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How do I update a page? Election results. Privacy policy About Ballotpedia Disclaimers Login. Virginia gubernatorial election. Governor of Virginia. Incumbent prior to election: Terry McAuliffe D. State executive offices.
State legislature. Democratic trifecta. Divided government. Ralph Northam. Ed Gillespie. Total Votes. Source: Virginia Department of Elections.
Source: The New York Times. Corey Stewart. The Cook Political Report. Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball. Inside Elections with Nathan L. Ralph Northam was, at the time of the Democratic primary, the lieutenant governor of Virginia. He took office on January 11, He was first elected to the chamber in In contrast to Perriello, Northam stated that he was open to exploring an expansion of state funding for charter schools on the condition that funding for public schools was not impacted.
At the time of the primary election, Virginia was one of several states to levy a partial sales tax on groceries, with the current rate set at 2.
Tom Perriello was a Democratic member of the U. House representing Virginia's 5th District from to Supports universal access to broadband [5]. Supports a three-part infrastructure development plan Development of roads and public transportation Universal access to broadband Energy efficiency and focus on renewables [29].
Voted in favor of redistricting reform Supports creating a nonpartisan commission to draw legislative and congressional districts [30]. Opposes any proposal for new congressional districts that gives one party an advantage [31].
Supports grocery tax exemptions for low-income families [4] Opposes Perriello's proposed tax increases, calling them "not realistic in Richmond" [3]. Voted against allowing concealed carry of firearms without a permit Voted against allowing firearms in bars Voted against allowing concealed carry by those convicted of DUIs in other states Voted to require background checks for all firearm sales Voted to continue limiting sales of handguns to one per month Supports universal background checks Supports a ban on assault weapons Supports requiring less ammunition capacity Voted to suspend concealed carry permits for gun owners "deemed by a judge as legally incompetent, mentally incapacitated, or who are involuntarily committed" [32].
Supports universal background checks Supports requiring less ammunition capacity Supports eliminating exception allowing a background check to be skipped if it's taken more than three days Supports preventing those convicted of stalking and domestic abuse from possessing firearms [33]. Supports changing sentencing practices and drug laws that disproportionately impact minorities Supports abolishing the practice of suspending driver's licenses for inability to pay court fees [34]. Supports changing criminal justice practices that disproportionately impact minorities Supports abolishing the practice of suspending driver's licenses for inability to pay court fees Supports moving towards rehabilitative justice for juvenile offenders Supports increasing the standard for felony larceny Supports increasing access to legal aid [35].
Supports universal access to further education Supports working with businesses and community colleges to promote and expand training programs Supports apprenticeships and job training in the last two years of high school for students not planning on attending college [36]. Supports two years of free community college, job training, or apprenticeships for jobseekers of any age Perriello argues that these programs will pay for themselves by increasing wages and therefore tax income Supports working with employers to improve program quality and completion rate [13].
Supports increasing state funding for charter schools on the condition that public schools do not lose funding as a result [3]. Opposed to increasing state funding for charter schools [3]. Supports taking action to ensure that all qualified Virginians can afford a college education [36]. Voted in favor of a tax credit for college students Supports reestablishing the Virginia Educational Loan Authority to provide students with affordable loans Supports expanding the Virginia Transfer Grant to help students transition from community college to a four-year program Supports offering partial loan forgiveness to students willing to commit to two years of social work [13].
Supports reevaluating testing standards for elementary schoolers Supports increasing access to preschool Supports decreased reliance on standardized testing Supports increased STEAM Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math education [36].
Supports increased funding for school counselors and Positive Behavior Intervention Services Supports investigating potential racial bias in students being referred to police [36]. Supports universal pre-kindergarten [37]. Supports increased teacher salaries Supports increased investment in professional development for educators Supports involving teachers in the creation of educational policy [36].
Voted in favor of creating a coastal flooding working group Serves on the governor's climate change commission Supports enforcing the standards of the Clean Power Plan Supports creating a Conservation Cabinet under the Secretary of Natural Resources [38]. Supports state opposition to federal rollback of environmental policy Supports cap-and-trade legislation Supports promoting renewable energy Supports executive action on climate change [39].
Voted in favor of protecting native oysters and funding conservation efforts Voted in favor of banning winter dredging of blue crabs Voted in favor of barring phosphorus from fertilizer to eliminate toxic runoff Supports allowing local regulation of fracking Supports maintaining the ban on uranium mining Supports maintaining the Total Maximum Daily Load pollution requirements Supports increased wetland and shoreline restoration [38].
Supports maintaining state funding for cleanup of the Bay Supports cooperation with other states to protect the Bay Supports working with farmers to reduce fertilizer runoff and prevent algal bloom [39].
Supports preventing the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley Pipeline's construction, if possible [39]. Supports the creation of an environmental task force that would focus on health impacts of pollution in impoverished communities Supports measures to regulate air quality, drinking water, and zoning for energy infrastructure [38].
Supports increased funding for water infrastructure maintenance and increased water testing Supports a transitional justice process to heal racial divides caused by pollution in minority communities by creating an Environmental Justice Advocacy Council [39].
Voted in favor of legislation to prevent energy companies from claiming tax credits by investing in out-of-state renewable energy Voted in favor of increased funding for development of solar and wind power Supports increasing investment in renewable energy [38]. Supports eliminating what he considers to be laws that have prevented the development of renewable energy in Virginia Supports net metering regulations, community solar, and third-party purchase agreements [39].
Supported increased access to naloxone for overdose treatment Supports expanding access to new substance abuse treatments and drug courts [40]. Supports viewing addiction as an illness rather than a crime Supports increased access to addiction treatment Supports measures to reduce the prescription of opioids for chronic pain Supports increased access to naloxone for overdose treatment Supports a review of the criminal justice elements of drug policy harsh punishments and disproportionate impact on minorities in particular [41].
Supports expansion of Medicaid [42]. Supports working with the General Assembly to expand Medicaid [43]. Voted in favor of new VA centers, as well as allowing VA treatment through community health centers Supports calling for VA reform at the federal level [40]. Supports increasing veterans' access to health care, housing, education, and consumer protection [44].
Supports increased access to contraceptives and continued access to abortions Voted against mandated transvaginal ultrasounds Opposes measures barring abortion from being covered by health care plans sold on the state exchange Supports providing access to Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives to women who could not otherwise afford them [40]. Supports overturning legislation requiring ultrasounds, counseling, and a waiting period prior to an abortion Supports expansion of women's health centers to areas lacking them Promises to veto all measures that would limit access to reproductive care [43].
Ben Carson r Retired neurosurgeon. Jeb Bush r Former Florida governor. Jim Gilmore r Former Virginia governor. Chris Christie r New Jersey governor. Carly Fiorina r Former business executive. Rick Santorum r Former United States senator. Rand Paul r United States senator.
Mike Huckabee r Former Arkansas governor. George Pataki r Former New York governor. In an interview on July 9, , Strange suggested his work as attorney general of Alabama was in line with Trump's agenda.
That may have been what persuaded me to accept the appointment because we finally have [a] president [who] wants to shake up Washington," he said. Strange described himself as a strong supporter of Trump during a candidate forum on July 8, I consider it a Biblical miracle that he's there," he said. When asked if he believed McConnell should resign, Trump told reporters, "If he doesn't get repeal and replace [of ObamaCare] done, and if he doesn't get taxes done, meaning cuts and reform, and if he doesn't get a very easy one to get done, infrastructure, if he doesn't get them done, then you can ask me that question.
All three candidates completed meet-and-greets across the state at restaurants and local Republican clubs. When Congress went on recess on August 3, , Brooks engaged in increased direct campaigning by adding stops to his Drain the Swamp Bus Tour.
Strange targeted farmers and agricultural groups in his campaign stops, including appearing at an event in Clear Point, Alabama, with U. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. In addition to attending meet-and-greets and candidate forums, Moore was interviewed on local conservative radio shows. The following lists are a sampling of appearances highlighted on the candidates' social media accounts and campaign websites in the six weeks before the Republican primary.
The following social media statistics were compiled on August 3, Although both Brooks and Strange had accounts for their official congressional duties, the numbers below reflect their separate Senate campaign social media presence. Eight of the nine Republican candidates attended. During the forum, Moore spoke of his support for then-candidate Donald Trump during the presidential election:. The entire forum can be viewed below: [51]. Seven of the race's Republican candidates attended a candidate forum hosted by the Montgomery County Republican Executive Committee on July 8, The candidates delivered opening remarks, answered questions from attendees, and made closing remarks.
Because of his withdrawal, his answers have been omitted. Brooks won a straw poll taken during the forum, and Brinson finished second. Strange said Alabama needs someone in Washington who will be a strong supporter of the Trump administration. He also called for the immediate repeal of the Affordable Care Act, calling it a disaster. He went on to say that the involvement of the federal government in healthcare has stretched too far beyond providing basic help for the neediest.
Brinson said he had a strategy to replace the Affordable Care Act, also speaking of what he called valuable international business experience that would be beneficial when it came to trade deals.
Beretta also called for the Affordable Care Act to be repealed, calling it a tax bill rather than a health care one. He said that Alabama needed a leader in Washington on health care, taxes, and education. Brooks received 50 votes in the straw poll. Selected questions from audience submissions were read aloud by the moderator Dale Jackson, WVNN radio talk show host.
Luther Strange did not attend due to a previously scheduled commitment. Note: Since Gentile withdrew from the race on July 17, , his answers have been omitted. The candidates were asked whether illegal immigrants with children born in the U. Click "show" to the right of the candidates' names to view their responses. That was thwarted by our Republican delegation, unfortunately, because they thought we were bringing them to Alabama. We weren't - we were putting them at Maxwell Air Force Base behind a fence until we could get them back to Honduras.
Now they are living in the United States working for the drug cartels and sex trade. This is the kind of policies we have to change when dealing with children. We have to understand while we need to stop illegal immigration but we have to do it sensibly and create policies with these countries where these children are coming from. Folks, if we allow people to come into our country illegally and we tell them they can stay if they have children, then they are going to have children and they are going to stay.
That's going to be their reward for breaking our laws. That's what it comes down to. So we cannot reward people by engaging in illegal conduct. I think those coming across the border are the bigger problem right now. Congress has to address why can't we close our borders. If it takes a wall, I say build a wall. It may not take a wall if we use our military, if we use our National Guard. If the states are allowed to stop this illegal immigration, and they should be like in Arizona, we could stop illegal immigration and we should and there's no question about it.
The candidates were most unified in their discussion of what the question phrased as "inflammatory rhetoric" that led to the shooting at the Republican congressional baseball practice. We do have a lot of divisions; we do have a lot of debate. But here's some truth: All of the Christians here in the audience I want to remember one thing - it's that we have to be able to understand that some of these people we disagree with are lost.
We need to be able to share the gospel with them so they can change their hearts and they can understand where we're coming from. We're being divided by these categories of ethnicity and sex and such as this so that if you're a policeman coming to places in Alabama and you're not the right color or not the right sex or the right this, they won't hire you. If you're going to medical school and you're not the right sex, et cetera, now they are having set asides for LGBT people for positions in medical school where people are competing to be your next doctor.
This is what divides people. This is not right. It should all be on meritocracy. They divide us based on skin color, they divide us based on chromosomes, they divide us based on ethnicity.
And they do so because that is their fall back when they lose public policy debates on significant issues. I think the key is for us to come together as a people, debate vigorously but keep it to a public policy level. Don't divide us over a myriad of things over which we have no control like skin pigmentation, like ethnicity, like sex.
The problem is Republicans don't know how to handle it. And they back off We've got to get past that. We can't back off our principles.
We've also got to bend the curve on spending. What you guys don't realize is part of the problem is overutilization by hospitals and physicians using too many admissions, too much utilization to drive up the costs.
We've got to bend the curve on that. Moore called for the repealing of the Affordable Health Care Act, and in doing so also called for health care competition among the states. He concluded his response by stating, "Obama doesn't care. Approximately 83 percent of that spending came from the Senate Leadership Fund to back incumbent Sen. Luther Strange. Politico reported that these funds were expected to boost Strange's campaign.
The table below summarizes the endorsements Ballotpedia identified for the leading Republican candidates through August 15, Most recent endorsement: James Dobson, prominent evangelical leader, endorsed Roy Moore on August Coverage of the Alabama Senate special election focused primarily on the competitive Republican primary; the last Democratic senator from Alabama left office two decades ago.
Issues frequently mentioned in both local and national coverage included the nature of Strange's relationship to former Gov. Bentley and whether Strange or Brooks, both sitting members of Congress, could challenge the appeal of outsider candidate Roy Moore. Moore received increased attention following an internal poll from the Brooks campaign that showed him ahead of the Republican field by nine points. The following types of coverage are featured in this section:.
The timeline below summarizes the ten most recent noteworthy events in this election. For the complete list, please visit: Timeline of United States Senate special election in Alabama, Alabama has been represented by a Republican continuously since when Richard Shelby , who was elected to office in as a Democrat, changed his partisan affiliation. The last elected official to hold the seat was Jeff Sessions R , who vacated the office after he was confirmed by the U. Senate to serve as attorney general on February 8, Luther Strange was appointed to fill the vacancy.
In , the district had a population of approximately 4,, people, with its three most populous cities being Birmingham, Montgomery, and Mobile. It also has a greater rate of individuals in poverty compared to the national average:
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