2017 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election


The 2017 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 2017. After the party primary elections were held, the major party nominees were Jill Vogel and Justin Fairfax. The incumbent lieutenant governor, Democrat Ralph Northam, declined to run for re-election in order to run for governor. In the general election on November 7, 2017, Democratic nominee Justin Fairfax defeated Republican state senator Jill Vogel to become the 41st lieutenant governor of Virginia.

Democratic primary

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in primary

Declined

General election

Polling

With Bryce Reeves

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Justin
Fairfax 		Bryce
Reeves 		Undecided
Gravis MarketingMarch 14–19, 20173,097±1.6%41%35%24%

With Glenn Davis

Poll sourceDate
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Justin
Fairfax 		Glenn
Davis 		Undecided
Gravis MarketingMarch 14–19, 20173,097±1.6%42%37%21%

Results

By congressional district

Fairfax won five of 11 congressional districts, including one that was represented by a Republican.
DistrictFairfaxVogelRepresentative
43%57%Rob Wittman
49%51%Scott Taylor
67%33%Bobby Scott
61%39%Donald McEachin
44%56%Tom Garrett
37%63%Bob Goodlatte
47%53%Dave Brat
75%25%Don Beyer
31%69%Morgan Griffith
54%46%Barbara Comstock
70%30%Gerry Connolly