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Republicans are challenging the constitutionality of the redistricting amendment Virginia voters passed Tuesday.
NBC News called the election at 8:44 p.m. CNN followed eight minutes later.
Locally, Sen. Creigh Deeds and Del. Katrina Callsen said they’d rather see their bills fail than pass them the way the Governor has proposed changing them.
Fairfax served as lieutenant governor under Ralph Northam.
A bill awaiting Gov. Spanberger’s signature does not currently include service employees.
A text message attempts to mislead voters into thinking Barack Obama and Abigail Spanberger oppose the referendum, while a billboard in Page County appears to imply Pres. Trump supports the measure.
A spokesperson for Spanberger said the Governor “believes voters have the information they need to make an informed decision.”
Franklin, after a narrowly-unsuccessful bid for the seat in 2023, flipped the 41st District for Democrats in November, defeating Republican incumbent Chris Obenshain by 2.4 points.
A preliminary draft of the resolution was posted on social media Wednesday, but Mayor Harrison Cluff said it is still very much a work in progress.
The bill has moved to the desk of Gov. Abigail Spanberger, who is expected to sign it into law. The new regulations, if signed into law, would go into effect on July 1st of 2026.