2021 Virginia gubernatorial election

The 2021 Virginia gubernatorial election will be held on November 2, 2021, to elect the next governor of Virginia. Incumbent Democratic Governor Ralph Northam is unable to run for reelection, as the Constitution of Virginia prohibits the officeholder from serving consecutive terms.

2021 Virginia gubernatorial election
November 2, 2021
 
Party Democratic Republican
Incumbent Governor

Ralph Northam
Democratic
Elections in Virginia
Federal government
U.S. President
U.S. Senate
U.S. House
State government
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
House of Delegates
Senate
Other
Ballot measures
2016 (Fairfax County)
Alexandria
Mayor
Chesapeake
Mayor
Hampton
Mayor
Norfolk
Mayor
Richmond
Mayor
City Council
Virginia Beach
Mayor
City Council

The Democratic Party will select its candidate in a primary election on June 8, 2021.[1] The date for the Republican Party convention is to be determined.[2] Princess Blanding is running under the newly formed Liberation Party.[3]

Democratic primary

Declared
Candidate Experience Website Ref

Jennifer Carroll Foy		 Former state delegate for Virginia's 2nd House district (2018–2020)
(Website)		 [4]

Lee J. Carter		 State delegate for Virginia's 50th House district
(Website)		 [5]

Justin Fairfax		 Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
(Website)		 [6]

Terry McAuliffe		 Former Governor (2014–2018)
Former chair of the Democratic National Committee (2001–2005)
(Website)		 [7]

Jennifer McClellan		 State senator for Virginia's 9th Senate district
(Website)		 [8]

Withdrawn

Endorsements
Jennifer Carroll Foy
State delegates
Organizations
Lee J. Carter
Individuals
Justin Fairfax
International politicians
Terry McAuliffe
Federal officials
State senators
State delegates
Local officials
Individuals
Jennifer McClellan
State senators
State delegates
Individuals
Local officials

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size[lower-alpha 1]		 Margin
of error		 Justin
Fairfax		 Jennifer
Carroll Foy		 Terry
McAuliffe		 Jennifer
McClellan		 Undecided
Expedition Strategies/Jennifer McClellan (D)[upper-alpha 1] Released December 30, 2020 – (LV)[lower-alpha 2] – 16% 5% 32% 8% 38%

Republican convention

On December 5, 2020, the Republican Party of Virginia voted to hold a convention instead of a primary by a vote of 41 to 28.[27] State Senator Amanda Chase initially indicated that she would run as an independent[28] but later decided to seek nomination at the convention. Faced with pressure from the Chase campaign and activists to return to a primary, the state committee debated scrapping the convention on January 23, 2021. These efforts were unsuccessful and the party reaffirmed their decision to hold a convention.[29]

Declared
Candidate Experience Website Ref

Amanda Chase		 State senator for Virginia's 11th Senate district
(Website)		 [30]

Kirk Cox		 State delegate for Virginia’s 66th House district
Former Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates (2018–2020)
(Website)		 [31]

Sergio de la Peña		 Former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
U.S. Army veteran
(Website)		 [32]

Merle Rutledge Jr.		 Small government activist (Website) [33][34]

Kurt Santini		 U.S. Army veteran
(Website)		 [35][36]

Pete Snyder		 Entrepreneur and marketing executive
Candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia in 2013
(Website)		 [37]

Glenn Youngkin		 Businessman
(Website)		 [38]

Potential

Declined

Endorsements
Kirk Cox
State delegates
Individuals

Other parties and independents

Declared

Expressed interest

General election
Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[51] Likely D February 1, 2021

See also

Notes
  1. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. Not yet released
Partisan clients
  1. Poll sponsored by McClellan's campaign

References
  1. Kilgore, Ed (December 14, 2020). "Is Terry McAuliffe the Best Virginia Democrats Can Offer for Governor?". Intelligencer. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  2. "vpap.org". The Virginia Public Access Project. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  3. Rockett, Ali (December 29, 2020). "Princess Blanding, sister of Marcus-David Peters, announces run for governor". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  4. Vozzella, Laura (May 27, 2020). "Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy announces bid in Virginia governor's race". The Washington Post.
  5. "Del. Lee Carter running for Virginia governor". WAVY. January 1, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  6. Vozzella, Laura (September 11, 2020). "Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax says he is formally entering 2021 race for Virginia governor". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 11, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  7. Brown, Bob (December 8, 2020). "Terry McAuliffe to announce run for governor Wednesday". Retrieved December 8, 2020.
  8. Lazarus, Jeremy M. (June 25, 2020). "Sen. Jennifer McClellan announces her candidacy for governor". Richmond Free Press. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  9. Vozzella, Laura (September 2, 2020). "Mark Herring to run again for Virginia attorney general, skipping governor's race". The Washington Post. Richmond. Archived from the original on September 3, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  10. Taylor, Jacob (December 15, 2020). "Virginia's Power Dems Line Up Behind McAuliffe". Tennessee Star. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  11. "Who we're backing for governor of Virginia: Jennifer Carroll Foy". https://augustafreepress.com/. External link in |website= (help)
  12. Easley, Jonathan (December 15, 2020). "Progressive group backs Foy in Virginia governor's race". The Hill. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  13. Manchester, Julia (January 13, 2021). "Progressive Jennifer Carroll Foy says she raised over $1.9M in Virginia governor's race". The Hill. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  14. Martz, Michael (December 18, 2020). "Unions back endorsements of Carroll Foy with $350,000 for her gubernatorial campaign". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  15. Paviour, Ben (January 4, 2021). "Can Lee Carter Bring Socialism to Virginia's Executive Mansion?". VPM Media Corporation. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  16. "Scoop: Pelosi endorses McAuliffe for Virginia governor". Retrieved January 14, 2021.
  17. STAFF, INSIDENOVA (December 23, 2020). "Fairfax Board Chair McKay endorses McAuliffe for governor". INSIDE NOVA. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  18. "Terry McAuliffe To Officially Launch Governor Bid Monday". DCIst.com.
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  20. Cain, Andrew. "Dels. McQuinn and Tyler endorse McAuliffe". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  21. "Letters for Dec. 20: State Del. Martha Mugler endorses Terry McAuliffe for governor". pilotonline.com.
  22. "Hurst, Nophlin, Cranwell back Terry McAuliffe for governor". https://augustafreepress.com/. External link in |website= (help)
  23. "Phyllis Randall endorses Jennifer McClellan for governor". INSIDE NOVA. July 1, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  24. Wyatt, Bill (July 16, 2020). "ELECTION 2021: Democrat McClellan picks up endorsement of Martinsville attorney in her bid for governor". Martinsville Bulletin. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  25. Jarvis, Brandon (December 4, 2020). "McClellan announces 30 endorsements in her gubernatorial run". The Henrico Citizen. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  26. "Richmond Sen. Jennifer McClellan launches campaign for Virginia Governor". WTKR.com.
  27. "RPV State Central Committee Meeting; Voted Convention for 2021; Live Updates – Bearing Drift". bearingdrift.com. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  28. Oliver, Ned (December 5, 2020). "Chase promises to run as independent for governor after Va. GOP opts for convention over primary". Virginia Mercury. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  29. Oliver, Ned (January 24, 2021). "Virginia Republicans stick with nominating convention". Virginia Mercury. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  30. "Amanda Chase changes course, says she will participate in a Republican convention". VA Scope. December 11, 2020. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  31. "Pete Snyder announces run for governor". January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  32. Heymann, Amelia (January 11, 2021). "Sergio de la Peña announces he is running for Virginia governor". WFXR. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  33. "McClellan officially running for Virginia lieutenant governor, joins crowded field". WFXRtv. December 1, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  34. https://www.linkedin.com/in/merle-rutledge-jr-b8129624/
  35. "Santini announces GOP bid for governor, visits Appomattox County". Times Virginian. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  36. Coleman, Taylor (September 17, 2020). "Forest man plans to run for governor of Virginia". WSET. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  37. Mirshahi, Dean (January 26, 2021). "Tech entrepreneur Pete Snyder launches GOP bid for Virginia governor". WRIC. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  38. Vozzella, Laura (January 11, 2021). "Political newcomer with ability to self-fund to enter race for Virginia governor". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  39. Beitsch, Rebecca (May 18, 2020). "FERC chairman mulls run for Virginia governor". The Hill. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  40. "The way-too-early 2021 GOP gubernatorial outlook". The Washington Post. March 10, 2020.
  41. Martz, Michael (September 20, 2020). "Sen. Hanger launches redistricting PAC — and tests waters for GOP run for governor". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  42. "Republican Bill Stanley Says Run For Governor Hinges on Trump". vpm.org. March 10, 2020.
  43. Friedenberger, Amy. "Carrico won't run for governor, backs Cox". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved December 10, 2020.
  44. Portnoy, Jenna. "Va. Del. Nicholas J. Freitas joins Republican race to challenge U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger". Washington Post.
  45. Vozzella, Laura (December 15, 2018). "As Va. GOP seeks new course, Corey Stewart says he's finished with statewide politics". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  46. McConnell, Jim (December 30, 2020). "Republican county officials throw support behind Kirk Cox's gubernatorial bid". Chesterfield Observer. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  47. Jarvis, Brandon (January 19, 2021). "Former Governor George Allen endorses Kirk Cox for Governor". Virginia Scope. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  48. CAIN, ANDREW. "Chase reverses course and says she will seek GOP nomination in a convention". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  49. WRIC Newsroom (January 21, 2021). "Former Governor Bob McDonnell endorses Kirk Cox". WRIC. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  50. Cirilli, Kevin; Woodhouse, Skylar (July 29, 2020). "Virginia's Riggleman Says He's Considering Bid for Governor". Bloomberg. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  51. "2022 Governor Race Ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
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