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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 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 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 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 ]
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.
Georgia's 6th congressional district: Tom Price resigned February 10, 2017, to become the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services. [6] A special election was held on April 18, 2017. A runoff was held on June 20, 2017, and was won by Republican Karen Handel, although Democrat [ gained 47% of the historically Republican district. [7]
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The 2018 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the governor of Arkansas, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate in other states, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections.