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2021 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

2021 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

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The 2021 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2021, to elect the next lieutenant governor of Virginia. Incumbent Democratic Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax was eligible to run for a second term, but instead unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.[1] On November 3, Hala Ayala conceded the race,[2] making Republican Winsome Sears the first black woman to be elected to the lieutenant governorship of Virginia or any statewide office, as well as the first woman elected lieutenant governor in Virginia's history. Sears was also the first Jamaican-American to become a lieutenant governor.

Quick Facts Nominee, Party ...

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

Declined

Endorsements

Hala Ayala
Governor
State delegates
Organizations
Mark Levine
Organizations
Newspapers
Andria McClellan
Federal officials
State senators
Individuals
Organizations
Sean Perryman
State delegates
Local officials
Individuals
Organizations
Sam Rasoul
Federal officials
State delegates
State senators
Individuals
Organizations
Newspapers
Xavier Warren
Organizations
Elizabeth Guzman (withdrawn)
State delegates
Organizations

Polling

More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...

Results

Results by county and independent city:
  Ayala
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Rasoul
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Levine
  •   30–40%
  Warren
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
More information Party, Candidate ...

Republican convention

After months of uncertainty, the Republican Party of Virginia State Central Committee decided to hold an "unassembled convention" to select their nominees for governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general, as opposed to holding a state run primary. The convention was held May 8 using ranked choice voting.[44]

Candidates

Nominated at convention

Defeated at convention

  • Puneet Ahluwalia, business consultant[46]
  • Lance Allen, security company executive[3]
  • Glenn Davis, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2017[3]
  • Tim Hugo, former member of the Virginia House of Delegates (2003–2020)[3]
  • Maeve Rigler, business executive[47]

Endorsements

Tim Hugo
State delegates

Results

Round-by-round result visualization of the ranked choice voting election
More information Virginia GOP Convention, Lieutenant Governor nominee, Candidate ...

General election

Endorsements

Hala Ayala (D)
Federal officials
State officials
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
State legislators
Individuals
Organizations
Winsome Sears (R)
Federal officials
State officials
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
State legislators
Individuals
Organizations

Polling

Graphical summary
More information Poll source, Date(s) administered ...

Results

More information Party, Candidate ...

See also

Notes

  1. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. Neither with 2%, Would not vote with 1%, Other with 0%
  3. Neither with 1%, Other and Would not vote with 0%
  4. None/Would not vote with 4%, other candidate with 2%
  5. None/Would not vote and other candidate with 1%
Partisan clients
  1. This poll was sponsored by Sears's campaign.
  2. This poll was sponsored by the Presidential Coalition.

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