United States gubernatorial elections, 2017

United States gubernatorial elections, 2017
United States
November 7, 2017
2 governorships

  Term-limited Democrat
  Term-limited Republican
  No election

The United States gubernatorial elections of 2017 will be held on November 7, 2017, in the states of New Jersey and Virginia.

Race summary

State Incumbent Party First elected Incumbent status Candidates
New Jersey Chris Christie Republican 2009 Term-limited Randy Brown (R)
Ray Lesniak (D)
Robert Russo (D)
Virginia Terry McAuliffe Democratic 2013 Term-limited Ed Gillespie (R)
Ralph Northam (D)

Term-limited Democratic incumbent

Terry McAuliffe (Virginia)

Governor Terry McAuliffe won election with 48% of the vote in 2013.[1] McAuliffe is term-limited in 2017. Virginia is the only state that prohibits its Governor from serving consecutive terms.

Lieutenant Governor Ralph Northam is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor.[2] Attorney General Mark Herring, who had been considered a strong potential candidate, is instead seeking re-election as attorney general in 2017.[3][4][5]

Former chairman of the Republican National Committee and 2014 United States Senate nominee Ed Gillespie is the only announced Republican candidate.[6] State Senator and 2013 Attorney General nominee Mark Obenshain, who had been considered a strong potential candidate, ultimately decided against running.[7] Other potential Republican candidates include former Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling, former U.S. Representative and former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, former Attorney General of Virginia and 2013 nominee Ken Cuccinelli, U.S. Representative Randy Forbes, State Senator Frank Wagner, 2013 Lieutenant Governor candidate Pete Snyder, U.S Representative Rob Wittman, and State Senator Jeff McWaters.[3][7][8][9]

Term-limited Republican incumbent

Chris Christie (New Jersey)

Governor Chris Christie was re-elected to a second term with 60.4% of the vote in 2013.[1] Christie is term-limited in 2017. Christie ran for president in 2016.[10] If Christie were to have vacated his office, Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno would have succeeded Christie, but a special election would have been held had Christie resigned more than 60 days before the next election.[11]

Republican candidates

Evesham Township Mayor Randy Brown successfully ran for re-election in 2014 and stated that he plans to run for Governor.[12] Potential Republican candidates include Guadagno,[13] former Bogota Mayor Steve Lonegan, former Attorney General and former U.S Senator Jeffrey Chiesa, Fox News personality Geraldo Rivera and state legislators Thomas Kean, Jr., Sean T. Kean, Jon Bramnick, Joe Kyrillos, Michael J. Doherty and Jay Webber.[14][15]

Democratic candidates

Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, businessman and former United States Ambassador to Germany Philip D. Murphy, and State Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney have been cited in multiple news articles as the leading contenders for the Democratic nomination, and have been "laying the groundwork" as early as 2014.[16][17][18] Montclair Deputy Mayor Robert Russo announced in June 2014 that he would forgo re-election in 2016 in order to run for Governor.[19] Longtime State Senator Ray Lesniak announced in August 2015 that he would not run for re-election in 2017, but that he might decide to run for governor.[20]

Other potential Democratic candidates include 2013 nominee and former State Senator Barbara Buono, U.S. Senator Cory Booker, U.S. Representative Frank Pallone, former U.S. Representative Rush Holt, Essex County Executive Joe DiVicenzo, state senator and former Governor Richard Codey and state legislators Sheila Oliver, Louis Greenwald, Jim Whelan, Troy Singleton, Linda R. Greenstein, John Wisniewski and John F. McKeon.[14][21][22][23]

References

  1. 1 2 "Election 2013". The New York Times. November 6, 2013.
  2. ↑ Vozzella, Laura (February 24, 2015). "Ralph Northam confirms he’s running to become next Va. governor". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Winners/Losers: The 2013 Virginia elections". Augusta Free Press. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  4. ↑ Ballhaus, Rebecca (18 December 2013). "Republican Obenshain Concedes Virginia AG Race". Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  5. ↑ Schmidt, Markus (September 2, 2015). "AG Mark Herring to run for re-election instead of governor". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  6. ↑ Vozzella, Laura (2 October 2015). "Republican Ed Gillespie confirms he is running for Virginia governor". The Washington Post. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  7. 1 2 Portnoy, Jenna; Vozzella, Laura (28 September 2015). "Obenshain will not run for Va. governor; Gillespie will enter race". The Washington Post. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  8. ↑ Fredericks, John (January 21, 2014). "Forbes Eyes 2017 Gov. Bid". The John Fredericks Show. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
  9. ↑ Pershing, Ben (9 January 2014). "In Virginia, Republican Ed Gillespie plans run for Democrat Mark Warner's Senate seat". Washington Post. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  10. ↑ Rubin, Jennifer (1 May 2013). "Christie will cruise to reelection. Then what?". The Washington Post. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
  11. ↑ Amick, George (10 February 2014). "Amick: Kim Guadagno, somebody to keep the chair warm". The Times of Trenton. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  12. ↑ "Sources: Brown to get through November election - then run for governor". PolitickerNJ. August 5, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  13. ↑ Michael Catalini (February 1, 2015). "Assembly Republicans meeting in AC to plan 2015 campaign". SFGate. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  14. 1 2 Pizarro, Max (12 February 2013). "The 2017 Gubernatorial Sweepstakes". PolitickerNJ. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  15. ↑ "Is Christie grooming Jon Bramnick to be his successor in N.J.? The Auditor". nj.com. November 5, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  16. ↑ Friedman, Matt. "Steve who? Most N.J. voters have never heard of potential Democratic candidates for governor, poll finds". nj.com. New Jersey On-Line LLC. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  17. ↑ Bonamo, Mark. "Dems 2017: Codey, Lesniak both show ambition to be N.J. governor". PolitickerNJ. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  18. ↑ Stile, Charles. "Stile: Potential presidential run by Christie adds urgency to next governor's race". northjersey.com. North Jersey Media Group. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  19. ↑ "Montclair deputy mayor to explore gubernatorial bid". PolitickerNJ. 18 June 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  20. ↑ Friedman, Matt. "Ray Lesniak won't seek re-election to Senate". Politico. Politico LLC. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  21. ↑ Matt Friedman (May 22, 2014). "Former ambassador to Germany seriously considers bid for NJ governor". nj.com. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Rush Holt for N.J. governor? He's not ruling it out: The Auditor". nj.com. September 7, 2014. Retrieved September 19, 2014.
  23. ↑ "Former ambassador who wants to run for N.J. governor spent big on 2014 elections: The Auditor". nj.com. November 10, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
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