Live Blog: Virginia Election Results 2017
Ralph Northam
UPDATE (10:23 pm): With 99.61% of precincts reporting  just for the record:  Ralph Northam  defeated âEnron Edâ Gillespie and  his  despicable  disgraceful  Trumpist campaign from hell by 9 points (53.9%-44.95%); Justin Fairfax defeated Jill âGovernment-Forced  Mandatory Transvaginal Ultrasoundsâ Vogel by 5.4 points (52.7%-47.3%); and Mark Herring was reelected as AG over John âNot THAT John Adamsâ Adams by 6.5 points (53.2%-46.7%). An absolute trouncing  smackdown  demolition  whatever else you want to call it  and itâs largely thanks to the Orange Gropenfuhrer and his cowardly Republican lackeys and bootlicker (Paul Ryan  Mitch McConnell  etc.). So howâs that all working out for you  a**holes? It will be VERY interesting to see how Congressional Republicans process this one  whether they change their deplorable behavior  or whether they prefer to suffer the same fate in November 2018 as their Virginia brethren just suffered in November 2017. They can start by ditching their insane  extremist policy agenda â tax cuts for the rich  gutting the Endangered Species Act  you name it. Also  a bunch of them  such as our own Bob BADlatte  might really want to âspend more time with their familiesâ and take that well-earned retirement. Just sayinââ¦
UPDATE (8:30 pm): With 73% of precincts reporting  itâs now  Northam  by 6 points; Fairfax 51%-Vogel 49% and Herring 52%-Adams 48%. Those leads should only widen as the night goes by. As for the House of Delegates  Wendy Gooditis (D) continues to lead Del. Randy Minchew (R) in HD-10  12 599-10 426  with 24/30 precincts reporting. Chris Hurst (D) leads Del. Joseph Yost (R) 7 507-4 683 in HD-12 with 20/35 precincts reporting. In HD-21  with 15/20 precincts reporting  itâs Kelly Fowler (D) 9 614-Del. Ron Villaneuva (R) 8 348.
UPDATE (8:22 pm): With 66.6% of precincts reporting   Ralph Northam  has padded  his  lead over race-baiting âEnron Edâ to 5 points. For LG  itâs Justin Fairfax 50.69%-Jill Vogel 49.24%; for AG  itâs Mark Herring 51.28%-Adams 48.65%. As for the House of Delegates  Ben Tribbett tweets  âHala Ayala has defeated Rich Anderson for 8th Democratic pickup of the night.â And several other pickup possibilities are out there â amazing.
UPDATE (8:14 pm): Nate Cohn tweets  â Ralph Northam  is the projected winner in Virginia  according to the AP.  He  is on track to win by a decisive  8 point margin  according to our estimates.â Congratulations to Governor-elect Northam!
BREAKING:  Ralph Northam  wins Virginia Governor race  @NBCNews projects pic.twitter.com/qp0SxsCIOp â NBC News (@NBCNews) November 8  2017
UPDATE (8:03 pm): With 46% of precincts reporting  itâs Northam 551 551-Gillespie 508 996; Fairfax 533 310-Vogel 525 062; Herring 536 797-Adams 520 442. Nate Cohn reports  âMassive turnout. Running 8 percent higher ahead of our estimates  which were 8 percent ahead of 13! Could be heading for nearly 2.7 million votes.â Cohn adds  âItâs  Northam âs night â and âOur best guess is that  Mr. Northam  is currently on track to win the election.â
UPDATE (7:30 pm): With 287 precincts reporting  itâs Gillespie 49.87%-Northam 49.05%; Vogel 52.02%-Fairfax 47.92%; Adams 51.54%- Herring 48.41%. Looks like Chesterfield County went by a slim margin (49.90%-48.95%) to Gillespie; compare to 49%-41% Cooch four years ago. That doesnât bode well at all for Gillespie. According to Nate Cohn of the NY Times  âAt this stage  it is fair to say that  Northam  has the advantage. Not enough information to make a call  though.â His model has Northam +4.2 points.
UPDATE (7:22 pm): With 69 of 2 566 precincts reporting  itâs Ralph Northam 50.05%- Ed Gillespie 48.82%; Jill Vogel 50.35%-Justin Fairfax 49.59%; and John Adams 50.46%-Mark Herring 49.47%.
UPDATE (7:14 pm): CNN exit poll info â âVote among women in Virginia via @ CNN exit polls â> 2017:  Northam  +19 2016: Clinton +17 2014: Warner +12 2013: McAuliffe +9â³ Also  from @alexhoneker: âCNN Exit Poll   VIRGINIA Race: White (68%): 59-40 Gillespie Black (20%): 86-13 Northam Hispanic (6%): 62-35 Northam Education: College grad (59%): 58-41 Northam Non-college grad (41%): 55-43 Gillespieâ @owillis âexit has  northam  at 40% w white voters. hrc had 35%  mcauliffe had 36%â @BenWessel â Prelim exits have @ RalphNortham winning an eye-popping 66% of # youthvote (under-30). Literally same % that Obama got in 2008. So proud of @ NextGenAmericaâs whole team.â
3) The latest polling heading into election day can be seen here:  Northam  up 9 points in Quinnipiac Universityâs final poll;  Northam  up 5 points in Foxâs and the Washington Post/Schar Schoolâs final poll;  Northam  up 6 points in CNUâs final poll; tied in Rasmussen and Roanoke College final polls  etc. Clearly  someoneâs going to be very wrong here and others are going to be very right. Stay tunedâ¦
UPDATE (10:23 pm): With 99.61% of precincts reporting  just for the record:  Ralph Northam  defeated âEnron Edâ Gillespie and  his  despicable  disgraceful  Trumpist campaign from hell by 9 points (53.9%-44.95%); Justin Fairfax defeated Jill âGovernment-Forced  Mandatory Transvaginal Ultrasoundsâ Vogel by 5.4 points (52.7%-47.3%); and Mark Herring was reelected as AG over John âNot THAT John Adamsâ Adams by 6.5 points (53.2%-46.7%). An absolute trouncing  smackdown  demolition  whatever else you want to call it  and itâs largely thanks to the Orange Gropenfuhrer and his cowardly Republican lackeys and bootlicker (Paul Ryan  Mitch McConnell  etc.). So howâs that all working out for you  a**holes? It will be VERY interesting to see how Congressional Republicans process this one  whether they change their deplorable behavior  or whether they prefer to suffer the same fate in November 2018 as their Virginia brethren just suffered in November 2017. They can start by ditching their insane  extremist policy agenda â tax cuts for the rich  gutting the Endangered Species Act  you name it. Also  a bunch of them  such as our own Bob BADlatte  might really want to âspend more time with their familiesâ and take that well-earned retirement. Just sayinââ¦
UPDATE (8:30 pm): With 73% of precincts reporting  itâs now  Northam  by 6 points; Fairfax 51%-Vogel 49% and Herring 52%-Adams 48%. Those leads should only widen as the night goes by. As for the House of Delegates  Wendy Gooditis (D) continues to lead Del. Randy Minchew (R) in HD-10  12 599-10 426  with 24/30 precincts reporting. Chris Hurst (D) leads Del. Joseph Yost (R) 7 507-4 683 in HD-12 with 20/35 precincts reporting. In HD-21  with 15/20 precincts reporting  itâs Kelly Fowler (D) 9 614-Del. Ron Villaneuva (R) 8 348.
UPDATE (8:22 pm): With 66.6% of precincts reporting    [TGT] has padded   [TGT]   lead over race-baiting âEnron Edâ to 5 points. For LG  itâs Justin Fairfax 50.69%-Jill Vogel 49.24%; for AG  itâs Mark Herring 51.28%-Adams 48.65%. As for the House of Delegates  Ben Tribbett tweets  âHala Ayala has defeated Rich Anderson for 8th Democratic pickup of the night.â And several other pickup possibilities are out there â amazing.
UPDATE (8:14 pm):  [TGT] is the projected winner in Virginia  according to the AP.   [TGT]   is on track to win by a decisive  8 point margin  according to our estimates.â Congratulations to Governor-elect Northam!
BREAKING:  Ralph Northam  wins Virginia Governor race  @NBCNews projects pic.twitter.com/qp0SxsCIOp â NBC News (@NBCNews) November 8  2017
UPDATE (8:03 pm): With 46% of precincts reporting  itâs Northam 551 551-Gillespie 508 996; Fairfax 533 310-Vogel 525 062; Herring 536 797-Adams 520 442. Nate Cohn reports  âMassive turnout. Running 8 percent higher ahead of our estimates  which were 8 percent ahead of 13! Could be heading for nearly 2.7 million votes.â Cohn adds  âItâs  Northam âs night â and âOur best guess is that  Mr. Northam  is currently on track to win the election.â
UPDATE (7:30 pm): With 287 precincts reporting  itâs Gillespie 49.87%-Northam 49.05%; Vogel 52.02%-Fairfax 47.92%; Adams 51.54%- Herring 48.41%. Looks like Chesterfield County went by a slim margin (49.90%-48.95%) to Gillespie; compare to 49%-41% Cooch four years ago. That doesnât bode well at all for Gillespie. According to Nate Cohn of the NY Times  âAt this stage  it is fair to say that  Northam  has the advantage. Not enough information to make a call  though.â His model has Northam +4.2 points.
UPDATE (7:22 pm): With 69 of 2 566 precincts reporting  itâs Ralph Northam 50.05%- Ed Gillespie 48.82%; Jill Vogel 50.35%-Justin Fairfax 49.59%; and John Adams 50.46%-Mark Herring 49.47%.
UPDATE (7:14 pm): CNN exit poll info â âVote among women in Virginia via @ CNN exit polls â> 2017:   [TGT]   +19 2016: Clinton +17 2014: Warner +12 2013: McAuliffe +9â³ Also  from @alexhoneker: âCNN Exit Poll   VIRGINIA Race: White (68%): 59-40 Gillespie Black (20%): 86-13 Northam Hispanic (6%): 62-35 Northam Education: College grad (59%): 58-41 Northam Non-college grad (41%): 55-43 Gillespieâ @owillis âexit has  northam  at 40% w white voters. hrc had 35%  mcauliffe had 36%â @BenWessel â Prelim exits have @ RalphNortham winning an eye-popping 66% of # youthvote (under-30). Literally same % that Obama got in 2008. So proud of @ NextGenAmericaâs whole team.â
3) The latest polling heading into election day can be seen here:   [TGT]   up 9 points in Quinnipiac Universityâs final poll;  Northam  up 5 points in Foxâs and the Washington Post/Schar Schoolâs final poll;  Northam  up 6 points in CNUâs final poll; tied in Rasmussen and Roanoke College final polls  etc. Clearly  someoneâs going to be very wrong here and others are going to be very right. Stay tunedâ¦