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Democrat Shannon Taylor Wins Election to U.S. House in Virginia's 1st Congressional District
Decision Desk HQ projected Taylor with 50.9% of the vote as Democrats spent heavily and the Cook Political Report moved the race to toss-up.
- Democrat Shannon Taylor is projected to unseat incumbent Rep. Rob Wittman in Virginia's First Congressional District, according to Decision Desk, ending nearly two decades of Republican control.
- Wittman faced increasing competition as suburban voters shifted toward Democrats, prompting the Cook Political Report to move the race from lean Republican to toss-up in October.
- Taylor emerged from a seven-way primary in August with 53 percent of the vote, while Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and House Majority PAC poured money into the race against Wittman's $2.2 million advertising spend.
- The Associated Press has not yet made an official projection, though it reports Taylor leads Wittman with 50.9 percent of the vote as of about 11 p.m. Tuesday.
- "My promise is to fight for every person in Virginia's 1st District whether they voted for me or not," Taylor said, pledging to tackle corruption and lower costs.
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Rob Wittman loses to prosecutor Shannon Taylor in Virginia
Shannon Taylor, a top Henrico County prosecutor who campaigned as a law-and-order Democrat, defeated Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA), who has represented Virginia’s 1st Congressional District for nearly two decades. The Associated Press called the race for Taylor on Thursday afternoon. She was leading by about 2 percentage points at the time of the result. Wittman […]
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Democrat Shannon Taylor wins election to U.S. House in Virginia’s 1st Congressional District
Democrat Shannon Taylor won election Thursday to the U.S. House of Representatives representing Virginia's 1st Congressional District, defeating Republican incumbent Rob J. Wittman. Taylor has served as the top prosecutor in a suburban Richmond county ...
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Leaning Left23Leaning Right4Center16Last UpdatedBias Distribution54% Left
Bias Distribution
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