1952 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial special election

1952 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial special election

4 November 1952

Nominee Allie Edward Stakes Stephens Robert W. Waitt Jr. Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 329,959 171,526 Percentage 64.66% 33.61%

Lieutenant Governor before election Lewis Preston Collins II Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Allie Edward Stakes Stephens Democratic

The 1952 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial special election was held on 4 November 1952 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Virginia following the death of incumbent lieutenant governor Allie Edward Stakes Stephens. Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Virginia Senate Allie Edward Stakes Stephens defeated Republican nominee Robert W. Waitt Jr..

General election

On election day, 4 November 1952, Democratic nominee Allie Edward Stakes Stephens won the election by a margin of 158,433 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Robert W. Waitt Jr., thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Stephens was sworn in as the 27th lieutenant governor of Virginia on 2 December 1952.

Results

Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial special election, 1952

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Allie Edward Stakes Stephens	329,959	64.66
	Republican	Robert W. Waitt Jr.	171,526	33.61
	Write-in		8,848	1.73
Total votes			510,333	100.00
	Democratic hold