 1999</span><br />–<br />January 8, 2007 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1998_Georgia_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="1998 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election">1998</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roy_Barnes" title="Roy Barnes">Roy Barnes</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:2em;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2002_Georgia_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="2002 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election">2002</a> </td> <td rowspan="6" bgcolor="#E81B23"> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Sonny_Perdue" title="Sonny Perdue">Sonny Perdue</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:2em;"> <td rowspan="3">11 </td> <td rowspan="3"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Casey_Cagle_Day_40_Rostrum.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Casey_Cagle_Day_40_Rostrum.jpg/75px-Casey_Cagle_Day_40_Rostrum.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Casey_Cagle_Day_40_Rostrum.jpg/113px-Casey_Cagle_Day_40_Rostrum.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/Casey_Cagle_Day_40_Rostrum.jpg/150px-Casey_Cagle_Day_40_Rostrum.jpg 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="334" /></a></span> </td> <td rowspan="5" bgcolor="#E81B23"> </td> <th rowspan="3"><span data-sort-value="Cagle, Casey"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Casey_Cagle" title="Casey Cagle">Casey Cagle</a></span></span></span> </th> <td rowspan="3"><span data-sort-value="000000002007-01-08-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 8, 2007</span><br />–<br />January 14, 2019 </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2006_Georgia_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="2006 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election">2006</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:2em;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2010_Georgia_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="2010 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election">2010</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Nathan_Deal" title="Nathan Deal">Nathan Deal</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:2em;"> <td><a href="/wiki/2014_Georgia_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="2014 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election">2014</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:2em;"> <td>12 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GeoffDuncan2018_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/GeoffDuncan2018_%28cropped%29.jpg/75px-GeoffDuncan2018_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" 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Kemp</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:2em;"> <td>13 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Georgia_Lt._Gov._Burt_Jones_2023_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Georgia_Lt._Gov._Burt_Jones_2023_%28cropped%29.jpg/75px-Georgia_Lt._Gov._Burt_Jones_2023_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="106" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Georgia_Lt._Gov._Burt_Jones_2023_%28cropped%29.jpg/113px-Georgia_Lt._Gov._Burt_Jones_2023_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Georgia_Lt._Gov._Burt_Jones_2023_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Georgia_Lt._Gov._Burt_Jones_2023_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="392" data-file-height="552" /></a></span> </td> <th><span data-sort-value="Jones, Burt"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Burt_Jones" title="Burt Jones">Burt Jones</a></span></span></span> </th> <td><span data-sort-value="000000002023-01-09-0000" style="white-space:nowrap">January 9, 2023</span><br />–<br />Incumbent </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_Georgia_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="2022 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election">2022</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lieutenant_Governor_of_Georgia&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Georgia Senate">Georgia Senate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgia_House_of_Representatives" title="Georgia House of Representatives">Georgia House of Representatives</a></li> <li><a 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padding:0em 0.5em;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 14em;"> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Alabama" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lieutenant governors of Alabama">AL</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Will_Ainsworth" title="Will Ainsworth">Ainsworth</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Alaska" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lieutenant governors of Alaska">AK</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Dahlstrom" title="Nancy Dahlstrom">Dahlstrom</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Arizona" title="Secretary of State of Arizona">AZ</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Fontes" title="Adrian Fontes">Fontes</a></i> (D)<sup><small>1</small></sup></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Arkansas" title="Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas">AR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Leslie_Rutledge" title="Leslie Rutledge">Rutledge</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_California" title="Lieutenant Governor of California">CA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Eleni_Kounalakis" title="Eleni Kounalakis">Kounalakis</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Colorado" title="List of lieutenant governors of Colorado">CO</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dianne_Primavera" title="Dianne Primavera">Primavera</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Connecticut" title="List of lieutenant governors of Connecticut">CT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Susan_Bysiewicz" title="Susan Bysiewicz">Bysiewicz</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Delaware" title="Lieutenant Governor of Delaware">DE</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Evans_Gay" title="Kyle Evans Gay">Gay</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Florida" title="Lieutenant Governor of Florida">FL</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/James_Uthmeier" title="James Uthmeier">Uthmeier</a></i> (R)*<sup><small>4</small></sup></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">GA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Burt_Jones" title="Burt Jones">Jones</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Hawaii" title="Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii">HI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Luke" title="Sylvia Luke">Luke</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Idaho" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lieutenant governors of Idaho">ID</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Scott_Bedke" title="Scott Bedke">Bedke</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Illinois" title="Lieutenant Governor of Illinois">IL</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Juliana_Stratton" title="Juliana Stratton">Stratton</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Indiana" title="Lieutenant Governor of Indiana">IN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Micah_Beckwith" title="Micah Beckwith">Beckwith</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Iowa" title="List of lieutenant governors of Iowa">IA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chris_Cournoyer" title="Chris Cournoyer">Cournoyer</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Kansas" title="Lieutenant Governor of Kansas">KS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_Toland" title="David Toland">Toland</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Kentucky" title="Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky">KY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jacqueline_Coleman" title="Jacqueline Coleman">Coleman</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Louisiana" title="Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana">LA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Billy_Nungesser" title="Billy Nungesser">Nungesser</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_Maine_Senate" title="List of presidents of the Maine Senate">ME</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Mattie_Daughtry" title="Mattie Daughtry">Daughtry</a></i> (D)<sup><small>2</small></sup></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Maryland" title="Lieutenant Governor of Maryland">MD</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Aruna_Miller" title="Aruna Miller">Miller</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Massachusetts" title="Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts">MA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kim_Driscoll" title="Kim Driscoll">Driscoll</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lieutenant governors of Michigan">MI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Garlin_Gilchrist" title="Garlin Gilchrist">Gilchrist</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lieutenant governors of Minnesota">MN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#0055AA;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Peggy_Flanagan" title="Peggy Flanagan">Flanagan</a> (DFL)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; 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width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_Jersey" title="Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey">NJ</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tahesha_Way" title="Tahesha Way">Way</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_Mexico" title="Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico">NM</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Howie_Morales" title="Howie Morales">Morales</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_York" title="Lieutenant Governor of New York">NY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Delgado" title="Antonio Delgado">Delgado</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_North_Carolina" title="Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina">NC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Hunt" title="Rachel Hunt">Hunt</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; 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width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_Secretary_of_State" title="Oregon Secretary of State">OR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Tobias_Read" title="Tobias Read">Read</a></i> (D)<sup><small>1</small></sup></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Pennsylvania" title="Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania">PA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Austin_Davis_(politician)" title="Austin Davis (politician)">Davis</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Rhode_Island" title="List of lieutenant governors of Rhode Island">RI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sabina_Matos" title="Sabina Matos">Matos</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_South_Carolina" title="Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina">SC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Pamela_Evette" title="Pamela Evette">Evette</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_South_Dakota" title="Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota">SD</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tony_Venhuizen" title="Tony Venhuizen">Venhuizen</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Tennessee" title="Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee">TN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Randy_McNally" title="Randy McNally">McNally</a></i> (R)<sup><small>2</small></sup></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Texas" title="Lieutenant Governor of Texas">TX</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dan_Patrick_(politician)" title="Dan Patrick (politician)">Patrick</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Utah" title="Lieutenant Governor of Utah">UT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Deidre_Henderson" title="Deidre Henderson">Henderson</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Vermont" title="List of lieutenant governors of Vermont">VT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_S._Rodgers" title="John S. Rodgers">Rodgers</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Virginia" title="Lieutenant Governor of Virginia">VA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Winsome_Earle-Sears" title="Winsome Earle-Sears">Earle-Sears</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Washington" title="Lieutenant Governor of Washington">WA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Denny_Heck" title="Denny Heck">Heck</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_West_Virginia_Senate" title="President of the West Virginia Senate">WV</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Randy_Smith_(politician)" title="Randy Smith (politician)">Smith</a></i> (R)<sup><small>2</small></sup></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Wisconsin" title="Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin">WI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sara_Rodriguez" title="Sara Rodriguez">Rodriguez</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Wyoming" title="Secretary of State of Wyoming">WY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Gray_(Wyoming_politician)" title="Chuck Gray (Wyoming politician)">Gray</a></i> (R)<sup><small>1</small></sup></div></div> <div style="margin-top:1em"><b>Federal districts:</b></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_District_of_Columbia" title="Council of the District of Columbia">DC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Phil_Mendelson" title="Phil Mendelson">Mendelson</a></i> (D)<sup><small>3</small></sup></div></div><div class="nocolbreak"><div style="margin-top:1em"><b>Territories:</b></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_American_Samoa" title="Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa">AS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Pulu_Ae_Ae_Jr." title="Pulu Ae Ae Jr.">Ae</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Guam" title="Lieutenant Governor of Guam">GU</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Josh_Tenorio" title="Josh Tenorio">Tenorio</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands" title="Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands">MP</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#DCDCDC;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_M._Apatang" title="David M. Apatang">Apatang</a> (I)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Secretary of State of Puerto Rico">PR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#161687;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Ver%C3%B3nica_Ferraiuoli" title="Verónica Ferraiuoli">Ferraiuoli</a></i> (PNP/D)*<sup><small>1</small></sup></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands" title="Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands">VI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tregenza_Roach" title="Tregenza Roach">Roach</a> (D)</div></div></div> </div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>An asterisk indicates an Acting Lt. Governor <p><i>Italics</i> indicate next-in-line of succession for states and territories without a directly elected <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_governor_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant governor (United States)">lieutenant governor</a> or whose lieutenant governor office is vacant: </p> <ul><li>1. <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_state_(U.S._state_government)" title="Secretary of state (U.S. state government)">Secretary of State</a></li> <li>2. <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Senate" title="President of the Senate">President of the Senate</a></li> <li>3. <a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_District_of_Columbia#Composition" title="Council of the District of Columbia">Council Chair</a></li> <li>4. <a href="/wiki/State_attorney_general" title="State attorney general">Attorney General</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Political party affiliation</dt> <dd></dd></dl> <ul><li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>: 28 (27 states, 1 territory)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>: 26 (23 states, 2 territories, 1 district)</li> <li><span style="color:#161687;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/New_Progressive_Party_of_Puerto_Rico" class="mw-redirect" title="New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico">New Progressive</a>: 1 (1 territory)</li> <li><span style="color:#DCDCDC;">▌</span>Independent: 1 (1 territory)</li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235" /></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="State_of_Georgia762" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231" /><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Template:Georgia (U.S. state)"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Template talk:Georgia (U.S. state)"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Georgia (U.S. state)"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="State_of_Georgia762" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a> of <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a></b> (capital)</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Outline of Georgia (U.S. state)">Topics</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Index_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)-related_articles" title="Index of Georgia (U.S. state)-related articles">Index</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Climate_change_in_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Climate change in Georgia (U.S. state)">Climate change</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geology_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Geology of Georgia (U.S. state)">Geology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="History of Georgia (U.S. state)">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_congressional_delegations_from_Georgia" title="United States congressional delegations from Georgia">Congressional delegations</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Government of Georgia (U.S. state)">Government</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Law of Georgia (U.S. state)">Law</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_people_from_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="List of people from Georgia (U.S. state)">People</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Mass_media_in_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Category:Mass media in Georgia (U.S. state)">Mass media</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="List of newspapers in Georgia (U.S. state)">newspapers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="List of radio stations in Georgia (U.S. state)">radio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_television_stations_in_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="List of television stations in Georgia (U.S. state)">TV</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Music of Georgia (U.S. state)">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Elections in Georgia (U.S. state)">Elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Geography of Georgia (U.S. state)">Geography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Georgia_state_parks" title="List of Georgia state parks">State parks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Georgia_state_symbols" title="List of Georgia state symbols">Symbols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transportation_in_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Transportation in Georgia (U.S. state)">Transportation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Tourist_attractions_in_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Category:Tourist attractions in Georgia (U.S. state)">Tourist attractions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/African_Americans_in_Georgia_(U.S._state)" class="mw-redirect" title="African Americans in Georgia (U.S. state)">African Americans</a> (<a href="/wiki/History_of_slavery_in_Georgia_(U.S._state)" class="mw-redirect" title="History of slavery in Georgia (U.S. state)">Slavery</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Society</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abortion_in_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Abortion in Georgia (U.S. state)">Abortion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Culture_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Culture of Georgia (U.S. state)">Culture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crime_in_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Crime in Georgia (U.S. state)">Crime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Demographics of Georgia (U.S. state)">Demographics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)#Economy" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Economy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Education_in_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Education in Georgia (U.S. state)">Education</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gun_laws_in_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Gun laws in Georgia (U.S. state)">Gun laws</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Georgia_(U.S._state)" class="mw-redirect" title="LGBT rights in Georgia (U.S. state)">LGBT rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Politics of Georgia (U.S. state)">Politics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sports_in_Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Sports in Georgia (U.S. state)">Sports</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_United_States#Georgia" title="List of regions of the United States">Regions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Central_Georgia" title="Central Georgia">Central Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coastal_Georgia" title="Coastal Georgia">Coastal Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Georgia_(region)" title="East Georgia (region)">East Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Central_Georgia" title="East Central Georgia">East Central Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Golden_Isles_of_Georgia" title="Golden Isles of Georgia">Golden Isles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lower_Coastal_Plain_(Georgia)" title="Lower Coastal Plain (Georgia)">Lower Coastal Plain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_metropolitan_area" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta metropolitan area">Metro Atlanta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Georgia" title="North Georgia">North Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northeast_Georgia" title="Northeast Georgia">Northeast Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Georgia" title="Northwest Georgia">Northwest Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sea_Islands" title="Sea Islands">Sea Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Georgia_(region)" title="South Georgia (region)">South Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Rivers" title="Southern Rivers">Southern Rivers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southeast_Georgia" title="Southeast Georgia">Southeast Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southwest_Georgia" title="Southwest Georgia">Southwest Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Georgia_(region)" title="West Georgia (region)">West Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Central_Georgia" title="West Central Georgia">West Central Georgia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_largest_Georgia_(U.S._state)_cities_by_population" class="mw-redirect" title="List of largest Georgia (U.S. state) cities by population">Largest cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Albany,_Georgia" title="Albany, Georgia">Albany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athens,_Georgia" title="Athens, Georgia">Athens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Augusta,_Georgia" title="Augusta, Georgia">Augusta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbus,_Georgia" title="Columbus, Georgia">Columbus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johns_Creek,_Georgia" title="Johns Creek, Georgia">Johns Creek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Macon,_Georgia" title="Macon, Georgia">Macon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marietta,_Georgia" title="Marietta, Georgia">Marietta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roswell,_Georgia" title="Roswell, Georgia">Roswell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandy_Springs,_Georgia" title="Sandy Springs, Georgia">Sandy Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Savannah,_Georgia" title="Savannah, Georgia">Savannah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Fulton,_Georgia" title="South Fulton, Georgia">South Fulton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valdosta,_Georgia" title="Valdosta, Georgia">Valdosta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warner_Robins,_Georgia" title="Warner Robins, Georgia">Warner Robins</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Georgia" title="List of counties in Georgia">Counties</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Appling_County,_Georgia" title="Appling County, Georgia">Appling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atkinson_County,_Georgia" title="Atkinson County, Georgia">Atkinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bacon_County,_Georgia" title="Bacon County, Georgia">Bacon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baker_County,_Georgia" title="Baker County, Georgia">Baker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baldwin_County,_Georgia" title="Baldwin County, Georgia">Baldwin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banks_County,_Georgia" title="Banks County, Georgia">Banks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barrow_County,_Georgia" title="Barrow County, Georgia">Barrow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bartow_County,_Georgia" title="Bartow County, Georgia">Bartow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Hill_County,_Georgia" title="Ben Hill County, Georgia">Ben Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berrien_County,_Georgia" title="Berrien County, Georgia">Berrien</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bibb_County,_Georgia" title="Bibb County, Georgia">Bibb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bleckley_County,_Georgia" title="Bleckley County, Georgia">Bleckley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brantley_County,_Georgia" title="Brantley County, Georgia">Brantley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brooks_County,_Georgia" title="Brooks County, Georgia">Brooks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryan_County,_Georgia" title="Bryan County, Georgia">Bryan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulloch_County,_Georgia" title="Bulloch County, Georgia">Bulloch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burke_County,_Georgia" title="Burke County, Georgia">Burke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Butts_County,_Georgia" title="Butts County, Georgia">Butts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calhoun_County,_Georgia" title="Calhoun County, Georgia">Calhoun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camden_County,_Georgia" title="Camden County, Georgia">Camden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Candler_County,_Georgia" title="Candler County, Georgia">Candler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carroll_County,_Georgia" title="Carroll County, Georgia">Carroll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catoosa_County,_Georgia" title="Catoosa County, Georgia">Catoosa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlton_County,_Georgia" title="Charlton County, Georgia">Charlton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chatham_County,_Georgia" title="Chatham County, Georgia">Chatham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chattahoochee_County,_Georgia" title="Chattahoochee County, Georgia">Chattahoochee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chattooga_County,_Georgia" title="Chattooga County, Georgia">Chattooga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherokee_County,_Georgia" title="Cherokee County, Georgia">Cherokee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clarke_County,_Georgia" title="Clarke County, Georgia">Clarke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clay_County,_Georgia" title="Clay County, Georgia">Clay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clayton_County,_Georgia" title="Clayton County, Georgia">Clayton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinch_County,_Georgia" title="Clinch County, Georgia">Clinch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cobb_County,_Georgia" title="Cobb County, Georgia">Cobb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coffee_County,_Georgia" title="Coffee County, Georgia">Coffee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colquitt_County,_Georgia" title="Colquitt County, Georgia">Colquitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbia_County,_Georgia" title="Columbia County, Georgia">Columbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cook_County,_Georgia" title="Cook County, Georgia">Cook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coweta_County,_Georgia" title="Coweta County, Georgia">Coweta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crawford_County,_Georgia" title="Crawford County, Georgia">Crawford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crisp_County,_Georgia" title="Crisp County, Georgia">Crisp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dade_County,_Georgia" title="Dade County, Georgia">Dade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dawson_County,_Georgia" title="Dawson County, Georgia">Dawson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Decatur_County,_Georgia" title="Decatur County, Georgia">Decatur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DeKalb_County,_Georgia" title="DeKalb County, Georgia">DeKalb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dodge_County,_Georgia" title="Dodge County, Georgia">Dodge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dooly_County,_Georgia" title="Dooly County, Georgia">Dooly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dougherty_County,_Georgia" title="Dougherty County, Georgia">Dougherty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_County,_Georgia" title="Douglas County, Georgia">Douglas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Early_County,_Georgia" title="Early County, Georgia">Early</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Echols_County,_Georgia" title="Echols County, Georgia">Echols</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Effingham_County,_Georgia" title="Effingham County, Georgia">Effingham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elbert_County,_Georgia" title="Elbert County, Georgia">Elbert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emanuel_County,_Georgia" title="Emanuel County, Georgia">Emanuel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evans_County,_Georgia" title="Evans County, Georgia">Evans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fannin_County,_Georgia" title="Fannin County, Georgia">Fannin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fayette_County,_Georgia" title="Fayette County, Georgia">Fayette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Floyd_County,_Georgia" title="Floyd County, Georgia">Floyd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forsyth_County,_Georgia" title="Forsyth County, Georgia">Forsyth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_County,_Georgia" title="Franklin County, Georgia">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fulton_County,_Georgia" title="Fulton County, Georgia">Fulton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilmer_County,_Georgia" title="Gilmer County, Georgia">Gilmer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glascock_County,_Georgia" title="Glascock County, Georgia">Glascock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glynn_County,_Georgia" title="Glynn County, Georgia">Glynn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_County,_Georgia" title="Gordon County, Georgia">Gordon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grady_County,_Georgia" title="Grady County, Georgia">Grady</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greene_County,_Georgia" title="Greene County, Georgia">Greene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gwinnett_County,_Georgia" title="Gwinnett County, Georgia">Gwinnett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Habersham_County,_Georgia" title="Habersham County, Georgia">Habersham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hall_County,_Georgia" title="Hall County, Georgia">Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hancock_County,_Georgia" title="Hancock County, Georgia">Hancock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Haralson_County,_Georgia" title="Haralson County, Georgia">Haralson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harris_County,_Georgia" title="Harris County, Georgia">Harris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hart_County,_Georgia" title="Hart County, Georgia">Hart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heard_County,_Georgia" title="Heard County, Georgia">Heard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_County,_Georgia" title="Henry County, Georgia">Henry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_County,_Georgia" title="Houston County, Georgia">Houston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Irwin_County,_Georgia" title="Irwin County, Georgia">Irwin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackson_County,_Georgia" title="Jackson County, Georgia">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jasper_County,_Georgia" title="Jasper County, Georgia">Jasper</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Davis_County,_Georgia" title="Jeff Davis County, Georgia">Jeff Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_County,_Georgia" title="Jefferson County, Georgia">Jefferson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jenkins_County,_Georgia" title="Jenkins County, Georgia">Jenkins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnson_County,_Georgia" title="Johnson County, Georgia">Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jones_County,_Georgia" title="Jones County, Georgia">Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lamar_County,_Georgia" title="Lamar County, Georgia">Lamar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lanier_County,_Georgia" title="Lanier County, Georgia">Lanier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laurens_County,_Georgia" title="Laurens County, Georgia">Laurens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lee_County,_Georgia" title="Lee County, Georgia">Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberty_County,_Georgia" title="Liberty County, Georgia">Liberty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_County,_Georgia" title="Lincoln County, Georgia">Lincoln</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_County,_Georgia" title="Long County, Georgia">Long</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lowndes_County,_Georgia" title="Lowndes County, Georgia">Lowndes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lumpkin_County,_Georgia" title="Lumpkin County, Georgia">Lumpkin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Macon_County,_Georgia" title="Macon County, Georgia">Macon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madison_County,_Georgia" title="Madison County, Georgia">Madison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_County,_Georgia" title="Marion County, Georgia">Marion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDuffie_County,_Georgia" title="McDuffie County, Georgia">McDuffie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McIntosh_County,_Georgia" title="McIntosh County, Georgia">McIntosh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meriwether_County,_Georgia" title="Meriwether County, Georgia">Meriwether</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miller_County,_Georgia" title="Miller County, Georgia">Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mitchell_County,_Georgia" title="Mitchell County, Georgia">Mitchell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monroe_County,_Georgia" title="Monroe County, Georgia">Monroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montgomery_County,_Georgia" title="Montgomery County, Georgia">Montgomery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morgan_County,_Georgia" title="Morgan County, Georgia">Morgan</a></li> <li><a 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<li><a href="/wiki/Pulaski_County,_Georgia" title="Pulaski County, Georgia">Pulaski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Putnam_County,_Georgia" title="Putnam County, Georgia">Putnam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quitman_County,_Georgia" title="Quitman County, Georgia">Quitman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rabun_County,_Georgia" title="Rabun County, Georgia">Rabun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randolph_County,_Georgia" title="Randolph County, Georgia">Randolph</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richmond_County,_Georgia" title="Richmond County, Georgia">Richmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockdale_County,_Georgia" title="Rockdale County, Georgia">Rockdale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schley_County,_Georgia" title="Schley County, Georgia">Schley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Screven_County,_Georgia" title="Screven County, Georgia">Screven</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seminole_County,_Georgia" title="Seminole County, Georgia">Seminole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spalding_County,_Georgia" title="Spalding County, Georgia">Spalding</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephens_County,_Georgia" title="Stephens County, Georgia">Stephens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stewart_County,_Georgia" title="Stewart County, Georgia">Stewart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sumter_County,_Georgia" title="Sumter County, Georgia">Sumter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Talbot_County,_Georgia" title="Talbot County, Georgia">Talbot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taliaferro_County,_Georgia" title="Taliaferro County, Georgia">Taliaferro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tattnall_County,_Georgia" title="Tattnall County, Georgia">Tattnall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taylor_County,_Georgia" title="Taylor County, Georgia">Taylor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telfair_County,_Georgia" title="Telfair County, Georgia">Telfair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrell_County,_Georgia" title="Terrell County, Georgia">Terrell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_County,_Georgia" title="Thomas County, Georgia">Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tift_County,_Georgia" title="Tift County, Georgia">Tift</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toombs_County,_Georgia" title="Toombs County, Georgia">Toombs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Towns_County,_Georgia" title="Towns County, Georgia">Towns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Treutlen_County,_Georgia" title="Treutlen County, Georgia">Treutlen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Troup_County,_Georgia" title="Troup County, Georgia">Troup</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turner_County,_Georgia" title="Turner County, Georgia">Turner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twiggs_County,_Georgia" title="Twiggs County, Georgia">Twiggs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_County,_Georgia" title="Union County, Georgia">Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upson_County,_Georgia" title="Upson County, Georgia">Upson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walker_County,_Georgia" title="Walker County, Georgia">Walker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walton_County,_Georgia" title="Walton County, Georgia">Walton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ware_County,_Georgia" title="Ware County, Georgia">Ware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warren_County,_Georgia" title="Warren County, Georgia">Warren</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_County,_Georgia" title="Washington County, Georgia">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayne_County,_Georgia" title="Wayne County, Georgia">Wayne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Webster_County,_Georgia" title="Webster County, Georgia">Webster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheeler_County,_Georgia" title="Wheeler County, Georgia">Wheeler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_County,_Georgia" title="White County, Georgia">White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whitfield_County,_Georgia" title="Whitfield County, Georgia">Whitfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilcox_County,_Georgia" title="Wilcox County, Georgia">Wilcox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilkes_County,_Georgia" title="Wilkes County, Georgia">Wilkes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilkinson_County,_Georgia" title="Wilkinson County, Georgia">Wilkinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Worth_County,_Georgia" 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Illinois">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Indiana" title="Lieutenant Governor of Indiana">Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Governor of Iowa">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Kansas" title="Lieutenant Governor of Kansas">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Kentucky" title="Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Louisiana" title="Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Maryland" title="Lieutenant Governor of Maryland">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Massachusetts" title="Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Michigan" title="Lieutenant Governor of Michigan">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Minnesota" title="Lieutenant 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