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{{Short description|Constitutional officer of Virginia, US}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox Political post
| post = Lieutenant Governor
| body = the Commonwealth of Virginia
| insignia = Seal of Virginia.svg
| insigniasize = 100px
| insigniacaption = Seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia
| style = The Honorable
| image = Winsome Sears portrait, 2022 (cropped).jpg
| incumbent = [[Winsome Earle-Sears]]
| incumbentsince = January 15, 2022
| termlength = Four years, no term limits 
| formation = 1852
| inaugural = [[Shelton Leake]]
| website = [http://www.ltgov.virginia.gov/ www.ltgov.virginia.gov/]
}}
The '''lieutenant governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia''' is a [[constitutional officer]] of the [[Virginia|Commonwealth of Virginia]]. The lieutenant governor is elected every four years along with the [[Governor of Virginia|governor]] and [[Attorney General of Virginia|attorney general]].

The office is currently held by [[Winsome Sears|Winsome Earle Sears]], who was elected in [[2021 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election|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.

== History ==
Beginning in the 1630s, the [[Monarch of the United Kingdom|British Crown]] appointed several officials to aide the [[List of colonial governors of Virginia|governors]] of the [[Colony of Virginia]] in the execution of their duties, collectively known as the Governor's Council or the Council of State. One member of this body was designated as the governor's deputy, or lieutenant governor, and exercised the governor's authority when they were absent.<ref name= tarter1/><ref name= encyclopedia1/> The [[Constitution of Virginia#1776|Virginia Constitution of 1776]] abolished the council.<ref name= tarter1>{{cite web| url = https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/governors-council-the/| title = Governor's Council, The| last = Tarter| first = Brent| date = December 7, 2020| website = Encyclopedia Virginia| publisher = Virginia Humanities| access-date = June 29, 2023}}</ref>

The [[Constitution of Virginia#1851|Virginia Constitution of 1851]] created the modern office of the lieutenant governor.<ref name= encyclopedia1>{{cite web| url = https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/lieutenant-governors-of-virginia/| title = Lieutenant Governors of Virginia| date = June 8, 2022| website = Encyclopedia Virginia| publisher = Virginia Humanities| access-date = June 29, 2023}}</ref> It provided for the popular election of the officer and designated them ''ex officio'' president of the [[Virginia Senate]].{{sfn|Dinan|2014|p=142}} In this capacity they replaced the Speaker of the Senate, which had been chosen by the body's own members as their presiding officer from 1776 until 1852. During the [[American Civil War]], Virginia had two different governments and accordingly different sets of lieutenant governors. From 1865 until 1870, the lieutenant governors were appointed by the commanding general of the [[First Military District]]. In 1870, Virginia was readmitted to the federal union and, from then on, the officers were chosen by popular election.<ref name= encyclopedia1/> That year, the state adopted [[Constitution of Virginia#1870|a new constitution]] which gave the lieutenant governor the power to cast tie-breaking votes in the Senate.{{sfn|Dinan|2014|p=142}}

[[Douglas Wilder]], sworn-in in 1986, was Virginia's first black lieutenant governor.<ref>{{cite news| last = Elsman| first = Dale| title = Baliles, Wilder, Ms. Terry sworn in, say state 'leading the nation again'| newspaper = Richmond Times-Dispatch| pages = 1, 12| date = January 12, 1986| url = https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch/127292548/}}</ref> [[Winsome Sears]], sworn in on January 15, 2022,<ref>{{cite news| last = Lenor| first = Mel| title = Inauguration Day : Youngkin Sworn in as Governor| newspaper = Richmond Times-Dispatch| pages = A1, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch/127348706/ A15]| date = January 16, 2022| url = https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch/127348683/}}</ref> is the first woman to have held the office.<ref>{{cite news| last = Rankin| first = Sarah| title = First female lieutenant governor takes her seat in the Senate| newspaper = Eastern Shore News| page = 2A| agency = Associated Press | date = January 22, 2022| url = https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-eastern-shore-news/127348649/}}</ref>

== Election ==
Along with the governor and attorney general, the lieutenant governor is one of three popularly elected executive offices in the state of Virginia.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.wsls.com/news/politics/2021/10/30/virginia-governor-attorney-general-and-lieutenant-governor-2021-election-results/| title = Virginia governor, attorney general and lieutenant governor 2021 election results| last = Williamson| first = Jeff| date = October 31, 2021| website = WSLS| publisher = Graham Media Group| access-date = June 28, 2023}}</ref> The lieutenant governor is elected on their own ticket separate from the governor. They serve without term limits.<ref name= about/> If the governor-elect does not assume their office, the lieutenant governor-elect becomes governor.{{sfn|Dinan|2014|p=160}}

== Powers, duties, and structure ==
Article V of the [[Constitution of Virginia]] designates the lieutenant governor as the president of the Senate.<ref name= about/> If absent, its president pro tempore serves as its presiding officer.{{sfn|Dinan|2014|p=121}} The lieutenant governor is allowed to vote in the Senate only to break ties.{{sfn|Dinan|2014|p=142}} While this power has been interpreted to apply to most generic legislation, it has been disputed by state officials as to whether the tie-breaking power applies to votes on matters such as constitutional amendments or on the Senate's concurrence with an executive appointment. Such questions are yet to be resolved by litigation in state courts.{{sfn|Dinan|2014|pp=143–144}} The constitution additionally stipulates that the lieutenant governor succeeds the governor in their office should it become vacant due to death, disqualification, or resignation. State law empowers the lieutenant governor to serve on several state boards and commissions.<ref name= about>{{cite web| url = https://www.ltgov.virginia.gov/the-lieutenant-governor/history-of-the-office/| title = History of the Office| publisher = Lieutenant Governor of Virginia| access-date = June 27, 2023}}</ref> The lieutenant governor can be impeached and removed from office by the Virginia General Assembly.{{sfn|Dinan|2014|p=138}}

The lieutenant governor's office is located in the [[Oliver Hill Building]] in [[Richmond, Virginia]].<ref>{{cite news| last = Schapiro| first = Jeff E.| title = Cuccinelli comes a'courting – Bolling| newspaper = Richmond Times-Dispatch| pages = B1, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch/127233182/ B12] | date = February 3, 2013| url = https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch/127233187/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://liaison.lis.virginia.gov/agency/Office-of-the-Lieutenant-Governor/| title = State Agencies : Office of the Lieutenant Governor| website = Legislative Liaisons| publisher = Commonwealth of Virginia| date = 2021| access-date= June 28, 2023}}</ref> Their salary is set by legislation and cannot be altered during a given term to which they were elected.{{sfn|Dinan|2014|p=142}} As of 2021, the annual salary is $36,321.<ref>{{cite news| last = Wilson| first = Patrick| title = Here's a pre-convention glance at the six GOP candidates for lieutenant governor| newspaper = Richmond Times-Dispatch|date = May 6, 2021| url = 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| access-date = June 28, 2023}}</ref> As the role is a part-time position, most incumbents—unless already wealthy or retired by the time of their tenure—have held additional occupations.<ref>{{cite news| last = Vozzella| first = Laura| title = Like part-timers before him, Virginia's lieutenant governor gets a gig on the side| newspaper = The Washington Post| date = September 4, 2018| url = 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| access-date = June 28, 2023}}</ref>

==List of elected lieutenant governors of Virginia==
; Parties
{{legend2|{{party color|Conservative Party (Virginia, 1867)}}|[[Conservative Party (Virginia, 1867)|Conservative]] (1 lieutenant governor)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] (31 lieutenant governors)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Independent politician (United States)}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]] (1 lieutenant governor)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] (7 lieutenant governors)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Unionist politician (American Civil War)}}|[[Unionist politician (American Civil War)|Union]] (2 lieutenant governors)|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!#
!Image
!Name
!Party
!Term
!Governor
!Notes
!Source
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|1
|
|[[Shelton Leake]]
|Democratic
|1852–1856
|[[Joseph Johnson (Virginia politician)|Joseph Johnson]]
|
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|2
|
|[[Elisha W. McComas]]
|Democratic
|1856–1857
|[[Henry A. Wise]]
|
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|3
|[[File:William Lowther Jackson.jpg|60px]]
|[[William Lowther Jackson]]
|Democratic
|1857–1860
|[[Henry A. Wise]]
|
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|4
|
|[[Robert Latane Montague]]
|Democratic
|1860–1864
|[[John Letcher]]
|[[Virginia in the American Civil War|Richmond (Confederate) Government]]
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|5
|[[File:Samuel Price - Brady-Handy.jpg|60px]]
|[[Samuel Price]]
|Democratic
|1864–1865
|[[William Smith (Virginia governor)|William Smith]]
|Richmond (Confederate) Government
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Unionist}}
|6
|[[File:DanielPolsley.jpg|60px]]
|[[Daniel Polsley]]
|[[Unionist politician (American Civil War)|Union]]
|1861–1863
|[[John Letcher]]
|[[Restored Government of Virginia|Restored (Unionist) Government]]
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|-  {{Party shading/Unionist}}
|7
|rowspan=2|
|rowspan=2|[[Leopold Copeland Parker Cowper]]
|rowspan=2|Union
|1863–1865
|[[John Letcher]]
|Restored (Unionist) Government
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Unionist}}
|8
|1865–1869
|[[William Smith (Virginia governor)|William Smith]]<br>[[Francis Harrison Pierpont]]<br>[[Henry H. Wells]]<br>[[Gilbert Carlton Walker]]
|
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|9
|[[File:Hon. John F. Lewis - NARA - 527363.jpg|60px]]
|[[John F. Lewis]]
|Republican
|1869–1870
|[[Gilbert Carlton Walker]]
|
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Conservative}}
|10
|[[File:John L Marye, Jr..jpg|60px]]
|[[John Lawrence Marye, Jr.]]
|[[Conservative Party (Virginia, 1867)|Conservative]]
|1870–1874
|[[Gilbert Carlton Walker]]
|
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|11
|[[File:Robert E. Withers - Brady-Handy.jpg|60px]]
|[[Robert E. Withers]]
|Democratic
|1874–1875
|[[James L. Kemper]]
|
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|12
|[[File:Henry Wirtz Thomas.jpg|60px]]
|[[Henry Wirtz Thomas]]
|Republican
|1875–1878
|[[James L. Kemper]]
|
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|13
|[[File:JAWalker.jpg|60px]]
|[[James A. Walker]]
|Democratic
|1878–1882
|[[Frederick W. M. Holliday]]
|
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|14
|[[File:Hon. John F. Lewis - NARA - 527363.jpg|60px]]
|[[John F. Lewis]]
|Republican
|1882–1886
|[[William E. Cameron]]
|
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|15
|[[File:John E. Massey.jpg|60px]]
|[[John E. Massey]]
|Democratic
|1886–1890
|[[Fitzhugh Lee]]
|
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|16
|[[File:James Hoge Tyler.jpg|60px]]
|[[James Hoge Tyler]]
|Democratic
|1890–1894
|[[Philip W. McKinney]]
|
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|17
|[[File:Robert C Kent 1891.jpg|60px]]
|[[Robert Craig Kent]]
|Democratic
|1894–1898
|[[Charles Triplett O'Ferrall]]
|
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|18
|[[File:Edward Echols 1912.jpg|60px]]
|[[Edward Echols]]
|Democratic
|1898–1902
|[[James Hoge Tyler|James H. Tyler]]
|
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|19
|[[File:J.E. Willard LCCN2014693220 (3x4a).jpg|60px]]
|[[Joseph Edward Willard]]
|Democratic
|1902–1906
|[[Andrew Jackson Montague|Andrew J. Montague]]
|
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|-{{Party shading/Democratic}}
|20
|[[File:James Taylor Ellyson.jpg|60px]]
|[[James Taylor Ellyson]]
|Democratic
|1906–1918
|[[Claude A. Swanson]]<br>[[William Hodges Mann]]<br>[[Henry Carter Stuart]]
|
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|21
|[[File:Benjamin F Buchanan 1920 square.jpg|60px]]
|[[Benjamin Franklin Buchanan]]
|Democratic
|1918–1922
|[[Westmoreland Davis]]
|
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|22
|[[File:Junius E West 1912.jpg|60px]]
|[[Junius Edgar West]]
|Democratic
|1922–1930
|[[Elbert L. Trinkle]]<br>[[Harry F. Byrd]]
|
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|23
|[[File:James H Price 1922 square.jpg|60px]]
|[[James Hubert Price|James H. Price]]
|Democratic
|1930–1938
|[[John Garland Pollard]]<br>[[George C. Peery]]
|
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|24
|[[File:Lieutenant Governor Holt 1940.jpg|60px]]
|[[Saxon Winston Holt]]
|Democratic
|1938–1940
|[[James Hubert Price|James H. Price]]
| died in office
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|25
|[[File:William M. Tuck.jpg|60px]]
|[[William M. Tuck]]
|Democratic
|1942–1946
|[[Colgate Darden]]
|
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|26
|
|[[Lewis Preston Collins II]] 
|Democratic
|1946–1952
|[[William M. Tuck]]
|died in office
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|27
|
|[[Allie Edward Stokes Stephens]] 
|Democratic
|1952–1962
|[[John S. Battle]]
|filled Collins's term
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|28
|[[File:Mills Godwin 1966.jpg|60px]]
|[[Mills E. Godwin, Jr.]] 
|Democratic
|1962–1966
|[[Albertis Harrison]]
|
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|29
|[[File:Fred G. Pollard 1968.png|60px]]
|[[Fred G. Pollard]] 
|Democratic
|1966–1970
|[[Mills Godwin]]
|
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|30
|[[File:J Sargeant Reynolds 1970.jpg|60px]]
|[[J. Sargeant Reynolds]] 
|Democratic
|1970–1971
|[[Linwood Holton]]
|died in office
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Independent}}
|31
|[[File:Henry Howell 1972.jpg|60px]]
|[[Henry Howell]] 
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|1971–1974
|[[Linwood Holton]]
|Completed Reynolds's term
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|32
|[[File:John Dalton 1976.jpg|60px]]
|[[John N. Dalton]] 
|Republican
|1974–1978
|[[Mills Godwin]]
|
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|33
|[[File:Charles Robb 1980.jpg|60px]]
|[[Chuck Robb]] 
|Democratic
|1978–1982
|[[John N. Dalton]]
|
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|34
|[[File:Dick Davis 1984.jpg|60px]]
|[[Dick Davis (politician)|Dick Davis]] 
|Democratic
|1982–1986
|[[Chuck Robb]]
|
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|35
|[[File:D.Wilder S.Senate poster (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Douglas Wilder]] 
|Democratic
|1986–1990
|[[Gerald Baliles]]
|
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|36
| [[File:Donald S Beyer Jr ambassador (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Don Beyer]] 
|Democratic
|1990–1998
|[[Douglas Wilder]]<br>[[George Allen (U.S. politician)|George Allen]]
|
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|37
|[[File:JHHager.jpg|60px]]
|[[John H. Hager]] 
|Republican
|1998–2002
|[[Jim Gilmore]]
|
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|38
|[[File:Tim Kaine in 2003 (030820-N-4294K (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Tim Kaine]] 
|Democratic
|2002–2006
|[[Mark Warner]]
|
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|39
|[[File:Bill Bolling (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Bill Bolling]] 
|Republican
|2006–2014
|[[Tim Kaine]]<br>[[Bob McDonnell]]
|
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|40
|[[File:Watts BBQ 2013 (8993613772) (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Ralph Northam]] 
|Democratic
|2014–2018
|[[Terry McAuliffe]]
|
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}
|41
|[[File:Justin Fairfax 20.jpg|60px]]
|[[Justin Fairfax]]
|Democratic
|2018–2022
|[[Ralph Northam]]
|
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|- {{Party shading/Republican}}
|42
|[[File:Winsome Sears portrait, 2022 (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Winsome Sears]]
|Republican
|2022–present
|[[Glenn Youngkin]]
|
|<ref name= encyclopedia1/> 
|}

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  from: 14/01/2018 till: 15/01/2022 color:dem text:"[[Justin Fairfax]]"
 bar:Sears
  from: 16/01/2022 till: $today color:rep text:"[[Winsome Sears]]"
}}

==References==
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== Works cited ==
* {{cite book| last = Dinan| first = John J.| title = The Virginia State Constitution| publisher = Oxford University Press | date = 2014| location = | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=T3bqAgAAQBAJ| isbn = 9780199355723}}

==External links==
*[http://www.ltgov.virginia.gov/ Lieutenant Governor of Virginia's website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20051108235246/http://www.ltgov.virginia.gov/NEWLtGov/pastltgov.cfm List of past Lieutenant Governors]

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