2017 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

2017 Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee Justin Fairfax Jill Vogel
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,368,261 1,224,519
Percentage 52.72% 47.18%

Fairfax:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Vogel:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%      50%      No votes

Lieutenant Governor before election

Ralph Northam
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Justin Fairfax
Democratic

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 (Republican) and Justin Fairfax (Democrat). 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.