2025Final resultsSpecial election
2025 special election for Virginia's 11th District
U.S. House · Virginia
James Walkinshaw (D) won with 75.3% of the vote, defeating Stewart Whitson (R) by 50.6 points.
James WalkinshawDemocrat · winner
75.3%113,596
Stewart WhitsonRepublican
24.7%37,297
150,893 votes
Source: State election authorities (Florida, Virginia, Arizona, Tennessee, Texas)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:34 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2025
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)