Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
Official in the U.S state of South Dakota / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The lieutenant governor of South Dakota is the second-ranking member of the executive branch of South Dakota state government and also serves as presiding officer of the South Dakota Senate. The lieutenant governor succeeds to the officer of governor if the office becomes vacant, and may also serve as acting governor if the governor is incapacitated or absent from the state.[1]
Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota | |
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Style | The Honorable |
Term length | 4 years, renewable once, same election with The governor's Ticket |
Inaugural holder | James H. Fletcher, 1889 |
Formation | Constitution of South Dakota |
Salary | $112,885.76 |
Website | Governor's Website |
Since 1974, the lieutenant governor has been elected on a ticket with the governor. Seven lieutenant governors have gone on to be elected governor in their own right: Charles N. Herreid (1900 & 1902), Frank M. Byrne (1912 & 1914), Peter Norbeck (1916 & 1918), William H. McMaster (1920 & 1922), Carl Gunderson (1924), Nils Boe (1964 & 1966) and Dennis Daugaard (2010 & 2014). Two others, Harvey L. Wollman and Walter Dale Miller, succeeded to the office of governor, but neither won election to a full term.