Ralph S. Northam, the current lieutenant governor has won the Democratic primary to replace Gov. Terry McAuliffe. He defeated Tom Perriello, a former congressman who counts Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren as big-name backers. On the Republican side, Ed Gillespie, a former chairman of the Republican National Committee, had been the favorite before polls closed.

Source: New York Times June 13, 2017 17:35 UTC