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Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2025 (June 17 Democratic primary)
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| Filing deadline: April 3, 2025 |
| Primary: June 17, 2025 General: November 4, 2025 |
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| Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Virginia |
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A Democratic Party primary took place on June 17, 2025, in Virginia to determine which candidate would earn the right to run as the party's nominee in the state's lieutenant gubernatorial election on November 4, 2025.
Ghazala Hashmi advanced from the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.
This page focuses on Virginia's Democratic Party lieutenant gubernatorial primary. For more in-depth information on Virginia's Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2025 (June 17 Republican primary)
- Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2025
Candidates and election results
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia on June 17, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ghazala Hashmi  | 27.5 | 136,717 |
 | Levar Stoney | 26.5 | 131,765 | |
 | Aaron Rouse | 26.2 | 130,485 | |
 | Babur Lateef | 8.5 | 42,099 | |
 | Alex Bastani | 5.7 | 28,476 | |
 | Victor Salgado | 5.6 | 27,593 | |
| Total votes: 497,135 | |||
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Candidate profiles
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Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "I am a graduate of Virginia public schools from Camelot Elementary in Fairfax to T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria. I was a federal employee for 34 years with the Department of Labor as an Economist. I have been member of the Virginia State Bar for over thirty years since graduating from George Mason School of Law. Most importantly for the office I seek, I was a thirty year card carrying union member and served over a decade as a local union President. In that time I more than doubled the local's surplus from 130 k to 287K. In 2007 I lead a successful fight against the Bush and Chao administration in their attempt to privatize 300 federal positions. I litigated 75 arbitration including a four year battle where I won the job and back pay for a single mother targeted by Elaine Chao's staff. I was the leader of the organization when we won a 7 million dollar case for overtime violations by the National Office of the United States Department of Labor. I also coach the Yorktown High School Freshman Boy's Team."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in 2025.
Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "I currently represent the 15th Senatorial District which includes parts of Richmond City and Chesterfield County. I first ran for office in 2019, defeating a Republican incumbent in a long-held red seat. In that campaign, campaign secured a one-seat Democratic majority in the Virginia Senate and also secured a Democratic trifecta for the next two years. After winning my second term in office in November 2023, I now serve as Chair of the Senate Education and Health Committee. Prior to my first election in November 2019, I worked as a community college educator for nearly 30 years."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in 2025.
Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "Victor is the son of Peruvian immigrants who has dedicated his legal career to protecting our system of government by investigating and prosecuting public corruption and related misconduct at all levels. Most recently, Victor served as Senior Litigation Counsel in the United States Department of Justice’s Public Integrity Section, which oversees the investigation and prosecution of all federal crimes affecting government integrity–including bribery of public officials, election crimes, and other related offenses–and prosecutes some of the most sensitive and contentious public corruption cases in the country. In this role, Victor has prosecuted violent election deniers, Sheriff Joe Arpaio of Arizona, congressman George Santos, state and local officials, among others. Victor also serves as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University, where he teaches White Collar Crime and Securities Violations. Anticipating a radical and extremist second Trump administration, Victor resigned from the U.S. Department of Justice shortly after the November 2024 election and announced his candidacy for Lieutenant Governor in December 2024. Victor was born in Paterson, New Jersey, after his parents immigrated to the United States from Lima, Peru. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from The George Washington University and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School."
This information was current as of the candidate's run for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in 2025.
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Virginia
Campaign finance
The section and tables below contain data from financial reports submitted to state agencies. The data is gathered and made available by Transparency USA.
State profile
| Demographic data for Virginia | ||
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| Virginia | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 8,367,587 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 39,490 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 69% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 19.2% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 6% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 3.2% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 8.6% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 88.3% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 36.3% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $65,015 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 13% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Virginia. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Virginia
Virginia voted for the Democratic candidate in five out of the seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Pivot Counties (2016)
Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, five are located in Virginia, accounting for 2.43 percent of the total pivot counties.[1]
Pivot Counties (2020)
In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Virginia had five Retained Pivot Counties, 2.76 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
