First Virginia Bellwether Swings Toward GOP

A key Virginia Congressional seat has swung back into the Republican column.

Incumbent Democrat Elaine Luria (D, VA-02) has been unseated after serving two terms in Congress by her Republican challenger, Virginia State Senator Jen Kiggans.

FLIP ALERT: Jennifer Kiggans (R) defeats Elaine Luria (D-inc) in Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District – @CNN projects

⦿ This seat is flipped from 🔵➡️🔴
⦿ Biden won VA-02 by 1.9% in 2020 pic.twitter.com/er37gWPMBC
— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) November 9, 2022

Luria tried to shed her voting record of being a lackey for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over the course of the past two years. Still, her service on the January 6th investigative committee showed that she was more focused on being a party hack than serving her constituency in the Hampton Roads.

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Victoria Snitsar Churchill

Victoria Snitsar is a proud immigrant and naturalized U.S. citizen with a decade of experience in grassroots politics and community organizing. Her writing has been featured in many online publications, including Campus Reform, The Daily Torch and The Daily Signal. As an undergraduate at the University of Kansas, Victoria appeared in media outlets such as CBS News, TIME Magazine, The Washington Post Magazine, The Blaze and NRATV. Victoria is also a former NCAA D1 student-athlete and Kansas College Republicans State Chair. After moving eleven times in six years, Victoria resides in Arlington, Virginia and enjoys going to overpriced brunch on Sundays.