Lynton Yates Ballentine (April 6, 1899 – July 19, 1964) was a North Carolina politician who served as the 20th Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina from 1945 to 1949 and as the 12th North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture from 1949 until his death on July 19, 1964.

Ballentine, also known by the nickname "Stag", was born on April 6, 1899, to James Erastus and Lillian (Yates) Ballentine on a farm in Varina, North Carolina.

[1][2] After graduating from Wake Forest College, Ballentine returned home to help operate the family dairy farm.

Ballentine was active in the North Carolina Democratic Party, and was elected to the Wake County Board of Commissioners and to the North Carolina Senate before seeking statewide office.

[1] Ballentine died on July 19, 1964, of coronary thrombosis, coronary atherosclerosis in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.