What is Lieutenant Governor of Delaware?
{{Infobox official post | post = Lieutenant Governor | body = Delaware | image = | incumbent = [[Kyle Evans Gay]] | incumbentsince = January 21, 2025 | style = Madam Lieutenant Governor | department = [[Government of Delaware]] | termlength = Four years, renewable once | inaugural = [[Philip L. Cannon]] | website = {{URL|https://ltgov.delaware.gov/|Official website}} }} The '''Lieutenant Governor of Delaware''' is the second ranking executive officer of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Delaware]]. Lieutenant governors are elected for a term of four years in the same general election as the U.S. President and take office the following January. ==List== ; Parties {{legend2|#B0CEFF|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] (14)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{legend2|#FFB6B6|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] (12)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} {{s-start}} !{{abbr|No.|Number}} !Image !Lt. Governor !Party !Took office !Left office !Governor(s) served under |-{{Party shading/Republican}} |1 |[[File:Philip Leonidas Cannon (1850–1929), first Lieutenant Governor of Delaware.png|60px]] |[[Philip L. Cannon]] | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |January 15, 1901 |January 17, 1905 |[[John Hunn (governor)|John Hunn]] (R) |-{{Party shading/Republican}} |2 | |[[Isaac T. Parker]] |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |January 17, 1905 |January 19, 1909 |[[Preston Lea]] (R) |-{{Party shading/Republican}} |3 | |[[John M. Mendinhall]] |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |January 19, 1909 |January 21, 1913 |[[Simeon S. Pennewill]] (R) |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |4 | |[[Colen Ferguson]] |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |January 21, 1913 |January 16, 1917 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[Charles R. Miller (politician)|Charles R. Miller]] (R) |-{{Party shading/Democratic}} |5 |[[File:Lewis E. Eliason.png|60px]] |[[Lewis E. Eliason]] |[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |January 16, 1917 |May 2, 1919 |{{Party shading/Republican}}|[[John G. Townsend Jr.]] (R)