2025 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election
The 2025 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election will be held on November 4, 2025, to elect the lieutenant governor of Virginia . Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Winsome Sears has said she will not run for re-election to a second term in office, instead choosing to run for governor .
Republican convention [ edit ]
Publicly expressed interest [ edit ]
John Reid, WRVA radio host and former communications director for then-U.S. Senator George Allen [ 1]
Ghazala Hashmi
State legislators
John Bell , former state senator from the 13th district (2020–2024)[ 4]
Betsy Carr , state delegate from the 78th district (2010–present)[ 4]
Kelly Convirs-Fowler , state delegate from the 96th district (2018–present)[ 4]
Rae Cousins , state delegate from the 79th district (2024–present)[ 4]
Patrick Hope , state delegate from the 79th district (2010–present)[ 4]
Michael Jones , state delegate from the 1st district (2024–present)[ 4]
Irene Shin , state delegate from the 8th district (2022–present)[ 4]
Kannan Srinivasan , state delegate from the 26th district (2024–present)[ 4]
Kathy Tran , state delegate from the 18th district (2018–present)[ 4]
Rodney Willett , state delegate from the 58th district (2020–present)[ 4]
Individuals
Aaron Rouse
State legislators
Bonita Anthony , state delegate from the 92nd district (2024–present)[ 6]
Alex Askew , state delegate from the 95th district (2020–2022, 2024–present)[ 6]
Nadarius Clark , state delegate from the 84th district (2022–2023, 2024–present)[ 6]
Michael Feggans , state delegate from the 97th district (2024–present)[ 6]
Cliff Hayes Jr. , state delegate from the 91st district (2017–present)[ 6]
Phil Hernandez , state delegate from the 94th district (2024–present)[ 6]
Mamie Locke , state senator from the 2nd district (2004–present)[ 6]
Louise Lucas , president pro tempore of the Virginia Senate (2020–present) from the 18th district (1992–present)[ 6]
Delores McQuinn , state delegate from the 81st district (2009–present)[ 9]
Lionell Spruill , former state senator from the 5th district (2016–2024)[ 6]
Angelia Williams Graves , state senator from the 21st district (2024–present)[ 6]
Local officials
^ Cain, Andrew (March 18, 2024). "WRVA's John Reid considering 2025 run for lieutenant governor" . Richmond Times-Dispatch . Retrieved April 9, 2024 .
^ Feld, Lowell (July 19, 2024). "Audio: On MAGA Radio, LG Winsome Sears Desperately Grovels to Get Back in "Changed Man" (LOL!) Trump's Good Graces; Says She's "Exploring" a 2025 Run for Governor, Definitely Will NOT Run for Reelection as LG" . Blue Virginia . Retrieved July 19, 2024 .
^ Vozzella, Laura; Schneider, Gregory S. (September 5, 2024). "Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears announces her candidacy for governor" . The Washington Post . Retrieved September 5, 2024 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Feld, Lowell (May 2, 2024). "VA Sen. Ghazala Hashmi Launches Her Campaign for the 2025 Democratic Nomination for Lt. Governor; Exclusive Blue Virginia Interview" . Blue Virginia . Retrieved May 2, 2024 .
^ Palermo, Jill (December 20, 2023). "Prince William County School Board Chair Babur Lateef to run for lt. governor" . Prince William Times . Retrieved January 4, 2023 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Feld, Lowell (April 23, 2024). "BREAKING: VA State Senator Aaron Rouse (D-Virginia Beach) announces candidacy for Lt. Governor" . Blue Virginia . Retrieved April 23, 2024 .
^ a b c Vozzella, Laura (April 22, 2024). "Richmond Mayor Stoney drops Va. governor bid, seeks lt. governor post" . The Washington Post . Retrieved April 23, 2024 .
^ Feld, Lowell (April 23, 2024). "BREAKING: Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney (D), Who Had Been Running for VA Governor in 2025, Announces He's Now Running for Lt. Governor Instead" . Blue Virginia . Retrieved April 23, 2024 .
^ Feld, Lowell (May 2, 2024). "Friday News: Asia Sweltering Under "by far the most extreme event in world climatic history"; Trump "using campus protests to stoke right-wing violence for the election"; "Stunning moment" in Trump Trial; Virginia Early Voting Starts Today" . Blue Virginia . Retrieved May 3, 2024 .
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