^As senior member of the Governor's Council, was appointed by state legislature to fill term until replacement elected.
^Appointed to fill position and served until a successor was elected.
^The office of Lieutenant Governor was created originally by the Constitution of 1864.
^The office of attorney general was abolished by the Constitution of 1851 but was reestablished by the Constitution of 1864 (Art. 5, sec. 1).
^The state's present constitution, adopted in 1867, abolished the lieutenant governorship. However, the position was re-established by a constitutional amendment ratified on November 4, 1970.
^ abAfter 3-year terms in 1923, every seat in both chambers of the General Assembly has been elected to 4-year terms, starting with the 1926 elections.
^Appointed to fill position initially, then elected.
^Jon F. Oster and George A. Nilson each served for one day as Attorney General on January 1 and January 2, 1979, respectively.
^Sen. Robert R. Neall switched parties from Republican to Democratic.
^In September 2008, incumbent Republican Rep. Richard B. Weldon Jr. switched his party affiliation to unaffiliated.
^In October 2018, Republican Rep. Meagan Simonaire switched her party affiliation to Democratic, and In November 2018, Democratic Rep. Shane Robinson switched his party affiliation to Green.
