Virginia's 11th Congressional District special election, 2025
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A special election to fill the seat representing Virginia's 11th Congressional District in the U.S. House was held in 2025. The general election was held September 9, 2025. The filing deadline was July 11, 2025.[1]
The special election filled the vacancy left by Gerald Connolly (D), who died on May 21, 2025.[2]
At the time of the election, eight special elections had been called for the 119th Congress. From the 113th Congress to the 118th Congress, 80 special elections were held. For more data on historical congressional special elections, click here.
Click here for Ballotpedia's coverage of the Democratic firehouse primary on June 28, 2025.
Candidates and election results
General election
Special general election for U.S. House Virginia District 11
James Walkinshaw defeated Stewart Whitson in the special general election for U.S. House Virginia District 11 on September 9, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | James Walkinshaw (D) | 74.8 | 109,172 |
 | Stewart Whitson (R) | 25.0 | 36,530 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 269 | ||
| Total votes: 145,971 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Karina Lipsman (R)
- Priya Punnoose (D)
- Irene Shin (D)
- Leo Martinez (D)
- Amy Roma (D)
- Candice Bennett (D)
- Daniel Lee (D)
- Amy Papanu (D)
- Isaac Day (D)
- Lucas Rand (R)
- Chandrashekar Tamirisa (Independent)
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Virginia
District history
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.
2024
See also: Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2024
Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Democratic primary)
Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Virginia District 11
Incumbent Gerald Edward Connolly defeated Michael Van Meter in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 11 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Gerald Edward Connolly (D) | 66.7 | 273,529 |
 | Michael Van Meter (R) | 32.9 | 134,802 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 1,855 | ||
| Total votes: 410,186 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 11
Incumbent Gerald Edward Connolly defeated Ahsan Nasar in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 11 on June 18, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gerald Edward Connolly | 85.6 | 37,378 |
 | Ahsan Nasar | 14.4 | 6,270 | |
| Total votes: 43,648 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Michael Van Meter advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 11.
2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Virginia District 11
Incumbent Gerald Edward Connolly defeated James Myles in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 11 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gerald Edward Connolly (D) | 66.7 | 193,190 |
 | James Myles (R) | 33.0 | 95,634 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 828 | ||
| Total votes: 289,652 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Gerald Edward Connolly advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 11.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dereje Gerawork (D)
- Ally Dalsimer (D)
Republican primary election
Republican Primary for U.S. House Virginia District 11
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: James Myles in round 4 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
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Total votes: 1,668 |
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2020
General election
General election for U.S. House Virginia District 11
Incumbent Gerald Edward Connolly defeated Manga Anantatmula in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 11 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gerald Edward Connolly (D) | 71.4 | 280,725 |
 | Manga Anantatmula (R) | 28.3 | 111,380 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 1,136 | ||
| Total votes: 393,241 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Stevan Porter (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 11
Incumbent Gerald Edward Connolly defeated Zainab Mohsini in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 11 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gerald Edward Connolly | 77.6 | 50,626 |
 | Zainab Mohsini | 22.4 | 14,610 | |
| Total votes: 65,236 | |||
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Republican convention
Republican convention for U.S. House Virginia District 11
Manga Anantatmula advanced from the Republican convention for U.S. House Virginia District 11 on June 20, 2020.
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| ✔ | | Manga Anantatmula (R) |
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