1945 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

1945 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

6 November 1945

Nominee Lewis Preston Collins II Carl A. Marshall Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 110,689 52,549 Percentage 67.52% 32.05%

Lieutenant Governor before election William M. Tuck Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Lewis Preston Collins II Democratic

The 1945 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 6 November 1945 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Virginia. Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Virginia House of Delegates Lewis Preston Collins II defeated Republican nominee Carl A. Marshall and Independent candidate and incumbent member of the Virginia House of Delegates Charles R. Fenwick.

General election

On election day, 6 November 1945, Democratic nominee Lewis Preston Collins II won the election by a margin of 58,140 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Carl A. Marshall, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Collins was sworn in as the 26th lieutenant governor of Virginia on 20 January 1946.

Results

Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1945

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lewis Preston Collins II	110,689	67.52
	Republican	Carl A. Marshall	52,549	32.05
	Independent	Charles R. Fenwick	701	0.43
Total votes			163,939	100.00
	Democratic hold