Fredericksburg, PWC Voters Turn Out For Vindman In 7th District Race

FREDERICKSBURG, VA — With all 193 precincts reporting Wednesday, Democrat Eugene Vindman is the winner in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District race.

Vindman garnered 195,350 votes (50.9%), while his Republican opponent Derrick Anderson raked in 187,074 (48.78%), according to unofficial returns reported to the Virginia State Board of Elections.

“With the support of our grassroots army, we accomplished something together that many didn’t think was possible," Vindman said in an election night statement released by his campaign. "It’s a testament to the power of the American experience, that an immigrant who escaped a Soviet regime and came to this great nation with less than $800 in our pockets, would now stand here as a Congressman-elect of the United States House of Representatives. Thank you to my incredible wife, Cindy, our two wonderful kids, Max and Madi, and of course my less handsome twin, Alex.

“In my 25 years of military service, and when we were jumping out of airplanes, it didn’t matter to me the color creed, background, race, or party affiliation of the person next to me," Vindman said. "What mattered was getting the mission done. That’s the type of service I am going to take to Washington as the next Congressman from Virginia’s 7th Congressional District.”

Anderson's campaign posted a statement on social media Wednesday morning saying the race was too close to call, made before all precincts were in.

“Our team is deploying out to canvasses across all 11 localities in VA07 to get an accurate read on all the votes outstanding. In addition, a number of ballots were not counted for various reasons and there is a Friday deadline for voters to cure rejected ballots. We will be working hard to ensure that every vote is counted," Anderson said.

Vindman found the greatest concentration of support in Prince William County, where he received 65.73 percent of the votes cast and Fredericksburg City, where he garnered 65.06 percent of the vote.

Anderson received the greatest concentration of votes in Albermarle, Culpeper, King George, Madison and Orange counties.

Albemarle County

• Derrick M. Anderson (R) 24 votes (72.73%)
• Eugene S. Vindman (D): 9 votes (27.27%)

Caroline County

• Derrick M. Anderson (R) 9,337 votes (55.36%)
• Eugene S. Vindman (D): 7,500 votes (44.47%)

Culpeper County

• Derrick M. Anderson (R) 17,335 votes (62.51%)
• Eugene S. Vindman (D): 10,349 votes (37.32%)

Fredericksburg City

• Eugene S. Vindman (D): 8,358 votes (65.06%)
• Derrick M. Anderson (R) 4,455 votes (34.68%)

Greene County

• Derrick M. Anderson (R) 7,215 votes (62.17%)
• Eugene S. Vindman (D): 4,367 votes (37.63%)

King George County

• Derrick M. Anderson (R) 9,487 votes (36.56%)
• Eugene S. Vindman (D): 5,481 votes (36.56%)

Madison County

• Derrick M. Anderson (R) 5,607 votes (68.24%)
• Eugene S. Vindman (D): 2,602 votes (31.67%)

Orange County

• Derrick M. Anderson (R) 13,443 votes (62.25%)
• Eugene S. Vindman (D): 8,088 votes (37.45%)

Prince William County

• Eugene S. Vindman (D): 74,834 votes (63.63%)
• Derrick M. Anderson (R) 38,512 votes (33.82%)

Spotsylvania County

• Derrick M. Anderson (R) 41,869 votes (54.74%)
• Eugene S. Vindman (D): 34,472 votes (45.07%)

Stafford

• Derrick M. Anderson (R) 39,790 votes (50.21%)
• Eugene S. Vindman (D): 39,290 votes (49.58%)