Jennifer McClellan wins Democratic 'firehouse primary' for the late Rep. Donald McEachin's Virginia House seat
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Virginia state Sen. Jennifer McClellan will square off with Republican Leon Benjamin Sr. in a special election on Feb. 21, after she was declared the winner in the Democratic primary.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin called a special election for the state's 4th Congressional District after McEachin's death, instructing both parties to file candidates by Dec. 23. In that short time, four Democrats registered for the so-called "firehouse primary," named for how the party had to scramble to organize the election. Chris Pandolfo is a writer for Fox News Digital. Send tips to chris.pandolfo@fox.com and follow him on Twitter @ChrisCPandolfo.
"Tuesday’s party-run process saw historic turnout with 27,900 votes cast, making it the largest party-run nomination process in the history of the Democratic Party of Virginia; voter turnout even exceeded the last state-run primary in VA-04, when 15,728 votes were cast," the Democratic Party of Virginia said in a statement Thursday.
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