Democrat James Walkinshaw won a special election for Virginia’s 11th district in a landslide; defeating Republican Stewart Whitson by 50 percentage points, a 16-point overperformance from Kamala Harris who carried the district by +34 points in November.
"Tonight, northern Virginians have sent a very powerful message: The reckless Trump agenda must come to an end,” Walksinshaw told supporters at a victory event.
"Rep-elect Walkinshaw’s victory continues the dominant trend we’re seeing so far this year – Democrats are massively overperforming in nearly every race," DNC Chair Ken Martin said in a statement.
Walkinshaw’s victory adds one more Democratic signature to the discharge petition filed by Republican Rep. Thomas Massie to force a floor vote on a bi-partisan bill to release the Jeffe