Gov. Glenn Youngkin, seen here in a November 2024 interview, has set Sept. 9, 2025, as the date for a special election in Virginia's 11th Congressional District. (Fox News - Paul Steinhauser)
Six Democrats and two Republican candidates have already jumped into the race to fill Connolly's seat.
The Republicans will be defending their razor-thin House majority in next year's midterm elections. The GOP currently controls the chamber 220-212, with three heavily blue districts vacant.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, seen during a Fox News Digital interview on Sept. 5, 2024, in Las Vegas, has set Nov. 4 as the date of a special congressional election. (Fox News - Paul Steinhauser)
And Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas set Nov. 4 as the date of a special election to fill the seat left vacant following the death of Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner in March.
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Texas Democrats were angered over what they said was a month-long delay by Abbott in setting the special election date.
Paul Steinhauser is a politics reporter based in the swing state of New Hampshire. He covers the campaign trail from coast to coast."
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