Washington (DC News Now) — Voters in Virginia’s 11th district will head to the polls on Tuesday, September 9, 2025 for a special election to vote on who will be their next congressional leader. The seat became vacant after the passing of former Congressman Gerry Connolly (D). Connolly died in May 2025.
Democrat James Walkinshaw will face Republican Stewart Whitson. DC News Now spoke to Walkinshaw ahead of the election. We offered the same opportunity to Whitson, but was unavailable.
Washington (DC News Now) -- The race has been set for Virginia's 11th District. Over the weekend, democrats and republicans in Northern Virginia named their nominee to replace late Congressman Gerry Connolly for the rest of his term. James Walkinshaw (D), Connolly's former Chief of Staff. Walkinshaw will face off…
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Democrats and Republicans chose candidates in northern Virginia on Saturday who will vie to replace the late U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, a Democrat who served the congressional district in the Washington suburbs for 16 years. Democrats chose James Walkinshaw, who currently serves on the Fairfax County…
FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. (DC News Now) -- The stage is set for who will face each other in the fall to fill the remaining term of Representative Gerry Connolly. James Walkinshaw won Saturday's Democratic primary, while Stewart Whitson captured the Republican nomination. Walkinshaw spent 11 years as Connolly's chief-of-staff and…