Line of Succession
Tennessee does not elect a lieutenant governor. If a vacancy occurs in the office of governor due to the governor's death, removal, or resignation from office, the Tennessee Constitution provides for the Speaker of the Tennessee Senate to become governor. Because this has the effect of making the speaker the lieutenant governor, the speaker is often referred to by the title "governor." Following the speaker in the line of succession are the speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives, the secretary of state, and the comptroller.
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