| State | Primary or Convention Date
| Republican Candidate
(Click on name to learn more) | Democratic Candidate
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| Alabama | June 1, 2010
| Kay Ivey - State Treasurer | Jim Folsom - Lieutenant Governor
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| Alaska | Elected Conjointly w/Governor*
|
Mead Treadwell - Former Chair U.S. Arctic Research Comm. | Diane Benson - Activist |
Arizona
| No position of Lt. Governor. The Governor is succeeded by the Secretary of State |
| Arkansas | May 18, 2010
| Mark Darr - Businessman | Shane Broadway - State Senator |
California
| June 8, 2010
| Abel Maldonado - Lieutenant Governor
| Gavin Newsom - San Francisco Mayor
|
| Colorado | Elected Conjointly w/Governor
| Tambor Williams - Former state representative
| None Announced |
Connecticut
| Elected Conjointly w/Governor
| Mark Boughton - Mayor of Danbury | Nancy Wyman - State Comptroller
|
| Delaware | Next election for Lieutenant Governor 2012 |
Florida
| Elected Conjointly w/Governor
| Jennifer Carroll - State Representative | Rod Smith - Former State Senator |
| Georgia | July 20, 2010
| Casey Cagle - Lieutenant Governor
| Carol Porter - Wife of Dem Governor Candidate |
Hawaii
| Elected Conjointly w/Governor
| Adrienne King - Attorney Dana Wedemeyer Steele - Wife of Gov candidate, Businesswoman
| Lyla Berg - State Representative
Robert Bunda - State Senator Gary Hooser - State Senator Jon Riki Karamatsu - State Representative
Norman Sakamoto - State Senator Brian Schatz - State Party Chairman
|
| Idaho | May 25, 2010
| Brad Little - Lieutenant Governor | Eldon Wallace - Former Missouri State Employee |
Illinois
| Elected Conjointly w/Governor*
|
Jason Plummer - Businessman |
Sheila Simon - Law Professor
|
| Indiana | Next election for Lieutenant Governor 2012 |
Iowa
| Elected Conjointly w/Governor
| Kim Reynolds - State Senator | Patty Judge - Lieutenant Governor Barb Kolbach - Farmer
|
Kansas
| Elected Conjointly w/Governor
| Jeff Colyer - State Senator, Physician Mark Holick - Pastor
| Kelly Kultala - State Senator
|
| Maine | No position of Lt. Governor. The Governor is succeeded by the President of the Senate |
Maryland
| Elected Conjointly w/Governor
| Carmen Amedori - Former State Delegate Mary Kane - Former Prosecutor and Secretary of State | Anthony Brown - Lieutenant Governor Michael Lang - USMC Korean War Veteran Freda Jaffe - Wife of Gov Candidate
|
Massachusetts
| Elected Conjointly w/Governor*
| Richard Tisei - State Senator
| Tim Murray - Lieutenant Governor
|
Michigan
| Elected Conjointly w/Governor | Terri Lynn Land - Secretary of State | None Announced
|
Minnesota
| Elected Conjointly w/Governor | Annette Meeks - Former Deputy Chief of Staff
| John Gunyou - City Manager
Yvonne Prettner - State Senator
Robyne Robinson - Former News Anchor
|
| Missouri | Next election for Lieutenant Governor 2012 |
Montana
| Next election for Lieutenant Governor 2012 |
Nebraska
| Elected Conjointly w/Governor
| Rick Sheehy - Lieutenant Governor
| None Announced
|
| Nevada | June 8, 2010
| Brian Krolicki - Lieutenant Governor |
Jessica Sferrazza - City Councilwoman
|
New Hampshire
| No position of Lt. Governor. The Governor is succeeded by the President of the Senate |
New Mexico
| Elected Conjointly w/Governor* | John Sanchez - Former State Representative
| Brian Colon - Former Party Chair |
New York
| Elected Conjointly w/Governor
| Greg Edwards - County Executive Tom Ognibene - Former NY City Councilman (Queens)
| Robert Duffy - Rochester Mayor Chris St. Lawrence - Town Supervisor
Bill Samuels - Businesman
|
North Carolina
| Next election for Lieutenant Governor 2012 |
North Dakota
| Next election for Lieutenant Governor 2012 |
Ohio
| Elected Conjointly w/Governor
| Mary Taylor - State Auditor
|
Yvette McGee Brown - Former Judge |
| Oklahoma | July 27, 2010
| Bernie Adler - MBA, Real Estate Investor
Bill Crozier - '06 candidate Sup't of Public Instruction Todd Lamb - State Senator Paul Nosak - Tree Trimmer, Reality Show Executive Proucer John Wright - State Representative
| Kenneth Corn - State Senator
|
| Oregon | No position of Lt. Governor. The Governor is succeeded by the Secretary of State |
Pennsylvania
| Elected Conjointly w/Governor* | Jim Cawley - County Commissioner
| Scott Conklin - State Representative |
Rhode Island
| Septebmer 14, 2010
| Heidi Rodgers - Former Town Council President | Elizabeth Roberts - Lieutenant Governor Jeremy Kapstein - Boston Redsox Adviser
|
South Carolina
| June 8, 2010
| Ken Ard - Florence County Councilman | Ashlely Cooper - Attorney
|
South Dakota
| Elected Conjointly w/Governor | Matt Michels - Former House Speaker
| Ben Arndt - Businesman
|
Tennessee
| The Lieutenant Governor is elected by a majority of votes in the state senate - Ron Ramsey (R) |
| Texas | March 2, 2010
| David Dewhurst - Lieutenant Governor
|
Linda Chavez-Thompson - Political Activist
|
Utah
| Elected Conjointly w/Governor | Greg Bell - Lieutenant Governor
| Sheryl Allen - GOP State Representative
|
| Vermont | August 24, 2010
| Phil Scott - State Senator
| Steve Howard - State Representative |
| Virginia | Next election for Lieutenant Governor 2013 |
| Washington | Next election for Lieutenant Governor 2012 |
West Virginia
| The Lieutenant Governor is elected by a majority of votes in the state senate - Earl Ray Tomblin (D) |
| Wisconsin | Elected Conjointly w/Governor* | Ben Collins - Businessman Brett Davis - State Representative Rebecca Kleefisch - TV Reporter
Dave Ross - Mayor
| Spencer Coggs - State Senator Tom Nelson - Assembly Majority Leader
Henry Sanders - Businessman
James Schneider - Former City Councilman Tony Zielinski - City Alderman
|
| Wyoming | No position of Lt. Governor. The Governor is succeeded by the Secretary of State |
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* = Candidates for lt. governor
run separately in the primary from candidates for governor.
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