The 2017 Virginia Attorney General election was held on November 7, 2017. The incumbent attorney general, Democrat Mark Herring, was expected to run for governor, but announced he would run for re-election instead.[1] As only Herring and Republican John Adams qualified for their respective party primaries, the two automatically became their parties' nominees. In the general election, Herring defeated Adams to win a second term as Attorney General of Virginia.
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2017 Virginia Attorney General election|
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County and independent city results Precinct results Herring: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Adams: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 40–50% 50% No votes |
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Candidates
Failed to Qualify
- Chuck Smith, former chair of the Republican Party of Virginia Beach, candidate for VA-03 and candidate for Virginia Beach City Council[2][5]
Polling
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Endorsements
John Adams (R)
- Federal Officials
- National Figures
- State Officials
- Siobhan Dunnavant. State Senator[16]
- Mark Obenshain, State Senator, and candidate for Attorney General in 2013[17]
- Ben Cline, State Delegate 24th district[18]
- Dave Larock, State Delegate 33rd district
- Nick Freitas, State Delegate 30th district[19]
- Roxann Robinson, State Delegate 27th district
- William Howell, Speaker of the House of Delegates
- Tommy Norment, State Senate Majority Leader
- Dick Black, state senator
- Amanda Chase, state senator
- Glen Sturtevant, state senator
- Terry Austin, state delegate
- Dickey Bell, state delegate
- Chris Head, state delegate
- Terry Kilgore, state delegate
- Scott Lingamfelter, state delegate
- Manoli Loupassi, state delegate
- Jason Miyares, state delegate
- Chris Peace, state delegate
- Chris Stolle, state delegate
- Lee Ware, state delegate
- Javaid Siddiqi, former Virginia Secretary of Education[20]
- Ken Blackwell, former Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, 43rd Ohio State Treasurer, 51st Ohio Secretary of State[21]
- Nicole Price, former Commonwealth's Attorney for Washington County[22]
- Vince Donoghue, Commonwealth's Attorney for Essex County[23]
- Tim Martin, Commonwealth's Attorney for Augusta County[23]
- Local Officials
- Bill Campbell, Madison County Supervisor
- Wayne Hazzard, Hanover County Supervisor
- Bob Martin, Carroll County Supervisor
- Cindy Hall, Appomattox County School Board Member
- John Erbach, Chesterfield County School Board Member
- Rick Boyer, former member of the Board of Supervisors for Campbell County, Virginia[24]
- Sheriffs
- Sheriff J.E. "Chip" Harding, Albemarle County[25]
- Sheriff Karl Leonard, Chesterfield County
- Sheriff Mike Wade, Henrico County
- Sheriff Michael J. Brown, Bedford County
- Sheriff Ronald N. Sprinkle, Botetourt County
- Sheriff Brian K. Roberts, Brunswick County
- Sheriff C. Ray Foster, Buchanan County
- Sheriff W.G. "Billy" Kidd, Jr., Buckingham County
- Sheriff Steve A. Hutcherson, Campbell County
- Sheriff John B. "J.B." Gardner, Carroll County
- Sheriff Jim O'Sullivan, Chesapeake City
- Sheriff Karl S. Leonard, Chesterfield County
- Sheriff Scott H. Jenkins, Culpeper County
- Sheriff Bobby G. Hammons, Dickenson County
- Sheriff Robert P. "Bob" Mosier, Fauquier County
- Sheriff Brian J. Craig, Floyd County
- Sheriff Darrell W. Warren, Jr., Gloucester County
- Sheriff Richard A. Vaughan, Grayson County
- Sheriff Steven S. Smith, Greene County
- Sheriff David R. Hines, Hanover County
- Sheriff Michael L. Wade, Henrico County
- Sheriff Robert J. Deeds, James City County/Williamsburg City
- Sheriff Steve F. Dempsey, King George County (I)
- Sheriff J.S. "Jeff" Walton, King William County
- Sheriff Patrick McCranie, Lancaster County
- Sheriff Gary B. Parsons, Lee County
- Sheriff Michael L. Chapman, Loudoun County
- Sheriff Donald T. Sloan, Lynchburg City
- Sheriff L. Mark Barrick, Mathews County
- Sheriff R.W. "Bobby" Hawkins, Jr., Mecklenburg County
- Sheriff David P. Bushey, Middlesex County
- Sheriff C.H. "Hank" Partin, Montgomery County
- Sheriff James R. "Doc" Lyons, Northumberland County
- Sheriff Michael W. "Mike" Taylor, Pittsylvania County
- Sheriff Brad W. Nunnally, Powhatan County
- Sheriff Glendell Hill, Prince William County
- Sheriff Mark R. Armentrout, Radford City
- Sheriff J. Eric Orange, Roanoke County
- Sheriff Bryan F. Hutcheson, Rockingham County
- Sheriff Timothy C. Carter, Shenandoah County
- Sheriff J.B. "Jack" Stutts, Southampton County
- Sheriff David P. "DP" Decatur, Jr., Stafford County
- Sheriff Matt Robertson, Staunton City
- Sheriff Kenneth W. Stolle, Virginia Beach City
- Sheriff Daniel T. McEathron, Warren County
- Sheriff Joe Harris, Jr., Waynesboro City
- Sheriff Les R. Taylor, Winchester City
- Sheriff Ronnie Oakes, Wise County
- Sheriff W. Keith Dunagan, Wythe County
- Sheriff J.D. "Danny" Diggs, York County/Poquoson City
- Individuals
- Carly Fiorina, businesswoman [26]
- Rick Buchanan, Chair of the Virginia Tea Party Patriots Federation[27]
- Don Blake, Chairman and President of Virginia Christian Alliance[28]
- Organizations
- Newspapers
Mark Herring (D)
- Federal Officials
- State officials
- Sheriffs
- Sheriff Timothy A. Allen, Roanoke City
- Sheriff H. E. "Bucky" Allin, III, Prince George County
- Sheriff Mark A. Amos, Orange County
- Sheriff Beth Arthur, Arlington County
- Sheriff C. O. Balderson, Westmoreland County
- Sheriff Joe Baron, Norfolk
- Sheriff S. Stephen Bittle, Falls Church
- Sheriff Christopher Blalock, Rockbridge County
- Sheriff Sam C. Brown, Emporia
- Sheriff James E. Brown, III, Charlottesville
- Sheriff John R. Charboneau, King and Queen County
- Sheriff Vanessa R. Crawford, Petersburg
- Sheriff Steve M. Draper, Martinsville
- Sheriff Steven L. Dye, Russell County
- Sheriff Kevin Hall, Alleghany County
- Sheriff W. Randolph Hamilton, Jr., Buena Vista
- Sheriff Roger L. Harris, Spotsylvania County
- Sheriff Paul Higgs, Fredericksburg
- Sheriff Darrell L. Hodges, Cumberland County
- Sheriff William T. "Tim" Jarratt, Jr., Greensville County
- Sheriff Thomas D. Jones, Charlotte County
- Sheriff Alan M. Jones, Sr, Charles City County
- Sheriff Stacey A. Kincaid, Fairfax County
- Sheriff Dana A. Lawhorne, Alexandria
- Sheriff A. A. "Tony" Lippa, Caroline County
- Sheriff Mark A. Marshall, Isle of Wight County
- Sheriff L. W. "Lenny" Millholland, Frederick County
- Sheriff Michael Mondul, Danville
- Sheriff Gabe A. Morgan, Newport News
- Sheriff David Neil, Highland County
- Sheriff Fred P. Newman, Washington County
- Sheriff W. Q. "Bill" Overton, Jr., Franklin County
- Sheriff W. John Puckett, Scott County
- Sheriff Wesley W. Reed, Prince Edward County
- Sheriff B. J. Roberts, Hampton
- Sheriff Anthony W. "Tony" Roper, Clarke County
- Sheriff B. C. "Chip" Shuler, Smyth County
- Sheriff Stephan B. Smith, Richmond County
- Sheriff Arthur Townsend Jr., Lunenburg County
- Sheriff Carlos Turner, Surry County
- Sheriff Ernest "E. W." Viar, Jr, Amherst County
- Sheriff Jack Weisenburger, Bristol
- Sheriff C. T. Woody, Jr., Richmond City
- Organizations
- Newspapers
Polling
Polls
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Poll source |
Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Mark Herring (D) |
John Adams (R) |
Other |
Undecided |
Change Research |
November 2–5, 2017 |
3,648 |
± 1.6% |
51% |
45% |
— |
4% |
The Polling Company (R) |
November 2–5, 2017 |
800 |
± 3.5% |
44% |
45% |
— |
9% |
Christopher Newport University Archived 2017-11-06 at the Wayback Machine |
October 29 – November 4, 2017 |
839 |
± 3.5% |
49% |
45% |
— |
6% |
Gravis Marketing |
October 30 – November 3, 2017 |
1,143 |
± 2.9% |
48% |
42% |
— |
10% |
The Polling Company (R) |
October 30 – November 2, 2017 |
800 |
± 3.5% |
42% |
43% |
— |
12% |
Roanoke College |
October 29 – November 2, 2017 |
781 |
± 3.5% |
46% |
46% |
— |
8% |
Suffolk University Archived 2018-11-15 at the Wayback Machine |
October 30 – November 1, 2017 |
500 |
± 4.4% |
44% |
42% |
— |
13% |
Washington Post/Schar School Archived October 31, 2017, at the Wayback Machine |
October 26–29, 2017 |
921 |
± 4.0% |
51% |
43% |
— |
5% |
The Polling Company (R) |
October 23–26, 2017 |
800 |
± 3.5% |
43% |
43% |
— |
11% |
Christopher Newport University Archived 2017-10-27 at the Wayback Machine |
October 20–25, 2017 |
812 |
± 3.8% |
49% |
44% |
— |
7% |
Roanoke College |
October 8–13, 2017 |
607 |
± 4.0% |
47% |
42% |
— |
10% |
Christopher Newport University Archived 2017-10-09 at the Wayback Machine |
October 2–6, 2017 |
928 |
± 4.3% |
51% |
40% |
— |
9% |
Washington Post/Schar School Poll Archived 2020-11-16 at the Wayback Machine |
September 28 – October 2, 2017 |
720 LV |
± 4.5% |
52% |
41% |
— |
5% |
1,000 RV |
± 3.5% |
50% |
39% |
— |
6% |
Public Policy Polling Archived 2020-11-12 at the Wayback Machine |
September 21–23, 2017 |
849 |
± 3.8% |
46% |
38% |
— |
16% |
Christopher Newport University Archived 2017-09-25 at the Wayback Machine |
September 12–22, 2017 |
776 |
± 3.7% |
47% |
42% |
— |
11% |
Suffolk University Archived 2017-09-27 at the Wayback Machine |
September 13–17, 2017 |
500 |
± 4.4% |
39% |
37% |
— |
23% |
Mason-Dixon |
September 10–15, 2017 |
625 |
± 4.0% |
45% |
36% |
— |
19% |
University of Mary Washington |
September 5–12, 2017 |
562 LV |
± 5.2% |
47% |
40% |
— |
10% |
867 RV |
± 4.1% |
47% |
38% |
— |
12% |
Virginia Commonwealth University Archived 2017-08-09 at the Wayback Machine |
July 17–25, 2017 |
538 LV |
± 5.1% |
45% |
39% |
— |
15% |
707 RV |
± 4.5% |
43% |
36% |
— |
17% |
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Results
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By congressional district
Herring won 5 of 11 congressional districts, including one that was represented by a Republican.[67]
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