Fairfax County Primary Election Winners: Northam, Gillespie

(Updated 11:06 p.m. Tuesday) FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA — Fairfax County voters voted for Ralph Northam and Ed Gillespie for governor with all 244 precincts reporting. Fairfax County went 60 to 40 percent for Northam over Tom Perriello and 48 to 39 percent over Corey Stewart.

The Associated Press called the race for Democrat Ralph Northam around 8 p.m. and Gillespie just before 10:30 p.m. The two candidates will square off in the general election on Nov. 7.

Virginia held a statewide election the year after a presidential race. The results of the governor's race and other statewide races will be one of the first voter responses after the 2016 election of President Donald Trump.

Gov. Terry McAuliffe cannot serve consecutive terms according to Virginia law, so Northam and Perriello ran for the Democratic nomination. Gillespie, Stewart and Frank Wagner ran for the Republican nomination.

In addition to the governor candidates, Virginia voters also chose candidates for lieutenant governor. Justin Fairfax was declared the Democratic nominee, and Fairfax County voted 49 percent for him. Jill Vogel won the Republican nomination and Fairfax County with 57 percent.

All House of Delegates seats are up for election this year. Most Fairfax County seats have unopposed candidates in the primary, with the exception of Districts 42 and 67. Attorney General Mark Herring is also up for re-election but is unopposed in the primary.

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SEE ALSO: Virginia Primary Election Results 2017: Northam Vs. Gillespie For Governor

9:30 p.m. - Fairfax County released a final voter turnout estimate:

7 p.m. - Polls close in Virginia.

2 p.m. - Fairfax County released a voter turnout estimate as of 2 p.m. Another is expected at 6 p.m.

12 p.m. - General Registrar of Fairfax County Cameron Sasnett will answer voter questions on Facebook Live at 1 p.m.

10:30 a.m. - Fairfax County released a voter turnout estimate as of 10:30 a.m.

8:15 a.m. - Voters begin to trickle in at polling places in Northern Virginia. At The Falls Church Community Center and Oakwood Apartments in the city, there were minimal small lines in the early hours of the morning. At Longfellow Middle School in the Fairfax County area of Falls Church, there was no line to vote.

Democrats have the advantage in early voting, according to ballots counted a day before the election. As of June 12, the Department of Elections counted 23,774 Democratic and 12,016 Republican absentee ballots that have been returned.

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