2017 Virginia elections

The incumbent governor, Democrat Terry McAuliffe, was not eligible to run for re-election due to term limits established by the Virginia Constitution.

Justin Fairfax won the election to become the 41st Lieutenant Governor of Virginia with 52.7% of the popular vote.

The incumbent attorney general, Democrat Mark Herring, ran for re-election to a second term.

[7] That she won with an 8-point margin of victory after having been outspent seven-to-one by a politician with greater name recognition was viewed by Republicans as a sign of Democratic momentum.

[9] In a special election in Chesterfield County on November 7, Jenefer Hughes defeated Republican incumbent Tim McPeters with over 55% of the vote to become the county's next Commissioner of Revenue, marking the first time in over 37 years the post has gone to a Democrat.