2021 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

2021 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee Winsome Sears Hala Ayala
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,658,332 1,608,030
Percentage 50.71% 49.17%

Sears:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Ayala:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%      No data

Lieutenant Governor before election

Justin Fairfax
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Winsome Sears
Republican

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.

  1. ^ Regardless of who won the election, it would have been the first time in Virginia history that a female became Lieutenant Governor. "Constitution of Virginia – Article V. Executive". law.lis.virginia.gov. Archived from the original on April 23, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  2. ^ Ayala, Hala [@HalaAyala] (November 3, 2021). "Virginia, from the bottom of my heart, thank you. The results are in, and while they may not be what we had hoped for, this is just the beginning. (1/8)" (Tweet). Archived from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021 – via Twitter.