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Democrat James Walkinshaw has won a special election to represent Virginia's 11th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Polls closed at 7 p.m. on Tuesday in the race to replace the late U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, who died earlier this year.

With Walkinshaw's victory, Democrats have trimmed Republicans' narrow majority in the House by one more seat as it gears up to face a looming government shutdown.

FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA. - Democrat James Walkinshaw has won a special election to represent Virginia's 11th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, besting Republican Stewart Whitson, an Army veteran and former FBI agent.

Polls closed at 7 p.m. on Tuesday in the race to replace the late U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, who died earlier this y

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