the election for governor of virginia is from 2019 until 2025.
when is the election for governor of virginia?
2019 until 2025
section::::gubernatorial election.:nominees.





























section::::gubernatorial election.:nominees.:democratic.





























bullet::::- ralph northam, lieutenant governor of virginia





























section::::gubernatorial election.:nominees.:republican.





























bullet::::- ed gillespie, former chairman of the republican national committee and nominee for the u.s. senate in 2014





























section::::gubernatorial election.:nominees.:libertarian.





























bullet::::- cliff hyra, attorney





























section::::lieutenant gubernatorial election.





























the virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election of 2017 took place on november 7, 2017. the incumbent lieutenant governor, democrat ralph northam, did not seek re-election in order to run for governor.





























justin fairfax won the election to become the 41st lieutenant governor of virginia with 52.7% of the popular vote.





























section::::lieutenant gubernatorial election.:democratic.
2017 virginia elections
at the state level, since the 2013 virginia elections, virginia has always voted for the democratic gubernational, lieutenant gubernational, and attorney general candidates. since the 1851 virginia gubernational election, the first gubernatorial election in virginia in which the governor was elected by direct popular vote, 34 virginia governors have been democrats. since the 1851 virginia lieutenant gubernational election, the first lieutenant gubernatorial election in virginia in which the lieutenant governor was elected by direct popular vote, 29 virginia lieutenant governors have been democrats. since the 1851 virginia attorney general election, the first attorney general election in virginia in which the attorney general was elected by direct popular vote, 25 attorneys general have been democrats. since june 12, 2014, two days after the resignation of phillip puckett, the senate of virginia has been controlled by the republican party of virginia. after the 2017 virginia house of delegates election, democrats increased their number of seats in the chamber and currently control 49 seats, with republicans holding a narrow majority of 51 seats.
democratic party of virginia