Former Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney concedes race for Lt. Governor

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Former Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney has announced that he is conceding the race for lieutenant governor on Wednesday.

In a statement on X, Stoney announced his concession to Sen. Ghazala Hashmi in the morning of Wednesday, June 18.

In previous 8News election coverage, Hashmi led the Lt. Governor race with 131,777 votes, with Stoney at 127,697.

8News previous election coverage: Virginia Primary Election Results for June 2025

Stoney thanked the City of Richmond in a social post, as the race was within 4,000 votes of 485,000 ballots cast.

"Today, the Levar Stoney for Lt. Governor campaign announced their concession and congratulated nominee State Senator Ghazala Hashmi.

Levar said, 'I'm incredibly proud of the campaign we ran and the many Virginians who supported our efforts to fight for a fair shot for all Virginians. Unfortunately, in this primary we came up a little short. But the fight for a fair Virginia continues. I ask all my supporters to rally behind Senator Hashmi and the entire Democratic ticket so we can continue the fight back against the Trump administration and complicit republicans like Glenn Youngkin, Winsome Sears, and John Reid." Former Mayor Levar Stoney