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The 2017 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2017. After the party primary elections were held, the major party nominees were Jill Vogel (Republican) and Justin Fairfax (Democrat). The incumbent Lieutenant Governor, Democrat Ralph Northam, declined to run for re-election in order to run for Governor. In the general election on November 7, 2017, Democratic nominee Justin Fairfax defeated Republican state Senator Jill Vogel to become the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.
Democratic primary[]
Nominee[]
- Justin Fairfax, former Assistant United States Attorney and candidate for Attorney General in 2013[1][2]
Eliminated in primary[]
- Susan Platt, former chief of staff to Joe Biden[3][4][5]
- Gene Rossi, former Assistant United States Attorney and former gubernatorial aide[6]
Declined[]
- David Bowers, former mayor of Roanoke and nominee for VA-06 in 1998[7][8]
- Anne Holton, former Virginia Secretary of Education, former Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judge, and wife of Senator Tim Kaine[9]
- Dwight C. Jones, former Mayor of Richmond and former chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia[10]
- Molly Joseph Ward, Secretary of Natural Resources and former mayor of Hampton[11][9]
- Kenny Alexander, Mayor of Norfolk and former state senator[11][10][12]
- Barbara Favola, state senator[11][9]
- Eileen Filler-Corn, state delegate[13][11][9][10][14]
- Mike Hamlar, businessman and candidate for the State Senate in 2015[8][9][15]
- Charniele Herring, state delegate, former chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia, and candidate for VA-08 in 2014[16][9]
- Jennifer McClellan, state senator[11][9][10][17]
- Ralph Northam, incumbent Lieutenant Governor (running for Governor)[18]
- Adam Parkhomenko, National Field Director for the Democratic National Committee, co-founder of Ready for Hillary and candidate for the State House in 2009[19][3]
- Chap Petersen, state senator and candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2005[20][21]
- Sam Rasoul, state delegate and nominee for VA-06 in 2008[22]
- Levar Stoney, Mayor of Richmond and former Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia[11][23][24]
- Jennifer Wexton, state senator (running for Congress) [11]
Endorsements[]
Susan Platt
- State Representatives
- Kathleen Murphy, state delegate[25]
- Steve Heretic, state delegate
- Patrick Hope, state delegate
- Kaye Kory, state delegate
- Former State Reperesentatives
- Jody Wagner, former Virginia Secretary of Finance
- Emilie Miller, Former state senator
- Moody Stallings, Former state senator
- Richard Cranwell, Former House Majority Leader, Former Democratic Party of Virginia Chair
- Ward Armstrong, Former House Minority Leader
- Alan Diamonstein, Former Delegate
- Local Representatives
- Kelly Burk, Mayor of Leesburg[26]
- Jeanette Rishell, Mayor of Manassas Park
- John Flannery, Loudoun County Soil and Water Conservation Board Director[27]
- John Foust, Fairfax County Supervisor[28]
- Kathy Smith, Fairfax County Supervisor
- Connie Brennan, Nelson County Supervisor
- Rosemary Mahan, Westmoreland County Supervisor
- Jasmine Gore, Vice Mayor of Hopewell[29]
- Meredith Richards, former Charlottesville Vice Mayor
- Libby Garvey, Arlington County Board Member
- Amy Laufer, Charlottesville City School Board Chair
- Ingrid Morroy, Arlington Commissioner of Revenue
- Patricia Richie-Folks, Treasurer of Manassas City
- Individuals
- C.R Suddith Jr, president of Treasurers' Association of Virginia
- Linda Schultz, 2nd Congressional District Democratic Committee Chair
- Sandra Brandt, Former DNC Member
- Susan Hippen, Board Member of Board of Veteran Services, Commonwealth of VA
- Graham Weinschenk, Virginia Young Democrats Leader
- Derek Kitts, Veteran, Former 9th Congressional District Candidate
- Issac Sarver, Chair of 9th Congressional District Democrats
- Sheila Coats, Black Women United for Action
- Patsy Brown, CD-10 Chairwoman
- Hannah Hart, internet personality[30]
Results[]
Results by county:
Fairfax
- Fairfax—70–80%
- Fairfax—60–70%
- Fairfax—50–60%
- Fairfax—40–50%
Platt
- Platt—40–50%
- Platt—50–60%
- Platt—60–70%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Justin Fairfax | 252,291 | 49.22% | |
| Democratic | Susan Platt | 200,537 | 39.12% | |
| Democratic | Gene Rossi | 59,797 | 11.66% | |
| Total votes | 512,625 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary[]
Candidates[]
Nominee[]
Eliminated in primary[]
Declined[]
- Ben Cline, state delegate[35]
- Micah Edmond, former congressional aide and nominee for VA-08 in 2014[36]
- Shak Hill, financial consultant and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014[36][37][38]
- Israel O'Quinn, state delegate[20]
- Danny Vargas, businessman and candidate for the State House in 2015[38][39]
- E. W. Jackson, pastor, conservative activist, candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012 and nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 2013 (endorsed Vogel)[40][41]
- Ken Peterson, Goochland County Supervisor[42][43]
- David Ramadan, former state delegate (endorsed Vogel)[20]
- Pete Snyder, technology executive and candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2013[20][44][45][46]
- Corey Stewart, Chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors and candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2013 (running for Governor)[20][36][38][47]
- Scott Taylor, U.S. Representative (endorsed Reeves)[40][45][48][49]
Endorsements[]
Glenn Davis
Bryce Reeves
- Federal Officials
- State legislators
- Rich Anderson, state delegate[40]
- Dickie Bell, state delegate[40]
- Kathy Byron, state delegate[40]
- Jeff Campbell, state delegate[40]
- Bill Carrico, state senator[40]
- Ben Chafin, state senator[40]
- Amanda Chase, state senator[53]
- Mark Cole, state delegate[40]
- John Cosgrove, state senator[40]
- Bill DeSteph, state senator[40]
- Mark Dudenhefer, state delegate[40]
- Peter Farrell, state delegate[40]
- Matt Fariss, state delegate[40]
- Buddy Fowler, state delegate[40]
- Nick Freitas, state delegate[40]
- Emmett Hanger, state senator[40]
- Chris Head, state delegate[40]
- Bill Howell, Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates[40]
- Tim Hugo, state delegate[40]
- Terry Kilgore, state delegate[40]
- Jay Leftwich, state delegate[40]
- Jim LeMunyon, state delegate[40]
- Ryan McDougle, state senator[40]
- Jackson Miller, state delegate[40]
- Jason Miyares, state delegate[40]
- Will Morefield, state delegate[40]
- Rick Morris, state delegate[40]
- Tommy Norment, Majority Leader of the Virginia Senate[40]
- Bobby Orrock, state delegate[40]
- Brenda Pogge, state delegate[53]
- Margaret Ransone, state delegate[53]
- Roxann Robinson, state delegate[40]
- Bill Stanley, state senator[40]
- Richard Stuart, state senator[40]
- Glen Sturtevant, state senator[40]
- Scott Taylor, former state delegate and U.S. Representative[40]
- Frank Wagner, state senator[40]
- Sheriffs and law enforcement officials
- Mark Amos, Sheriff of Orange County[54]
- Michael Brown, Sheriff of Bedford County[54]
- Chadwick Cubbage, Sheriff of Page County[54]
- David Decatur, Sheriff of Stafford County[54]
- Steve Dempsey, Sheriff of King George County[54]
- Danny Diggs, Sheriff of York County & Poquoson[54]
- Keith Dunagan, Sheriff of Wythe County[54]
- Ashland Fortune, Sheriff of Louisa County[54]
- Todd Godwin, Sheriff of Accomack County[54]
- Chip Harding, Sheriff of Albemarle County[54]
- Roger Harris, Sheriff of Spotsylvania County[54]
- Paul Higgs, Sheriff of Fredericksburg[54]
- Glendell Hill, Sheriff of Prince William County[54]
- Darrell Hodges, Sheriff of Cumberland County[54]
- Scott Jenkins, Sheriff of Culpeper County[54]
- Alan Jones, Sheriff of Charles City County[54]
- Karl Leonard, Sheriff of Chesterfield County[54]
- Tony Lippa, Sheriff of Caroline County[54]
- James "Doc" Lyons, Sheriff of Northumberland County[54]
- Patrick McCranie, Sheriff of Lancaster County[54]
- Michael Mondul, Sheriff of Danville[54]
- Hank Partin, Sheriff of Montgomery County[54]
- Robert Plecker, Sheriff of Bath County[54]
- Brian Roberts, Sheriff of Brunswick County[54]
- Thomas Roseberry III, Sheriff of Bland County[54]
- Daniel Smith, Sheriff of Patrick County[54]
- Donald Smith, Sheriff of Augusta County[54]
- Steve Smith, Sheriff of Richmond County[54]
- Steven Smith, Sheriff of Greene County[54]
- Richard Vaughan, Sheriff of Grayson County[54]
- Individuals
- Paul Galanti, former 2nd Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Veterans Services[55]
- Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media
Polling[]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Glenn Davis |
Bryce Reeves |
Jill Vogel |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Opinion Strategies | September 18–21, 2016 | 800 | ± 3.46% | 12% | 8% | 13% | 66% |
Results[]
Results by county:
Vogel
- Vogel—30–40%
- Vogel—40–50%
- Vogel—50–60%
- Vogel—60–70%
Reeves
- Reeves—30–40%
- Reeves—40–50%
- Reeves—50–60%
- Reeves—60–70%
- Reeves—70+%
Davis
- Davis—30–40%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jill Vogel | 151,984 | 42.78% | |
| Republican | Bryce Reeves | 142,196 | 40.03% | |
| Republican | Glenn Davis | 61,072 | 17.19% | |
| Total votes | 355,252 | 100.00% | ||
General election[]
Endorsements[]
Justin Fairfax (D)
- Federal officials
- Hillary Clinton, former U.S. Secretary of State[56]
- Tim Kaine, U.S. Senator[57]
- Mark Warner, U.S. Senator[58]
- Gerry Connolly, U.S. Representative, VA-11[59]
- Donald McEachin, U.S. Representative, VA-4[60]
- Keith Ellison, U.S. Representative, MN-5[61]
- Tom Perriello, U.S. Representative, VA-5 (former)[62]
- Don Beyer, U.S. Representative, VA-8[63]
- Statewide politicians
- Douglas Wilder, former governor of Virginia[64]
- Terry McAuliffe, Governor of Virginia[65]
- Martin O'Malley, former governor of Maryland[66]
- Howard Dean, former governor of Vermont[67]
- Alison Lundergan Grimes, Secretary of State of Kentucky[68]
- State Representatives
- Rosalyn Dance, State Senator 16th District[69]
- Chap Petersen, State Senator 34th District[21]
- Scott Surovell, State Senator 36th District[70]
- Paul Krizek, Delegate, 44th District
- Marcus Simon, Delegate, 53rd District
- Lashrecse Aird, Delegate 63rd District[69]
- Jeffrey Bourne, Delegate 71st District[69]
- Lamont Bagby, Delegate 74th District[69]
- Roslyn Tyler, Delegate 75th District[69]
- Local Representatives
- Andrew Gillum, Mayor of Tallahassee[71]
- Muriel Bowser, Mayor of Washington, D.C.[72]
- Bill Euille, Mayor Emeritus, City of Alexandria
- Sherman Lea, Sr., Mayor, Roanoke
- Lisa Merkel, Mayor, Town of Herndon
- Stacey Kincaid, Sheriff, Fairfax County & City
- Phyllis Randall, Board of Supervisors Chairwoman, Loudoun County
- Koran Saines, Board of Supervisors Member, Loudoun County
- Kristen Umstattd, Board of Supervisors Member, Loudoun County
- Christian Dorsey, Board of Supervisors Member, Arlington County
- Willie Bailey, City Council Member, Alexandria
- John Chapman, City Council Member, Alexandria
- Sheila Olem, Councilwoman, Town of Herndon
- Derrick Wood, Councilman, Town of Dumfries
- Theo Stamos, Arlington County Commonwealth's Attorney
- Penny Gross, Board of Supervisors Member, Fairfax County
- Rachel Rifkind, Mason District Democratic Party Chair, Fairfax County
- James Lander, School Board Member & Former chairman, Arlington County
- Chris Lewis, School Board Member, Alexandria
- Marcia Price, Delegate, Newport News[73]
- McKinley L. Price, Mayor, Newport News
- Tina Vick, Vice-Mayor, Newport News
- Gabe A. Morgan, Sr., Sheriff, Newport News
- Kenny Wright, Mayor, Portsmouth
- Stephanie N. Morales, Commonwealth's Attorney, Portsmouth
- Paige D. Cherry, Councilman & Democratic Party Chair, Portsmouth
- Anton A. Bell, Commonwealth's Attorney, Hampton
- Will J. Moffett, Councilman, Hampton
- Jason S. Samuels, School Board Chair, Hampton
- Dr. Reginald Woodhouse, School Board Member, Hampton
- Bob McCabe, Sheriff, Norfolk
- Angelia Williams Graves, Councilwoman, Norfolk
- Paul R. Riddick, Councilman, Norfolk
- Evans Poston, Commissioner of the Revenue, Norfolk
- Dr. Ella P. Ward, Councilwoman, Chesapeake
- Amelia Ross Hammond, Councilwoman, Virginia Beach
- Raleigh H. Isaacs, Sr., Sheriff, Suffolk
- Party Officials
- Evelyn Morris, Harris, DPVA Chair Democratic Black Caucus of Virginia
- Atima Omara, DNC Committeewoman & Former President Young Democrats of America
- Terron Sims, II, DNC Committeewoman & Former President Young Democrats of America
- Cesar Del Aguila, Former Democratic Party Chair, Fairfax County
- Rex Simmons, Former Democratic Party Chair, Fairfax County
- Delores Thomas, Democratic Party Co-Chair, Newport News
- Linwood Fisher, Democratic Party Chair, Norfolk
- Leslie A. Rinaldi, Democratic Party Chair, Suffolk
- Bud Ward, Democratic Party Co-Chair, Mathews
- Edith Turner, Democratic Party Co-Chair, Mathews
- Dianne Carter de Mayo, Democratic Party Chair, Gloucester
- Hallie J. Holmes, Democratic Party Chair, Middlesex
- Nancy Payne, Acting Democratic Party Chair, Accomack County
- Jaime Harrison, Chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party[74]
- Individuals
- Piper Perabo, actress[75]
- Cornell William Brooks, president of NAACP[76]
- Bettina Lawton, Activist/Former Candidate for Clerk of Court Bettina Lawton, Fairfax County & City
- Jason Winston George, actor[77]
- Organizations
- Americans for Responsible Solutions[78]
- CASA in Action[78]
- Democracy for America[78]
- Human Rights Campaign[79]
- LGBT Democrats of Virginia[78]
- NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia[78]
- Our Revolution RVA[80]
- People for the American Way[78]
- Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia[78]
- Progressive Change Campaign Committee[81]
- Virginia AFL-CIO[78]
- Virginia Education Association[78]
- Virginia League of Conservation Voters[78]
- Virginia Sierra Club[78]
Jill Vogel (R)
- Federal officials
- Sean Spicer, former White House Press Secretary[82]
- Barbara Comstock, U.S. Representative, VA-10[83]
- Bob Goodlatte, U.S. Representative, VA-6[84]
- John Warner, former U.S. Senator[85]
- Frank Wolf, former U.S. Representative, VA-10[86]
- Statewide politicians
- Jerry Kilgore, former Attorney General of Virginia and nominee for governor in 2005[87]
- State Legislators
- Scott Lingamfelter, state delegate[88]
- Joe May, former state delegate[89]
- Steve Newman, state senator [90]
- Mark Obenshain, state senator[91]
- David Ramadan, former state delegate[89]
- Bill Stanley, state senator[92]
- Richard Stuart, state senator[93]
- Local Officials
- Marc Abrams, Winchester City Commonwealth's Attorney[94]
- Kenneth Alger, Page County Commonwealth's Attorney[94]
- Ann Baskervill, Dinwiddie County Commonwealth's Attorney[94]
- Chris Billias, Lexington City and Rockbridge County Commonwealth's Attorney[94]
- Meg Bohmke, Stafford County Supervisor[93]
- Joel Branscom, Botetourt County Commonwealth's Attorney[94]
- Tony Buffington, Loudoun County Supervisor[89]
- Ralph Buona, Loudoun County Supervisor[89]
- Donald Caldwell, Roanoke City Commonwealth's Attorney[94]
- Mike Caudill, Goochland County Commonwealth's Attorney[94]
- Jack Cavalier, Stafford County Supervisor[93]
- R. E. "Trip" Chalkley, Hanover County Commonwealth's Attorney[94]
- Janet Clarke, former Loudoun County Supervisor[89]
- Gary Clemens, Loudoun County Clerk of the Circuit Court[89]
- Richard Cox, Powhatan County Commonwealth's Attorney[94]
- William "Billy" Davenport, Chesterfield County Commonwealth's Attorney[94]
- Betsy Davis, Mayor of Middleburg[89]
- Eric DeKenipp, Loudoun County School Board member[89]
- Vince Donoghue, Essex County Commonwealth's Attorney[94]
- James Fisher, Fauquier County Commonwealth's Attorney[94]
- Arthur Goff, Rappahannock County Commonwealth's Attorney[94]
- Nathan Green, Williamsburg City and James City County Commonwealth's Attorney[94]
- Robert "Bryan" Haskins, Pittsylvania County Commonwealth's Attorney[94]
- Geary Higgins, Loudoun County Supervisor[89]
- Beth Huck, Loudoun County School Board member[89]
- Charlie King, 2015 Republican Nominee for Chairman of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors[89]
- Matt Letourneau, Loudoun County Supervisor[89]
- Nathan Lyon, Carroll County Commonwealth's Attorney[94]
- Gerald Mabe, Wythe County Commonwealth's Attorney[94]
- Brian Madden, Warren County Commonwealth's Attorney[94]
- Tracy Martin, Halifax County Commonwealth's Attorney[94]
- Wendy Maurer, Stafford County Supervisor[93]
- Ron Meyer, Loudoun County Supervisor[89]
- Jeff Morse, Loudoun County School Board member[89]
- Bundles Murdock, former Middleburg Town Council member[89]
- Andrew Nester, Henry County Commonwealth's Attorney[94]
- Michael Newman, Danville City Commonwealth's Attorney[94]
- Jim Plowman, Loudoun County Commonwealth's Attorney[89]
- Ken Reid, former Loudoun County Supervisor[89]
- Debbie Rose, Loudoun County School Board member[89]
- Christopher Russell, Buena Vista City Commonwealth's Attorney[94]
- Jan Smith, Lancaster County Commonwealth's Attorney[94]
- Gary Snellings, Stafford County Supervisor[93]
- Ross Spicer, Frederick County Commonwealth's Attorney[94]
- Kathy Sterne, Stafford Clerk of the Court[93]
- Colin Stolle, Virginia Beach City Commonwealth's Attorney[94]
- Greg Stone, former Loudoun County Community Criminal Justice Board Member[89]
- Jill Turgeon, Loudoun County School Board member[89]
- Patricia Watson, Greensville County and Emporia City Commonwealth's Attorney[94]
- Bob Wertz, Loudoun County Commissioner of the Revenue[89]
- Amanda Wiseley, Shenandoah County Commonwealth's Attorney[94]
- Scott York, former chairman of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors[89]
- Roger Zurn, Loudoun County Treasurer[89]
- Sheriffs and law enforcement officials
- Raymond Bell, Sheriff of Sussex County[95]
- David Bushey, Sheriff of Middlesex County[95]
- Timothy Carter, Sheriff of Shenandoah County[95]
- Mike Chapman, Sheriff of Loudoun County[89]
- Connie Compton, Sheriff of Rappahannock County[95]
- L. Trevor Craddock, Sheriff of Craig County[95]
- Chad Cubbage, Sheriff of Page County[95]
- Robert Deeds, Sheriff of Williamsburg & James City County[95]
- J. B. Gardner, Sheriff of Carroll County[95]
- Kevin Hall, Sheriff of Alleghany County[95]
- W. Randolph Hamilton, Jr., Sheriff of Buena Vista[95]
- Joe Harris, Sheriff of Waynesboro[95]
- Bobby Hawkins, Sheriff of Mecklenburg County[95]
- Eric Hess, Sheriff of Fluvanna County[95]
- Darrell Hodges, Sheriff of Cumberland County[95]
- Steve Hutcherson, Sheriff of Campbell County[95]
- Bryan Hutcheson, Sheriff of Rockingham County & Harrisonburg[95]
- Thomas Jones, Sheriff of Charlotte County[95]
- Daniel McEathron, Sheriff of Warren County[95]
- Lenny Millholland, Sheriff of Frederick County[95]
- Bob Mosier, Sheriff of Fauquier County[95]
- David Neal, Sheriff of Highland County[95]
- Gary Parsons, Sheriff of Lee County[95]
- Lane Perry, Sheriff of Henry County[95]
- Tony Roper, Sheriff of Clarke County[95]
- Ronald Sprinkle, Sheriff of Botetourt County[95]
- Ken Stolle, Sheriff of Virginia Beach[95]
- Les Taylor, Sheriff of Winchester[95]
- Richard Vaughan, Sheriff of Grayson County[95]
- E. W. Viar, Jr., Sheriff of Amherst County[95]
- Mike Wade, Sheriff of Henrico County[95]
- Jeff Walton, Sheriff of King William County[95]
- Party officials and individuals
- Rick Buchanan, Chair of the Virginia Tea Party Patriot Federation and Vice Chair of the Virginia Fifth Congressional District Republican Committee[96]
- Tom Cherry, Chairman of the Norfolk City Republican Committee[97]
- Peter Churins, Chairman of the Charles City County Republican Committee[98]
- Will Estrada, Chairman of the Loudoun County Republican Committee[89]
- E.W. Jackson, pastor, conservative activist, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2012 and nominee in 2013[41]
- Ed Levine, Founder of Virginia Open Carry[89]
- Dirk Maurer, former Stafford GOP Chairman[93]
- Jamie Radtke, candidate for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate in 2012[99]
- Charles Sterne, conservative activist[93]
- Bob West, Vice Chair of the Norfolk City Republican Committee[97]
- Carly Fiorina, businesswoman[100]
- Organization
- Virginia Citizens Defense League, pro-gun organization[101]
- Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce[102]
- Virginia Fraternal Order of Police[103]
- Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions[104]
- Newspapers
- Richmond Times-Dispatch[105]
- The Winchester Star[106]
- The Virginian-Pilot[107]
Polling[]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Justin Fairfax (D) |
Jill Vogel (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change Research | November 2–5, 2017 | 3,648 | ± 1.5% | 50% | 45% | 5% |
| The Polling Company (R) | November 2–5, 2017 | 800 | ± 3.5% | 44% | 43% | 13% |
| Christopher Newport University | October 29–November 4, 2017 | 839 | ± 3.5% | 50% | 45% | 5% |
| Gravis Marketing | October 30–November 3, 2017 | 1,143 | ± 2.9% | 46% | 42% | 12% |
| The Polling Company (R) | October 30–November 2, 2017 | 800 | ± 3.5% | 40% | 43% | 14% |
| Roanoke College | October 29–November 2, 2017 | 781 | ± 3.5% | 45% | 45% | 10% |
| Suffolk University Archived November 15, 2018, at the Wayback Machine | October 30–November 1, 2017 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 44% | 40% | 14% |
| Washington Post/Schar School | October 26–29, 2017 | 921 | ± 4.0% | 49% | 43% | 6% |
| Christopher Newport University | October 20–25, 2017 | 812 | ± 3.8% | 47% | 44% | 9% |
| Roanoke College | October 8–13, 2017 | 607 | ± 4.0% | 45% | 42% | 13% |
| Christopher Newport University | October 2–6, 2017 | 928 | ± 4.3% | 48% | 40% | 12% |
| Public Policy Polling Archived November 12, 2020, at the Wayback Machine | September 21–23, 2017 | 849 | ± 3.8% | 43% | 37% | 21% |
| Christopher Newport University | September 12–22, 2017 | 776 | ± 3.7% | 46% | 42% | 13% |
| Suffolk University Archived September 27, 2017, at the Wayback Machine | September 13–17, 2017 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 36% | 35% | 27% |
| Mason-Dixon | September 10–15, 2017 | 625 | ± 4.0% | 41% | 38% | 21% |
| University of Mary Washington | September 5–12, 2017 | 562 LV | ± 5.2% | 45% | 40% | 11% |
| 867 RV | ± 4.1% | 45% | 37% | 14% | ||
| Virginia Commonwealth University | July 17–25, 2017 | 538 LV | ± 5.1% | 43% | 38% | 15% |
| 707 RV | ± 4.5% | 41% | 34% | 18% | ||
| Gravis Marketing | March 14–19, 2017 | 3,097 | ± 1.6% | 40% | 37% | 23% |
Hypothetical polling
- With Bryce Reeves
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Justin Fairfax (D) |
Bryce Reeves (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravis Marketing | March 14–19, 2017 | 3,097 | ± 1.6% | 41% | 35% | 24% |
- With Glenn Davis
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Justin Fairfax (D) |
Glenn Davis (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravis Marketing | March 14–19, 2017 | 3,097 | ± 1.6% | 42% | 37% | 21% |
Results[]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Justin Fairfax | 1,368,261 | 52.72% | -2.40% | |
| Republican | Jill Vogel | 1,224,519 | 47.18% | +2.64% | |
| Write-in | 2,446 | 0.09% | -0.25% | ||
| Majority | 143,697 | 5.54% | |||
| Total votes | 2,595,180 | 100% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
See also[]
- 2017 Virginia elections
- 2017 Virginia gubernatorial election
- 2017 Virginia Attorney General election
- 2017 United States gubernatorial elections
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