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Riggleman beats Cockburn in 5th, Wittman holds onto the 1st By James Ivancic and Karen Chaffraix Times Staff Writers
PHOTO BY RANDY LITZINGER Sen. Tim Kaine greets the crowd at the “Blue Wave Rally” at Prince William fairgrounds on Sunday, Nov. 4.
Kaine wins big in Virginia
Democrat incumbent wins 56 percent of vote to dismiss Republican Stewart By Jill Palermo
Times Staff Writer
Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine was declared the early winner of his race against Republican Corey Stewart. Major news organizations called the race soon after the polls closed at 7 p.m., even as thousands remained in line at polling places across the state. Kaine, 60, campaigned vigorously across the state until the last days of the campaign. He made numerous joint appearances with Democratic candidates for Congress in Virginia, his name appearing on campaign signs more commonly with other candidates than by itself. INSIDE Business.............................................13 Classified............................................42 Communities......................................34 Faith...................................................38
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big wins in Virginia in 2017. “Now, another year later, we’ve turned that flicker into a bright shining beacon of hope,” Kaine added, thanking his supporters across the state. With 98 percent of the unofficial vote tallied by 10 p.m. Tuesday night, Kaine had garnered 56 percent of the vote statewide, while Stewart received just under 43 percent. More than 400,000 votes separated the two candidates, with Kaine winning the support of 1.7 million voters, while Stewart racked up 1.2 million votes.
In a statement Tuesday, Kaine called the race “a really special campaign” and quite a contrast to two years ago, in 2016, when he lost his bid for the vice presidency; he was on the ballot with Democrat Hilary Clinton. Kaine noted that things brightened for the Democrats with See KAINE, page 3 Libraries.............................................37 Lifestyle..............................................27 Looking Back......................................23 Opinion.................................................8
Republican Denver Riggleman defeated Democrat Leslie Cockburn in the race for the open 5th District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, while incumbent Rep. Rob Wittman held his 1st District seat against Democratic challenger Vangie Williams. The 5th District includes most of Fauquier County while the 1st District includes the Fauquier precincts of Lois, Catlett, Morrisville and Bealeton. Riggleman carried Fauquier as well as Cockburn’s home county of Rappahannock in unofficial results Tuesday. Riggleman said he was “very grateful and humbled” by his win. “These five months have been the most awful and incredible” since he became the Republican nominee, he said.
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TIMES STAFF PHOTO/CHRIS SIX White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders made a campaign stop in Warrenton Friday, Nov. 2 in support of Denver Riggleman, the GOP nominee for the 5th District congressional seat.
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