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Virginia gubernatorial election, 2017

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November 7, 2017

Virginia gubernatorial election, 2017

The Virginia gubernatorial election of 2017 will take place on November 7, 2017. Primaries will take place on June 13, 2017. The incumbent Governor, Democrat Terry McAuliffe, is 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 consecutive terms.

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The primary elections will take place on June 13, 2017. Virginia utilizes an open primary, in which registered voters are allowed to vote in only one party's primary election.

Declared

  • Ralph Northam, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
  • Tom Perriello, former U.S. Representative

    • Declined

  • Gerry Connolly, U.S. Representative
  • Mark Herring, Attorney General of Virginia (running for re-election)
  • Brian Moran, Virginia Secretary of Public Safety, former State Delegate and candidate for Governor in 2009

    • Declared

  • Ed Gillespie, former Chairman of the Republican National Committee and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2014
  • Corey Stewart, Chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors and candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2013
  • Frank Wagner, State Senator

    • Withdrawn

  • Denver Riggleman, businessman
  • Rob Wittman, U.S. Representative

    • Declined

  • Bill Bolling, former Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
  • Eric Cantor, former Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives and former U.S. Representative
  • Ken Cuccinelli, former Attorney General of Virginia and nominee for Governor in 2013
  • Randy Forbes, former U.S. Representative
  • Thomas Garrett, Jr., U.S. Representative
  • Shak Hill, financial consultant and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014
  • Jeff McWaters, former State Senator
  • Mark Obenshain, State Senator and nominee for Attorney General in 2013
  • Pete Snyder, technology executive and candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2013

    • Polling

    with Ed Gillespie
    with Corey Stewart
    with Frank Wagner

    References

    Virginia gubernatorial election, 2017 Wikipedia
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