Only three Republican lieutenant governors have been elected since the end of Reconstruction, when Republicans generally represented Reconstruction government, including the newly emancipated freedmen who had gained the franchise.
ˈoʊnli θɹˈiː ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən luːtˈɛnənt ɡˈʌvɚnɚz hɐvbɪn ᵻlˈɛktᵻd sˈɪns ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌv ɹˌiːkənstɹˈʌkʃən, wˌɛn ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkənz dʒˈɛnɚɹəli ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd ɹˌiːkənstɹˈʌkʃən ɡˈʌvɚnmənt, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə nˈuːli ɪmˈænsᵻpˌeɪɾᵻd fɹˈiːdmɛn hˌuː hæd ɡˈeɪnd ðə fɹˈæntʃaɪz.