Virginia special election: How to view live results when poll close

Virginia voters head to polls in to replace US Rep. Connolly

Voters across Virginia are heading to the polls Tuesday to elect a successor to the late U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly.

FAIRFAX, Va. - Voters in the northern Virginia suburbs of Washington will choose a replacement Tuesday for the late Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly, who died in May after battling cancer.

Democrat James Walkinshaw is facing Republican Stewart Whitson. Walkinshaw is a member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and previously served as Connolly’s chief of staff. Whitson is a former FBI special agent and Army veteran who oversees federal affairs for a conservative think tank.

Polls are set to close on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. 

Once polls close, results will come in live below. 

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