By — Matthew Barakat, Associated Press Matthew Barakat, Associated Press By — Ben Finley, Associated Press Ben Finley, Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/abigail-spanberger-wins-house-race-in-virginia Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Abigail Spanberger wins House race in Virginia Politics Nov 8, 2022 11:00 PM EST DUMFRIES, Va. (AP) — Democrat Abigail Spanberger has won reelection over Republican Yesli Vega in a Virginian congressional seat the GOP had aggressively fought to flip. Spanberger became one of the GOP’s top national targets after her district was significantly redrawn, shifting from central Virginia to the northern Virginia and Fredericksburg areas. WATCH LIVE: 2022 Midterm Elections | PBS NewsHour Special Coverage Spanberger won though she no longer lives in the newly drawn 7th District. Vega, a Prince William County supervisor, raised millions and brought in high-profile GOP surrogates. She highlighted her life story as a daughter of Salvadoran immigrants and would have been Virginia’s first Latina member of Congress. Spanberger campaigned on abortion rights, running ads that highlighted comments from Vega that expressed doubt about whether women could get pregnant from rape. LIVE RESULTS: 2022 midterm election results and interactive maps Spanberger campaigned on abortion rights, running ads that highlighted comments from Vega that expressed doubt about whether women could become pregnant from rape. Vega, a Prince William County supervisor, raised millions and brought in high-profile GOP surrogates. Ted Lyons of Woodbridge and his wife voted early on Friday for Vega. “She just kind of lines up with what we believe,” he said, citing the the former police officer’s support for law enforcement. Derek Franklin of Triangle voted for Spanberger. “I think Vega is too extreme,” he said. None of the Spanberger voters interviewed Friday at an early voting site in Dumfries said they felt unfamiliar with Spanberger, despite having her district redrawn. To the contrary, they said they had been inundated with information from both candidates. Newsletter code to add —> Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Email Address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. By — Matthew Barakat, Associated Press Matthew Barakat, Associated Press By — Ben Finley, Associated Press Ben Finley, Associated Press
DUMFRIES, Va. (AP) — Democrat Abigail Spanberger has won reelection over Republican Yesli Vega in a Virginian congressional seat the GOP had aggressively fought to flip. Spanberger became one of the GOP’s top national targets after her district was significantly redrawn, shifting from central Virginia to the northern Virginia and Fredericksburg areas. WATCH LIVE: 2022 Midterm Elections | PBS NewsHour Special Coverage Spanberger won though she no longer lives in the newly drawn 7th District. Vega, a Prince William County supervisor, raised millions and brought in high-profile GOP surrogates. She highlighted her life story as a daughter of Salvadoran immigrants and would have been Virginia’s first Latina member of Congress. Spanberger campaigned on abortion rights, running ads that highlighted comments from Vega that expressed doubt about whether women could get pregnant from rape. LIVE RESULTS: 2022 midterm election results and interactive maps Spanberger campaigned on abortion rights, running ads that highlighted comments from Vega that expressed doubt about whether women could become pregnant from rape. Vega, a Prince William County supervisor, raised millions and brought in high-profile GOP surrogates. Ted Lyons of Woodbridge and his wife voted early on Friday for Vega. “She just kind of lines up with what we believe,” he said, citing the the former police officer’s support for law enforcement. Derek Franklin of Triangle voted for Spanberger. “I think Vega is too extreme,” he said. None of the Spanberger voters interviewed Friday at an early voting site in Dumfries said they felt unfamiliar with Spanberger, despite having her district redrawn. To the contrary, they said they had been inundated with information from both candidates. Newsletter code to add —> Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Email Address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm.