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style="> <tbody><tr> <td><div style="float:right; margin-top: 0.0em; margin-bottom:3px; background-color: #cee0f2; padding: .2em .6em; border:1px solid #A3B1BF;"><b><a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2018" title="State executive official elections, 2018">2018</a></b> <span style="font-size: larger;font-weight: bold;">→</span></div> <div style="float:left; margin-top: 0.0em; margin-bottom:3px; background-color: #cee0f2; padding: .2em .6em;border:1px solid #A3B1BF;"><span style="font-size: larger;font-weight: bold;">←</span> <b><a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2016" title="State executive official elections, 2016">2016</a></b> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td><br /><center><big><b>2017 State Executive Elections</b></big></center><br /><div class="center"><div class="floatnone"><a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2016" title="State executive official elections, 2016"><img alt="StateExecLogo.png" src="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/e/e7/StateExecLogo.png/130px-StateExecLogo.png" decoding="async" width="130" height="133" srcset="https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/e/e7/StateExecLogo.png/195px-StateExecLogo.png 1.5x, https://ballotpedia.s3.amazonaws.com/images/thumb/e/e7/StateExecLogo.png/260px-StateExecLogo.png 2x" data-file-width="1189" data-file-height="1216" /></a></div></div><br /><center></center><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td><center><u><b>General election date:</b></u><b><br /> November 7, 2017</b></center> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Eight state executive offices were up for election in 2017,</b> including gubernatorial elections in <a href="/Virginia_gubernatorial_election,_2017" title="Virginia gubernatorial election, 2017">Virginia</a> and <a href="/New_Jersey_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2017" title="New Jersey gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2017">New Jersey</a>. Prior to the election, three of these offices were held by <a href="/Democrat" class="mw-redirect" title="Democrat">Democrats</a> and four were held by <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republicans</a>. The remaining position was the nonpartisan position of <a href="/Wisconsin_Superintendent_of_Public_Instruction" title="Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction">Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction</a>. </p> <div style="margin: 5px 1%; border: 0px; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;"> <div style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; font-size: 90%; width: 100%; color:#202020;"> <b>HIGHLIGHTS</b></div> <div style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li>Gubernatorial elections had the potential to change the <a href="/State_government_trifectas" title="State government trifectas">divided government status</a> of <a href="/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a>, and resulted in the creation of a Democratic trifecta in <a href="/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a>.</li></div> <div style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li>State executive elections had the potential to end a Democratic <a href="/State_government_triplexes" title="State government triplexes">triplex</a> in Virginia, and replaced New Jersey's Republican triplex with a Democratic triplex.</li></div></div> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#The_offices"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">The offices</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Offices_up_for_election"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Offices up for election</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3"><a href="#Gubernatorial_elections"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Gubernatorial elections</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-4"><a href="#New_Jersey"><span class="tocnumber">2.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">New Jersey</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-5"><a href="#Virginia"><span class="tocnumber">2.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Virginia</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6"><a href="#Lieutenant_gubernatorial_elections"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Lieutenant gubernatorial elections</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-7"><a href="#New_Jersey_2"><span class="tocnumber">2.2.1</span> <span class="toctext">New Jersey</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-8"><a href="#Virginia_2"><span class="tocnumber">2.2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Virginia</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-9"><a href="#Other_offices"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">Other offices</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-10"><a href="#Louisiana_State_Treasurer"><span class="tocnumber">2.3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Louisiana State Treasurer</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-11"><a href="#Louisiana_Public_Service_Commission"><span class="tocnumber">2.3.2</span> <span class="toctext">Louisiana Public Service Commission</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-12"><a href="#Attorney_General_of_Virginia"><span class="tocnumber">2.3.3</span> <span class="toctext">Attorney General of Virginia</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-13"><a href="#Wisconsin_Superintendent_of_Public_Instruction"><span class="tocnumber">2.3.4</span> <span class="toctext">Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-14"><a href="#By_office"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">By office</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="#Governor"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Governor</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-16"><a href="#Lieutenant_governor"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">Lieutenant governor</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-17"><a href="#Attorney_general"><span class="tocnumber">3.3</span> <span class="toctext">Attorney general</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-18"><a href="#Superintendent_of_schools"><span class="tocnumber">3.4</span> <span class="toctext">Superintendent of schools</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-19"><a href="#Treasurer"><span class="tocnumber">3.5</span> <span class="toctext">Treasurer</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-20"><a href="#Public_Service_Commissioner"><span class="tocnumber">3.6</span> <span class="toctext">Public Service Commissioner</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-21"><a href="#By_state"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">By state</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-22"><a href="#Louisiana"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Louisiana</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-23"><a href="#New_Jersey_3"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">New Jersey</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-24"><a href="#Virginia_3"><span class="tocnumber">4.3</span> <span class="toctext">Virginia</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-25"><a href="#Wisconsin"><span class="tocnumber">4.4</span> <span class="toctext">Wisconsin</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-26"><a href="#Recent_news"><span class="tocnumber">4.5</span> <span class="toctext">Recent news</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-27"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">4.6</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-28"><a href="#Footnotes"><span class="tocnumber">4.7</span> <span class="toctext">Footnotes</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="The_offices">The offices</span></h2> <p><a href="/State_executive_officials" title="State executive officials">State executives</a> act in many capacities according to the powers granted to them by their state's constitution. They are also charged with implementing and enforcing laws made by state legislatures. There are 748 <a href="/Chart_of_state_executive_officers#Chart_of_state_officers" title="Chart of state executive officers">executive seats</a> spread across <a href="/State_executive_offices" title="State executive offices">13 distinct types of offices</a> in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup> Of the 13 executive offices, only seven exist in all 50 states: <a href="/Governor" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor">governor</a>, <a href="/Attorney_general" class="mw-redirect" title="Attorney general">attorney general</a>, <a href="/Superintendent_of_Schools" class="mw-redirect" title="Superintendent of Schools">superintendent of schools</a>, <a href="/Insurance_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="Insurance Commissioner">insurance commissioner</a>, <a href="/Agriculture_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="Agriculture Commissioner">agriculture commissioner</a>, <a href="/Labor_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="Labor Commissioner">labor commissioner</a> and <a href="/Public_Service_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="Public Service Commissioner">public service commissioner</a>. </p><p>Other <a href="/State_executive_offices#Common_state_executive_offices" title="State executive offices">common offices</a> include <a href="/Lieutenant_Governor" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Governor">lieutenant governor</a>, <a href="/Secretary_of_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State">secretary of state</a>, <a href="/Treasurer" class="mw-redirect" title="Treasurer">treasurer</a>, <a href="/Controller" class="mw-redirect" title="Controller">controller</a>, <a href="/Auditor" class="mw-redirect" title="Auditor">auditor</a> and <a href="/Natural_Resources_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="Natural Resources Commissioner">natural resources commissioner</a>. </p><p>The governor is the chief executive of a state’s government and other executive offices ordinarily report to him or her. The governor is also the only executive that is elected in all 50 states. Attorneys general, for example, <a href="/Attorney_General#Elected_vs._appointed" class="mw-redirect" title="Attorney General">are elected</a> in 43 states but appointed by the governor in seven, while public service commissioners <a href="/Public_Service_Commissioner#Elected_vs._appointed" class="mw-redirect" title="Public Service Commissioner">are appointed</a> by the governor in 39 states and elected in 11 states. </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Offices_up_for_election">Offices up for election</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Gubernatorial_elections">Gubernatorial elections</span></h3> <p>New Jersey and Virginia held gubernatorial elections in 2017. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="New_Jersey"><a href="/New_Jersey_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2017" title="New Jersey gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2017">New Jersey</a></span></h4> <p>In New Jersey, incumbent <a href="/Governor_of_New_Jersey" title="Governor of New Jersey">Gov.</a> <a href="/Chris_Christie_(New_Jersey)" title="Chris Christie (New Jersey)">Chris Christie</a> (R), who served the maximum of two consecutive terms, was prevented from running for re-election. The primary election was held on <b>June 6, 2017</b>. The Democratic primary was won by former Ambassador to Germany <a href="/Phil_Murphy_(New_Jersey)" title="Phil Murphy (New Jersey)">Phil Murphy</a>. Murphy defeated Tenafly Councilman <a href="/Mark_Zinna" title="Mark Zinna">Mark Zinna</a>, former Undersecretary of the U.S. Treasury <a href="/Jim_Johnson_(New_Jersey)" title="Jim Johnson (New Jersey)">Jim Johnson</a>, <a href="/New_Jersey_House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey House of Representatives">Assemblyman</a> <a href="/John_Wisniewski" title="John Wisniewski">John Wisniewski</a>, <a href="/New_Jersey_State_Senate" title="New Jersey State Senate">state Sen.</a> <a href="/Ray_Lesniak" class="mw-redirect" title="Ray Lesniak">Ray Lesniak</a>, and activist <a href="/Bill_Brennan" title="Bill Brennan">Bill Brennan</a>. The victor of the Republican primary was <a href="/Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_Jersey" title="Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey">Lt. Gov.</a> <a href="/Kim_Guadagno" title="Kim Guadagno">Kim Guadagno</a>. Guadagno defeated <a href="/New_Jersey_House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey House of Representatives">Assemblyman</a> <a href="/Jack_Ciattarelli" title="Jack Ciattarelli">Jack Ciattarelli</a>, businessman <a href="/Joseph_Rudy_Rullo" title="Joseph Rudy Rullo">Joseph Rudy Rullo</a>, businessman <a href="/Hirsh_Singh" title="Hirsh Singh">Hirsh Singh</a>, and Nutley Commissioner <a href="/Steve_Rogers" title="Steve Rogers">Steve Rogers</a>. Murphy and Guadagno competed in the <b>November 7, 2017</b>, general election, alongside <a href="/Green_Party" title="Green Party">Green Party</a> nominee <a href="/Seth_Kaper-Dale" title="Seth Kaper-Dale">Seth Kaper-Dale</a>, <a href="/Libertarian_Party" title="Libertarian Party">Libertarian Party</a> nominee <a href="/Peter_Rohrman" title="Peter Rohrman">Peter Rohrman</a>, <a href="/Constitution_Party" title="Constitution Party">Constitution Party</a> candidate <a href="/Matt_Riccardi" title="Matt Riccardi">Matt Riccardi</a>, and independent candidates <a href="/Vincent_Ross" title="Vincent Ross">Vincent Ross</a> and <a href="/Gina_Genovese" title="Gina Genovese">Gina Genovese</a>. </p><p>At stake was <a href="/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a>'s <a href="/State_government_trifectas_and_triplexes" title="State government trifectas and triplexes">trifecta and triplex status</a>. Heading into the 2017 election, New Jersey had a <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> governor and <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> majorities in both houses of the <a href="/New_Jersey_State_Legislature" title="New Jersey State Legislature">state Legislature</a>, meaning the state was under <a href="/State_government_trifectas" title="State government trifectas">divided government</a>. <a href="/Phil_Murphy_(New_Jersey)" title="Phil Murphy (New Jersey)">Phil Murphy</a>'s victory in the gubernatorial election led to the creation of a Democratic trifecta, while victory for a non-Democratic candidate would have maintained the state's divided government status. Meanwhile, because the <a href="/Governor_of_New_Jersey" title="Governor of New Jersey">governor</a> has the power to appoint the <a href="/Attorney_General_of_New_Jersey" title="Attorney General of New Jersey">attorney general</a> and <a href="/Secretary_of_State_of_New_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State of New Jersey">secretary of state</a>, the state's triplex status depends only on the governor's party. Heading into the 2017 election, <a href="/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> was a <a href="/State_government_triplexes" title="State government triplexes">Republican triplex</a>. Murphy's victory replaced the Republican triplex with a Democratic triplex. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Virginia"><a href="/Virginia_gubernatorial_election,_2017" title="Virginia gubernatorial election, 2017">Virginia</a></span></h4> <p>In Virginia, incumbent <a href="/Governor_of_Virginia" title="Governor of Virginia">Gov.</a> <a href="/Terry_McAuliffe" title="Terry McAuliffe">Terry McAuliffe</a> (D) was prevented from running for re-election. At the time of the 2017 elections, Virginia was the only state to prevent governors from serving consecutive terms. The primary election was held on <b>June 13, 2017</b>. In the Democratic primary, <a href="/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Virginia" title="Lieutenant Governor of Virginia">Lt. Gov.</a> <a href="/Ralph_Northam" title="Ralph Northam">Ralph Northam</a> defeated former <a href="/U.S._House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. House of Representatives">Rep.</a> <a href="/Tom_Perriello" title="Tom Perriello">Tom Perriello</a>. In the Republican primary, former <a href="/Republican_National_Committee" title="Republican National Committee">Republican National Committee</a> chairman <a href="/Ed_Gillespie" title="Ed Gillespie">Ed Gillespie</a> defeated <a href="/Prince_William_County,_Virginia" title="Prince William County, Virginia">Prince William County</a> Board of Supervisors Chairman <a href="/Corey_Stewart" title="Corey Stewart">Corey Stewart</a> and <a href="/Virginia_State_Senate" title="Virginia State Senate">state Sen.</a> <a href="/Frank_Wagner" title="Frank Wagner">Frank Wagner</a>. Northam and Gillespie competed in the <b>November 7, 2017</b>, general election. The <a href="/Libertarian_Party" title="Libertarian Party">Libertarian Party</a> nominee was attorney <a href="/Cliff_Hyra" title="Cliff Hyra">Cliff Hyra</a>. </p><p><a href="/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a>'s <a href="/State_government_trifectas_and_triplexes" title="State government trifectas and triplexes">trifecta and triplex status</a> was at stake in the election. Heading into the 2017 election, Virginia had a <a href="/Democratic" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic">Democratic</a> governor and <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> majorities in both houses of the <a href="/Virginia_State_Legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="Virginia State Legislature">state Legislature</a>, meaning the state was under <a href="/State_government_trifectas" title="State government trifectas">divided government</a>. A <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> victory in the gubernatorial election would have created a Republican trifecta, while <a href="/Ralph_Northam" title="Ralph Northam">Northam's</a> victory maintained the state's divided government status. Meanwhile, because the <a href="/Governor_of_Virginia" title="Governor of Virginia">governor</a>, <a href="/Attorney_General_of_Virginia" title="Attorney General of Virginia">attorney general</a>, and <a href="/Secretary_of_State_of_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State of Virginia">secretary of state</a> were members of the <a href="/Democratic_Party" title="Democratic Party">Democratic Party</a>, Virginia was a <a href="/State_government_triplexes" title="State government triplexes">Democratic triplex</a>. In Virginia, the <a href="/Secretary_of_State_of_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State of Virginia">secretary of state</a> is appointed by the <a href="/Governor_of_Virginia" title="Governor of Virginia">governor</a>, meaning that the state's triplex status was determined by the results of the <a href="/Virginia_gubernatorial_election,_2017" title="Virginia gubernatorial election, 2017">gubernatorial</a> and <a href="/Virginia_attorney_general_election,_2017" class="mw-redirect" title="Virginia attorney general election, 2017">attorney general</a> elections. In order to maintain triplex control of the state, Democrats needed to win both elections. <a href="/Republican" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican">Republican</a> victory in both elections would have created a Republican triplex, while a split result would have led to divided triplex control. Since Democrats won both the gubernatorial and attorney general races, they kept triplex control in Virginia. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Lieutenant_gubernatorial_elections">Lieutenant gubernatorial elections</span></h3> <p>New Jersey and Virginia held lieutenant gubernatorial elections in 2017. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="New_Jersey_2"><a href="/New_Jersey_gubernatorial_and_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2017" title="New Jersey gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2017">New Jersey</a></span></h4> <p>In New Jersey, the lieutenant gubernatorial race was part of the gubernatorial race. Candidates for <a href="/Governor_of_New_Jersey" title="Governor of New Jersey">Governor of New Jersey</a> were required to choose a running mate no later than 30 days after the official primary election results were certified. The winning gubernatorial candidate's running mate would become <a href="/Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_Jersey" title="Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey">Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2">[2]</a></sup> The incumbent, <a href="/Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_Jersey" title="Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey">Lt. Gov.</a> <a href="/Kim_Guadagno" title="Kim Guadagno">Kim Guadagno</a> (R), ran for <a href="/Governor_of_New_Jersey" title="Governor of New Jersey">governor</a> in 2017, leaving the seat open. <a href="/Phil_Murphy_(New_Jersey)" title="Phil Murphy (New Jersey)">Phil Murphy</a>'s victory meant that his running mate <a href="/Sheila_Oliver" title="Sheila Oliver">Sheila Oliver</a> (D) was elected lieutenant governor. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Virginia_2"><a href="/Virginia_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election,_2017" title="Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2017">Virginia</a></span></h4> <p>In Virginia, the lieutenant gubernatorial race was separate from the gubernatorial race. Incumbent <a href="/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Virginia" title="Lieutenant Governor of Virginia">Lt. Gov.</a> <a href="/Ralph_Northam" title="Ralph Northam">Ralph Northam</a> (D) chose not to seek re-election in order to run for <a href="/Governor_of_Virginia" title="Governor of Virginia">governor</a>, leaving the seat open. The primary election was held on <b>June 13, 2017</b>. In the Democratic primary, former prosecutor <a href="/Justin_Fairfax" title="Justin Fairfax">Justin Fairfax</a> defeated political consultant <a href="/Susan_Platt" title="Susan Platt">Susan Platt</a> and former Assistant U.S. Attorney <a href="/Gene_Rossi" title="Gene Rossi">Gene Rossi</a>. In the Republican primary, <a href="/Virginia_State_Senate" title="Virginia State Senate">state Sen.</a> <a href="/Jill_Holtzman_Vogel" class="mw-redirect" title="Jill Holtzman Vogel">Jill Holtzman Vogel</a> defeated <a href="/Virginia_State_Senate" title="Virginia State Senate">state Sen.</a> <a href="/Bryce_Reeves" title="Bryce Reeves">Bryce Reeves</a> and <a href="/Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="Virginia House of Delegates">Del.</a> <a href="/Glenn_Davis" title="Glenn Davis">Glenn Davis</a>. Fairfax and Vogel competed in the <b>November 7, 2017</b>, general election, which was won by <a href="/Justin_Fairfax" title="Justin Fairfax">Justin Fairfax</a> (D). </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="Other_offices">Other offices</span></h3> <p>Four other state executive offices were on the ballot in 2017: <a href="/Louisiana_State_Treasurer" title="Louisiana State Treasurer">Louisiana State Treasurer</a>, <a href="/Louisiana_Public_Service_Commission" title="Louisiana Public Service Commission">Louisiana Public Service Commission</a>, <a href="/Attorney_General_of_Virginia" title="Attorney General of Virginia">Attorney General of Virginia</a>, and <a href="/Wisconsin_Superintendent_of_Public_Instruction" title="Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction">Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction</a>. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Louisiana_State_Treasurer"><a href="/Louisiana_treasurer_election,_2017" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana treasurer election, 2017">Louisiana State Treasurer</a></span></h4> <p>In Louisiana's <a href="/United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana,_2016" title="United States Senate election in Louisiana, 2016">2016 Senate election</a> then-current <a href="/Louisiana_State_Treasurer" title="Louisiana State Treasurer">treasurer</a> <a href="/John_Neely_Kennedy" title="John Neely Kennedy">John Neely Kennedy</a> (R) was elected to the <a href="/U.S._Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Senate">U.S. Senate</a>. Louisiana state law calls for a special election to fill the position, which was scheduled for 2017. Louisiana utilizes an <a href="/Open_primary" title="Open primary">open primary</a> system, in which all candidates, regardless of party affiliation, appear on the same ballot in a primary election. If a candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote, they win the election outright. Otherwise, the top two candidates advance to a general election. The primary election was held on <b>October 14, 2017</b>. A general election was held on <b>November 18, 2017</b>. Six candidates appeared on the primary ballot: <a href="/Derrick_Edwards" title="Derrick Edwards">Derrick Edwards</a> (D), <a href="/Neil_Riser" title="Neil Riser">Neil Riser</a> (R), <a href="/John_Schroder_(Louisiana)" title="John Schroder (Louisiana)">John Schroder</a> (R), <a href="/Angele_Davis" title="Angele Davis">Angele Davis</a> (R), <a href="/Terry_Hughes" title="Terry Hughes">Terry Hughes</a> (R), and <a href="/Joseph_D._Little" title="Joseph D. Little">Joseph D. Little</a> (L). Edwards and Schroder advanced to the general election on November 18, where Schroder defeated Edwards to secure election as treasurer. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Louisiana_Public_Service_Commission"><a href="/Louisiana_Public_Service_Commission_election,_2017" title="Louisiana Public Service Commission election, 2017">Louisiana Public Service Commission</a></span></h4> <p>On May 23, 2017, <a href="/Scott_Angelle" title="Scott Angelle">Scott Angelle</a> (R) was appointed by <a href="/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President</a> <a href="/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> to a federal position, leaving a vacancy on the <a href="/Louisiana_Public_Service_Commission" title="Louisiana Public Service Commission">Louisiana Public Service Commission</a>. A special election was called to fill the position and was scheduled for the same date as the <a href="/Louisiana_treasurer_election,_2017" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana treasurer election, 2017">treasurer special election</a>. Louisiana utilizes an <a href="/Open_primary" title="Open primary">open primary</a> system, in which all candidates, regardless of party affiliation, appear on the same ballot in a primary election. If a candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote, they win the election outright. Otherwise, the top two candidates advance to a general election. The primary election was held on <b>October 14, 2017</b>. <a href="/Damon_Baldone" title="Damon Baldone">Damon Baldone</a> (R), <a href="/Lenar_Whitney" title="Lenar Whitney">Lenar Whitney</a> (R), and <a href="/Craig_Greene" title="Craig Greene">Craig Greene</a> (R) ran for the seat. Greene won the primary election outright. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Attorney_General_of_Virginia"><a href="/Virginia_attorney_general_election,_2017" class="mw-redirect" title="Virginia attorney general election, 2017">Attorney General of Virginia</a></span></h4> <p>In Virginia, sitting <a href="/Attorney_General_of_Virginia" title="Attorney General of Virginia">Attorney General</a> <a href="/Mark_Herring" title="Mark Herring">Mark Herring</a> (D) sought re-election. Herring was opposed by attorney <a href="/John_Adams_(Virginia)" title="John Adams (Virginia)">John Adams</a> (R). Both candidates were unopposed in the <b>June 13, 2017</b> primary election. Prior to <a href="/Virginia_attorney_general_election,_2013" class="mw-redirect" title="Virginia attorney general election, 2013">Herring's 2013 election</a> to the position, the last time a Democrat had been elected <a href="/Attorney_General_of_Virginia" title="Attorney General of Virginia">Attorney General of Virginia</a> was 1989. The general election was held on <b>November 7, 2017</b> and was won by <a href="/Mark_Herring" title="Mark Herring">Mark Herring</a> (D). </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Wisconsin_Superintendent_of_Public_Instruction"><a href="/Wisconsin_superintendent_of_public_instruction_election,_2017" class="mw-redirect" title="Wisconsin superintendent of public instruction election, 2017">Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction</a></span></h4> <p>In Wisconsin, a nonpartisan election was held to select the <a href="/Wisconsin_Superintendent_of_Public_Instruction" title="Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction">state superintendent</a>, with incumbent <a href="/Tony_Evers" title="Tony Evers">Tony Evers</a> seeking a third four-year term. Wisconsin utilizes an <a href="/Open_primary" title="Open primary">open primary</a> system, in which all candidates appear on the same ballot in a primary election, with the top two candidates advancing to a general election. In the <b>February 21, 2017</b>, primary election, <a href="/Wisconsin_Superintendent_of_Public_Instruction" title="Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction">Superintendent</a> <a href="/Tony_Evers" title="Tony Evers">Tony Evers</a> and former district superintendent <a href="/Lowell_Holtz" title="Lowell Holtz">Lowell Holtz</a> advanced, defeating former school administrator <a href="/John_Humphries" title="John Humphries">John Humphries</a> and high school teacher <a href="/Rick_Melcher" title="Rick Melcher">Rick Melcher</a>. Evers defeated Holtz in the <b>April 4, 2017</b>, general election. </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="600px" class="collapsible"> <tbody><tr> <th style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center" colspan="4"><b>Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction, General Election, 2017</b></th> </tr> <tr> <td width="275px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Candidate</td> <td width="75px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Vote %</td> <td width="100px" style="color:white;background-color:grey;text-align:center">Votes</td> </tr><tr> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"><a href="/Won" title="Won"><img alt="Green check mark transparent.png" src="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/14px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png" width="14" height="14" srcset="https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/21px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 1.5x, https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/thumb/0/0a/Green_check_mark_transparent.png/28px-Green_check_mark_transparent.png 2x" data-file-width="100" data-file-height="100" /></a><b>Tony Evers</b> <small><i><b>Incumbent</b></i></small></td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">70%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">494,846</td> </tr><tr> <td width="275px" style="text-align:center"> Lowell Holtz </td> <td width="75" style="text-align:center">30%</td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center">212,536</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2" width="450" style="color:white;background-color:#444;text-align:center"><b>Total Votes</b></td> <td width="100" style="text-align:center"><b>707,382</b></td></tr><tr> <td style="text-align:left" colspan="4"><i>Source:</i> <a target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" class="external text" 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