Virginia District 4 Democrats Nominate Jennifer McClellan for Congressional Special Election

Democrats selected Virginia state Sen. Jennifer McClellan as their nominee for a February special election to fill the vacancy in the state's 4th congressional district. McClellan won 85% of the vote in Tuesday's party-run primary, which included three other hopefuls. After hand-counting the vote, full results were released early Thursday morning.

McClellan will be favored in the February 21 special election for this Richmond area district. A win would make her the state's first Black woman in Congress.

The seat has been vacant since Democratic Rep. Donald McEachin died in late November. His death came just weeks after he defeated Republican Leon Benjamin by 65% to 35% to win a 4th term. Benjamin was also the nominee in 2020, and will be back for a third try as the GOP nominee in February.