Justin Fairfax Democratic 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.
State delegates Organizations Organizations Newspapers Federal officials State senators Individuals Organizations Local officials Individuals Organizations Federal officials State delegates State senators Individuals Organizations Newspapers Organizations 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.
Representatives State legislators Individuals Organizations Graphical summary Sears won 6 of 11 congressional districts, including two that were represented by Democrats.