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The 2021 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election will be held on November 2, 2021. Incumbent lieutenant governor Justin Fairfax was eligible to run for a second term, but instead ran for governor.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Hala Ayala, member of the Virginia House of Delegates^[2]^[3]

Eliminated in primary

Mark Levine, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and former candidate for Virginia's 8th congressional district in 2014^[4]
Andria McClellan, Norfolk city councilwoman^[5]
Sean Perryman, president of the Fairfax County NAACP^[6]
Sam Rasoul, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and nominee for Virginia's 6th congressional district in 2008^[7]
Xavier Warren, sports agent^[2]^[8]

Withdrawn

Paul Goldman, former chair of the Virginia Democratic Party^[9]
Elizabeth Guzmán, member of the Virginia House of Delegates^[10] (ran for re-election)
Kellen Squire, nurse^[11]

Declined

Justin Fairfax, incumbent lieutenant governor (ran for governor)^[12]

Endorsements

Hala Ayala

Governor

Ralph Northam, incumbent Governor of Virginia^[13]

State delegates

Joshua G. Cole, (D-28), withdrawn, subsequently endorsed Rasoul^[14]^[15]
Eileen Filler-Corn, (D-41), Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates^[13]
Charniele Herring, (D-46), Majority Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates and former Chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia^[13]
Clint Jenkins, (D-76)^[14]
Danica Roem, (D-13)^[14]

Organizations

EMILY's List^[16]
Moms Demand Action (co-endorsed with McClellan, Perryman, Rasoul, and Warren)^[17]

Mark Levine

Andria McClellan

Federal officials

Elaine Luria, U.S. Representative (VA-02)^[20]

State senators

Lynwood Lewis, (D-6)^[21]
Dave W. Marsden, (D-37)^[22]

Individuals

Karen Jackson, former Virginia Secretary of Technology^[23]
Glenn Nye, former U.S. Representative (VA-02)^[24]

Organizations

Moms Demand Action (co-endorsed with Ayala, Perryman, Rasoul, and Warren)^[17]

Sean Perryman

State delegates

Kaye Kory, (D-38)^[25]

Local officials

Walter Alcorn, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors^[26]
Steve Descano, Fairfax County Commonwealth’s Attorney^[27]
John Foust, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors^[27]
Rodney Lusk, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors^[26]
Jeff McKay, Chair, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors^[26]
Dalia Palchik, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors^[26]
Phyllis Randall, Chair, Loudoun County Board of Supervisors^[28]
Kathy Smith, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors^[26]
James Walkinshaw, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors^[26]

Individuals

Sharon Bulova, former chair, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors^[26]

Organizations

Moms Demand Action (co-endorsed with Ayala, McClellan, Rasoul, and Warren)^[17]
Our Black Party^[29]

Sam Rasoul

Federal Officials

Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts^[30]

State delegates

State senators

John Bell, (D-13)^[31]^[34]
Ghazala Hashmi, (D-10)^[31]

Individuals

Rick Boucher, former U.S. Representative (VA-9)^[31]
Mary Sue Terry, former Attorney General of Virginia^[35]

Organizations

CASA in Action^[36]
Democracy For America^[31]
Moms Demand Action (co-endorsed with Ayala, McClellan, Perryman, and Warren)^[17]
Our Revolution^[31]
Sunrise Movement^[37]^[38]
The Washington Post^[39]

Xavier Warren

Organizations

Moms Demand Action (co-endorsed with Ayala, McClellan, Perryman, and Rasoul)^[17]

Elizabeth Guzman (withdrawn)

State delegates

Alfonso Lopez, (D-49),^[40] subsequently endorsed Hala Ayala
Paul Krizek, (D-44)^[40]
Ibraheem Samirah, (D-86),^[40] subsequently endorsed Sam Rasoul^[31]

Organizations

CASA in Action,^[41] subsequently endorsed Sam Rasoul^[36]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Hala Ayala	Elizabeth Guzman	Mark Levine	Andria McClellan	Sean Perryman	Sam Rasoul	Xavier Warren	Other	Undecided
Roanoke College	May 24 – June 1, 2021	637 (LV)	± 3.9%	16%	3%	7%	7%	3%	11%	2%	–	45%
Christopher Newport University	April 11–20, 2021	806 (LV)	± 3.9%	2%	4%	2%	2%	1%	12%	2%	1%	64%

Results

Democratic primary results^[42]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hala Ayala	181,168	37.64%
	Democratic	Sam Rasoul	116,816	24.27%
	Democratic	Mark Levine	53,735	11.16%
	Democratic	Andria McClellan	51,015	10.60%
	Democratic	Sean Perryman	38,925	8.09%
	Democratic	Xavier Warren	19,909	4.13%
	Democratic	Elizabeth Guzmán (withdrawn)	19,803	4.11%
Total votes			481,365	100.00%

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.^[43]

Candidates

Nominated at convention

Winsome Sears, former member of the Virginia House of Delegates (2002–2004), nominee for Virginia's 3rd congressional district in 2004, and write-in candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2018^[44]

Defeated at convention

Puneet Ahluwalia, business consultant^[45]
Lance Allen, security company executive^[2]
Glenn Davis, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2017^[2]
Tim Hugo, former member of the Virginia House of Delegates (2003–2020)^[2]
Maeve Rigler, business executive^[46]

Endorsements

Tim Hugo

State delegates

Rob Bell, (R-58)^[47]

Results

Virginia GOP Convention, Lieutenant Governor Nominee ^[48]
Candidate	Round 1		Round 2		Round 3		Round 4		Round 5
Candidate	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
Winsome Sears	4,075.68	32.5%	4,300.11	34.3%	4,626.70	36.9%	5,425.91	43.2%	6,827.89	54.4%
Tim Hugo	2,824.17	22.5%	2,987.20	23.8%	3,184.76	25.4%	3,816.11	30.4%	5,726.11	45.6%
Glenn Davis	2,536.77	20.2%	2,675.44	21.3%	2,838.05	22.6%	3,311.97	26.4%	Eliminated
Lance Allen	1,538.80	12.3%	1701.82	13.6%	1,904.50	15.2%	Eliminated
Puneet Ahluwalia	818.95	6.5%	889.43	7.1%	Eliminated
Maeve Rigler	759.62	6.1%	Eliminated

General election

Endorsements

{Endorsements box |title=Hala Ayala (D) |list

Federal officials

Joe Biden, President of the United States (2021–present)^[49]

State officials

Ralph Northam, Governor of Virginia (2018–present)^[13]

U.S. Senators

Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senator from Minnesota (2007–present)^[50]

U.S. Representatives

Don Beyer, U.S. Representative for Virginia's 8th congressional district (2015–present) and 36th Lieutenant Governor of Virginia (1990–1998)^[50]

State legislators

Joshua G. Cole, state delegate from the 28th district (2020–present)^[14]^[15]
Eileen Filler-Corn, state delegate from the 41st district (2010–present) and Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates (2020–present)^[13]
Charniele Herring, state delegate from the 46th district (2009–present), Majority Leader of the Virginia House of Delegates (2020–present), and former Chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia (2012–2014)^[13]
Clint Jenkins, state delegate from the 76th district (2020–present)^[14]
Danica Roem, state delegate from the 13th district (2018–present)^[14]

Individuals

Jaime Harrison, Chair of the Democratic National Committee (2021–present)^[51]

Organizations

}}

{{Endorsements box |title=Winsome Sears (R) |list=

U.S. Representatives

Ben Cline, U.S. Representative for Virginia's 6th congressional district (2019–present)^[54]
Dan Crenshaw, [[U. S. Representative for Texas's 2nd congressional district ^[55]
Bob Good, U.S. Representative for Virginia's 5th congressional district (2021–present) ^[56]

State officials

Mark Earley, former Attorney General of Virginia (1998–2001) and former state senator from the 14th district (1988–1997)^[57]

State legislators

Amanda Chase, state senator from the 11th district (2016–present)^[58]
Dave LaRock, state delegate from the 33rd district (2014–present)^[57]
Tommy Norment, state senator from the 3rd district (1992–present) and Minority Leader of the Virginia Senate (2020–present)^[59]

Individuals

E. W. Jackson, bishop, attorney, and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2013^[60]

Organizations

National Rifle Association^[61]^[62]^[63]
Republican Party of Virginia^[64]
Maggie's List^[65]^[66]
American Veterans Vote ^[67]

}}

Polling

Graphical summary

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	Hala Ayala (D)	Winsome Sears (R)	Other	Undecided
Christopher Newport University	September 27 – October 6, 2021	802 (LV)	± 4.2%	48%	44%	–	8%
Roanoke College	September 12–26, 2021	603 (LV)	± 4.6%	45%	40%	1%	14%
KAConsulting LLC (R)^[A]	September 17–19, 2021	700 (LV)	± 3.7%	34%	24%	3%	40%
Virginia Commonwealth University	September 7–15, 2021	731 (LV)	± 6.9%	33%	30%	20%	16%
University of Mary Washington	September 7–13, 2021	1,000 (A)	± 3.1%	38%	38%	6%^[b]	18%
University of Mary Washington	September 7–13, 2021	528 (LV)	± 4.1%	41%	47%	2%^[c]	10%
Monmouth University	August 24–29, 2021	802 (RV)	± 3.5%	43%	42%	2%	14%
Christopher Newport University	August 15–23, 2021	800 (LV)	± 3.6%	52%	42%	1%	6%
Roanoke College	August 3–17, 2021	558 (LV)	± 4.2%	42%	36%	2%	20%
Virginia Commonwealth University	August 4–15, 2021	770 (RV)	± 5.4%	38%	31%	19%	12%
Virginia Commonwealth University	August 4–15, 2021	~747 (LV)	± 5.5%	39%	31%	17%	12%
JMC Analytics and Polling (R)	June 9–12, 2021	550 (LV)	± 4.2%	42%	36%	–	22%

Results

Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2021
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Hala Ayala
	Republican	Winsome Sears
	Write-in
Total votes			100.00%

Notes

^ ^a ^b Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
^ None/Would not vote with 4%, other candidate with 2%
^ None/Would not vote and other candidate with 1%

Partisan clients

^ This poll was sponsored by the Presidential Coalition

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External links

Official campaign websites

[Key-42] Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

[70] None/Would not vote with 4%, other candidate with 2%

[71] None/Would not vote and other candidate with 1%

[PC-69] This poll was sponsored by the Presidential Coalition

[1] Regardless of who wins the election, it will be the first time in Virginia history that a female will become Lieutenant Governor. "Constitution of Virginia – Article V. Executive". law.lis.virginia.gov. Archived from the original on 2019-04-23. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
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"Virginia's Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax Is Running For Governor Despite Sexual Assault Allegations". Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved Dec 16, 2020.

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[8] "Virginia's Lt. Governor Justin Fairfax Is Running For Governor Despite Sexual Assault Allegations". Archived from the original on February 1, 2021. Retrieved Dec 16, 2020.

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