Lieutenant Governor of Ohio
The position of lieutenant governor of Ohio was established in 1852. The lieutenant governor is elevated to the position of governor if the governor resigns, dies in office or is removed by impeachment. Before 1852, the president of the Ohio State Senate would serve as acting governor if a vacancy in the governorship occurred. Until relatively recently, lieutenant governors were elected separately but concurrently with the governor (not on a "ticket"). Thus, there were several occasions when the lieutenant governor was from a different party than the governor. This was changed by constitutional amendment. In 1974, Richard F. Celeste was the last lieutenant governor to be elected separately. In 1978, George Voinovich became the first lieutenant governor to be elected on the same ticket with the governor.
From 1851 to 1979, the lieutenant governor also served as the president of the Ohio State Senate, the nominal presiding officer of that legislative house. More recently, Ohio governors have tended to name the lieutenant governor to head an agency of state government. An example of this is Bruce Edward Johnson who served as Director of the Ohio Department of Development, as does the current lieutenant governor, Lee Fisher.
Election Results, Ohio Lieutenant Governor
List of Lieutenant Governors of Ohio:
See also:
 Election Results, Ohio Lieutenant Governor
List of All Governors of Ohio
*List of All Current Governors of United States
List of United States Senators from Ohio
*List of All Current United States Senators
List of United States Representatives from Ohio
*List of All Current United States Representatives
List of Ohio politicians
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