Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.), a Democrat who recently criticized her party’s campaign focus on socialism and defunding the police, is projected to have narrowly won her reelection race for the House of Representatives.
Local election officials around the state will certify their election results on Nov. 10, while state officials will certify the statewide results on Nov. 16.
“It has been the honor of my life to serve our community in Congress, to represent the people in our 10 counties. And I thank you all for putting your trust in me again, and reelecting me for another two years,” she said in a virtual press conference at the time.
The former CIA officer said she worked in her first term on issues including lowering the cost of prescription drugs, protecting Americans from foreign hacking, and “smartly securing our border.”
Freitas’s campaign didn’t respond to a request by The Epoch Times for comment.
Spanberger flipped the seat in 2018, beating Republican incumbent Dave Brat. She’s considered a moderate and gained attention last week for confronting House Democratic leadership over the growing socialist presence in the caucus.
The left wing of the party includes a number of self-described socialists such as Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.).
Democrats overall fared worse in the Nov. 3 election than polls and pollsters indicated they would.
Twenty-three seats haven’t yet been called.