Independent candidate Evan McMullin announced the endorsement of former Senator Slade Gorton. | Getty Never Trump conservative McMullin makes Virginia ballot

Independent conservative presidential candidate Evan McMullin's name will appear on the Virginia ballot, the Virginia Department of Elections said Friday.

McMullin, the former House Republican staffer running as a conservative alternative to Donald Trump, has previously gotten on the ballot seven states: Utah, Iowa, Colorado, Louisiana, Arkansas, Idaho, and Minnesota. But since jumping into the presidential race in August, he has also failed to get on a number of state ballots, including California, Montana, and Tennessee.


McMullin needed signatures from 5,000 registered voters to appear on the Virginia ballot.

Also on Friday, McMullin's campaign announced that he was endorsed by Slade Gorton, a former U.S. senator from Washington state.