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Lieutenant Governor of Alaska

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Alaska Lieutenant Governor

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General information
Office Type:  Partisan
Office website:  Official Link
Compensation:  $114,991
2025 FY Budget:  $1,308,500
Term limits:  Two consecutive terms
Structure
Length of term:   4 years
Authority:  Alaska Constitution, Article III, Section 7
Selection Method:  Elected
Current Officeholder(s)

Lieutenant Governor of Alaska Nancy Dahlstrom
Republican Party
Assumed office: December 5, 2022

Elections
Next election:  November 3, 2026
Last election:  November 8, 2022
Other Alaska Executive Offices
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The Lieutenant Governor of the State of Alaska is an elected constitutional officer, the second ranking officer of the executive branch and the first officer in line to succeed the Governor of Alaska. The lieutenant governor is popularly elected every four years by a plurality and is limited to two consecutive terms.

Current officeholder

See also: Current Lieutenant Governors

The current Lieutenant Governor of Alaska is Nancy Dahlstrom (R). Dahlstrom assumed office in 2022.

Authority

The Constitution of Alaska addresses the office of the lieutenant governor in Article III, the Executive.

Alaska Constitution, Article III, Section 7

There shall be a lieutenant governor. He shall have the same qualifications as the governor and serve for the same term...

Qualifications

Per Article III, Section 7 of the Alaska Constitution, the lieutenant governor must meet the same qualifications as the governor. This means the lieutenant governor may not hold any federal office or any state office in Alaska concurrently with the lieutenant gubernatorial term. Per Article III, Section 2, the lieutenant governor must be at least 30 years old, a qualified voter in Alaska, and have been both an American citizen and a resident of Alaska for a minimum of seven years on election day.

Alaska Constitution, Article III, Section 7

There shall be a lieutenant governor. He shall have the same qualifications as the governor and serve for the same term. He shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by law and as may be delegated to him by the governor.

Alaska Constitution, Article III, Section 2

The governor shall be at least thirty years of age and a qualified voter of the State. He shall have been a resident of Alaska at least seven years immediately preceding his filing for office, and he shall have been a citizen of the United States for at least seven years.

Alaska Constitution, Article III, Section 6

The governor shall not hold any other office or position of profit under the United States, the State, or its political subdivisions.

Elections

See also: Gubernatorial election cycles by state
See also: Election of lieutenant governors

Alaska elects lieutenant governors in the midterm elections, that is, even years that are not presidential election years (e.g. 2018, 2022, 2026, and 2030). Legally, the lieutenant gubernatorial inauguration is always set for noon on the first Monday in December following the election.

Term limits

Lieutenant governors of Alaska may only hold two consecutive terms and must be out of office for another full term before being able to run again.[1] These term limits are imposed by Article III, Section 7 of the Alaska Constitution, which specifies that the qualifications for serving as lieutenant governor match those imposed on the governor.

Alaska Constitution, Article III, Section 7:

There shall be a lieutenant governor. He shall have the same qualifications as the governor and serve for the same term. He shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by law and as may be delegated to him by the governor.

Article III, Section 5 of the Alaska Constitution establishes term limits for the governor, prohibiting a governor from serving more than two consecutive terms.

Alaska Constitution, Article III, Section 5:

No person who has been elected governor for two full successive terms shall be again eligible to hold that office until one full term has intervened.

2022

See also: Alaska gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Alaska

The ranked-choice voting election was won by Nancy Dahlstrom in round 1 .


Total votes: 263,752
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Lieutenant Governor of Alaska

The following candidates ran in the primary for Lieutenant Governor of Alaska on August 16, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Nancy Dahlstrom
Nancy Dahlstrom (R)
 
40.4
 
76,534
Image of Jessica Cook
Jessica Cook (D)
 
23.1
 
43,660
Image of Heidi Drygas
Heidi Drygas (Independent)
 
22.8
 
43,111
Image of Edie Grunwald
Edie Grunwald (R)
 
6.6
 
12,458
Paul Hueper (R)
 
3.9
 
7,307
Shellie Wyatt (Alaskan Independence Party)
 
0.9
 
1,702
Tanya Lange (R)
 
0.9
 
1,661
Shirley Rainbolt (L)
 
0.7
 
1,381
S. Waynette Coleman (R)
 
0.6
 
1,139
Ronnie Ostrem (Independent)
 
0.2
 
347

Total votes: 189,300
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Past elections

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Vacancies

Details of vacancy appointments are addressed under Article III, Sections 13.

The Alaska Constitution forbids electing a lieutenant governor separately from a governor. Aside from that point, it is left to statute to lay out the line of succession.

Duties

A 1970 constitutional amendment changed the name of the office from the Secretary of State to the Lieutenant Governor. As such, the lieutenant governor retains all of the election-related duties of the previous position. The lieutenant governor has jurisdiction over state election laws, ensuring uniform implementation throughout the state. This includes local and regional elections in the unorganized borough. The lieutenant governor also qualifies statewide and state district candidates and ballot initiatives, and publishes the official state voter information pamphlet.

Divisions

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State budget

See also: Alaska state budget and finances

The budget for the lieutenant governor's office in Fiscal Year 2025 was $1,308,500.[2]

Compensation

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

The lieutenant governor's salary is determined by the Alaska State Officers Compensation Commission, a four-member board created by the Alaska State Legislature in 2008. This commission meets on a regular basis to evaluate salaries for the governor, lieutenant governor and other state executive officers. State law does not require legislative approval of the salaries, but legislators can vote to prevent salary changes as a veto on the commission's work.[3]

The Alaska Constitution only provides for the compensation of the governor and lieutenant governor by law. Chapter 2, Section 15 of the state constitution prevents changes in salary from taking effect until the next term for the affected office or offices.[4]

2023

In 2023, the officer's salary was $114,991, according to the Council of State Governments.[5]

2022

In 2022, the officer's salary was $114,991, according to the Council of State Governments.[6]

2021

In 2021, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $114,991, according to the Council of State Governments.[7]

2020

In 2020, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $115,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[8]

2019

In 2019, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $115,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[9]

2018

In 2018, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $115,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[10]

2017

In 2017, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $115,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[11]

2016

In 2016, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $115,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[12]

2015

In 2015, the lieutenant governor received a salary of $115,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[13]

2014

In 2014, the lieutenant governor's salary remained at $115,000 according to the Council of State Governments.[14]

2013

In 2013, the lieutenant governor was paid an estimated $115,000. This figure comes from the Council of State Governments.

Historical officeholders

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Recent news

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Contact

Lieutenant Governor of Alaska
P.O. Box 110001
Juneau, AK 99811
Phone: (907) 465-3520

See also

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