Eugene Vindman (D., Va.) prevailed in his election against Republican Derrick Anderson in one of the country’s tightest House races.

Vindman, a former senior ethics official on the Trump administration’s National Security Council, led Anderson by 2.2 points with 98 percent of the vote reported when the Associated Press called the race for Virginia’s Seventh Congressional District just before 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Anderson, a former Army Green Beret, was vying to win his first term in Congress after failing to win the Republican primary in 2022.

Vindman gained national attention for blowing the whistle on then-president Donald Trump’s phone call with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky, a move that led to Trump's first impeachment. Leveraging the media spotlight, Vindman raked in millions of dollars for his congressional campaign, over five times the amount raised by his opponent.

In a district heavy with defense contractors and military veterans, Vindman repeatedly touted his military service. But despite never seeing action as an operational law attorney during his six-month deployment to Iraq, Vindman routinely said he "fought for our nation in combat" and "used assault-style weapons on the battlefield."

While reporting on the discrepancy, the Washington Free Beacon learned that the campaign was coordinating with an outside super PAC to provide communications on Vindman’s behalf.

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