11th District Voters Turn Out For Walkinshaw In Special Election

FAIRFAX, VA — Before Fairfax County Board Chair Jeff McKay (D-At-Large) introduced newly elected congressman James Walkinshaw to a jubilant crowd of supporters at Tandoori Fairfax on Tuesday night, he had some bad news to share about the special election results.

"There's one precinct, the Merrifield Precinct, that only delivered 90 percent," he joked, which elicited a loud response from the audience.

In total, Walkinshaw won all 175 precincts in Fairfax County with about 75 percent of the vote at each, according to unofficial results from the Virginia Department of Elections.

Fairfax County - 175 (View Unofficial Results)

• James Walkinshaw: 105,665 (74.80 percent)
• Stewart L. Whitson: 35,325 (25.01 percent)
• Write-In: 0 (0.00%)

Of the 549,323 registered voters in Fairfax County, 141,286 cast ballots in Tuesday's special election.

While McKay can be accused of exaggerating Walkinshaw's winning percentage at the Merrifield Precinct (88.56 percent), his margin of victory did exceed 90 percent at two other precincts in Fairfax County:

222 - Reston #300

• James Walkinshaw: 672 (90.57 percent)
• Stewart L. Whitson: 70 (9.3 percent)
• Write-In: 0 (0.00%)

736 - Bedford

• James Walkinshaw: 40 (97.56 percent)
• Stewart L. Whitson: 1 (2.44 percent)
• Write-In: 0 (0.00%)

Walkinshaw posted similar numbers in the City of Fairfax, which runs its own election.

City of Fairfax - 6 Precincts (View Unofficial Results)

• James Walkinshaw: 3,913 (74.18 percent)
• Stewart L. Whitson: 1,356 (25.71 percent)
• Write-In: 0 (0.00%)

Of the 18,533 registered voters in Fairfax City, 5,278 (28 percent) cast ballots in Tuesday's special election.

Gerry Connolly's Winning Margin In 2024

On Nov. 5, 2024, 592,480 of the 835,204 registered voters in Fairfax County (71 percent) cast ballots in the general election, according to official results from the Virginia Department of Elections. It was a presidential election and turnout was high.

With former Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the ticket, incumbent U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-11th) defeated his Republican opponent Mike L. Van Meter, garnering about two-thirds of the votes cast in Fairfax County.

• Gerald E. "Gerry" Connolly: 264,725 (66.70 percent)
• Mike L. Van Meter: 130,368 (32.85 percent)
• Write-In: 1,789 (0.45 percent)

In Fairfax City, 13,710 of the 18,995 registered voters cast ballots in the Nov. 5, 2024 general election.

• Gerald E. "Gerry" Connolly: 8,804 (66.18 percent)
• Mike L. Van Meter: 4,434 (33.33 percent)
• Write-In: 66 (0.50 percent)

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