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McClellan wins special election for Virginia’s 4th District

Delegate Eileen Filler-Corn D- Springfield attends a 4th Congressional District election party for state Sen. Jennifer McClellan, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, in Richmond, Va. Virginia voters on Tuesday elected McClellan, a veteran state legislator from Richmond, to fill an open seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, where she will make history as the first Black woman to represent the state in Congress. (AP Photo/John C. Clark) Jackson Mills points to his mom, Congresswoman-elect Jennifer McClellan as she gives a victory speech at her election party, in Richmond, Va., after winning the seat for Virginia's 4th Congressional District on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/John C. Clark) State Sen. Jennifer McClellan D-Richmond celebrates at her election party after winning the seat for Virginia's 4th Congressional District on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, in Richmond, Va. Virginia voters on Tuesday elected McClellan, a veteran state legislator from Richmond, to fill an open seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, where she will make history as the first Black woman to represent the state in Congress. (AP Photo/John C. Clark) Congresswoman-elect Jennifer McClellan, D-Va., hugs her daughter Samantha Mills at her election party in Richmond, Va., after winning the seat for Virginia's 4th Congressional District on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. McClellan prevailed over right-wing Republican nominee Leon Benjamin. (AP Photo/John C. Clark) State Sen. Jennifer McClellan D-Richmond, celebrates at her election party after winning the seat for Virginia's 4th Congressional District on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, in Richmond, Va. Virginia voters on Tuesday elected McClellan, a veteran state legislator from Richmond, to fill an open seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, where she will make history as the first Black woman to represent the state in Congress. (AP Photo/John C. Clark) Congressman Bobby Scott D-Virginia introduces Congresswoman-elect Jennifer McClellan at her election party after winning the Virginia's 4th Congressional District, Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, in Richmond, Va. Virginia voters on Tuesday elected McClellan, a veteran state legislator from Richmond, to fill an open seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, where she will make history as the first Black woman to represent the state in Congress. (AP Photo/John C. Clark) State Sen. Jennifer McClellan D-Richmond celebrates at her election party after winning the seat for Virginia's 4th Congressional District on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, in Richmond, Va. Virginia voters on Tuesday elected McClellan, a veteran state legislator from Richmond, to fill an open seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, where she will make history as the first Black woman to represent the state in Congress. (AP Photo/John C. Clark) Candidate Leon Benjamin, right, greets Bobby Tucker as he heads into the Thomas Dale High School polling station in Richmond, Va., on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. Benjamin is running to succeed Rep. Donald McEachin, D-4th. (Eva Russo/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP) Candidate Leon Benjamin poses for a photo with Jill and Craig Seal and their grandchildren Ralph Hall, obscured, 2, and Vann Hall, 1, outside the Thomas Dale High School polling station in Richmond, Va., on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. Benjamin is running to succeed Rep. Donald McEachin, D-4th. (Eva Russo/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP) State Sen. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond, greets chief election officer and college friend Sheryl Johnson, right, at the Tabernacle Baptist Church polling station in Richmond, Va., on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023 as, from left, election workers Katie Johnson and Eric Johnson look on. McClellan is running to succeed Rep. Donald McEachin, D-4th. McClellan would be the first African American woman to represent Virginia in Congress and would give Virginia a record four women in its congressional delegation. (Eva Russo/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP) State Sen. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond, greets volunteers outside of the Tabernacle Baptist Church polling station in Richmond, Va., on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. McClellan is running to succeed Rep. Donald McEachin, D-4th. McClellan would be the first African American woman to represent Virginia in Congress and would give Virginia a record four women in its congressional delegation. (Eva Russo/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP) Leon Benjamin is the Republican candidate for the 4th congressional district seat, in Richmond, Va., Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. Voters in the Richmond-based Virginia congressional district are deciding on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, who will represent an open seat previously held by the late Democratic U.S. Rep. Donald McEachin. Benjamin faces opponent Democratic nominee Jennifer McClellan, a veteran state legislator. (Alexa Welch Edlund/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP) FILE - U.S. Rep. Don McEachin D-4th. waves during a rally for Democratic gubernatorial candidate, former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. Voters in a Richmond-based Virginia congressional district will settle a special election Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, for the open seat previously held by the late Rep. McEachin, who died in November shortly after being elected to a fourth term. Democratic nominee Jennifer McClellan faces GOP opponent, pastor Leon Benjamin. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
McClellan wins special election for Virginia’s 4th District