Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2017

Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2017

November 7, 2017

Party Democratic Republican

Lieutenant-Governor before election Ralph Northam Democratic Elected Lieutenant-Governor TBD

The Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election of 2017 will take place on November 7, 2017. The incumbent Lieutenant Governor, Democrat Ralph Northam, is not running for re-election in order to run for Governor.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Justin Fairfax, former Assistant United States Attorney and candidate for Attorney General in 2013^[1]
• Gene Rossi, former Assistant United States Attorney^[2]

Potential

• David Bowers, former Mayor of Roanoke and nominee for VA-06 in 1998^[3][4]
• Barbara Favola, State Senator^[5][6]
• Mike Hamlar, businessman and candidate for the State Senate in 2015^[4][6]
• Charniele Herring, State Delegate, former Chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia, and candidate for VA-08 in 2014^[6][7]
• Anne Holton, former Virginia Secretary of Education, former Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court Judge, and wife of Senator Tim Kaine^[6]
• Dwight C. Jones, Mayor of Richmond and former Chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia^[8]
• Jennifer McClellan, State Delegate^[5][6][8]
• Adam Parkhomenko, National Field Director for the Democratic National Committee, co-founder of Ready for Hillary and State House candidate in 2009^[9]
• Molly Ward, Secretary of Natural Resources and former Mayor of Hampton^[5][6]
• Jennifer Wexton, State Senator^[5]

Declined

• Kenny Alexander, Mayor of Norfolk and former State Senator^[5][8][10]
• Eileen Filler-Corn, State Delegate^{[1][5][6][8][11]}
• Ralph Northam, incumbent Lieutenant Governor (running for Governor)^[12]
• Chap Petersen, State Senator and candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2005^[13][14]
• Sam Rasoul, State Delegate and nominee for VA-06 in 2008^[15]
• Levar Stoney, Mayor-Elect of Richmond and former Secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia^[5][16][17]

Endorsements

Justin Fairfax
Chap Petersen, State Senator[14]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Glenn Davis, State Delegate^[18]
• Bryce Reeves, State Senator^[19]
• Jill Holtzman Vogel, State Senator^[20]

Potential

• Ben Cline, State Delegate^[21]
• Micah Edmond, former congressional aide and candidate for VA-08 in 2014^[22]
• Shak Hill, financial consultant and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014^[22][23][24]
• Israel O'Quinn, State Delegate^[13]
• Danny Vargas, businessman and candidate for the State House in 2015^[24][25]

Declined

• E. W. Jackson, pastor, conservative activist, candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2012 and nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 2013 (endorsed Vogel)^[26][27]
• Ken Peterson, Goochland County Supervisor^[28][29]
• David Ramadan, former State Delegate (endorsed Vogel)^[13]
• Pete Snyder, technology executive and candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2013^{[13][30][31][32]}
• Corey Stewart, Chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors and candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2013 (running for Governor)^{[13][22][24][33]}
• Scott Taylor, Congressman-Elect for VA-02 and outgoing State Delegate (endorsed Reeves)^{[26][31][34][35]}

Endorsements

Glenn Davis

Bryce Reeves
Scott Taylor, State Delegate, candidate for Mayor of Virginia Beach in 2008, candidate for VA-02 in 2010, and nominee for VA-02 in 2016

Jill Vogel
E.W. Jackson, pastor, conservative activist, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2012 and nominee in 2013[27] Barbara Comstock, U.S. Representative

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%

See also

• Virginia elections, 2017
• Virginia gubernatorial election, 2017
• Virginia Attorney General election, 2017
• United States gubernatorial elections, 2017

References

1. Portnoy, Jenna (May 2, 2016). "Democrat Justin Fairfax to run for lieutenant governor". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
2. Weiner, Rachel (August 7, 2016). "Longtime Virginia prosecutor to seek lieutenant governor job". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
3. Rees, David (November 29, 2016). "Roanoke's David Bowers mulls run for Lt. Governor". Daily Press. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
4. Dashiell, Joe (December 1, 2016). "Bowers weighs bid for Lieutenant Governor". WDBJ. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
5. Schapiro, Jeff E. (September 8, 2015). "Looking for a few good candidates for lieutenant governor". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
6. Feld, Lowell (May 23, 2016). "Who's Running (or Might Be Running) for Virginia LG in 2017 on the Democratic Side? [5/23 UPDATE]". Blue Virginia. Retrieved June 10, 2016.
7. Feld, Lowell (September 2, 2015). "Mark Herring Announces for Reelection as Virginia Attorney General". Blue Virginia. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
8. Schmidt, Markus (September 2, 2015). "AG Mark Herring to run for re-election instead of governor". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
9. Feld, Lowell (December 2, 2016). "Long-Time Hillary Clinton Aide Adam Parkhomenko for Virginia LG???". Blue Virginia. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
10. Eberly, Tim (November 9, 2015). "State Sen. Kenny Alexander announces run for Norfolk mayor". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
11. "My Plans for 2017 Over the past... - Eileen Filler-Corn | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
12. Vozzella, Laura (February 24, 2015). "Ralph Northam confirms he's running to become next Va. governor". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
13. Martin, Jeanine (December 17, 2014). "Morning Line Odds on Virginia State Wide Races – 2017 by Guest Poster John Fredericks". The Bull Elephant. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
14. Fairfax, Justin (November 17, 2016). "BREAKING: Senator Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax) Endorses Justin Fairfax for Lt. Governor of Virginia in 2017". Twitter. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
15. Feld, Lowell (November 19, 2016). "Del. Eileen Filler-Corn (D) Announce She Will NOT Run for Virginia Lt. Governor Nomination in 2017". Blue Virginia. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
16. Moomaw, Graham (April 21, 2016). "Stoney launches mayoral bid, promising 'new energy' at City Hall". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
17. "'I'm going to be a voice for everyone:' Levar Stoney wins Richmond mayoral race". WTVR.com. 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
18. Wilson, Patrick (March 10, 2016). "Virginia Beach Del. Glenn Davis to run for lieutenant governor". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
19. Vozzella, Laura (March 7, 2016). "State Sen. Bryce Reeves to run for Va. lieutenant governor". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
20. Nolan, Jim (March 5, 2016). "GOP's Vogel running for lieutenant governor". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
21. Reisinger, Rollin (August 25, 2016). "Does Virginia Have a Venue Capable of Holding a 2017 Nominating Convention?". Bearing Drift. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
22. Fredericks, John (November 11, 2015). "GOP '17 LT Gov candidates so far". Twitter. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
23. Fredericks, John (November 11, 2015). "We are looking into the LT Governor race but for now it's all about @tedcruz". Twitter. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
24. Kenney, Shaun (December 9, 2015). "Breaking: Danny Vargas Considering Bid for Lieutenant Governor". Bearing Drift. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
25. Nolan, Jim (December 12, 2015). "2017 hopefuls out in force at GOP Advance in Hot Springs". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
26. Hall, Matt (March 8, 2016). "State Senator Bryce Reeves Announces Run for Lieutenant Governor". Bearing Drift. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
27. Kenney, Shaun (26 April 2016). "Jackson endorses Vogel for 2017 L.G.". Bearing Drift. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
28. Boulden, Terrence J. (October 22, 2015). "Delegate Scott Taylor for ???????". Virginia Virtucon. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
29. Rohr, Alex (August 2, 2016). "Second candidate in for tentative Senate 22 contest". The News & Advance. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
30. Nolan, Jim (February 25, 2015). "Lt. Gov. Northam exploring run for governor in 2017". The Daily Progress. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
31. Wilson, Patrick (November 10, 2015). "Va. Beach Dels. Glenn Davis, Scott Taylor considering run for lieutenant governor". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
32. Vozzella, Laura (September 29, 2016). "Republican Pete Snyder will not run in 2017, endorses Gillespie for Va. governor". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
33. Baker, Michelle (May 4, 2016). "Stewart Launches Bid". Prince William Times. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
34. "Delegate Scott Taylor Announces Exploratory Committee for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia". Scott Taylor for Delegate. November 12, 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
35. Bartel, Bill (January 16, 2016). "Del. Scott Taylor announces bid for 2nd District congressional seat". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved January 17, 2016.

External links

Official campaign websites

• Glenn Davis for Lieutenant Governor
• Justin Fairfax for Lieutenant Governor
• Bryce Reeves for Lieutenant Governor
• Gene Rossi for Lieutenant Governor
• Jill Vogel for Lieutenant Governor