Overview

• The Associated Press called the race at 7:36 p.m. ET, with Walkinshaw leading roughly 75% to 25% over Republican Stewart Whitson.
• The Fairfax County supervisor and longtime chief of staff to the late Rep. Gerry Connolly will fill Connolly’s vacant seat.
• Once sworn in, the House count moves to 219 Republicans and 213 Democrats, leaving Speaker Mike Johnson just two defections to pass party-line measures before the Sept. 30 funding deadline.
• Campaign messaging focused on Department of Government Efficiency cuts to federal agencies, a salient issue in a district with a large concentration of federal employees and contractors.
• Upcoming special elections in Arizona on Sept. 23 and in Texas and Tennessee later this year could further alter the closely divided House balance.