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The 2021 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2021, to elect the next
lieutenant governor of Virginia The lieutenant governor of Virginia is a constitutional officer of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The lieutenant governor is elected every four years along with the governor and attorney general. The office is currently held by Winsome Earle S ...
. Incumbent
Democratic Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic ...
Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax was eligible to run for a second term, but instead unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. On November 3,
Hala Ayala Hala S. Ayala (born 1973) is an American politician who represented the 51st district in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2018 to 2022. She was the Democratic nominee in the 2021 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, losing to Republ ...
conceded the race, 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.


Democratic primary


Candidates


Nominee

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Hala Ayala Hala S. Ayala (born 1973) is an American politician who represented the 51st district in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2018 to 2022. She was the Democratic nominee in the 2021 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, losing to Republ ...
, member of the Virginia House of Delegates


Eliminated in primary

* Mark Levine, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and former candidate for Virginia's 8th congressional district in
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*Andria McClellan, Norfolk city councilwoman *Sean Perryman, president of the Fairfax County
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* Sam Rasoul, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and nominee for Virginia's 6th congressional district in
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*Xavier Warren, sports agent


Withdrawn

* Paul Goldman, former chair of the Virginia Democratic Party *
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, member of the Virginia House of Delegates ( ran for re-election) * Kellen Squire, nurse


Declined

* Justin Fairfax, incumbent lieutenant governor ( ran for governor)


Endorsements


Polling


Results


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.


Candidates


Nominated at convention

* Winsome Sears, former member of the Virginia House of Delegates (2002–2004), nominee for Virginia's 3rd congressional district in
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and write-in candidate for the U.S. Senate in
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Defeated at convention

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


Endorsements


Results


General election


Endorsements


Polling

;Graphical summary


Results


See also

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2021 United States gubernatorial elections United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 2, 2021, in two states, New Jersey and Virginia, and a recall election was held in California on September 14. These elections form part of the 2021 United States elections. The last gube ...
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2021 Virginia gubernatorial election The 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2021, to elect the next governor of Virginia. The election was concurrent with other elections for Virginia state offices. Incumbent Democratic Governor Ralph Northam was Term li ...
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2021 Virginia Attorney General election The 2021 Virginia attorney general election was held on November 2, 2021, to elect the next attorney general of Virginia. Democratic Attorney General Mark Herring attempted to win a third term. Herring initially planned to run for governor, but ...
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2021 Virginia House of Delegates election The 2021 Virginia House of Delegates election for the 162nd Virginia General Assembly were held on November 2, 2021 to coincide with biennial elections in the U.S. state of Virginia. All 100 Delegates are elected to two-year terms in single-me ...


Notes

;Partisan clients


References


External links

Official campaign websites
Hala Ayala (D) for Lieutenant Governor

Winsome Sears (R) for Lieutenant Governor
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