Democrat Eugene Vindman, Trump whistleblower, wins Virginia House race

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. — Democrat Eugene Vindman has won his Virginia House race, keeping nan suburban Northern Virginia spot bluish aft Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s retirement.

Vindman leads Republican Derrick Anderson, 51.1% to 48.9%, pinch 98% of votes counted, nan Associated Press reports.

Eugene Vindman roseate to prominence arsenic a whistleblower successful nan first impeachment of erstwhile President Donald Trump successful 2019. AP

The title successful Virginia’s 7th District was considered 1 of Republicans’ champion chances to flip a House spot reddish this cycle, putting them 1 spot person to protecting — aliases perchance expanding — nan GOP House majority.

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson rallied successful 2 captious House districts successful Virginia on predetermination eve telling nan Post that nan “road to keeping and increasing our mostly runs straight done Virginia.”

Johnson appeared astatine events to drum up support for Anderson and susceptible freshman GOP Rep. Jen Kiggans, who’s moving to support her spot successful nan Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District. 

“Green Beret Derrick Anderson has served our state and will beryllium a beardown sound for Virginia’s 7th District to unafraid our border, hole our economy, and reconstruct bid done strength,” Johnson told The Post.

Derrick Anderson stands pinch supporters successful Virginia’s 7th District. Derrick Anderson for VA

Anderson ran cervix and cervix against Eugene Vindman, who gained nationalist attraction successful 2019 arsenic a whistleblower successful nan first impeachment effort against nan erstwhile president, which was sparked by nan Ukrainian-born candidate’s reporting of a telephone telephone betwixt Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Despite his nationalist sanction recognition, Vindman ran an under-the-radar campaign, and participated successful conscionable 1 statement against Anderson.

When he yet sat down for his first question and reply of nan run cycle, he gave nan section TV outlet conscionable 7 minutes. He spent nan question and reply reciting talking points and dodging questions astir his subject record, which has travel nether scrutiny this rhythm pinch claims that he embellished it.

Vindman’s moving narration pinch his copy relative Alexander besides came nether scrutiny this rhythm for imaginable conflicts of interest.