Virginia’s governor’s race draws big names from both parties

FILE – In this Oct. 9, 2016 file photo Republican gubernatorial candidate, Ed Gillespie, right, gesturing a debate with Democratic challenger Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam at University of Virginia-Wise in Wise, Va. The contest between Gillespie and Northam could be an early referendum on President Donald Trump’s political popularity ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. Former Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. and U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris of California spent the weekend of Oct. 28 at get-out-the-vote rallies and black churches trying to rally Democrats around the statewide ticket. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)