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Democrats win another Virginia state House special election
Garrett McGuire won with about 78% of the vote, helping Democrats maintain control of the reliably blue Fairfax County House District 17 seat.
- On Jan. 20, 2026, Garrett McGuire, Democrat, was elected to fill Virginia House District 17 and will serve the remainder of the term through 2027.
- After Mark Sickles resigned to join Gov. Abigail Spanberger's administration, a special election was called Dec. 24, 2025, reshaping the Virginia House of Delegates.
- By 8 p.m., unofficial tallies showed McGuire leading 80.4-19.5% of 4,360 votes; unofficial Fairfax County results showed McGuire defeating Cardiff 4,798 to 1,294 with 10 write-ins and turnout was 9.89% with 6,102 ballots cast of 61,679 registered voters.
- The victory allows Democrats to retain the Fairfax County-based seat and helps maintain their comfortable majority as the 2026 General Assembly session gets underway; with McGuire's win, attention turns to the Feb. 10 special election in Senate District 39.
- Democrats nominated Delegate Elizabeth Bennett-Parker and Republicans chose Julie Robben Lineberry for the Senate vacancy, a race that could determine control if Bennett-Parker prevails.
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- 50% of the sources lean Right
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