And 2019 is a state election year in Virginia....
Not for governor; next race for that office is 2021. If the three Democrat statewide office holders (Northam, Fairfax and Herring) are forced out, the next in line for the governorship is State Assembly Speaker Kirkland Cox, a Republican and a 29-year veteran of the House of Delegates.
Kirkland became speaker last year after Delgate David Yancey (R-Newport News) won a tied race by drawing lots. That gave the GOP a narrow majority and allowed Kirkland to become speaker.