1997 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

1997 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

←  1993 November 4, 1997 2001  →

Nominee John H. Hager Lewis F. Payne Jr. Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 839,895 754,404 Percentage 50.16% 45.05%

County and independent city results Hager:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Payne:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Lieutenant Governor before election Don Beyer Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor John H. Hager Republican

The 1997 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1997. Republican nominee John H. Hager defeated Democratic nominee Lewis F. Payne Jr. with 50.16% of the vote. This was the first time since 1973 that a Republican was elected lieutenant governor of Virginia.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• John H. Hager, (Republican), Retired Army Captain
• Lewis F. Payne Jr. (Democratic), U.S. Representative

Other candidates

• Bradley E. Evans, Independent

Results

1997 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John H. Hager	839,895	50.16%
	Democratic	Lewis F. Payne Jr.	754,404	45.05%
	Independent	Bradley E. Evans	75,024	4.48%
Majority			85,491
Turnout
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

References

1. "1997 Lieutenant Governor General Election". Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia. 1997. Retrieved May 11, 2021.