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Lieutenant Governor of Virginia

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Lieutenant Governor of Virginia

The lieutenant governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia is a constitutional officer of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The lieutenant governor is elected every four years along with the governor and attorney general. The office is currently held by Winsome Earle Sears, who was elected in 2021 and is the first woman and second person of color to hold this position. The governor and lieutenant governor are elected separately and thus may be of different political parties. The lieutenant governor serves as the president of the Senate of Virginia and is first in the line of succession to the governorship; if the governor dies, resigns, or otherwise leaves office, the lieutenant governor becomes governor. In Virginia, the governor is not permitted to serve consecutive terms, but the lieutenant governor may do so, and has no term limit.

Infobox

Style
The Honorable
Term length
Four years, no term limits
Inaugural holder
Shelton Leake
Formation
1852
Website
www.ltgov.virginia.gov/

Tables

· List of elected lieutenant governors of Virginia
Shelton Leake
1852
1852–1856
Shelton Leake
#
1
Name
Shelton Leake
Party
Democratic
Term
1852–1856
Governor
Joseph Johnson
Elisha W. McComas
1856
1856–1857
Elisha W. McComas
#
2
Name
Elisha W. McComas
Party
Democratic
Term
1856–1857
Governor
Henry A. Wise
William Lowther Jackson
1857
1857–1860
William Lowther Jackson
#
3
Name
William Lowther Jackson
Party
Democratic
Term
1857–1860
Governor
Henry A. Wise
Robert Latane Montague
1860
1860–1864
Robert Latane Montague
#
4
Name
Robert Latane Montague
Party
Democratic
Term
1860–1864
Governor
John Letcher
Notes
Richmond (Confederate) Government
Samuel Price
1864
1864–1865
Samuel Price
#
5
Name
Samuel Price
Party
Democratic
Term
1864–1865
Governor
William Smith
Notes
Richmond (Confederate) Government
Daniel Polsley
1861
1861–1863
Daniel Polsley
#
6
Name
Daniel Polsley
Party
Union
Term
1861–1863
Governor
John Letcher
Notes
Restored (Unionist) Government
Leopold Copeland Parker Cowper
1863
1863–1865
Leopold Copeland Parker Cowper
#
7
Name
Leopold Copeland Parker Cowper
Party
Union
Term
1863–1865
Governor
John Letcher
Notes
Restored (Unionist) Government
William SmithFrancis Harrison PierpontHenry H. WellsGilbert Carlton Walker
William SmithFrancis Harrison PierpontHenry H. WellsGilbert Carlton Walker
#
8
Name
William SmithFrancis Harrison PierpontHenry H. WellsGilbert Carlton Walker
John F. Lewis
1869
1869–1870
John F. Lewis
#
9
Name
John F. Lewis
Party
Republican
Term
1869–1870
Governor
Gilbert Carlton Walker
John Lawrence Marye, Jr.
1870
1870–1874
John Lawrence Marye, Jr.
#
10
Name
John Lawrence Marye, Jr.
Party
Conservative
Term
1870–1874
Governor
Gilbert Carlton Walker
Robert E. Withers
1874
1874–1875
Robert E. Withers
#
11
Name
Robert E. Withers
Party
Democratic
Term
1874–1875
Governor
James L. Kemper
Henry Wirtz Thomas
1875
1875–1878
Henry Wirtz Thomas
#
12
Name
Henry Wirtz Thomas
Party
Republican
Term
1875–1878
Governor
James L. Kemper
James A. Walker
1878
1878–1882
James A. Walker
#
13
Name
James A. Walker
Party
Democratic
Term
1878–1882
Governor
Frederick W. M. Holliday
John F. Lewis
1882
1882–1886
John F. Lewis
#
14
Name
John F. Lewis
Party
Republican
Term
1882–1886
Governor
William E. Cameron
John E. Massey
1886
1886–1890
John E. Massey
#
15
Name
John E. Massey
Party
Democratic
Term
1886–1890
Governor
Fitzhugh Lee
James Hoge Tyler
1890
1890–1894
James Hoge Tyler
#
16
Name
James Hoge Tyler
Party
Democratic
Term
1890–1894
Governor
Philip W. McKinney
Robert Craig Kent
1894
1894–1898
Robert Craig Kent
#
17
Name
Robert Craig Kent
Party
Democratic
Term
1894–1898
Governor
Charles Triplett O'Ferrall
Edward Echols
1898
1898–1902
Edward Echols
#
18
Name
Edward Echols
Party
Democratic
Term
1898–1902
Governor
James H. Tyler
Joseph Edward Willard
1902
1902–1906
Joseph Edward Willard
#
19
Name
Joseph Edward Willard
Party
Democratic
Term
1902–1906
Governor
Andrew J. Montague
James Taylor Ellyson
1906
1906–1918
James Taylor Ellyson
#
20
Name
James Taylor Ellyson
Party
Democratic
Term
1906–1918
Governor
Claude A. SwansonWilliam Hodges MannHenry Carter Stuart
Benjamin Franklin Buchanan
1918
1918–1922
Benjamin Franklin Buchanan
#
21
Name
Benjamin Franklin Buchanan
Party
Democratic
Term
1918–1922
Governor
Westmoreland Davis
Junius Edgar West
1922
1922–1930
Junius Edgar West
#
22
Name
Junius Edgar West
Party
Democratic
Term
1922–1930
Governor
Elbert L. TrinkleHarry F. Byrd
James H. Price
1930
1930–1938
James H. Price
#
23
Name
James H. Price
Party
Democratic
Term
1930–1938
Governor
John Garland PollardGeorge C. Peery
Saxon Winston Holt
1938
1938–1940
Saxon Winston Holt
#
24
Name
Saxon Winston Holt
Party
Democratic
Term
1938–1940
Governor
James H. Price
Notes
died in office
William M. Tuck
1942
1942–1946
William M. Tuck
#
25
Name
William M. Tuck
Party
Democratic
Term
1942–1946
Governor
Colgate Darden
Lewis Preston Collins II
1946
1946–1952
Lewis Preston Collins II
#
26
Name
Lewis Preston Collins II
Party
Democratic
Term
1946–1952
Governor
William M. Tuck
Notes
died in office
Allie Edward Stokes Stephens
1952
1952–1962
Allie Edward Stokes Stephens
#
27
Name
Allie Edward Stokes Stephens
Party
Democratic
Term
1952–1962
Governor
John S. Battle
Notes
filled Collins's term
Mills E. Godwin, Jr.
1962
1962–1966
Mills E. Godwin, Jr.
#
28
Name
Mills E. Godwin, Jr.
Party
Democratic
Term
1962–1966
Governor
Albertis Harrison
Fred G. Pollard
1966
1966–1970
Fred G. Pollard
#
29
Name
Fred G. Pollard
Party
Democratic
Term
1966–1970
Governor
Mills Godwin
J. Sargeant Reynolds
1970
1970–1971
J. Sargeant Reynolds
#
30
Name
J. Sargeant Reynolds
Party
Democratic
Term
1970–1971
Governor
Linwood Holton
Notes
died in office
Henry Howell
1971
1971–1974
Henry Howell
#
31
Name
Henry Howell
Party
Independent
Term
1971–1974
Governor
Linwood Holton
Notes
Completed Reynolds's term
John N. Dalton
1974
1974–1978
John N. Dalton
#
32
Name
John N. Dalton
Party
Republican
Term
1974–1978
Governor
Mills Godwin
Chuck Robb
1978
1978–1982
Chuck Robb
#
33
Name
Chuck Robb
Party
Democratic
Term
1978–1982
Governor
John N. Dalton
Dick Davis
1982
1982–1986
Dick Davis
#
34
Name
Dick Davis
Party
Democratic
Term
1982–1986
Governor
Chuck Robb
Douglas Wilder
1986
1986–1990
Douglas Wilder
#
35
Name
Douglas Wilder
Party
Democratic
Term
1986–1990
Governor
Gerald Baliles
Don Beyer
1990
1990–1998
Don Beyer
#
36
Name
Don Beyer
Party
Democratic
Term
1990–1998
Governor
Douglas WilderGeorge Allen
John H. Hager
1998
1998–2002
John H. Hager
#
37
Name
John H. Hager
Party
Republican
Term
1998–2002
Governor
Jim Gilmore
Tim Kaine
2002
2002–2006
Tim Kaine
#
38
Name
Tim Kaine
Party
Democratic
Term
2002–2006
Governor
Mark Warner
Bill Bolling
2006
2006–2014
Bill Bolling
#
39
Name
Bill Bolling
Party
Republican
Term
2006–2014
Governor
Tim KaineBob McDonnell
Ralph Northam
2014
2014–2018
Ralph Northam
#
40
Name
Ralph Northam
Party
Democratic
Term
2014–2018
Governor
Terry McAuliffe
Justin Fairfax
2018
2018–2022
Justin Fairfax
#
41
Name
Justin Fairfax
Party
Democratic
Term
2018–2022
Governor
Ralph Northam
Winsome Earle-Sears
Winsome Earle-Sears
#
42
Name
Winsome Earle-Sears
Party
Republican
Term
2022–present
Governor
Glenn Youngkin
Ghazala Hashmi
Ghazala Hashmi
#
43
Name
Ghazala Hashmi
Party
Democratic
Term
Lieutenant Governor-electtaking office2026
Governor
Abigail Spanberger
#
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Name
Party
Term
Governor
Notes
Source
1
Shelton Leake
Democratic
1852–1856
Joseph Johnson
2
Elisha W. McComas
Democratic
1856–1857
Henry A. Wise
3
William Lowther Jackson
Democratic
1857–1860
Henry A. Wise
4
Robert Latane Montague
Democratic
1860–1864
John Letcher
Richmond (Confederate) Government
5
Samuel Price
Democratic
1864–1865
William Smith
Richmond (Confederate) Government
6
Daniel Polsley
Union
1861–1863
John Letcher
Restored (Unionist) Government
7
Leopold Copeland Parker Cowper
Union
1863–1865
John Letcher
Restored (Unionist) Government
8
1865–1869
William SmithFrancis Harrison PierpontHenry H. WellsGilbert Carlton Walker
9
John F. Lewis
Republican
1869–1870
Gilbert Carlton Walker
10
John Lawrence Marye, Jr.
Conservative
1870–1874
Gilbert Carlton Walker
11
Robert E. Withers
Democratic
1874–1875
James L. Kemper
12
Henry Wirtz Thomas
Republican
1875–1878
James L. Kemper
13
James A. Walker
Democratic
1878–1882
Frederick W. M. Holliday
14
John F. Lewis
Republican
1882–1886
William E. Cameron
15
John E. Massey
Democratic
1886–1890
Fitzhugh Lee
16
James Hoge Tyler
Democratic
1890–1894
Philip W. McKinney
17
Robert Craig Kent
Democratic
1894–1898
Charles Triplett O'Ferrall
18
Edward Echols
Democratic
1898–1902
James H. Tyler
19
Joseph Edward Willard
Democratic
1902–1906
Andrew J. Montague
20
James Taylor Ellyson
Democratic
1906–1918
Claude A. SwansonWilliam Hodges MannHenry Carter Stuart
21
Benjamin Franklin Buchanan
Democratic
1918–1922
Westmoreland Davis
22
Junius Edgar West
Democratic
1922–1930
Elbert L. TrinkleHarry F. Byrd
23
James H. Price
Democratic
1930–1938
John Garland PollardGeorge C. Peery
24
Saxon Winston Holt
Democratic
1938–1940
James H. Price
died in office
25
William M. Tuck
Democratic
1942–1946
Colgate Darden
26
Lewis Preston Collins II
Democratic
1946–1952
William M. Tuck
died in office
27
Allie Edward Stokes Stephens
Democratic
1952–1962
John S. Battle
filled Collins's term
28
Mills E. Godwin, Jr.
Democratic
1962–1966
Albertis Harrison
29
Fred G. Pollard
Democratic
1966–1970
Mills Godwin
30
J. Sargeant Reynolds
Democratic
1970–1971
Linwood Holton
died in office
31
Henry Howell
Independent
1971–1974
Linwood Holton
Completed Reynolds's term
32
John N. Dalton
Republican
1974–1978
Mills Godwin
33
Chuck Robb
Democratic
1978–1982
John N. Dalton
34
Dick Davis
Democratic
1982–1986
Chuck Robb
35
Douglas Wilder
Democratic
1986–1990
Gerald Baliles
36
Don Beyer
Democratic
1990–1998
Douglas WilderGeorge Allen
37
John H. Hager
Republican
1998–2002
Jim Gilmore
38
Tim Kaine
Democratic
2002–2006
Mark Warner
39
Bill Bolling
Republican
2006–2014
Tim KaineBob McDonnell
40
Ralph Northam
Democratic
2014–2018
Terry McAuliffe
41
Justin Fairfax
Democratic
2018–2022
Ralph Northam
42
Winsome Earle-Sears
Republican
2022–present
Glenn Youngkin
43
Ghazala Hashmi
Democratic
Lieutenant Governor-electtaking office2026
Abigail Spanberger

References

  1. Encyclopedia Virginia
    https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/governors-council-the/
  2. Encyclopedia Virginia
    https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/lieutenant-governors-of-virginia/
  3. Dinan 2014, p. 142.
  4. Richmond Times-Dispatch
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch/127292548/
  5. Richmond Times-Dispatch
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch/127348683/
  6. Eastern Shore News
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-eastern-shore-news/127348649/
  7. WSLS
    https://www.wsls.com/news/politics/2021/10/30/virginia-governor-attorney-general-and-lieutenant-governor-2021-election-results/
  8. "History of the Office"
    https://www.ltgov.virginia.gov/the-lieutenant-governor/history-of-the-office/
  9. Dinan 2014, p. 160.
  10. Dinan 2014, p. 121.
  11. Dinan 2014, pp. 143–144.
  12. Dinan 2014, p. 138.
  13. Richmond Times-Dispatch
    https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch/127233187/
  14. Legislative Liaisons
    https://liaison.lis.virginia.gov/agency/Office-of-the-Lieutenant-Governor/
  15. Richmond Times-Dispatch
    https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/heres-a-pre-convention-glance-at-the-six-gop-candidates-for-lieutenant-governor/article_954175ed-823a-5020-99d4-4bdd742a4ed2.html
  16. The Washington Post
    https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/like-part-timers-before-him-virginias-lt-governor-gets-a-gig-on-the-side/2018/09/04/c0dcefa8-b066-11e8-a20b-5f4f84429666_story.html
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