Ralph Northam beat Ed Gillespie by 234,000 votes a poll in March hide expected to finish third 2Republican primary 3.1Candidates show him badly lagging 2.1Declared 7External links hide 2.6Polling 4.2Endorsements hide 3.1.2Withdrew 2017 election less than 5,000 votes Virginia 1.2Declined hide 6References 4.1Debates Virginia 1Democratic primary two most recent polls gone next year 2.7Results Quinnipiac University poll has been limited 2.2Failed to qualify 2.4Declined hide almost all the previous polls 2017 Polls 1.4Polling 5See also 2.3Withdrawn 3Libertarian convention publicly released polls 3.1.1Nominee 1.5Results 2017 election [show] [show] [show] 4.3Polling show 1.3Endorsements [show] 1.1Declared 4General election Virginia gubernatorial election, 2017 hide show show 4.4Fundraising Current polling Current polling Democratic candidate Ralph Northam the public polls missed bigly yet again 2.5Endorsements 2017 Polls two reputable/high-quality polls Quinnipiac University poll endorsed Ed Gillespie 4.5Results 4.3.1Polls conducted and publicly released show https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin...on,_2017#Polls