Virginia 2017 General Election

The Green Papers: Virginia 2017 General Election

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Virginia
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 13 June 2017
✓ General Election: Tuesday 7 November 2017

✓ Tuesday 13 June 2017 - Primary . Polling hours 6:00a-7:00p EDT (1000-2300 UTC).
✓ Tuesday 7 November 2017 - General Election . Polling hours 6:00a-7:00p EST (1100-0000 UTC).

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	8,037,736	(2.59% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	13	(2.42% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	11	(2.53% of 435)
Capital:	Richmond

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Virginia State and Local Government

Upcoming Elections and Candidate Lists from the Virginia State Board of Elections.

13 June 2017 Primary results from AP and returns from the Virginia Department of Elections.

7 November 2017 – General Election Returns from the Virginia State Board of Elections. Vote tallies updated 20 November 2017 to the certified vote.

Parties may decide to select their candidate by convention or by primary.

Virginia law states that there will be no primary in races "when less than two candidates declare" [Code of Virginia §24.2-526].

Parties may choose to nominate by convention rather than by primary election. The deadline to notify the State Board of Elections of the adoption of the primary election is TBD February 2018.

The Democratic Party has scheduled conventions on TBD.
The Republican Party has scheduled a conventions on TBD.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 115^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Timothy Michael "Tim" Kaine • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • former DNC Chair. Nominations-- Democrats will nominate by TBD. Republicans will nominate by Primary.
	Candidate list (5)

		*Democratic*			*Senator Timothy Michael "Tim" Kaine* • FEC S2VA00142; 30 Sep 17; Tot $7,339,922; Dsb $2,065,003

		Republican			state Delegate Nicholas Jason "Nick" Freitas • FEC S8VA00313
		Republican			Earl Walker "E.W." Jackson, Sr. • 13 October 2017: FEC administratively terminated campaign committee. 7 December 2017: Filed a Statement of Candidacy with the FEC. • FEC S2VA00167; 30 Sep 17; Tot $0; Dsb $0
		Republican			Ivan Eric Raiklin • FEC S8VA00305
		Republican			Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chairman Corey Alan Stewart • FEC S8VA00297; 30 Sep 17; Tot $190,529; Dsb $40,304

Class 2		Democratic	Senator Mark Robert Warner • First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (1)

		*Democratic*			*Senator Mark Robert Warner* • FEC S6VA00093

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2013, 2017. Term Limit: ineligble to immediately succeed after a given 4-year term, All Governors

Open		Democratic	Governor Terry McAuliffe • First elected: 2013 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2017 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair
			Open Chair (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (3, 1 write-in)

		Democratic	1,409,175	53.90%	Lieutenant Governor Ralph S. Northam • 24 February 2015: Announced candidacy.

		Republican	1,175,731	44.97%	Edward W. "Ed" Gillespie • former Republican National Committee Chairman

		Libertarian	27,987	1.07%	Clifford D. "Cliff" Hyra • 6 May 2017: Received his party's nomination. 10,000 petition signatures are needed to put him on the general election ballot. 27 June 2017: Petitions validated.

		Scattering	1,389	0.05%	Write In
Total			2,614,282	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2013, 2017

Open		Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Ralph S. Northam • First elected: 2013 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2017 • Open Seat - 24 February 2015: Candidate for Governor in 2017.
			Open Office (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in)

		Democratic	1,368,261	52.72%	Justin E. Fairfax

		Republican	1,224,519	47.18%	state Senator Jill Holtzman Vogel

		Scattering	2,446	0.09%	Write In
Total			2,595,226	100.00%

115^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2018, 2020. No Term Limit. 115^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 7 Republican (6 Undetermined, 1 Open); 4 Democratic (4 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Congressman Robert J. "Rob" Wittman • First elected in a special election (re: the death of Congressman Jo Ann S. Davis): 11 December 2007 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (6) - 116th Congress

		Democratic			Tom Hicks • FEC H8VA01287; 30 Sep 17; Tot $16,555; Dsb $3,609
		Democratic			Edwin Santana, Jr. • FEC H8VA01253; 30 Sep 17; Tot $17,135; Dsb $11,237
		Democratic			Prince William County Public School Board Chairman Ryan Sawyers • FEC H8VA01261; 30 Sep 17; Tot $100,734; Dsb $61,521
		Democratic			John Suddarth • FEC H8VA01295
		Democratic			Lavangelene "Vangie" Williams

		*Republican*			*Congressman Robert J. "Rob" Wittman* • FEC H8VA01147; 30 Sep 17; Tot $499,050; Dsb $378,304

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Congressman Scott W. Taylor • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (7) - 116th Congress

		Democratic			Shaun Denise Brown • FEC H6VA02115; 30 Sep 17; Tot $713,491; Dsb $713,796
		Democratic			Garry B. Hubbard • FEC H8VA02087
		Democratic			Elaine Luria • FEC H8VA02111
		Democratic			Karen Powers Mallard • FEC H8VA02103; 30 Sep 17; Tot $21,870; Dsb $10,932
		Democratic			Ernest Porter • FEC H8VA02095

		Republican			former James City County Supervisor Mary Jones • FEC H8VA02079; 30 Sep 17; Tot $11,568; Dsb $4,720
		*Republican*			*Congressman Scott W. Taylor* • FEC H0VA02118; 30 Sep 17; Tot $892,444; Dsb $425,983

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 3		Democratic	Congressman Robert Cortez "Bobby" Scott • First elected: 1992 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (1) - 116th Congress

		*Democratic*			*Congressman Robert Cortez "Bobby" Scott* • FEC H6VA01117; 30 Sep 17; Tot $150,886; Dsb $131,497

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 4		Democratic	Congressman Aston Donald "Donald" McEachin • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		*Democratic*			*Congressman Aston Donald "Donald" McEachin* • FEC H6VA04061; 30 Sep 17; Tot $259,872; Dsb $219,576

		Republican			Ryan A. McAdams • FEC H8VA04026

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 5		Republican	Congressman Thomas Alexander "Tom" Garrett, Jr. • First elected: 2016 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Nominations-- Democrats will nominate by Convention. Republicans will nominate by Primary.
	Candidate list (6) - 116th Congress

		Democratic			Leslie Cockburn • FEC H8VA05155; 30 Sep 17; Tot $314,576; Dsb $39,694
		Democratic			Benjamin Niel "Ben" Cullop • FEC H8VA05148; 30 Sep 17; Tot $151,491; Dsb $44,043
		Democratic			Roger Dean "RD" Huffstetler • FEC H8VA05114; 30 Sep 17; Tot $647,418; Dsb $196,971
		Democratic			Adam Slate • FEC H8VA05130; 30 Sep 17; Tot $15,782; Dsb $5,890
		Democratic			Andrew Sneathern • FEC H8VA05122; 30 Sep 17; Tot $134,777; Dsb $49,332

		*Republican*			*Congressman Thomas Alexander "Tom" Garrett, Jr.* • FEC H6VA05142; 30 Sep 17; Tot $214,154; Dsb $143,011

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 6		Republican	Congressman Robert William "Bob" Goodlatte • First elected: 1992 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Open Seat - 9 November 2017: "I cannot begin to express how blessed I am to have had the opportunity to serve. Now is the right time to step aside - I will not seek re-election."
	Candidate list (6) - 116th Congress

		Democratic			Sergio Coppola, II • FEC H8VA06088
		Democratic			Peter Volosin • FEC H8VA06070; 30 Sep 17; Tot $10,443; Dsb $3,910

		Republican			state Delegate Benjamin Lee "Ben" Cline • FEC H8VA06104
		Republican			former Texas Board of Education Member Cynthia Dunbar • FEC H8VA06096
		Republican			Rockingham County Clerk of Court Charles W. "Chaz" Haywood • FEC H8VA06112

		Independent			Michael Frend

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 7		Republican	Congressman David Alan "Dave" Brat • First elected in the concurrent general and special elections [re: to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Congressman Eric Ivan Cantor (Republican)]: 4 November 2014. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (10) - 116th Congress

		Democratic			Helen Alli • FEC H8VA07060
		Democratic			Eileen McNeil Bedell • FEC H6VA07148; 30 Sep 17; Tot $29,201; Dsb $21,175
		Democratic			Natasha Venita Comer • FEC H8VA07110
		Democratic			Diane Findlay Fraser • FEC H8VA07102
		Democratic			Kim Gower
		Democratic			Janelle Noble • FEC H8VA07078; 30 Sep 17; Tot $2,943; Dsb $2,614
		Democratic			Abigail Spanberger • FEC H8VA07094; 30 Sep 17; Tot $243,413; Dsb $33,593
		Democratic			Daniel "Dan" Ward • FEC H8VA07086; 30 Sep 17; Tot $263,181; Dsb $35,455

		*Republican*			*Congressman David Alan "Dave" Brat* • FEC H4VA07143; 30 Sep 17; Tot $462,859; Dsb $226,266
		Republican			Frederick Molter, IV

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 8		Democratic	Congressman Donald Sternoff "Don" Beyer, Jr. • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (1) - 116th Congress

		*Democratic*			*Congressman Donald Sternoff "Don" Beyer, Jr.* • FEC H4VA08224; 30 Sep 17; Tot $784,701; Dsb $677,160

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 9		Republican	Congressman H. Morgan "Morgan" Griffith • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (4) - 116th Congress

		Democratic			Anthony Jude "Tony" Flaccavento • FEC H8VA09066
		Democratic			Justin Santopietro • FEC H8VA09058

		*Republican*			*Congressman H. Morgan "Morgan" Griffith* • FEC H0VA09055; 30 Sep 17; Tot $355,291; Dsb $245,968

		Independent			Scott Blankenship

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 10		Republican	Congressman Barbara Jean Comstock • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018 • Nominations-- Democrats will nominate by Primary. Republicans will nominate by Primary.
	Candidate list (13) - 116th Congress

		Democratic			Kimberly Adams • FEC H8VA10148; 30 Sep 17; Tot $7,938; Dsb $1,282
		Democratic			Julia Elizabeth Biggins • FEC H8VA10163
		Democratic			Alison Kiehl Friedman • FEC H8VA10122; 30 Sep 17; Tot $703,739; Dsb $150,282
		Democratic			David Bruce "Dave" Hanson • FEC H8VA10114; 30 Sep 17; Tot $20,978; Dsb $12,471
		Democratic			Daniel "Dan" Helmer • FEC H8VA10080; 30 Sep 17; Tot $534,150; Dsb $136,208
		Democratic			Julien Modica • FEC H0VA10129; 30 Sep 17; Tot $34; Dsb $0
		Democratic			Paul Pelletier • FEC H8VA10171
		Democratic			Michael Pomerleano
		Democratic			Deep Sran • FEC H8VA10130; 30 Sep 17; Tot $170,828; Dsb $20,522
		Democratic			Lindsey Davis Stover • FEC H8VA10098; 30 Sep 17; Tot $443,792; Dsb $102,752
		Democratic			state Senator Jennifer T. Wexton • FEC H8VA10106; 30 Sep 17; Tot $457,313; Dsb $111,672

		*Republican*			*Congressman Barbara Jean Comstock* • FEC H4VA10089; 30 Sep 17; Tot $1,425,136; Dsb $489,220
		Republican			Shak Hill • FEC H8VA10155; 30 Sep 17; Tot $53,052; Dsb $20,423

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 11		Democratic	Congressman Gerald Edward "Gerry" Connolly • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (3) - 116th Congress

		*Democratic*			*Congressman Gerald Edward "Gerry" Connolly* • FEC H8VA11062; 30 Sep 17; Tot $821,413; Dsb $362,836

		Republican			Jeffery Anthony "Jeff" Dove, Jr. • FEC H8VA11070; 30 Sep 17; Tot $57,414; Dsb $50,197

		Libertarian			Stevan Michael Porter • FEC H8VA11088; 30 Sep 17; Tot $2,885; Dsb $2,515

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2013, 2017

		Democratic	Attorney General Mark R. Herring • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2017 • First elected: 2013 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2017 • Renominated - 13 June 2017 Primary (unopposed)
	Candidate list (2, 1 write-in)

		Democratic	1,385,389	53.34%	Attorney General Mark R. Herring • 2 September 2015: Announced he will run for re-election in 2017.

		Republican	1,209,339	46.56%	John D. Adams

		Scattering	2,486	0.10%	Write In
Total			2,597,214	100.00%

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 9 incumbents, 47 candidates
	• Republican: 7 incumbents, 21 candidates
Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Libertarian: 2 candidates
Independents
	• Independent: 2 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 3 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.