2017 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

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2017 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election
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Nominee Justin Fairfax Jill Vogel
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,368,2611,224,519
Percentage52.72%47.18%
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Fairfax:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Vogel:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     40–50%     50%     No votes
Lieutenant Governor before election

Ralph Northam
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Justin Fairfax
Democratic

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.

Contents

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Endorsements

Susan Platt
State Representatives
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

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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%
Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Justin Fairfax 252,291 49.22%
Democratic Susan Platt200,53739.12%
Democratic Gene Rossi59,79711.66%
Total votes512,625 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Endorsements

Glenn Davis
Federal Officials
State Officials
Authors, Journalists, and Media Personalities
  • Elwood Sanders, attorney, contributor to Virginia Right! [51]
Bryce Reeves
Federal Officials
State legislators
Sheriffs and law enforcement officials
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 sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Glenn
Davis		Bryce
Reeves		Jill
Vogel		Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies Archived September 30, 2016, at the Wayback Machine September 18–21, 2016800± 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% Virginia Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary results by county, 2017.svg
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%
Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jill Vogel 151,984 42.78%
Republican Bryce Reeves142,19640.03%
Republican Glenn Davis61,07217.19%
Total votes355,252 100.00%

General election

Endorsements

Justin Fairfax (D)
Federal officials
Statewide politicians
State Representatives
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
Organizations
Jill Vogel (R)
Federal officials
Statewide politicians
State Legislators
Local Officials
Sheriffs and law enforcement officials
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
Newspapers

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Justin
Fairfax (D)		Jill
Vogel (R)		Undecided
Change Research November 2–5, 20173,648± 1.5%50%45%5%
The Polling Company (R) November 2–5, 2017800± 3.5%44%43%13%
Christopher Newport University Archived November 6, 2017, at the Wayback Machine October 29–November 4, 2017839± 3.5%50%45%5%
Gravis Marketing October 30–November 3, 20171,143± 2.9%46%42%12%
The Polling Company (R) October 30–November 2, 2017800± 3.5%40%43%14%
Roanoke College October 29–November 2, 2017781± 3.5%45%45%10%
Suffolk University Archived November 15, 2018, at the Wayback Machine October 30–November 1, 2017500± 4.4%44%40%14%
Washington Post/Schar School October 26–29, 2017921± 4.0%49%43%6%
Christopher Newport University Archived October 27, 2017, at the Wayback Machine October 20–25, 2017812± 3.8%47%44%9%
Roanoke College October 8–13, 2017607± 4.0%45%42%13%
Christopher Newport University Archived October 9, 2017, at the Wayback Machine October 2–6, 2017928± 4.3%48%40%12%
Public Policy Polling Archived November 12, 2020, at the Wayback Machine September 21–23, 2017849± 3.8%43%37%21%
Christopher Newport University Archived September 25, 2017, at the Wayback Machine September 12–22, 2017776± 3.7%46%42%13%
Suffolk University Archived September 27, 2017, at the Wayback Machine September 13–17, 2017500± 4.4%36%35%27%
Mason-Dixon September 10–15, 2017625± 4.0%41%38%21%
University of Mary Washington September 5–12, 2017562 LV± 5.2%45%40%11%
867 RV± 4.1%45%37%14%
Virginia Commonwealth University Archived August 9, 2017, at the Wayback Machine July 17–25, 2017538 LV± 5.1%43%38%15%
707 RV± 4.5%41%34%18%
Gravis Marketing March 14–19, 20173,097± 1.6%40%37%23%
Hypothetical polling
With Bryce Reeves
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Justin
Fairfax (D)		Bryce
Reeves (R)		Undecided
Gravis Marketing March 14–19, 20173,097± 1.6%41%35%24%
With Glenn Davis
Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Justin
Fairfax (D)		Glenn
Davis (R)		Undecided
Gravis Marketing March 14–19, 20173,097± 1.6%42%37%21%

Results

Virginia Lieutenant Governor General Election, 2017 [108]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Justin Fairfax 1,368,261 52.72% −2.40%
Republican Jill Vogel 1,224,51947.18%+2.64%
Write-in 2,4460.09%-0.25%
Majority143,6975.54%
Total votes2,595,180 100%
Democratic hold Swing

By congressional district

Fairfax won 5 of 11 congressional districts, including one that was represented by a Republican. [109]

DistrictFairfaxVogelRepresentative
1st 43%57% Rob Wittman
2nd 49%51% Scott Taylor
3rd 67%33% Bobby Scott
4th 61%39% Donald McEachin
5th 44%56% Tom Garrett
6th 37%63% Bob Goodlatte
7th 47%53% Dave Brat
8th 75%25% Don Beyer
9th 31%69% Morgan Griffith
10th 54%46% Barbara Comstock
11th 70%30% Gerry Connolly

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