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Election 2017 Results

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2017 Virginia governor election

Ralph Shearer Northam (Democrat) beat Edward Walter Gillespie (Republican) in Virginia in 2017, 53.9% to 45.0%, a margin of 8.9 points and 233,086 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 2013, when Terry McAuliffe won.

Republicans led in 89 of the 129 counties and Democrats in 40. The largest, Fairfax, cast 384,304 votes and went to the Democrat by 36.6 points. The closest was Nelson, where 5 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ralph Shearer Northam won Democratic 1,408,818 53.9%
Edward Walter Gillespie Republican 1,175,732 45.0%
All other candidates 29,515 1.1%
Total2,614,065

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Fairfax 260,580 67.8% 119,963 31.2% 3,761 384,304 D+36.6
Virginia Beach city 66,442 51.9% 60,073 46.9% 1,623 128,138 D+5.0
Prince William 74,932 61.1% 46,454 37.8% 1,346 122,732 D+23.2
Chesterfield 58,991 49.7% 58,297 49.1% 1,381 118,669 D+0.6
Loudoun 69,778 59.4% 46,396 39.5% 1,312 117,486 D+19.9
Henrico 69,969 60.8% 43,747 38.0% 1,321 115,037 D+22.8
Arlington 68,093 79.9% 16,268 19.1% 853 85,214 D+60.8
Richmond 58,923 80.0% 13,741 18.7% 968 73,632 D+61.4
Chesapeake city 38,459 53.1% 33,108 45.7% 880 72,447 D+7.4
Roanoke 27,749 47.8% 29,538 50.9% 787 58,074 R+3.1
Norfolk city 39,453 73.5% 13,490 25.1% 727 53,670 D+48.4
Alexandria city 40,896 78.4% 10,822 20.7% 471 52,189 D+57.6
Newport News city 30,367 64.7% 15,986 34.0% 611 46,964 D+30.6
Hanover 14,755 34.2% 27,779 64.4% 623 43,157 R+30.2
Albemarle 26,969 63.7% 14,857 35.1% 482 42,308 D+28.6
Stafford 19,011 46.8% 21,123 52.0% 510 40,644 R+5.2
Hampton city 28,906 71.6% 11,050 27.4% 428 40,384 D+44.2
Spotsylvania 15,869 43.1% 20,481 55.7% 448 36,798 R+12.5
James City 15,561 48.9% 15,937 50.1% 303 31,801 R+1.2
Portsmouth city 20,156 70.2% 8,167 28.4% 387 28,710 D+41.8
Suffolk city 16,621 58.3% 11,623 40.7% 288 28,532 D+17.5
Montgomery 15,115 53.7% 12,500 44.4% 518 28,133 D+9.3
Bedford 6,985 25.1% 20,573 74.0% 249 27,807 R+48.9
Rockingham 7,061 27.9% 17,880 70.8% 329 25,270 R+42.8
Frederick 8,363 34.4% 15,656 64.4% 296 24,315 R+30.0
Fauquier 9,430 39.2% 14,332 59.6% 277 24,039 R+20.4
Augusta 6,030 25.6% 17,217 73.0% 327 23,574 R+47.5
York 10,068 43.7% 12,708 55.1% 284 23,060 R+11.4
Lynchburg city 10,047 47.2% 10,959 51.4% 301 21,307 R+4.3
Franklin 6,854 34.0% 13,064 64.9% 226 20,144 R+30.8
Pittsylvania 5,759 29.4% 13,701 70.0% 113 19,573 R+40.6
Campbell 4,415 25.4% 12,791 73.6% 167 17,373 R+48.2
Charlottesville city 13,943 84.8% 2,315 14.1% 190 16,448 D+70.7
Washington 4,003 24.4% 12,247 74.7% 154 16,404 R+50.3
Isle of Wight 5,957 42.2% 8,039 56.9% 127 14,123 R+14.7
Henry 4,895 34.8% 9,046 64.4% 116 14,057 R+29.5
Culpeper 4,990 36.7% 8,423 62.0% 174 13,587 R+25.3
Shenandoah 3,932 29.5% 9,220 69.2% 163 13,315 R+39.7
Gloucester 4,356 34.4% 8,159 64.5% 144 12,659 R+30.0
Botetourt 3,409 27.3% 8,965 71.7% 128 12,502 R+44.4
Louisa 4,481 38.0% 7,153 60.6% 169 11,803 R+22.6
Pulaski 3,533 30.0% 8,081 68.6% 165 11,779 R+38.6
Powhatan 3,109 27.0% 8,256 71.8% 141 11,506 R+44.7
Danville city 6,304 57.2% 4,664 42.3% 60 11,028 D+14.9
Orange 4,160 38.1% 6,653 61.0% 102 10,915 R+22.8
Accomack 4,876 45.7% 5,736 53.8% 54 10,666 R+8.1
Goochland 3,911 37.1% 6,520 61.9% 110 10,541 R+24.8
Halifax 4,037 38.8% 6,291 60.4% 86 10,414 R+21.6
Warren 3,531 34.0% 6,711 64.7% 131 10,373 R+30.7
Harrisonburg city 6,555 63.6% 3,596 34.9% 161 10,312 D+28.7
Prince George 4,150 40.3% 6,044 58.6% 112 10,306 R+18.4
Tazewell 1,657 16.4% 8,373 82.9% 66 10,096 R+66.5
Amherst 3,258 33.3% 6,431 65.7% 97 9,786 R+32.4
Manassas city 5,295 56.9% 3,899 41.9% 118 9,312 D+15.0
Fluvanna 4,267 46.3% 4,864 52.7% 94 9,225 R+6.5
Wise 1,910 22.1% 6,630 76.8% 88 8,628 R+54.7
Mecklenburg 3,399 39.7% 5,125 59.9% 37 8,561 R+20.2
New Kent 2,729 31.9% 5,711 66.8% 112 8,552 R+34.9
Wythe 2,114 24.8% 6,321 74.2% 79 8,514 R+49.4
Caroline 4,126 49.4% 4,135 49.5% 99 8,360 R+0.1
Dinwiddie 3,712 44.5% 4,565 54.8% 58 8,335 R+10.2
Carroll 1,838 22.2% 6,363 76.9% 76 8,277 R+54.7
Salem city 3,134 38.2% 4,946 60.3% 116 8,196 R+22.1
Petersburg city 7,164 87.7% 938 11.5% 65 8,167 D+76.2
Smyth 1,747 22.0% 6,107 76.9% 85 7,939 R+54.9
Rockbridge 2,974 37.5% 4,873 61.4% 86 7,933 R+23.9
Staunton city 4,047 53.3% 3,406 44.9% 136 7,589 D+8.4
Fredericksburg city 4,649 64.4% 2,463 34.1% 109 7,221 D+30.3
King George 2,658 37.2% 4,396 61.5% 95 7,149 R+24.3
Page 1,809 26.9% 4,850 72.1% 67 6,726 R+45.2
Russell 1,506 22.4% 5,144 76.7% 61 6,711 R+54.2
Lee 1,304 19.5% 5,289 79.2% 85 6,678 R+59.7
Winchester city 3,569 53.7% 2,969 44.7% 110 6,648 D+9.0
Greene 2,219 35.2% 4,000 63.4% 90 6,309 R+28.2
Nelson 3,015 48.8% 3,020 48.9% 139 6,174 R+0.1
Southampton 2,529 41.1% 3,564 57.9% 62 6,155 R+16.8
Scott 1,089 17.7% 4,997 81.4% 53 6,139 R+63.7
Falls Church city 4,781 79.0% 1,195 19.7% 78 6,054 D+59.2
King William 2,017 33.7% 3,889 65.1% 71 5,977 R+31.3
Waynesboro city 2,653 45.0% 3,144 53.3% 98 5,895 R+8.3
Giles 1,604 27.5% 4,161 71.3% 69 5,834 R+43.8
Prince Edward 2,881 51.0% 2,708 47.9% 65 5,654 D+3.1
Patrick 1,259 22.4% 4,320 76.7% 54 5,633 R+54.3
Clarke 2,400 43.1% 3,102 55.7% 70 5,572 R+12.6
Floyd 1,946 35.4% 3,468 63.2% 77 5,491 R+27.7
Hopewell city 2,728 50.0% 2,641 48.4% 90 5,459 D+1.6
Westmoreland 2,442 45.6% 2,865 53.5% 53 5,360 R+7.9
Northumberland 2,022 37.8% 3,285 61.5% 38 5,345 R+23.6
Williamsburg city 3,725 70.6% 1,492 28.3% 56 5,273 D+42.3
Appomattox 1,227 23.7% 3,894 75.3% 51 5,172 R+51.6
Colonial Heights city 1,389 26.9% 3,710 71.8% 65 5,164 R+44.9
Madison 1,789 36.3% 3,082 62.5% 60 4,931 R+26.2
Poquoson city 1,298 26.9% 3,473 71.9% 59 4,830 R+45.0
Lancaster 2,098 43.6% 2,680 55.7% 30 4,808 R+12.1
Brunswick 2,728 57.3% 2,010 42.3% 19 4,757 D+15.1
Amelia 1,403 30.4% 3,170 68.7% 41 4,614 R+38.3
Buckingham 1,924 41.8% 2,638 57.3% 40 4,602 R+15.5
Buchanan 1,062 23.4% 3,449 75.9% 31 4,542 R+52.6
Grayson 1,029 22.7% 3,478 76.7% 30 4,537 R+54.0
Alleghany 1,478 33.6% 2,888 65.6% 37 4,403 R+32.0
Northampton 2,492 56.9% 1,855 42.4% 31 4,378 D+14.6
Middlesex 1,606 37.2% 2,673 61.9% 41 4,320 R+24.7
Bristol city 1,242 28.9% 3,006 70.0% 46 4,294 R+41.1
Nottoway 1,812 42.6% 2,408 56.7% 30 4,250 R+14.0
Charlotte 1,419 35.4% 2,559 63.8% 36 4,014 R+28.4
Mathews 1,386 35.1% 2,531 64.1% 33 3,950 R+29.0
Radford city 2,163 54.9% 1,707 43.3% 70 3,940 D+11.6
Martinsville city 2,187 58.6% 1,489 39.9% 59 3,735 D+18.7
Essex 1,730 46.5% 1,963 52.7% 30 3,723 R+6.3
Lunenburg 1,468 40.2% 2,158 59.1% 24 3,650 R+18.9
Dickenson 959 27.8% 2,458 71.3% 28 3,445 R+43.5
Rappahannock 1,488 45.3% 1,772 53.9% 27 3,287 R+8.6
Sussex 1,829 55.7% 1,429 43.5% 26 3,284 D+12.2
Cumberland 1,292 41.2% 1,810 57.7% 33 3,135 R+16.5
Manassas Park city 1,958 63.7% 1,064 34.6% 54 3,076 D+29.1
Surry 1,658 56.0% 1,268 42.9% 33 2,959 D+13.2
Greensville 1,643 56.8% 1,232 42.6% 18 2,893 D+14.2
Charles City 1,699 62.6% 1,000 36.8% 17 2,716 D+25.7
King and Queen 1,039 42.0% 1,404 56.8% 29 2,472 R+14.8
Bland 388 18.6% 1,676 80.4% 21 2,085 R+61.8
Craig 413 22.4% 1,398 75.9% 30 1,841 R+53.5
Lexington city 1,161 66.5% 572 32.7% 14 1,747 D+33.7
Buena Vista city 529 32.0% 1,090 65.9% 36 1,655 R+33.9
Emporia city 909 55.7% 702 43.0% 22 1,633 D+12.7
Bath 450 30.4% 1,013 68.4% 19 1,482 R+38.0
Galax city 409 30.2% 930 68.6% 16 1,355 R+38.5
Covington city 545 40.6% 784 58.4% 13 1,342 R+17.8
Highland 317 30.7% 699 67.6% 18 1,034 R+36.9
Norton city 287 33.4% 561 65.2% 12 860 R+31.9

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Virginia governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2025 Abigail Spanberger (D) D+15.4
2021 Glenn Allen Youngkin (R) R+1.9
2017 Ralph Shearer Northam (D) D+8.9
2013 Terry McAuliffe (D) D+2.5
2009 Robert F. McDonnell (R) R+17.4
2005 T. M. Kaine (D) D+5.7
2001 M. R. Warner (D) D+5.1
1997 Jim Gilmore (R) R+13.3
1993 George F. Allen (R) R+17.4
1989 L. Douglas Wilder (D) D+0.4
1985 Gerald L. Baliles (D) D+10.4
1981 Charles S. Robb (D) D+7.1
1977 John N. Dalton (R) R+12.6
1973 Mills Godwin (R) R+50.7
1969 Linwood Holton (R) R+7.1
1965 Mills E. Godwin Jr. (D) D+10.2
1961 Albertis S. Harrison Jr. (D) D+27.7
1957 J. Lindsay Almond (D) D+26.7
1953 Thomas B. Stanley (D) D+10.5
1949 John S. Battle (D) D+43.0
1945 William M. Tuck (D) D+35.5
1941 Colgate Darden (D) D+62.7
1937 James H. Price (D) D+67.0
1933 George C. Peery (D) D+49.5
1929 John Garland Pollard (D) D+25.8
1925 Harry F. Byrd (D) D+48.1
1921 Elbert Lee Trinkle (D) D+34.9
1917 Westmoreland Davis (D) D+43.7
1913 Henry Carter Stuart (D) D+91.9
1909 William Hodges Mann (D) D+27.1
1905 Claude A. Swanson (D) D+29.3
1901 Andrew Jackson Montague (D) D+17.6
1897 James Hoge Tyler (D) D+31.4
1893 Charles T. O'Ferrall (D) D+59.7
1889 Philip W. McKinney (D) D+14.7
1885 Fitzhugh Lee (D) D+5.5
1881 William E. Cameron (other)
1877 Frederick W.M. Holliday (D) D+95.9
1873 James L. Kemper (D) D+12.3
1869 Gilbert Carlton Walker (R) R+54.2