1952 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial special election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1952 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial special election Virginia Presidential no 1949 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election 1949 1953 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election 1953 November 4, 1952 Allie Edward Stakes Stephens Democratic Party (United States) 329,959 64.66% Robert W. Waitt Jr. Republican Party (United States) 171,526 33.61% 1952 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial special election results map by county.svg 300px County and independent city resultsStephens: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 >90% Lieutenant Governor Lewis Preston Collins II Democratic Party (United States) Allie Edward Stakes Stephens Democratic Party (United States) The 1952 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial special election was held on November 4, 1952, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Virginia following the death of incumbent lieutenant governor Lewis Preston Collins II. 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, November 4, 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 December 2, 1952.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=239683 VA Lt. Governor - Special election ourcampaigns.com January 19, 2018 2024-11-16 Results Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial special election, 1952 Democratic Party (United States) Allie Edward Stakes Stephens 329,959 64.66 Republican Party (United States) Robert W. Waitt Jr. 171,526 33.61 8,848 1.73 510,333 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1952 Virginia elections Category:Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1952 in the United States Category:Virginia special elections Category:1952 United States lieutenant gubernatorial elections