Tuesday's special election in Virginia expected to narrow an already tight House GOP majority
Voters in northern Virginia will head to the polls on Tuesday for a special election that House Democrats hope will bolster their numbers in the chamber and cut down on an already slim Republican majority.
With a Democratic win Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson would only be able to afford to lose two Republicans on party-line votes as opposed to three.
The election in the 11th Congressional District is being held to fill longtime Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly’s seat. Connolly died from cancer in May.
Democrat James Walkinshaw, Connolly’s former chief of staff and a Fairfax County supervisor, is heavily favored. Walkinshaw faces Republican Stewart Whitson, a military veteran and former FBI special agent currently working as a lobbyist.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/tuesday-special-election-virginia-expected-090007148.html
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