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2025 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

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2025 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 2025 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2025, to elect the lieutenant governor of Virginia. Democratic state senator Ghazala Hashmi defeated Republican radio host John Reid. Republican incumbent Winsome Earle-Sears did not run for re-election to a second term and instead ran for governor. WRVA radio host John Reid won the Republican nomination on April 21, and was the first openly gay man nominated for statewide office in Virginia. State Senator Ghazala Hashmi won the Democratic primary on June 17. She was nominated the first Indian American and Muslim for statewide office in Virginia. Hashmi defeated Reid by a 11 margin, which is the largest Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial margin since 1965. Hashmi focused on opposition to the Trump Administration while Reid made education and economic issues the main themes of his campaign. Hashmi's win was part of the Democratic sweep in the three statewide executive offices in the concurrent elections. Hashmi was sworn in as the 43rd lieutenant governor of Virginia on January 17, 2026. She is the first Indian American elected to statewide office in Virginia and the first Muslim woman elected to a statewide office in the country.

Infobox

Nominee
Ghazala Hashmi
Party
Democratic
Popular vote
1,900,104
Percentage
55 %

Tables

· Democratic primary › Polling
Garin-Hart-Yang (D)
Garin-Hart-Yang (D)
Poll source
Garin-Hart-Yang (D)
Date(s) administered
February 25 – March 1, 2025
Sample size
600 (LV)
Margin of error
± 4%
Ghazala Hashmi
8%
Babur Lateef
2%
Aaron Rouse
10%
Levar Stoney
16%
Other
—
Undecided
63%
GBAO (D)
GBAO (D)
Poll source
GBAO (D)
Date(s) administered
March 24–27, 2025
Sample size
600 (LV)
Margin of error
± 4%
Ghazala Hashmi
13%
Babur Lateef
2%
Aaron Rouse
15%
Levar Stoney
15%
Other
3%
Undecided
46%
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Ghazala Hashmi
Babur Lateef
Aaron Rouse
Levar Stoney
Other
Undecided
Garin-Hart-Yang (D)
February 25 – March 1, 2025
600 (LV)
± 4%
8%
2%
10%
16%
—
63%
GBAO (D)
March 24–27, 2025
600 (LV)
± 4%
13%
2%
15%
15%
3%
46%
2025 Virginia's Lieutenant Gubernatorial Democratic primary debate · Democratic primary › Debates
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
No.
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
Bastani
Bastani
No.
Bastani
Date
Hashmi
Host
Lateef
Moderator
Rouse
Link
Salgado
Democratic
Stoney
1
1
No.
1
Date
May 22, 2025
Host
WJLA-TV
Moderator
Kellye Lynn
Democratic
P
Democratic
P
Democratic
P
Democratic
P
Democratic
P
Democratic
P
No.
Date
Host
Moderator
Link
Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
Democratic
Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn
Bastani
Hashmi
Lateef
Rouse
Salgado
Stoney
1
May 22, 2025
WJLA-TV
Kellye Lynn
P
P
P
P
P
P
2025 Virginia lt. governor Democratic primary · Democratic primary › Results
Total votes
Total votes
Party
Total votes
Party
497,135
Candidate
100 %
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Ghazala Hashmi
136,717
27 %
Democratic
Levar Stoney
131,765
26 %
Democratic
Aaron Rouse
130,485
26 %
Democratic
Babur Lateef
42,099
8 %
Democratic
Alex Bastani
28,476
5 %
Democratic
Victor Salgado
27,593
5 %
Total votes
497,135
100 %
· General election › Predictions
Likely D (flip)
Likely D (flip)
Source
State Navigate
Ranking
Likely D (flip)
As of
August 15, 2025
Source
Ranking
As of
State Navigate
Likely D (flip)
August 15, 2025
· General election › Polling
Decision Desk HQ
Decision Desk HQ
Source of poll aggregation
Decision Desk HQ
Dates administered
through November 3, 2025
Dates updated
November 4, 2025
John Reid (R)
44 %
Ghazala Hashmi (D)
48 %
Other/Undecided
6 %
Margin
Hashmi +4 %
Source of poll aggregation
Dates administered
Dates updated
John Reid (R)
Ghazala Hashmi (D)
Other/Undecided
Margin
Decision Desk HQ
through November 3, 2025
November 4, 2025
44 %
48 %
6 %
Hashmi +4 %

References

  1. Key: A – all adults RV – registered voters LV – likely voters V – unclear
  2. Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  3. "Would not vote" with 1%
  4. "Refused" with 3%; "Some other candidate" with 1%
  5. "Refused" with 2%
  6. "Neither" with 2%; "Would not vote" with 1%
  7. "Neither" with 5%; "Would not vote" with 3%
  8. "None of these" with 2%
  9. "Neither" with 4%; "Would not vote" with 2%
  10. "Other" with 1%
  11. Marlow Jones with 9%
  12. "Wouldn't vote" with 2%, "Refused" with 2%, and "Someone else" with 0%
  13. Marlow Jones with 2%
  14. Poll conducted for Stoney's campaign
  15. Poll conducted for Hashmi's campaign
  16. Poll sponsored by Red Eagle Politics, a conservative content creator
  17. Poll commissioned by the Democratic Attorneys General Association
  18. Poll sponsored by Reid's campaign
  19. Poll sponsored by the Virginia Project
  20. Poll sponsored by Founders Insight
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