2021 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election



The 2021 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2021, concurrently with the Virginia gubernatorial election, New Jersey's gubernatorial election, and other state and local elections. Democrat Hala Ayala was elected lieutenant governor against Republican Winsome Sears with 51.82% of the vote and a 3.77% margin of victory, a slight outperformance of the concurrent gubernatorial election between Terry McAuliffe and Glenn Youngkin.

Background
Virginia had separate gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial elections, just like 17 other states in the U.S. at the time. This election cycle in Virginia received lots of media coverage in the weeks before it happened, due to the close gubernatorial election at the top of the ticket. There was a slight undervote in this election compared to the gubernatorial election.