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The 2017 Virginia Attorney General election was held on November 7, 2017. The incumbent attorney general, Democrat Mark Herring, was expected to run for governor, but announced he would run for re-election instead. [1] As only Herring and Republican John Adams qualified for their respective party primaries, the two automatically became their parties' nominees. In the general election, Herring defeated Adams to win a second term as Attorney General of Virginia.
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | John Adams | Rob Bell | Chuck Smith | Undecided |
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Public Opinion Strategies [9] | September 18–21, 2016 | 800 | ± 3.46% | 11% | 16% | 3% | 69% |
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Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Mark Herring (D) | John Adams (R) | Other | Undecided |
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Change Research [71] | November 2–5, 2017 | 3,648 | ± 1.6% | 51% | 45% | — | 4% |
The Polling Company (R) [72] | November 2–5, 2017 | 800 | ± 3.5% | 44% | 45% | — | 9% |
Christopher Newport University [73] | October 29 – November 4, 2017 | 839 | ± 3.5% | 49% | 45% | — | 6% |
Gravis Marketing [74] | October 30 – November 3, 2017 | 1,143 | ± 2.9% | 48% | 42% | — | 10% |
The Polling Company (R) [75] | October 30 – November 2, 2017 | 800 | ± 3.5% | 42% | 43% | — | 12% |
Roanoke College [76] | October 29 – November 2, 2017 | 781 | ± 3.5% | 46% | 46% | — | 8% |
Suffolk University [77] | October 30 – November 1, 2017 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 44% | 42% | — | 13% |
Washington Post/Schar School [78] | October 26–29, 2017 | 921 | ± 4.0% | 51% | 43% | — | 5% |
The Polling Company (R) [79] | October 23–26, 2017 | 800 | ± 3.5% | 43% | 43% | — | 11% |
Christopher Newport University [80] | October 20–25, 2017 | 812 | ± 3.8% | 49% | 44% | — | 7% |
Roanoke College [81] | October 8–13, 2017 | 607 | ± 4.0% | 47% | 42% | — | 10% |
Christopher Newport University [82] | October 2–6, 2017 | 928 | ± 4.3% | 51% | 40% | — | 9% |
Washington Post/Schar School Poll [83] | September 28 – October 2, 2017 | 720 LV | ± 4.5% | 52% | 41% | — | 5% |
1,000 RV | ± 3.5% | 50% | 39% | — | 6% | ||
Public Policy Polling [84] | September 21–23, 2017 | 849 | ± 3.8% | 46% | 38% | — | 16% |
Christopher Newport University [85] | September 12–22, 2017 | 776 | ± 3.7% | 47% | 42% | — | 11% |
Suffolk University [86] | September 13–17, 2017 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 39% | 37% | — | 23% |
Mason-Dixon [87] | September 10–15, 2017 | 625 | ± 4.0% | 45% | 36% | — | 19% |
University of Mary Washington [88] | September 5–12, 2017 | 562 LV | ± 5.2% | 47% | 40% | — | 10% |
867 RV | ± 4.1% | 47% | 38% | — | 12% | ||
Virginia Commonwealth University [89] | July 17–25, 2017 | 538 LV | ± 5.1% | 45% | 39% | — | 15% |
707 RV | ± 4.5% | 43% | 36% | — | 17% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Mark Herring (incumbent) | 1,385,389 | 53.34% | +3.43% | |
Republican | John Adams | 1,209,339 | 46.56% | −3.31% | |
Write-in | 2,486 | 0.10% | -0.12% | ||
Total votes | 2,597,214 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Democratic hold |
Despite winning the state, Herring only won five of 11 congressional districts, including one that was represented by a Republican. [91]
District | Herring | Adams | Representative |
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1st | 44% | 56% | Rob Wittman |
2nd | 49.8% | 50.1% | Scott Taylor |
3rd | 67% | 33% | Bobby Scott |
4th | 61% | 39% | Donald McEachin |
5th | 45% | 55% | Tom Garrett |
6th | 38% | 62% | Bob Goodlatte |
7th | 47% | 53% | Dave Brat |
8th | 75% | 25% | Don Beyer |
9th | 31% | 69% | Morgan Griffith |
10th | 55% | 45% | Barbara Comstock |
11th | 69% | 30% | Gerry Connolly |
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