Fifteen of the 47 U. S. Vice Presidents to date had been state Governors:
*Levi Morton was elected governor of New York after he was vice-president.
Six Vice Presidents of the United States also had been Governor of New York:
15 of the 47 U. S. Vice Presidents to date (about a third) were state governors:
I have not checked to see which, if any, were territorial governors.
I know sixteen u s presidents were governors before they were elected but I can't find out how many vice presidents were governnersbefore
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No, though many presidents were previously governors (including Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush). Many other presidents were senators or vice-presidents.
Hawaii doesn't have presidents and vice presidents; it has governors and lieutenant governors. The current (June, 2012) lieutenant governor of Hawaii is Brian Schatz.
Governors of New York who became US Vice President are George Clinton, Daniel D. Tompkins, Martin van Buren, Levi P. Morton, Theodore Roosevelt and Nelson A. Rockefeller.
The presidents either died or resigned, and their vice presidents took office, or the vice presidents were elected on their own.
14 so far.You can read more at:What_vice_presidents_became_president
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one: Gerald Ford in 1974
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because the former president either died or resigned 14 U. S. Vice Presidents became President. 8 of them ascended to the presidency upon the death of the president. 4 of them were the incumbent vice president when they won a presidential election. 1 of them was a former vice president when he won a presidential election. 1 of them ascended to the presidency upon the resignation of the president
There are 18 Vice Presidents world wide.