lieutenant governor
noun
: a deputy or subordinate governor: such as
a
: an elected official serving as deputy to the governor of an American state
b
: the formal head of the government of a Canadian province appointed by the federal government as the representative of the crown
lieutenant governorship
noun
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Florida’s lieutenant governor hopped on the bandwagon Friday, hoping to inject anti-Mamdani sentiment to boost his preferred candidate, Emilio Gonzalez, in the campaign to succeed Suarez as Miami’s mayor.
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Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Earle-Sears, the Republican lieutenant governor who once made history as the first Black woman elected in Virginia, lost to Democrat Abigail Spanberger by nearly fifteen points on Tuesday.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 6 Nov. 2025
In Virginia, 65% of women cast their ballots for Spanberger (whose opponent was also a woman, GOP lieutenant governor Winsome Earle-Sears).
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Democratic State Senator Ghazala Hashmi became the first Muslim woman to be elected statewide in the country after winning the race to become Virginia’s next lieutenant governor on Tuesday.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Earle-Sears, the Republican lieutenant governor who once made history as the first Black woman elected in Virginia, lost to Democrat Abigail Spanberger by nearly fifteen points on Tuesday.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 6 Nov. 2025
In Virginia, 65% of women cast their ballots for Spanberger (whose opponent was also a woman, GOP lieutenant governor Winsome Earle-Sears).
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Democratic State Senator Ghazala Hashmi became the first Muslim woman to be elected statewide in the country after winning the race to become Virginia’s next lieutenant governor on Tuesday.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Lieutenant governor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lieutenant%20governor. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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