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Democrat James Walkinshaw wins race for vacant, deep-blue Virginia House seat

James Walkinshaw, endorsed by late Rep. Gerry Connolly, won with nearly 75% of votes, reducing the GOP House majority to six seats and complicating upcoming legislative votes.

  • Democrat James Walkinshaw has won the race for a vacant House seat in Virginia, succeeding his predecessor after his death in May.
  • With this victory, Democrats now hold 213 seats in the House of Representatives, while Republicans have 219.
  • He is a member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and was a chief of staff to Connolly.
  • Walkinshaw aims to continue his predecessor's approach as a 'pragmatic progressive'.
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Democrat James Walkinshaw will be the newest member of Congress, after winning a special election in the 11th Congressional District of Virginia to replace Gerry Connolly, who took the seat of the U.S. House of Representatives on behalf of Fairfax City and much of Fairfax County since 2009 and died in May. Walkinshaw was Connolly’s chief of staff and serves his second term as the Braddock District Supervisor on the Fairfax County Board of Superv…

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