2017_Virginia_gubernatorial_election

2017 Virginia gubernatorial election
Turnout	47.6% 4.6
	Northam: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100%; Gillespie: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100%; Tie: 40–50%; No votes
Governor before election; Terry McAuliffe; Democratic	Elected Governor ; Ralph Northam; Democratic

2017 Virginia gubernatorial election

Election for the governorship of the U.S. state of Virginia

The 2017 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2017. Incumbent Democratic Governor Terry McAuliffe was unable to run for reelection, as the Constitution of Virginia prohibits the officeholder from serving consecutive terms; he later ran unsuccessfully for a second term in 2021.

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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.^[2] Democrats nominated incumbent Lieutenant Governor Ralph Northam and Republicans nominated former RNC Chair Ed Gillespie. Libertarians nominated Clifford Hyra by convention on May 6, 2017.^[3]

In the general election on November 7, 2017, Northam defeated Republican Gillespie, winning by the largest margin for a Democrat since 1985. Northam assumed office as the 73rd Governor of Virginia on January 13, 2018.^[4] The election had the highest voter turnout percentage in a Virginia gubernatorial election in twenty years, with over 47% of registered voters casting their ballot.^[5]

Results

Even though polls in the weeks before the election considered Northam to be the narrow favorite, Northam won by a larger margin than expected, about nine percent, and more than 200,000 votes. Gillespie was unable to come back from the large margins in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. and Virginia Beach, and he conceded to Northam at 8:56 pm EST.^[208] Northam's wider than expected margin of victory is often attributed to Trump's unpopularity in Virginia and claims that Gillespie was using fear-mongering which repelled more voters than it obtained.

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Results by county and city

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County^[209]	Northam	Votes	Gillespie	Votes	Hyra	Votes	Others	Votes
Accomack	45.7%	4,876	53.7%	5,736	0.5%	54	0.0%	0
Albemarle	63.8%	26,969	35.1%	14,857	1.1%	458	0.1%	24
Alexandria	78.4%	40,896	20.7%	10,822	0.8%	434	0.1%	37
Alleghany	33.6%	1,478	65.6%	2,888	0.8%	36	0.0%	1
Amelia	30.4%	1,403	68.7%	3,170	0.9%	40	0.0%	1
Amherst	35.7%	3,616	63.5%	6,431	0.8%	83	0.1%	14
Appomattox	23.7%	1,227	75.3%	3,894	1.0%	50	0.0%	1
Arlington	79.9%	68,093	19.1%	16,268	0.9%	801	0.1%	52
Augusta	25.6%	6,030	73.0%	17,217	1.3%	311	0.1%	16
Bath	30.4%	450	68.4%	1,013	1.1%	16	0.2%	3
Bedford	25.1%	6,985	74.0%	20,573	0.9%	243	0.0%	6
Bland	18.6%	388	80.4%	1,676	1.0%	20	0.0%	1
Botetourt	27.3%	3,409	71.7%	8,965	1.0%	122	0.0%	6
Bristol	28.9%	1,242	70.0%	3,006	1.0%	43	0.1%	3
Brunswick	57.3%	2,728	42.3%	2,010	0.4%	19	0.0%	0
Buchanan	23.4%	1,062	75.9%	3,449	0.6%	28	0.1%	3
Buckingham	41.8%	1,924	57.3%	2,638	0.8%	36	0.1%	4
Buena Vista	32.0%	529	65.9%	1,090	2.0%	33	0.2%	3
Campbell	25.4%	4,415	73.6%	12,791	0.9%	156	0.1%	11
Caroline	49.4%	4,126	49.5%	4,135	1.1%	96	0.0%	3
Carroll	22.2%	1,838	76.9%	6,363	0.9%	74	0.0%	2
Charles City	62.6%	1,699	36.8%	1,000	0.6%	17	0.0%	0
Charlotte	35.4%	1,419	63.8%	2,559	0.8%	31	0.1%	5
Charlottesville	84.8%	13,943	14.1%	2,315	1.0%	172	0.1%	18
Chesapeake	53.1%	38,459	45.7%	33,108	1.2%	849	0.0%	31
Chesterfield	49.7%	58,991	49.1%	58,297	1.1%	1,323	0.0%	58
Clarke	43.1%	2,400	55.7%	3,102	1.2%	65	0.1%	5
Colonial Heights	26.9%	1,389	71.8%	3,710	1.2%	63	0.0%	2
Covington	40.6%	545	58.4%	784	0.9%	12	0.1%	1
Craig	22.4%	413	75.9%	1,398	1.5%	28	0.1%	2
Culpeper	36.7%	4,990	62.0%	8,423	1.2%	162	0.1%	12
Cumberland	41.2%	1,292	57.7%	1,810	1.1%	33	0.0%	0
Danville	57.2%	6,304	42.3%	4,664	0.5%	53	0.1%	7
Dickenson	27.8%	959	71.3%	2,458	0.7%	25	0.1%	3
Dinwiddie	44.5%	3,712	54.8%	4,565	0.7%	56	0.0%	2
Emporia	55.7%	909	43.0%	702	1.3%	22	0.0%	0
Essex	46.5%	1,730	52.7%	1,963	0.7%	26	0.1%	4
Fairfax County	67.9%	255,200	31.2%	117,141	0.9%	3,423	0.1%	240
Fairfax	64.8%	5,380	34.0%	2,822	1.1%	92	0.1%	6
Falls Church	79.0%	4,781	19.7%	1,195	1.3%	76	0.0%	2
Fauquier	39.2%	9,430	59.6%	14,332	1.1%	270	0.0%	7
Floyd	35.4%	1,946	63.2%	3,468	1.3%	72	0.1%	5
Fluvanna	46.3%	4,267	52.7%	4,864	1.0%	89	0.1%	5
Franklin County	30.2%	5,315	68.6%	12,062	1.1%	201	0.1%	10
Franklin	60.2%	1,539	39.2%	1,002	0.6%	15	0.0%	0
Frederick	34.4%	8,363	64.4%	15,656	1.1%	278	0.1%	18
Fredericksburg	64.4%	4,649	34.1%	2,463	1.5%	107	0.0%	2
Galax	30.2%	409	68.6%	930	1.0%	13	0.2%	3
Giles	27.5%	1,604	71.3%	4,161	1.1%	66	0.1%	3
Gloucester	34.4%	4,356	64.5%	8,159	1.1%	140	0.0%	4
Goochland	37.1%	3,911	61.9%	6,520	1.0%	104	0.1%	6
Grayson	22.7%	1,029	76.7%	3,478	0.6%	28	0.0%	2
Greene	35.2%	2,219	63.4%	4,000	1.4%	86	0.1%	4
Greensville	56.8%	1,643	42.6%	1,232	0.6%	18	0.0%	0
Halifax	38.8%	4,037	60.4%	6,291	0.8%	79	0.1%	7
Hampton	71.6%	28,906	27.4%	11,050	1.0%	399	0.1%	29
Hanover	34.2%	14,755	64.4%	27,779	1.4%	599	0.1%	24
Harrisonburg	63.6%	6,555	34.9%	3,596	1.5%	154	0.1%	7
Henrico	60.8%	69,969	38.0%	43,747	1.1%	1,268	0.0%	53
Henry	34.8%	4,895	64.4%	9,046	0.8%	113	0.0%	3
Highland	30.7%	317	67.6%	699	1.7%	18	0.0%	0
Hopewell	50.0%	2,728	48.4%	2,641	1.5%	81	0.2%	9
Isle of Wight	42.2%	5,957	56.9%	8,039	0.9%	124	0.0%	3
James City	48.9%	15,561	50.1%	15,937	0.9%	290	0.0%	13
King and Queen	42.0%	1,039	56.8%	1,404	1.1%	28	0.0%	1
King George	37.2%	2,658	61.5%	4,396	1.3%	90	0.1%	5
King William	33.7%	2,017	65.1%	3,889	1.1%	65	0.1%	6
Lancaster	43.6%	2,098	55.7%	2,680	0.6%	27	0.1%	3
Lee	19.5%	1,304	79.2%	5,289	1.2%	82	0.0%	3
Lexington	66.5%	1,161	32.7%	572	0.7%	13	0.1%	1
Loudoun	59.4%	69,778	39.5%	46,396	1.1%	1,258	0.0%	54
Louisa	38.0%	4,481	60.6%	7,153	1.4%	163	0.1%	6
Lunenburg	40.2%	1,468	59.1%	2,158	0.6%	23	0.0%	1
Lynchburg	47.2%	10,047	51.4%	10,959	1.3%	284	0.1%	17
Madison	36.3%	1,789	62.5%	3,082	1.2%	59	0.0%	1
Manassas	56.9%	5,295	41.9%	3,899	1.2%	112	0.1%	6
Manassas Park	63.7%	1,958	34.6%	1,064	1.7%	53	0.0%	1
Martinsville	58.6%	2,187	39.9%	1,489	1.5%	57	0.1%	2
Mathews	35.1%	1,386	64.1%	2,531	0.8%	31	0.1%	2
Mecklenburg	39.7%	3,399	59.9%	5,125	0.4%	37	0.0%	0
Middlesex	37.2%	1,606	61.9%	2,673	0.9%	41	0.0%	0
Montgomery	53.7%	15,115	44.4%	12,500	1.8%	499	0.1%	19
Nelson	48.8%	3,015	48.9%	3,020	2.1%	130	0.1%	9
New Kent	31.9%	2,729	66.8%	5,711	1.3%	108	0.0%	4
Newport News	64.7%	30,367	34.0%	15,986	1.2%	576	0.1%	35
Norfolk	73.5%	39,453	25.1%	13,490	1.3%	676	0.1%	51
Northampton	56.9%	2,492	42.4%	1,855	0.6%	28	0.1%	3
Northumberland	37.8%	2,022	61.5%	3,285	0.7%	35	0.1%	3
Norton	33.4%	287	65.2%	561	1.3%	11	0.1%	1
Nottoway	42.6%	1,812	56.7%	2,408	0.7%	30	0.0%	0
Orange	38.1%	4,160	61.0%	6,653	0.9%	97	0.0%	5
Page	26.9%	1,809	72.1%	4,850	0.9%	62	0.1%	5
Patrick	22.4%	1,259	76.7%	4,320	1.0%	54	0.0%	0
Petersburg	87.7%	7,164	11.5%	938	0.7%	56	0.1%	9
Pittsylvania	29.4%	5,759	70.0%	13,701	0.6%	109	0.0%	4
Poquoson	26.9%	1,298	71.9%	3,473	1.2%	56	0.1%	3
Portsmouth	70.2%	20,156	28.4%	8,167	1.3%	369	0.1%	18
Powhatan	27.0%	3,109	71.8%	8,256	1.2%	137	0.0%	4
Prince Edward	51.0%	2,881	47.9%	2,708	1.1%	63	0.0%	2
Prince George	40.3%	4,150	58.6%	6,044	1.0%	108	0.0%	4
Prince William	61.1%	74,932	37.8%	46,454	1.0%	1,247	0.1%	99
Pulaski	30.0%	3,533	68.6%	8,081	1.4%	160	0.0%	5
Radford	54.9%	2,163	43.3%	1,707	1.6%	65	0.1%	5
Rappahannock	45.3%	1,488	53.9%	1,772	0.8%	25	0.1%	2
Richmond County	36.9%	876	62.4%	1,479	0.6%	14	0.1%	2
Richmond	81.5%	58,047	17.2%	12,262	1.3%	905	0.1%	47
Roanoke County	37.5%	12,650	61.2%	20,648	1.2%	408	0.1%	24
Roanoke	62.0%	15,099	36.5%	8,890	1.4%	337	0.1%	18
Rockbridge	37.5%	2,974	61.4%	4,873	1.0%	77	0.1%	9
Rockingham	27.9%	7,061	70.8%	17,880	1.3%	322	0.0%	7
Russell	22.4%	1,506	76.7%	5,144	0.9%	60	0.0%	1
Salem	38.2%	3,134	60.3%	4,946	1.4%	113	0.0%	3
Scott	17.7%	1,089	81.4%	4,997	0.8%	51	0.0%	2
Shenandoah	29.5%	3,932	69.2%	9,220	1.2%	157	0.0%	6
Smyth	22.0%	1,747	76.9%	6,107	1.0%	78	0.1%	7
Southampton	41.1%	2,529	57.9%	3,564	1.0%	60	0.0%	2
Spotsylvania	43.1%	15,869	55.7%	20,481	1.2%	426	0.1%	22
Stafford	46.8%	19,011	52.0%	21,123	1.2%	489	0.1%	21
Staunton	53.3%	4,047	44.9%	3,406	1.7%	132	0.1%	4
Suffolk	58.3%	16,621	40.7%	11,623	1.0%	278	0.0%	10
Surry	56.0%	1,658	42.9%	1,268	1.1%	32	0.0%	1
Sussex	55.7%	1,829	43.5%	1,429	0.8%	25	0.0%	1
Tazewell	16.4%	1,657	82.9%	8,373	0.6%	57	0.1%	9
Virginia Beach	51.9%	66,442	46.9%	60,073	1.2%	1,541	0.1%	82
Warren	34.0%	3,531	64.7%	6,711	1.2%	127	0.0%	4
Washington	24.4%	4,003	74.7%	12,247	0.9%	148	0.0%	6
Waynesboro	45.0%	2,653	53.3%	3,144	1.6%	97	0.0%	1
Westmoreland	45.6%	2,442	53.5%	2,865	1.0%	51	0.0%	2
Williamsburg	70.6%	3,725	28.3%	1,492	1.0%	54	0.0%	2
Winchester	53.7%	3,569	44.7%	2,969	1.6%	107	0.0%	3
Wise	22.1%	1,910	76.8%	6,630	1.0%	84	0.0%	4
Wythe	24.8%	2,114	74.2%	6,321	0.8%	71	0.1%	8
York	43.7%	10,068	55.1%	12,708	1.2%	269	0.1%	15

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Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ralph Northam	Tom Perriello	Other	Undecided
Change Research	June 8–10, 2017	919	± 3.1%	46%	54%	—	—
Hampton University	June 1–6, 2017	750	± 4.2%	21%	29%	—	50%
HaystaqDNA (D-Perriello)	June 1–6, 2017	455	—	36%	37%	—	29%
Garin-Hart-Yang (D-Northam)	May 15–17, 2017	601	± 4.0%	50%	33%	—	17%
Washington Post-Schar School	May 9–14, 2017	351	± 6.0%	38%	40%	—	18%
Public Policy Polling (D)	May 9–10, 2017	745	± 3.6%	45%	35%	—	21%
Public Policy Polling (D)	April 13–14, 2017	586	± 4.1%	42%	28%	—	30%
Quinnipiac University	April 6–10, 2017	483	± 4.5%	20%	25%	1%	51%
Christopher Newport University	March 16–26, 2017	391	± 5.4%	26%	26%	3%	45%
Quinnipiac University Archived February 17, 2017, at the Wayback Machine	February 10–15, 2017	462	± 4.6%	19%	19%	3%	61%
Christopher Newport University	January 15–28, 2017	464	± 4.8%	15%	26%	1%	58%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ralph Northam	303,846	55.9%
	Democratic	Tom Perriello	239,505	44.1%
Total votes			543,351	100

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ed Gillespie	Corey Stewart	Frank Wagner	Rob Wittman	Other	Undecided
Change Research	June 8–10, 2017	919	± 3.1%	41%	42%	16%	—	—	—
Washington Post-Schar School	May 9–14, 2017	264	± 7.0%	38%	18%	15%	—	—	24%
Quinnipiac University	April 6–10, 2017	435	± 4.7%	28%	12%	7%	—	2%	51%
Christopher Newport University	March 16–26, 2017	349	± 5.7%	38%	11%	10%	—	3%	38%
Quinnipiac University Archived February 17, 2017, at the Wayback Machine	February 10–15, 2017	419	± 4.8%	24%	7%	2%	—	6%	59%
Christopher Newport University	January 15–28, 2017	418	± 5.0%	33%	7%	9%	—	3%	48%
Quinnipiac University Archived December 20, 2016, at the Wayback Machine	December 6–11, 2016	451	± 4.6%	24%	4%	4%	10%	—	57%
Public Opinion Strategies	September 18–21, 2016	800	± 3.5%	38%	5%	4%	12%	—	40%
Public Policy Polling (D)	June 13–15, 2016	1,032	± 3.1%	29%	13%	—	16%	—	41%

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ed Gillespie	160,100	43.7%
	Republican	Corey Stewart	155,780	42.5%
	Republican	Frank Wagner	50,394	13.8%
Total votes			366,274	100%

Dates	Location	Northam	Gillespie	Link
September 19, 2017	Tysons, Virginia	Participant	Participant	Full debate - C-SPAN
October 9, 2017	Wise, Virginia	Participant	Participant	Full debate - C-SPAN

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2017 Virginia gubernatorial election

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Libertarian convention

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General election

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Results by county and city

Counties and independent cities that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties and independent cities that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[197]	Lean D	October 6, 2017
Rothenberg Political Report^[198]	Tilt D	October 27, 2017
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[199]	Lean D	October 13, 2017

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ralph Northam (D)	Ed Gillespie (R)	Cliff Hyra (L)	Other	Undecided
FOX News	November 2–5, 2017	1,239 LV	± 2.5%	48%	43%	3%	1%	7%
FOX News	November 2–5, 2017	1,450 RV	± 2.5%	45%	41%	3%	1%	9%
The Polling Company (R)	November 2–5, 2017	800	± 3.5%	45%	44%	3%	–	4%
The Polling Company (R)	November 2–5, 2017	800	± 3.5%	47%	46%	–	–	4%
Monmouth University	November 2–5, 2017	713	± 3.7%	47%	45%	3%	1%	5%
IMGE Insights (R)	November 1–5, 2017	800	± 3.5%	48%	47%	—	—	—
Change Research	November 1–5, 2017	3,648	± 2.8%	52%	46%	2%	–	0%
Quinnipiac University Archived November 6, 2017, at the Wayback Machine	October 30 – November 5, 2017	1,056	± 3.9%	51%	42%	3%	–	4%
Emerson College	November 2–4, 2017	810	± 3.4%	49%	46%	1%	–	4%
Christopher Newport University Archived November 6, 2017, at the Wayback Machine	October 29 – November 4, 2017	839	± 3.5%	51%	45%	2%	–	2%
Rasmussen Reports	October 31 – November 3, 2017	875	± 3.5%	45%	45%	2%	2%	6%
Gravis Marketing	October 30 – November 3, 2017	1,143	± 2.9%	48%	43%	3%	–	6%
0ptimus (R)	November 1–2, 2017	1,600	± 2.4%	37%	40%	–	–	23%
Trafalgar Group (R)	October 31 – November 2, 2017	1,200	± 3.3%	49%	48%	1%	–	2%
The Polling Company (R)	October 30 – November 2, 2017	800	± 3.5%	43%	45%	2%	–	7%
The Polling Company (R)	October 30 – November 2, 2017	800	± 3.5%	43%	46%	–	–	7%
Upshot/Siena College	October 29 – November 2, 2017	985	± 3.0%	43%	40%	2%	–	14%
Roanoke College	October 29 – November 2, 2017	781	± 3.5%	47%	47%	3%	–	3%
Suffolk University Archived November 15, 2018, at the Wayback Machine	October 30 – November 1, 2017	500	± 4.4%	47%	43%	2%	–	6%
Washington Post/Schar School Archived October 31, 2017, at the Wayback Machine	October 26–29, 2017	921 LV	± 4.0%	49%	44%	4%	–	3%
	October 26–29, 2017	1,000 RV	± 3.5%	46%	39%	5%	–	5%
Quinnipiac University	October 25–29, 2017	916	± 4.2%	53%	36%	3%	–	7%
The Polling Company (R)	October 24–26, 2017	600 LV	± 4.0%	44%	44%	3%	–	7%
The Polling Company (R)	October 23–26, 2017	800 LV	± 3.5%	43%	45%	–	–	9%
Christopher Newport University Archived October 27, 2017, at the Wayback Machine	October 20–25, 2017	812	± 3.8%	50%	43%	3%	–	4%
Plural Vote	October 15–25, 2017	397	± 4.9%	49%	46%	5%	–	–
Hampton University	October 18–22, 2017	750	± 4.2%	33%	41%	–	–	27%
FOX News	October 15–17, 2017	697 LV	± 3.5%	49%	42%	1%	2%	5%
FOX News	October 15–17, 2017	815 RV	± 3.0%	45%	42%	2%	2%	6%
Quinnipiac University Archived October 19, 2017, at the Wayback Machine	October 12–17, 2017	1,088	± 3.7%	53%	39%	2%	–	5%
Monmouth University	October 12–16, 2017	408	± 4.9%	47%	48%	3%	–	3%
Christopher Newport University	October 9–13, 2017	642	± 4.2%	48%	44%	3%	–	5%
Roanoke College	October 8–13, 2017	607	± 4.0%	50%	44%	2%	–	4%
Emerson College	October 5–7, 2017	318	± 5.5%	49%	44%	2%	–	5%
Christopher Newport University Archived October 9, 2017, at the Wayback Machine	October 2–6, 2017	928	± 4.3%	49%	42%	3%	–	6%
Washington Post/Schar School Archived November 16, 2020, at the Wayback Machine	September 28 – October 2, 2017	720 LV	± 4.5%	53%	40%	4%	–	2%
	September 28 – October 2, 2017	1,000 RV	± 3.5%	48%	38%	5%	–	5%
Victoria Research (D)	September 24–28, 2017	631	± 4.2%	46%	44%	3%	–	–
Monmouth University	September 21–25, 2017	499	± 4.4%	49%	44%	2%	<1%	4%
Public Policy Polling Archived November 12, 2020, at the Wayback Machine	September 21–23, 2017	849	± 3.8%	43%	40%	4%	–	13%
Roanoke College	September 16–23, 2017	596	± 4.0%	47%	43%	5%	–	5%
Christopher Newport University Archived September 25, 2017, at the Wayback Machine	September 12–22, 2017	776	± 3.7%	47%	41%	4%	–	8%
FOX News	September 17–18, 2017	500 LV	± 4.5%	42%	41%	2%	2%	12%
FOX News	September 17–18, 2017	507 RV	± 4.0%	42%	38%	2%	2%	13%
Quinnipiac University Archived September 19, 2017, at the Wayback Machine	September 14–18, 2017	850	± 4.2%	51%	41%	3%	–	5%
IMGE Insights (R)	September 12–18, 2017	1,000	± 3.8%	45%	41%	4%	–	10%
Suffolk University Archived September 27, 2017, at the Wayback Machine	September 13–17, 2017	500	± 4.4%	42%	42%	3%	–	12%
Mason-Dixon	September 10–15, 2017	625	± 4%	44%	43%	2%	–	11%
University of Mary Washington	September 5–12, 2017	562 LV	± 5.2%	44%	39%	3%	1%	11%
University of Mary Washington	September 5–12, 2017	867 RV	± 4.1%	40%	35%	5%	–	16%
Roanoke College	August 12–19, 2017	599	± 4.0%	43%	36%	4%	–	17%
Quinnipiac University Archived August 9, 2017, at the Wayback Machine	August 3–8, 2017	1,082	± 3.8%	44%	38%	4%	1%	11%
Virginia Commonwealth University Archived August 9, 2017, at the Wayback Machine	July 17–25, 2017	538 LV	± 5.1%	42%	37%	6%	–	13%
	July 17–25, 2017	707 RV	± 4.5%	39%	33%	8%	–	16%
Monmouth University	July 20–23, 2017	502	± 4.4%	44%	44%	3%	<1%	9%
Quinnipiac University Archived June 30, 2017, at the Wayback Machine	June 15–20, 2017	1,145	± 3.8%	47%	39%	–	2%	9%
Harper Polling Archived July 21, 2017, at the Wayback Machine	June 14–16, 2017	500	± 4.4%	46%	46%	–	–	8%
Public Opinion Strategies (R)	June 6–8, 2017	600	± 4.0%	45%	46%	–	–	9%
Washington Post/Schar School	May 9–14, 2017	1,602	± 3.0%	49%	38%	–	–	9%
Quinnipiac University	April 6–10, 2017	1,115	± 2.9%	44%	33%	–	1%	19%
Christopher Newport University	March 16–26, 2017	831	± 3.7%	39%	40%	–	2%	19%
Gravis Marketing Archived March 25, 2017, at the Wayback Machine	March 14–19, 2017	3,097	± 1.6%	40%	42%	–	–	18%
Quinnipiac University Archived February 17, 2017, at the Wayback Machine	February 10–15, 2017	989	± 3.1%	41%	35%	–	3%	22%
Mason-Dixon	January 5–10, 2017	625	± 4.0%	41%	44%	–	–	15%
Public Opinion Strategies (R)	December 11–13, 2016	500	± 4.4%	43%	38%	–	–	17%
Quinnipiac University Archived December 20, 2016, at the Wayback Machine	December 6–11, 2016	1,098	± 3.0%	38%	34%	–	1%	26%
University of Mary Washington	September 6–12, 2016	685 LV	± 4.4%	36%	43%	–	1%	16%
University of Mary Washington	September 6–12, 2016	852 RV	± 3.9%	36%	41%	–	1%	18%
Public Policy Polling	September 9–11, 2016	878	± 3.3%	37%	37%	–	–	26%
Public Policy Polling	June 13–15, 2016	1,032	± 3.1%	36%	37%	–	–	28%
Gravis Marketing	May 24, 2016	1,728	± 2.0%	38%	40%	–	–	22%
University of Mary Washington	November 4–9, 2015	656 LV	± 4.3%	32%	44%	–	1%	16%
University of Mary Washington	November 4–9, 2015	814 RV	± 3.9%	33%	40%	–	1%	18%
Public Policy Polling	July 13–15, 2015	1,170	± 2.9%	30%	40%	–	–	32%

Campaign finance reports as of November 30, 2017
Candidate	Amount raised
Ralph Northam	$36,708,929
Ed Gillespie	$29,344,226
Cliff Hyra	$77,370
Source: Virginia Public Access Project^[204]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ralph Northam	1,409,175	53.9%	+6.2%
	Republican	Ed Gillespie	1,175,731	45.0%	-0.3%
	Libertarian	Cliff Hyra	27,987	1.1%	-5.5%
	Write-in		1,389	0.1%	-0.4%
Total votes			2,614,282	100%	N/A
	Democratic hold

District	Northam	Gillespie	Representative
1st	44.6%	54.2%	Rob Wittman
2nd	51.4%	47.4%	Scott Taylor
3rd	67.9%	30.9%	Bobby Scott
4th	61.6%	37.3%	Donald McEachin
5th	45.1%	53.9%	Tom Garrett
6th	38.5%	60.2%	Bob Goodlatte
7th	47.6%	51.2%	Dave Brat
8th	75.9%	23.1%	Don Beyer
9th	31.2%	67.7%	Morgan Griffith
10th	55.6%	43.3%	Barbara Comstock
11th	69.9%	29.0%	Gerry Connolly