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	Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor
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	General information
Office Type:	Partisan
Office website:	Official Link
Compensation:	$192,897
2025 FY Budget:	$1,623,000
Term limits:	Two consecutive terms
	Structure
Length of term:	4 years
Authority:	Pennsylvania Constitution, Article IV, Section 4
Selection Method:	Elected
	Current Officeholder(s)
	Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania Austin Davis; Democratic Party; Assumed office: January 17, 2023
	Elections
Next election:	November 3, 2026
Last election:	November 8, 2022
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The Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania is an elected constitutional officer, the second ranking officer of the executive branch and the first officer in line to succeed the Governor of Pennsylvania. The lieutenant governor is popularly elected every four years by a plurality and is limited to two consecutive terms.^[1]

Current officeholder

See also: Current Lieutenant Governors

The current Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania is Austin Davis (D). Davis assumed office in 2023.

Authority

The Pennsylvania Constitution establishes the office of lieutenant governor in Article IV, the Executive Department.

Under Article IV, Section 4:

A Lieutenant Governor shall be chosen jointly with the Governor by the casting by each voter of a single vote applicable to both offices, for the same term, and subject to the same provisions as the Governor...^[1]

Qualifications

A candidate for the lieutenant governor must be:^[1]

a citizen of the United States
at least 30 years old
a resident of Pennsylvania for at least seven years

Additionally, the lieutenant governor may not hold congressional office, any other Pennsylvania statewide office, or any federal office. The exception is that the lieutenant governor may be a reserve member of the national guard.

Elections

See also: Gubernatorial election cycles by state

See also: Election of lieutenant governors

Pennsylvania elects lieutenant governors in the midterm elections, that is, even years that are not presidential election years (e.g. 2018, 2022, 2026, 2030). Legally, the gubernatorial inauguration is always set for the third Tuesday in the January following an election.

In the event of a tie, a joint session of the legislature shall cast ballots to choose the lieutenant governor from the two top vote-getters.

If an election's outcome is contested, the members of both chambers of the legislature shall select members of a special commission to resolve the contest.^[1]

Term limits

The lieutenant governor is limited to serving two consecutive terms.^[2] Term limits for the lieutenant governor are laid out in Article IV, Section 4 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, which requires the lieutenant governor to be subject to the same terms as the governor.

Pennsylvania Constitution, Article IV, Section 4:

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A Lieutenant Governor shall be chosen jointly with the Governor by the casting by each voter of a single vote applicable to both offices, for the same term, and subject to the same provisions as the Governor; he shall be President of the Senate. As such, he may vote in case of a tie on any question except the final passage of a bill or joint resolution, the adoption of a conference report or the concurrence in amendments made by the House of Representatives.^[3]

”

Term limits for the governor are established in Article IV, Section 3 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, which forbids a governor from serving more than two consecutive terms.

Pennsylvania Constitution, Article IV, Section 3:

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The Governor shall hold his office during four years from the third Tuesday of January new ensuing his election. Except for the Governor who may be in office when this amendment is adopted, he shall be eligible to succeed himself for one additional term.^[3]

”

2022

See also: Pennsylvania gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2022

General election

General election for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania

Austin Davis defeated Carrie DelRosso, Timothy McMaster, Michael Bagdes-Canning, and Nicole Shultz in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Austin Davis (D)	56.5	3,031,137
	Carrie DelRosso (R)	41.7	2,238,477
	Timothy McMaster (L)	1.0	51,611
	Michael Bagdes-Canning (G)	0.5	24,436
	Nicole Shultz (Keystone Party of Pennsylvania)	0.4	20,518

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,366,179
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania

Austin Davis defeated Brian Sims and Ray Sosa in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania on May 17, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Austin Davis	63.0	768,141
	Brian Sims	25.1	305,959
	Ray Sosa	11.9	145,228

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,219,328
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania on May 17, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Carrie DelRosso	25.6	318,970
	Rick Saccone	15.7	195,774
	Teddy Daniels	12.1	150,935
	Clarice Schillinger	11.9	148,442
	Jeff Coleman	10.1	126,072
	James Jones	9.1	113,966
	Russell Diamond	6.0	74,265
	John Brown	4.8	59,267
	Chris Frye	4.7	58,752

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,246,443
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