Youngkin sets date for special election to fill deep-blue House seat / Fox News
Virginia’s political saga continues as Governor Youngkin sets the special election for September 9 to fill the vacancy left by the late Rep. Gerry Connolly. Voters now brace themselves for a tightly contested race amid plenty of political theatrics—because nothing says “democracy in action” like a last-minute hustle to fill an empty seat.
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