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. This is the last time that a Democrat won the lieutenant governorship in Virginia.
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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 | |||||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Justin Fairfax | 252,291 | 49.22% | |
Democratic | Susan Platt | 200,537 | 39.12% | |
Democratic | Gene Rossi | 59,797 | 11.66% | |
Total votes | 512,625 | 100.00% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Glenn Davis |
Bryce Reeves |
Jill Vogel |
Undecided |
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Public Opinion Strategies Archived September 30, 2016, at the Wayback Machine | September 18–21, 2016 | 800 | ± 3.46% | 12% | 8% | 13% | 66% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jill Vogel | 151,984 | 42.78% | |
Republican | Bryce Reeves | 142,196 | 40.03% | |
Republican | Glenn Davis | 61,072 | 17.19% | |
Total votes | 355,252 | 100.00% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Justin Fairfax (D) |
Jill Vogel (R) |
Undecided |
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Change Research | November 2–5, 2017 | 3,648 | ± 1.5% | 50% | 45% | 5% |
The Polling Company (R) | November 2–5, 2017 | 800 | ± 3.5% | 44% | 43% | 13% |
Christopher Newport University Archived November 6, 2017, at the Wayback Machine | October 29–November 4, 2017 | 839 | ± 3.5% | 50% | 45% | 5% |
Gravis Marketing | October 30–November 3, 2017 | 1,143 | ± 2.9% | 46% | 42% | 12% |
The Polling Company (R) | October 30–November 2, 2017 | 800 | ± 3.5% | 40% | 43% | 14% |
Roanoke College | October 29–November 2, 2017 | 781 | ± 3.5% | 45% | 45% | 10% |
Suffolk University Archived November 15, 2018, at the Wayback Machine | October 30–November 1, 2017 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 44% | 40% | 14% |
Washington Post/Schar School | October 26–29, 2017 | 921 | ± 4.0% | 49% | 43% | 6% |
Christopher Newport University Archived October 27, 2017, at the Wayback Machine | October 20–25, 2017 | 812 | ± 3.8% | 47% | 44% | 9% |
Roanoke College | October 8–13, 2017 | 607 | ± 4.0% | 45% | 42% | 13% |
Christopher Newport University Archived October 9, 2017, at the Wayback Machine | October 2–6, 2017 | 928 | ± 4.3% | 48% | 40% | 12% |
Public Policy Polling Archived November 12, 2020, at the Wayback Machine | September 21–23, 2017 | 849 | ± 3.8% | 43% | 37% | 21% |
Christopher Newport University Archived September 25, 2017, at the Wayback Machine | September 12–22, 2017 | 776 | ± 3.7% | 46% | 42% | 13% |
Suffolk University Archived September 27, 2017, at the Wayback Machine | September 13–17, 2017 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 36% | 35% | 27% |
Mason-Dixon | September 10–15, 2017 | 625 | ± 4.0% | 41% | 38% | 21% |
University of Mary Washington | September 5–12, 2017 | 562 LV | ± 5.2% | 45% | 40% | 11% |
867 RV | ± 4.1% | 45% | 37% | 14% | ||
Virginia Commonwealth University Archived August 9, 2017, at the Wayback Machine | July 17–25, 2017 | 538 LV | ± 5.1% | 43% | 38% | 15% |
707 RV | ± 4.5% | 41% | 34% | 18% | ||
Gravis Marketing | March 14–19, 2017 | 3,097 | ± 1.6% | 40% | 37% | 23% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Justin Fairfax (D) |
Bryce Reeves (R) |
Undecided |
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Gravis Marketing | March 14–19, 2017 | 3,097 | ± 1.6% | 41% | 35% | 24% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Justin Fairfax (D) |
Glenn Davis (R) |
Undecided |
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Gravis Marketing | March 14–19, 2017 | 3,097 | ± 1.6% | 42% | 37% | 21% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Justin Fairfax | 1,368,261 | 52.72% | -2.40% | |
Republican | Jill Vogel | 1,224,519 | 47.18% | +2.64% | |
Write-in | 2,446 | 0.09% | -0.25% | ||
Majority | 143,697 | 5.54% | |||
Total votes | 2,595,180 | 100% | |||
Democratic hold | Swing |