The outcome whittles Speaker Mike Johnson's already narrow margin in the House of Representatives.
The Democratic National Committee reacted to the special-election win of James Walkinshaw to replace late U.S. Representative Gerald Connolly's seat in Virginia.The victory Tuesday night further shrinks the Republican majority in the House of Representatives.
Why It MattersThe outcome whittles Speaker Mike Johnson's already narrow margin in the House, shrinking the GOP's effective working majority and complicating the path for party-line votes ahead of a looming government funding deadline at the end of September.Before the election, the House stood with 219 Republicans and 212 Democrats; Walkinshaw's win moves the balance closer and limits Johnson's margin for defections.What To KnowIn a statement sent to Newsweek via email, DNC Chair Ken Martin reacted to the party's win, saying, 'Virginians are seeing Republicans for who they are: self-serving liars who will throw their constituents under the bus to rubber stamp Donald Trump's disastrous agenda — and they're ready for change.'Rep-elect Walkinshaw's victory continues the dominant trend we're seeing so far this year – Democrats are massively overperforming in nearly every race. With elections in less than two months in the Commonwealth, Virginians are fired up and ready to hold Trump and Virginia Republicans accountable for their billionaire-first agenda.'Walkinshaw, 42, member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and former chief of staff to Connolly, ran to succeed Connolly after his death in May, The New York Times reports.The seat is in a heavily Democratic district in northern Virginia.The Associated Press called the race for Walkinshaw at 7:36 p.m. ET.This is a developing story that will be updated with additional information.
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