There are 17 Republicans running for statewide offices in 2021. I was having difficulty finding a singular resource for comparing the candidates, so I decided to gather details from candidate advertisements, election support organizations, and endorsing organizations. Below is a summary of the details I was able to gather on the 2021 Virginia Republican Candidate comparison.
Financing/Fundraising for 2021 Virginia Republican Candidate Comparison
Fundraising rankings (from vpap.org) | |
Ranking | |
Governor | |
Chase, Amanda | 4 (over $780K) |
Cox, Kirk | 3 (over $1M) |
de la Pena, Sergio | 5 (over $263K) |
Doran, Peter | 6 (over $16K) |
Johnson, Octavia | 7 (over $900) |
Snyder, Pete | 2 (over $6.8M) |
Youngkin, Glenn | 1 (over $7.6M) |
Lieutenant Governor | |
Ahluwalia, Puneet | 5 (over $55K) |
Allen, Lance | 4 (over $119K) |
Davis, Glenn | 1 (over $535K) |
Hugo, Tim | 2 (over $198K) |
Rigler, Maeve | 6 (over $19K) |
Sears, Winsome | 3 (over $191K) |
Attorney General | |
Haley, Leslie | 4 (over $119K) |
Miyares, Jason | 1 (over $478K) |
Smith, Chuck | 2 (over $318K) |
White, Jack | 3 (over $153K) |
Organization Legislative Rankings for 2021 Virginia Republican Candidates
- Most rankings are from a politically conservative perspective with 100 being most conservative with exception of the Environment Conservation and Labor Union evaluations. Those who have never held a legislative office will show only current ranking found on votesmart.org
2021 Virginia Republican Candidate Comparison by organization rating
Issues/Priorities Advertised by 2021 Virginia Republican Candidate Comparison
Issues and priories gathered from candidate websites, postal mailers, and emails
Governor | ||
Chase, Amanda | Economy, Second Amendment Rights, Religious Liberty, First Amendment Rights | |
Cox, Kirk | COVID-19, Big Tech censorship, Law Enforcement, Education, Economic Revitilization, Veteran Support, Sanctity of Life, Second Amendment Rights | |
de la Pena, Sergio | ||
Doran, Peter | ||
Johnson, Octavia | ||
Snyder, Pete | Schools, Economy, Cutting Taxes, Second Amendment Rights, Sanctity of Life, Religious Liberty, Election Integrity, Law Enforcement, COVID-19 | |
Youngkin, Glenn | Schools, Law Enforcement, Election Integrity, Second Amendment Rights, Sanctity of Life, Religious Liberty, COVID-19 | |
Lieutenant Governor | ||
Ahluwalia, Puneet | ||
Allen, Lance | Second Amendment Rights, Sanctity of Life, Economic Revitalization, Schools, Supporting Law Enforcement, Cutting Taxes, Term Limits | |
Davis, Glenn | Sanctity of Life, Second Amendment Rights, Religious Freedom, Election Integrity, Supporting Law Enforcement, School Choice, Economic Revitalization | |
Hugo, Tim | Second Amendment Rights, Sanctity of Life, business growth, Supporting Law Enforcement, Low taxes, Economic Revitalization | |
Rigler, Maeve | ||
Sears, Winsome | Second Amendment Rights, Sanctity of Life, Election Integrity | |
Attorney General | ||
Haley, Leslie | ||
Miyares, Jason | Law Enforcement, Election Integrity, Second Amendment Rights | |
Smith, Chuck | First Amendment Rights, Second Amendment Rights, Sanctity of Life | |
White, Jack |
Endorsements for Republican Candidates
Governor
Chase, Amanda | |
Cox, Kirk | |
de la Pena, Sergio | |
Doran, Peter | |
Johnson, Octavia | |
Snyder, Pete | Sarah Huckabee Sanders Former Press Secretary for President Trump and Candidate for Governor of Arkansas, Former Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli |
Youngkin, Glenn | Middle Resolution PAC, Faith & Freedom Coalition Straw Poll, Liberty University College Republican straw poll |
Lieutenant Governor
Ahluwalia, Puneet | |
Allen, Lance | |
Davis, Glenn | |
Hugo, Tim | Former Congressman Randy Forbes and Shirley Forbes, Senator Bill DeSteph (Virginia Beach), Former Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli |
Rigler, Maeve | |
Sears, Winsome | Middle Resolution PAC |
Attorney General
Haley, Leslie | Carrie Coyner Delegate for District 62, D. Michael Caudill Goochland Commonwealth Attorney, Glen Sturtevant Former State Senator |
Miyares, Jason | Middle Resolution PAC, Governor Bob McDonnell, Governor George Allen, Attorney General Mark Earley – Former Attorney General of Virginia |
Smith, Chuck | Thomas Homan Former Acting Director of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Bob Good VA 5 Congressman, |
White, Jack |
- This collection has not been paid for or put together by any candidate or campaign.
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