Abner Linwood Holton Jr. was an American politician and attorney. He served as the 61st governor of Virginia,from 1970 to 1974,and was the first elected Republican governor of Virginia of the 20th century. He was known for supporting civil rights,integration,and public investment.
Brian Joseph Moran is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party. He served as Virginia Secretary of Public Safety from 2014 to 2022,and was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from 1996 until 2008,representing Northern Virginia's 46th district.
Mark Rankin Herring is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 47th Attorney General of Virginia from 2014 to 2022. A Democrat,he previously served in the Senate of Virginia since a 2006 special election,representing the 33rd district,made up of parts of Fairfax and Loudoun counties. In 2021,Herring lost re-election for a third term to Republican challenger Jason Miyares.
John Collins Harvey Jr. is a former United States Navy four-star admiral who last served as the 31st Commander,United States Fleet Forces Command from July 24,2009 to September 14,2012. He previously served as Director,Navy Staff (N09B) from March 24,2008 to July 23,2009. Prior to that,he served as the 54th Chief of Naval Personnel and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (N1) from November 2005 to April 2008. He retired from the navy after more than 39 years of service.
Ralph Shearer Northam is an American physician and politician who served as the 73rd governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022. A pediatric neurologist by occupation,he was an officer in the U.S. Army Medical Corps from 1984 to 1992. Northam,a member of the Democratic Party,served as the 40th lieutenant governor of Virginia from 2014 to 2018 prior to winning the governorship against Republican nominee Ed Gillespie in the 2017 election. Prohibited by the Virginia Constitution from running for a consecutive term,Northam left office in January 2022,succeeded by Republican Glenn Youngkin.
Terence Richard McAuliffe is an American businessman and politician who served as the 72nd governor of Virginia from 2014 to 2018. A member of the Democratic Party,he was co-chairman of President Bill Clinton's 1996 reelection campaign,chairman of the Democratic National Committee from 2001 to 2005 and chairman of Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign.
The 2013 Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 5,2013,to elect the governor of Virginia. The incumbent governor,Republican Bob McDonnell,was not eligible to run for re-election due to term limits established by the Virginia Constitution. Virginia is the only state that prohibits its governor from serving immediate successive terms.
The 2017 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 7,2017. Incumbent Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe was unable to run for reelection,as the Constitution of Virginia prohibits the officeholder from serving consecutive terms;he later ran unsuccessfully for a second term in 2021.
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. This is the last time that a Democrat won the lieutenant governorship in Virginia.
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. 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.
Kelly Teal Thomasson Mercer is an American Democratic politician,who served as the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia from April 2016 to January 2022. Initially appointed by Governor Terry McAuliffe,she continued as Secretary under the administration of Governor Ralph Northam. Prior to her appointment as Secretary,Thomasson served as Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth under Governor McAuliffe.
Aubrey Lee Layne,Jr. is an American businessman who served as the Virginia Secretary of Finance from 2018 to 2021. He was previously appointed by Governor Terry McAuliffe,to the Commonwealth Transportation Board for a five-year term and later served as Virginia Secretary of Transportation in McAuliffe's administration. Layne was subsequently appointed as Virginia Secretary of Finance by Governor-elect Ralph Northam.
Justin Edward Fairfax is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 41st lieutenant governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,he is the second African-American elected statewide in Virginia,following Douglas Wilder. In 2019,he faced sexual assault allegations dating to 2000 and 2004,which he denied. In 2021,he was a Democratic candidate for Governor of Virginia. He finished fourth in the Democratic primary with 3.54% of the vote.
Bettina Kay Ring is an American agricultural expert who served as Virginia Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry under Governor Ralph Northam from 2018 to 2022. She previously served as the Virginia State Forester under Governor Terry McAuliffe from 2014 to 2018.
Keyanna Conner is an American politician. She served as the Virginia Secretary of Administration in the Cabinet of Governor Ralph Northam. She worked for Mark Warner's campaign and administration before joining Northam's cabinet.
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 2,2021,in two states,New Jersey and Virginia,and a recall election was held in California on September 14. These elections form part of the 2021 United States elections. The last gubernatorial elections for New Jersey and Virginia were in 2017,and the last regular gubernatorial election for California was in 2018. Going into the elections,all three seats were held by Democrats.
The 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 2,2021,to elect the next governor of Virginia. The election was concurrent with other elections for Virginia state offices. Incumbent Democratic Governor Ralph Northam was ineligible to run for re-election,as the Constitution of Virginia prohibits governors from serving consecutive terms. Businessman Glenn Youngkin won the Republican nomination at the party's May 8 convention,which was held in 37 polling locations across the state,and was officially declared the nominee on May 10. The Democratic Party held its primary election on June 8,which former Governor Terry McAuliffe easily won.
The 2021 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 2,2021,to elect the next lieutenant governor of Virginia. Incumbent Democratic Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax was eligible to run for a second term,but instead unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. On November 3,Hala Ayala conceded the race,making Republican Winsome Sears the first black woman to be elected to the lieutenant governorship of Virginia or any statewide office,as well as the first woman elected lieutenant governor in Virginia's history. Sears was also the first Jamaican-American to become a lieutenant governor.
The 2021 Virginia elections were held on Tuesday,November 2,2021. Republicans swept all three statewide races and won back control of the House of Delegates in an upset. Primary elections were held on June 8,2021. It was the first state gubernatorial and legislative election to be held since the passage of several voting rights bills into law by the Democratic trifecta in the 161st Virginia General Assembly,including expansions of early voting,designation of Election Day as a paid state holiday,legalization of automatic and same-day voter registration,the Voting Rights Act of Virginia,and repeal of Voter ID laws.
The 2025 Virginia gubernatorial election will be held on November 4,2025. Incumbent Republican governor Glenn Youngkin will be ineligible to run for re-election,as the Constitution of Virginia prohibits the state's governors from serving consecutive terms.
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