Connolly (D-Va.) Wins; Fimian to Concede Tuesday

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Connolly Wins; Fimian to Concede Tuesday

* By Jennifer Bendery

Updated: 10:33 p.m.


Republican Keith Fimian is expected to concede to Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) on Tuesday, the Washington Post reported Monday night.

Fimian trailed the freshman Congressman by 981 votes after all ballots had been tallied. The final margin was close enough that Fimian could have asked for the votes to be retallied, but that process likely wouldn’t have made a large dent in the margin.

Connolly declared victory Friday, but Fimian, who ran against Connolly for what was then an open House seat in 2008, did not immediately concede. Connolly’s victory means that he is the only Virginia Democrat targeted by national Republicans to survive the national GOP wave. Three other House Democrats in the state were defeated last week.

News of Connolly’s victory came on the same day that he was released from a hospital after being treated for a blood clot.

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1. +1 for the Dems.

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2. Hooray for Virginia!

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3. K & R

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