2021 Virginia primary results
| Votes | Pct. | |
|---|---|---|
| McAuliffe | 303,546 | |
| Carroll Foy | 96,609 | |
| McClellan | 57,325 | |
| Other | 30,874 |
The winner will face Glenn Youngkin (R) in November.
| Votes | Pct. | |
|---|---|---|
| Herring | 271,187 | |
| Jones | 207,792 |
The winner will face Jason Miyares (R) in November.
Virginia has entered a highly expensive and competitive election season, with Democratic nominations for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general on the ballot, along with contested Democratic and Republican primaries for state House of Delegates seats. Winners will face off in the Nov. 2 general election.
For Republicans, who have not won a statewide race since 2009 and saw their losses mount under President Donald Trump, the general election will test whether the party can regain its footing in the onetime swing state. For Democrats, who hope to hold on to all three statewide offices and control of the House, the races will be a chance to solidify Virginia’s status as a blue state and not just an anti-Trump state.
Republican nominees for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general were chosen in a May 8 nominating convention. Delegates at the convention cast ranked-choice ballots, which were tallied repeatedly, with the lowest vote-getter dropping off after each round of counting until a winner emerged with a majority.
Governor
Virginia’s governor’s race will be viewed nationally as an early referendum on President Biden. Five Democrats vied for the nomination, with two contenders hoping to become the first Black female governor in the country. The race was notable for another novelty: A former governor, Terry McAuliffe, sought a comeback. Gov. Ralph Northam (D) could not run for reelection, as the state constitution prohibits governors from serving back-to-back terms.
Democratic primary
McAuliffe (D) is projected to win. 100 percent of precincts are reporting.
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry R. McAuliffe McAuliffe | 303,546 | 62.2% | ||
| Jennifer Carroll Foy Carroll Foy | 96,609 | 19.8% | ||
| Jennifer L. McClellan McClellan | 57,325 | 11.7% | ||
| Justin Fairfax Fairfax | 17,349 | 3.6% | ||
| Lee J. Carter Carter | 13,525 | 2.8% | ||
| 488,354 votes reported from 100% of precincts. | ||||
Norfolk
Richmond
Roanoke
Alexandria
Charlottesville
McAuliffe
Republican convention
| Candidate | Round | Rd. 6 votes* | Pct. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn Youngkin Youngkin | 6 | 6,867 | 54.7% | ||
| Pete Snyder Snyder | 6 | 5,685 | 45.3% | ||
| Amanda Chase Chase | 5 | - | -% | ||
| Kirk Cox Cox | 4 | - | -% | ||
| Sergio de la Pena de la Pena | 3 | - | -% | ||
| Peter Doran Doran | 2 | - | -% | ||
| Octavia Johnson Johnson | 1 | - | -% | ||
| * Weighted votes from the final round of voting at the May 8 convention after other candidates were eliminated. | |||||
Lieutenant governor
All six Democratic contenders vowed to use the second-highest office in Virginia as a bully pulpit to advance legislation on gun control, climate change and other core Democratic issues. The victor in a field of candidates that included two women, several candidates of color and an openly gay Jewish man will bring extra diversity to the party’s ticket in a fall election where Republican Winsome E. Sears also hopes to become the first Black woman to win a statewide office.
Democratic primary
Ayala (D) is projected to win. 100 percent of precincts are reporting.
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hala S. Ayala Ayala | 178,276 | 39.1% | ||
| Sam Rasoul Rasoul | 115,363 | 25.3% | ||
| Mark H. Levine Levine | 53,208 | 11.7% | ||
| Andria McClellan McClellan | 50,444 | 11.1% | ||
| Sean A. Perryman Perryman | 38,535 | 8.5% | ||
| Xavier JaMar Warren Warren | 20,052 | 4.4% | ||
| 455,878 votes reported from 100% of precincts. | ||||
Norfolk
Richmond
Roanoke
Alexandria
Charlottesville
Rasoul
Ayala
Other
Republican convention
| Candidate | Round | Rd. 5 votes* | Pct. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winsome Sears Sears | 5 | 6,828 | 54.4% | ||
| Tim Hugo Hugo | 5 | 5,726 | 45.6% | ||
| Glenn Davis Davis | 4 | - | -% | ||
| Lance Allen Allen | 3 | - | -% | ||
| Puneet Ahluwalia Ahluwalia | 2 | - | -% | ||
| Maeve Rigler Rigler | 1 | - | -% | ||
| * Weighted votes from the final round of voting at the May 8 convention after other candidates were eliminated. | |||||
Attorney general
Two-term incumbent Mark R. Herring, who has a record as one of the most liberal attorneys general in Virginia’s history, is facing a heated challenge from Del. Jerrauld C. “Jay” Jones (D-Norfolk), who got Northam’s endorsement. Jones would become the first African American to be elected attorney general in the state. Political experts said the primary race will be an important measure of the blue wave rolling across Virginia after decades of Republican domination.
Democratic primary
Herring (D) is projected to win. 100 percent of precincts are reporting.
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark R. Herring *Herring * | 271,187 | 56.6% | ||
| Jay Jones Jones | 207,792 | 43.4% | ||
| 478,979 votes reported from 100% of precincts. | ||||
| * Incumbent | ||||
Norfolk
Richmond
Roanoke
Alexandria
Charlottesville
Herring
Jones
Republican convention
| Candidate | Round | Rd. 3 votes* | Pct. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Miyares Miyares | 3 | 6,490 | 51.7% | ||
| Chuck Smith Smith | 3 | 6,064 | 48.3% | ||
| Jack White White | 2 | - | -% | ||
| Leslie Haley Haley | 1 | - | -% | ||
| * Weighted votes from the final round of voting at the May 8 convention after other candidates were eliminated. | |||||
House of Delegates
All 100 seats in the House of Delegates are on the ballot this fall, with Democrats aiming to protect the 55-45 majority they won in the 2019 elections. That broke a 20-year run of Republican control in the House. With so much at stake, both parties have mustered candidates for the Nov. 2 elections in all but a handful of districts — a historically high level of competition.
Districts not shown are not holding primaries according to Virginia's board of elections.
Seat
Democrat
Republican
* Incumbent
Arlington County
Member county board
Democratic primary
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takis P. Karantonis Karantonis | 15,609 | 67.3% | ||
| Chanda Choun Choun | 7,572 | 32.7% | ||
| 23,181 votes reported from 100% of precincts. | ||||
Alexandria City
Mayor
Democratic primary
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin M. Wilson Wilson | 13,176 | 57.2% | ||
| Allison Silberberg Silberberg | 9,857 | 42.8% | ||
| 23,033 votes reported from 100% of precincts. | ||||
City council
Democratic primary
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Taylor Chapman Chapman | 13,460 | 12.1% | ||
| Alyia Smith-Parker Gaskins Gaskins | 13,364 | 12.0% | ||
| Amy B. Jackson Jackson | 12,280 | 11.0% | ||
| Canek Aguirre Aguirre | 11,113 | 10.0% | ||
| Sarah R. Bagley Bagley | 9,956 | 8.9% | ||
| R. Kirk McPike McPike | 8,086 | 7.2% | ||
| Kevin J. Harris Harris | 7,336 | 6.6% | ||
| James C. Lewis, Jr. Lewis, Jr. | 6,606 | 5.9% | ||
| Meronne E. Teklu Teklu | 6,605 | 5.9% | ||
| William C. "Bill" Rossello Rossello | 6,350 | 5.7% | ||
| Patrick B. Moran Moran | 6,200 | 5.6% | ||
| William E. "Bill" Campbell Campbell | 6,188 | 5.5% | ||
| Mark Leo Shiffer Shiffer | 4,087 | 3.7% | ||
| 111,631 votes reported from 100% of precincts. | ||||