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2021 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election
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The 2021 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held 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] Winsome Sears became the first black woman to be elected lieutenant governor of Virginia.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Declined
Endorsements
Hala Ayala |
- Governor
- State delegates
- Organizations
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Andria McClellan |
- Federal officials
- State senators
- Individuals
- Organizations
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Sean Perryman |
- State delegates
- 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
- Organizations
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Sam Rasoul |
- Federal Officials
- State delegates
- State senators
- Individuals
- Organizations
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Xavier Warren |
- Organizations
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Elizabeth Guzman (withdrawn) |
- State delegates
- Organizations
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Polling
Poll source |
Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size[lower-alpha 1] |
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
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
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
Results
Virginia GOP Convention, Lieutenant Governor Nominee [48] |
Candidate |
Round 1 |
Round 2 |
Round 3 |
Round 4 |
Round 5 |
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
Hala Ayala (D) |
- Federal officials
- State officials
- U.S. Senators
- U.S. Representatives
- State legislators
- Individuals
- Organizations
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Winsome Sears (R) |
- Federal officials
- U.S. Representatives
- State officials
- State legislators
- Individuals
- Organizations
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Polling
- Graphical summary
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Poll source |
Date(s)
administered |
Sample
size[lower-alpha 1] |
Margin
of error |
Hala
Ayala (D) |
Winsome
Sears (R) |
Other |
Undecided |
The Trafalgar Group (R) |
October 29–31, 2021 |
1,081 (LV) |
± 3.0% |
47% |
50% |
1% |
2% |
Echelon Insights (R) |
October 27–29, 2021 |
611 (LV) |
± 4.0% |
46% |
48% |
– |
6% |
Roanoke College |
October 14–28, 2021 |
571 (LV) |
± 4.7% |
46% |
44% |
0% |
10% |
Washington Post/Schar School |
October 20–26, 2021 |
1,107 (RV) |
± 3.5% |
48% |
44% |
3%[lower-alpha 2] |
3% |
918 (LV) |
± 4.0% |
50% |
46% |
1%[lower-alpha 3] |
3% |
Christopher Newport University |
October 17–25, 2021 |
944 (LV) |
± 3.5% |
49% |
48% |
– |
3% |
Suffolk University |
October 21–24, 2021 |
500 (LV) |
± 4.4% |
46% |
44% |
– |
10% |
co/efficient (R)[upper-alpha 1] |
October 20–21, 2021 |
785 (LV) |
± 3.5% |
46% |
47% |
– |
7% |
Cygnal (R) |
October 19–21, 2021 |
816 (LV) |
± 3.4% |
47% |
47% |
– |
6% |
Virginia Commonwealth University |
October 9–21, 2021 |
722 (LV) |
± 6.4% |
36% |
35% |
16% |
13% |
Data for Progress (D) |
October 4–15, 2021 |
1,589 (LV) |
± 2.0% |
47% |
42% |
3% |
8% |
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)[upper-alpha 2] |
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%[lower-alpha 4] |
18% |
528 (LV) |
± 4.1% |
41% |
47% |
2%[lower-alpha 5] |
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% |
~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
See also
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
- ↑ Neither with 2%, Would not vote with 1%, Other with 0%
- ↑ Neither with 1%, Other and Would not vote with 0%
- ↑ 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 Sears's campaign
- ↑ This poll was sponsored by the Presidential Coalition
References
External links
Official campaign websites
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