### [2017-11-7](/feed/2017/11/7/index.md)

##### United States elections, 2017
# Ralph Northam wins the Virginia gubernatorial election. 




### Sources:

1. [The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/virginia-governor-election-gillespie-northam)

### Changes:

1. Philip Murphy wins the New Jersey gubernatorial election.  _2026-04-29 09:16:11 (First version)_
1. Ralph Northam wins the Virginia gubernatorial election.  _(Current version)_

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