Lieutenant Governor of Arizona
| Arizona Lieutenant Governor | |
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| General information | |
| Office Type: | Partisan |
| Office website: | Official Link |
| Term limits: | None |
| Structure | |
| Length of term: | 4 years |
| Authority: | Arizona Constitution, Article V, Section 1 |
| Selection Method: | Elected |
| Current Officeholder(s) | |
| Vacant | |
| Elections | |
| Next election: | November 3, 2026 |
| Last election: | N/A |
| Other Arizona Executive Offices | |
| Governor • Lieutenant Governor • Secretary of State • Attorney General • Treasurer • Superintendent of Public Instruction• Auditor• Agriculture Director • Insurance and Financial Institutions Director• Lands Commissioner• Labor Director• Corporation Commission• State Mine Inspector | |
The Lieutenant Governor of Arizona will be an elected constitutional officer, the second ranking officer of the executive branch and the first officer in line to succeed the Governor of Arizona. The lieutenant governor will be popularly elected every four years by a plurality.
The office of the Lieutenant Governor of Arizona was created after voters approved Arizona Proposition 131 in 2022.
Current officeholder
Arizona is holding its first election for lieutenant governor in 2026 after voters created the office by approving Arizona Proposition 131 in 2022. The officeholder elected in 2026 is scheduled to take office on January 4, 2027. Until that date, the office is empty.
Authority
The Constitution of Arizona establishes the office of the lieutenant governor in Article V, the Executive.
Arizona Constitution, Article V, Section 1:
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The executive department shall consist of the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, attorney general, state treasurer and superintendent of public instruction...[1] |
Qualifications
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Under Article V, Section 2, the lieutenant governor must be at least 25 years old, a qualified voter in Arizona, and have been both an American citizen for 10 years and a resident of Arizona for a minimum of five years on election day.
Arizona Constitution, Article V, Section 2:
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Section 2. No person shall be eligible to any of the offices mentioned in section 1 of this article except a person of the age of not less than twenty-five years, who shall have been for ten years next preceding his election a citizen of the United States, and for five years next preceding his election a citizen of Arizona.[1] |
Elections
- See also: Gubernatorial election cycles by state
- See also: Election of governors
Per Article 5, Section 1 of the state constitution, Arizona elects governors during federal midterm election years (e.g. 2026, 2030, 2034). The lieutenant gubernatorial inauguration is always set for the first Monday in January following the election.
2026
Vacancies
Details of vacancy appointments are addressed under Article 5, Section 6 of the state constitution.
If the office of lieutenant governor becomes vacant, the governor appoints a replacement subject to majority approval from both houses of the legislature.[1]
Duties
Currently, the office's primary responsibility is to act as the governor's potential replacement in addition to other duties that the governor assigns.[1][2]
Recent news
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