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The Virginia gubernatorial election of 2017 was held on November 7, 2017. Primary elections took place on June 13, 2017. Virginia utilizes an open primary, in which registered voters are allowed to vote in either party's primary election. [16] The Democratic Party nominated Ralph Northam and the Republican Party nominated Ed Gillespie.
The 2017 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2017. Incumbent Democratic governor Terry McAuliffe was unable to run for re-election, as the Constitution of Virginia prohibits the officeholder from serving consecutive terms; he later ran unsuccessfully for a second term in 2021. Primary elections took place on June 13, 2017.
The Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election of 2017 took place on November 7, 2017. The incumbent lieutenant governor, Democrat Ralph Northam, did not seek re-election in order to run for governor. Justin Fairfax won the election to become the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Virginia with 52.7% of the popular vote.
The 1830 constitution changed the thrice-renewable one-year term length to a non-renewable three-year term, and set the start date at the first day in January following an election. [2] This constitution also prevented governors from succeeding themselves, a prohibition that exists to the present day. [ 3 ]
The Arkansas Constitution of 1836 established four-year terms for governors, [33] which was lowered to two years in the 1874, and current, constitution. [34] An amendment in 1984 increased the terms of both governor and lieutenant governor to four years. [ 35 ]
From 1977 until 2013, Virginia had elected a governor of the opposite political party compared to the President of the United States of the time. In 2017, Virginia returned to electing a governor of the opposite political party compared to the current President by electing Ralph Northam. This happened again when Glenn Youngkin was elected in 2021.
The 1914 midterm elections became the first year that all regular Senate elections were held in even-numbered years, coinciding with the House elections. The ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1913 established the direct election of senators, instead of having them elected directly by state legislatures.
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