1949 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

1949 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

8 November 1949

Nominee Lewis Preston Collins II E. Thomas McGuire Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 180,479 66,037 Percentage 73.21% 26.79%

Lieutenant Governor before election Lewis Preston Collins II Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Lewis Preston Collins II Democratic

The 1949 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 8 November 1949 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Virginia. Democratic nominee and incumbent lieutenant governor Lewis Preston Collins II defeated Republican nominee E. Thomas McGuire.

General election

On election day, 8 November 1949, Democratic nominee Lewis Preston Collins II won re-election by a margin of 114,442 votes against his opponent Republican nominee E. Thomas McGuire, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Collins was sworn in for his second term on 20 January 1950.

Results

Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1949

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lewis Preston Collins II (incumbent)	180,479	73.21
	Republican	E. Thomas McGuire	66,037	26.79
Total votes			246,516	100.00
	Democratic hold