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Q: How often do Lt. Governors become Governor through the resignation or death of the incumbent?
A: It has happened three times in the last century, following the resignations of Earl Warren (1953) and Hiram Johnson (1917) and the death of James Rolph (1934).
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The longest gap in legislative service was Frederick Lux, who was out of office for 37 years between between his second and third Assembly terms.
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