Democrat James Walkinshaw to win Virginia House race, narrowing GOP majority
Democratic candidate James Walkinshaw is projected to win a special election Tuesday to represent a Northern Virginia congressional district once held by the late Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly, according to The Associated Press. Walkinshaw, a Fairfax County supervisor, defeated Republican Stewart Whitson, a former FBI special agent. He previously served as Connolly’s chief of staff