Overview

• Early voting for the June 28 Democratic primary started June 24 in the 11th District, where the nominee is expected to prevail in the September 9 special election.
• Connolly’s official social media account posted a message endorsing his former chief of staff, James Walkinshaw, urging voters to honor that legacy by choosing bold leadership.
• A National Republican Senatorial Committee staffer criticized the endorsement as a new low for using a deceased lawmaker’s platform to promote a candidate.
• It remains unclear who controls Connolly’s account despite a bio note about family consent, and his constituent services office declined to comment.
• Whoever secures the Democratic nomination is heavily favored to win the special election slated for September 9 to fill Connolly’s vacant seat.