| How gubernatorial vacancies are filled |
| State |
Constitutional source |
First in line |
Second in line |
Word count of vacancy provision(s) |
| Alabama | Article V, Sections 127-128 | Lieutenant Governor | President pro tem. of the Senate | 404 |
| Alaska | Article III, Sections 9-14 | Lieutenant Governor | N/A | 255 |
| Arizona | Article V, Section 6 | Secretary of State | Attorney General | 223 |
| Arkansas | Article VI, Sections 12-14 | President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | 288 |
| California | Article V, Section 10 | Lieutenant Governor | N/A | 105 |
| Colorado | Article IV, Sections 13 | Lieutenant Governor | President of the Senate | 1099 |
| Connecticut | Article IV, Section 18 | Lieutenant Governor | President pro tem. of the Senate | 385 |
| Delaware | Article III, Section 20 | Lieutenant Governor | Secretary of State | 674 |
| Florida | Article IV, Section 3 | Lieutenant Governor | As prescribed by law | 173 |
| Georgia | Section I, Paragraph V | Lieutenant Governor | Speaker of the House of Representatives | 299 |
| Hawaii | Article V, Section 4 | Lieutenant Governor | As prescribed by law | 155 |
| Idaho | Article IV, Sections 12 and 14 | Lieutenant Governor | President of the Senate Pro Tempore | 182 |
| Illinois | Article V, Section 6 | Lieutenant Governor | elected Attorney General | 229 |
| Indiana | Article 5, Section 10 | Lieutenant Governor | The speaker of the house of representatives | 685 |
| Iowa | Article IV, Section IV | Lieutenant Governor | President of the Senate | 461 |
| Kansas | Article 1, Section 11 | Lieutenant Governor | As prescribed by law | 167 |
| Kentucky | Article 6, Section 84 | Lieutenant Governor | N/A | 261 |
| Louisiana | Article IV, Section 14 | Lieutenant Governor | Elected Secretary of the State | 78 |
| Maine | Article IV, Sections 14 and 15 | President of the Senate | Speaker of the House of Representatives | 856 |
| Maryland | Article II, Sections 6 and 7 | Lieutenant Governor | President of the Senate | 842 |
| Massachusetts | Article LV of the Amendments to the Massachusetts Constitution | Lieutenant Governor | Secretary of the Commonwealth | 556 |
| Michigan | Article V, Section 26 | Lieutenant Governor | Elected Secretary of State | 218 |
| Minnesota | Article V, Section 5 | Lieutenant Governor | The last elected Presiding Officer of the Senate | 157 |
| Mississippi | Article V, Section 131 | Lieutenant Governor | President of the Senate Pro Tempore | 324 |
| Missouri | Article IV, Sections 11(a), (b), and (c) | Lieutenant Governor | President Pro Tempore of the Senate | 619 |
| Montana | Article VI, Section 14 | Lieutenant Governor | As prescribed by law | 379 |
| Nebraska | Article IV, Section 16 | Lieutenant Governor | Speaker of the Legislature | 197 |
| Nevada | Article 5, Section 18 | Lieutenant Governor | N/A | 107 |
| New Hampshire | Executive Power, Section 49 and 49a | President of the Senate | Speaker of the House of Representatives | 933 |
| New Jersey | Article V, Section I, paragraph 6 | Lieutenant Governor | President of the Senate | 197 |
| New Mexico | Article V, Section 7 | Lieutenant Governor | Secretary of State | 305 |
| New York | Article IV, Sections 5 and 6 | Lieutenant Governor | Temporary President of the Senate | 455 |
| North Carolina | Article III, Section 3 | Lieutenant Governor | N/A | 345 |
| North Dakota | Article V, Section 11 | Lieutenant Governor | Secretary of State | 65 |
| Ohio | Article III, Sections 15, 17, and 22 | Lieutenant Governor | President of the Senate | 603 |
| Oklahoma | Article VI, Sections 15 and 16 | Lieutenant Governor | president, pro tempore, of the Senate | 235 |
| Oregon | Article V, Section 8a | Secretary of State | State Treasurer | 264 | |
| Pennsylvania | Article IV, Section 13 and 14 | Lieutenant Governor | President pro tempore of the Senate | 232 |
| Rhode Island | Article IX, Sections 9 and 10 | Lieutenant Governor | Speaker of the House of Representatives | 108 |
| South Carolina | Article IV, Sections 6 and 7
& Article IV, Section 11 and 12 | Lieutenant Governor | N/A | 586 |
| South Dakota | Article IV, Section 6 | Lieutenant Governor | As prescribed by law | 188 |
| Tennessee | Article III, Section 4
& Article III, Section 12
| Speaker of the Senate | Speaker of the House of Representatives | 197 |
| Texas | Article 4, Section 3a
& Article 4, Section 16 | Lieutenant Governor | As prescribed by law | 495 |
| Utah | Article VII, Section 11 | Secretary of State | President pro tempore of the Senate | 171 |
| Vermont | Chapter II, Section 24 | Lieutenant Governor | As prescribed by law | 162 |
| Virginia | Article V, Section 16 | Lieutenant Governor | Attorney General | 707 |
| Washington | Article III, Section 10 | Lieutenant Governor | Secretary of State | 378 |
| West Virginia | Article VII, Section 16 | President of the Senate | Speaker of the House of Delegates | 133 |
| Wisconsin | Article V, Sections 7 and 8 | Lieutenant Governor | Secretary of State | 226 |
| Wyoming | Article 4, Section 6 | Secretary of State | N/A | 51 |
