US EditionMeet the candidates running in Virginia's 98th House District special election
- The special election in House District 98 was called Tuesday, with Andrew Rice declared the winner according to unofficial results, pending final certification.
- Barry Knight's death last month prompted the special election for House District 98, which includes parts of southeastern Virginia Beach and has 65,693 registered voters.
- With all precincts reporting, Rice received 7,316 votes, or 62.46%, from 11,700 ballots cast, about 18% turnout.
- Andrew Rice will serve the remainder of Barry Knight's two-year term, maintaining GOP control after Tuesday's unofficial results showed an overperformance in House District 98.
- Mailed and provisional ballots remain to be counted and totals must be certified by the Virginia Department of Elections; special election turnout dynamics led to 18% participation from more than 11,700 ballots.
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GOP overperforms in Virginia special election, fueling early momentum talk in blue-trending state
Republican Andrew Rice wins Virginia House District 98 special election by wide margin, with conservatives citing voter backlash against Gov. Spanberger's agenda.
Virginia Republican bucks blue wave in special election
Republicans earned a sweeping special election win in a Virginia state House race, defying the Democratic wave of victories in similar special elections across the country. Andrew Rice took 62.5% of the vote in Tuesday’s election compared with Democrat Cheryl Smith’s 37.5%, with 95% of votes counted in the state’s 98th District. The development breaks the Democratic run of special election victories in Iowa, Pennsylvania, Mississippi, Georgia, a…
Republican Victory in Virginia Sets the Stage for Upcoming Redistricting Referendum
In a notable special election, Republican Andrew Rice triumphed over Democrat Cheryl Smith by 25 points. His victory signals strong GOP support ahead of a crucial redistricting vote that could alter Virginia's congressional landscape. The post Republican Victory in Virginia Sets the Stage for Upcoming Redistricting Referendum appeared first on News Addicts.
GOP Candidate Notches Landslide Special Election Win Ahead Of Democrat-Led Redistricting Vote
Republican candidate Andrew Rice cruised to victory in the special election for Virginia House of Delegates District 98, ultimately defeating Democrat Cheryl Smith by a wide margin of 25 percentage points. The result constitutes a significant over-performance when compared with President Donald Trump’s margin of victory in the 2024 presidential election and comes ahead of a key redistricting referendum that could draw out three U.S. House distri…
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