It is an elective office, so it remains vacant until the next statewide general election.
Todd Lamb is the Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma. He was elected in 2010 and reelected in 2014. He is a member of the Republican Party.
43 states have a lieutenant-governor. 25 are elected with the governor and 18 are elected separately. Arizona, Arkansas, Maine, Mass., New Hampshire and Oregon do not have a lieutenant-governor.
Then Lieutenant Govermor.
THe Lieutenant Governor Takes the power if the governor's seat becomes open due to Impeachment, assassination, ect.
The office of Lieutenant Governor is found in the States of the USA. It's purpose is to assist the State's Governor, and take a Governor's place in case the Governor resigns and or becomes to ill to perform the duties of Governor. In a manner of speaking, the office of Lieutenant Governor closely resembles the role in the Federal Government of the Vice President.
SECTION 7. VACANCIES IN OTHER ELECTIVE OFFICES If the Attorney General, Secretary of State, Comptroller or Treasurer fails to qualify or if his office becomes vacant, the Governor shall fill the office by appointment. The appointee shall hold office until the elected officer qualifies or until a successor is elected and qualified as may be provided by law and shall not be subject to removal by the Governor. If the Lieutenant Governor fails to qualify or if his office becomes vacant, it shall remain vacant until the end of the term. (Source: Illinois Constitution.)
That would be the "Lieutenant Governor".
The current Lieutenant Governor of Ohio is Mary Taylor. Taylor assumed office as Lieutenant Governor of Ohio on January 10, 2011.
lieutenant governor
The Secretary of State assumes the power of the Governor when the current Governor dies, resigns, or leaves office for other reasons. The current Secretary of State in Arizona is Jan Brewer, a Republican. The current Governor of Arizona is Janet Napolitano, a Democrat, who is currently being considered to become part of President-Elect Obama's cabinet.
He was state attorney general and governor of Arkansas.
People do not vote for a Lieutenant Governor. He or she is selected by the candidate running for Governor.