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. On November 3, Hala Ayala conceded the race, 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.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Hala Ayala, member of the Virginia House of Delegates
Eliminated in primary
Mark Levine, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and former candidate for Virginia's 8th congressional district in 2014 Andria McClellan, Norfolk city councilwoman Sean Perryman, president of the Fairfax County NAACP Sam Rasoul, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and nominee for Virginia's 6th congressional district in 2008 Xavier Warren, sports agent
Withdrawn
Paul Goldman, former chair of the Virginia Democratic Party
Elizabeth Guzmán, member of the Virginia House of Delegates (ran for re-election) Kellen Squire, nurse
Declined
Justin Fairfax, incumbent lieutenant governor (ran for governor)
Endorsements
Polling
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.
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
Defeated at convention
Puneet Ahluwalia, business consultant
Lance Allen, security company executive
Glenn Davis, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2017 Tim Hugo, former member of the Virginia House of Delegates (2003–2020) Maeve Rigler, business executive