An overwhelming number of Democratic elected leaders think Gov. Ralph Northam should resign after a racist photo from Northam’s 1984 medical school yearbook began circulating Friday after it was published by a conservative website

“We are so deeply saddened by the news that has been revealed today. We are having trouble reconciling our experience with Gov. Northam with what we see in this photo,” Virginia House of Delegates Democrats said in a statement.

“The Gov. Northam we know is a great friend and ally, who has served and dedicated himself to our commonwealth and the nation.

“However, constituents’ trust in their elected officials is paramount. We regret to say that we are no longer confident in the governor’s representation of Virginians. Though it brings us no joy to do so, we must call for Gov. Northam’s resignation.”

Senate Democrats have called on Northam to do the same.

Northam’s predecessor, Terry McAuliffe, said the governor’s position is untenable.

“It’s time for Ralph to step down, and for the commonwealth to move forward,” McAuliffe said on Twitter.

Democratic presidential hopefuls and Democrats representing Virginia in the U.S. House were also calling on Northam to step down.

“I am so deeply disappointed and dismayed by the horrific picture of Gov. Northam that surfaced today,” U.S. Rep. Donald McEachin, D-4th, said in a statement.

“Virginia has a particularly sordid history with racism from the first enslaved Africans on our shores, to the capital of the Confederacy to Massive Resistance to the struggles African-American Virginians face today,” he added.

“In light of that stain on our commonwealth and the work that still needs to be done, I ask the governor to step aside. … Virginians have too much to overcome and too much healing yet in front of us.”

When he took office in 2017, McEachin became the third African-American to represent Virginia in the House.Two of the Virginia Democrats who just took office in January are also calling for the governor to resign.

“We need leaders who will bring us together instead of driving us apart. While it was proper for Gov. Northam to apologize, there is no excuse for this type of photograph then or now,” U.S. Rep. Elaine Luria, D-2nd, said in a statement. “I ask Gov. Northam to resign. This isn’t about politics, this is about what is right and wrong.”

U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott, D-3rd, the second African American elected to represent Virginia in the House, also called Northam’s past behavior “indefensible,” but stopped short of calling for his resignation.

“I know the governor has dedicated his life to public service, and he has advanced policies to help African Americans and Virginians from all walks of life. I take him at his word that he is deeply sorry, and that he understands that his behavior was inappropriate and offensive,” Scott said.

“History will have to judge his life and public record, and this chapter will be a major stain on that record. The governor must now make the right decision that is best for the Commonwealth of Virginia.”