Democrat James Walkinshaw handily won a recent special election in Virginia’s 11th Congressional District with a message focused on job loss from Trump’s cuts to federal workforce.

Virginia's special election between Whitson and Walkinshaw could provide insights into the upcoming governor's race between Sears and Spanberger.

Democrat James Walkinshaw, a politician with experience working on Capitol Hill, has won a special election to be the next U.S. House representative of the Virginia district home to the state’s most populous county.

Fairfax County Supervisor James Walkinshaw defeated Republican Stewart Whitson, a government policy think tank director, this week in the special election for Virginia’s 11th congressional

Democrat James Walkinshaw wins with 75% of the vote, vows "this is the beginning of the end for Donald Trump’s reckless agenda.”

Democrats easily won back one of their three vacant congressional seats, with James Walkinshaw trouncing his GOP foe, Stewart Whitson, in a northern Virginia special election Tuesday.

Democrat James Walkinshaw won the special election for Virginia’s 11th District to succeed the late Democratic Rep. Gerald E. Connolly.

Source: Election results and race calls are from The Associated Press. By The New York Times election results team: Michael Andre, Emma Baker, Neil Berg, Andrew Chavez, Michael Beswetherick, Matthew Bloch,

Early in-person voting for the November 4 elections in Virginia will begin on September 19, with curbside voting available for those over 65 and those with disabilities, and absentee ballots being

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin issued an executive order on Friday designed to further enhance the security of the Commonwealth’s elections.

The 11th District, which includes Fairfax City as well as most of Fairfax County outside the Beltway, voted for Kamala Harris over Trump last November by 34 points.

Walkinshaw served as Connolly's chief of staff. His victory in the Virginia special election narrows the House GOP majority to just two seats.