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Republican incumbent Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Va., running to represent Virginia's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, waits to go on stage and address supporters during a voting rally at Ballyhoos in Virginia Beach, Va., Monday, Nov. 4, 2024. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrat Eugene Vindman won Virginia’s most competitive congressional race Wednesday, defeating his opponent in a blow to the GOP’s hopes of flipping the open House seat.

In Virginia’s 7th District, Vindman defeated Republican Derrick Anderson by a close margin after conservatives targeted the House seat. Democratic U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, the district’s three-term incumbent, decided to run for governor in 2025 — presenting an opening in the battleground district.

“With the support of our grassroots army, we accomplished something together that many didn’t think was possible,” Vindman said in a statement. “It’s a testament to the power of the American experience, that an immigrant who escaped a Soviet Regime and came to this great nation with less than $800 in our pockets, would now stand here as a Congressman-elect of the United States House of Representatives.”

Anderson did not concede defeat, and his campaign issued a statement saying there are still thousands of uncounted ballots. “We want to make sure everyone’s voice is heard in this extremely close race,”...

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