United States Gubernatorial Elections, 2017 (BLZ World)

South Carolina Special Election
Since the resignation of South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley to become Ambassador to the UN, Henry McMaster, the Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina has assumed gubernatorial duties. A special election was scheduled for 2017 to decide the Governor of South Carolina's identity. The 2017 special gubernatorial election was held along side with the normally scheduled 2017 gubernatorial elections. The candidates included Republican nominee Incumbent Governor Henry McMaster and Democratic nominee State Senator Karl B. Allen. McMaster lead by an average of 12 points in the polls and many political prediction methods put his chances of winning at over 90%. On election day, McMaster defeated Allen 56 to 43. The race was called for McMaster at 8:54 PM.

State-By-State
Virginia:

The incumbent Governor, Terry McAuliffe was term-limited and could not seek a second term in office. Incumbent Leiutenant Governor Ralph Northam was unopposed for the Democratic nomination and chose Secretary of the Commonwealth Kelly Thomasson as his running mate.