Jennifer McClellan defeated her Republican opponent in a special election Tuesday to win a seat in the - making her the first Black woman to represent Virginia in .McClellan, a veteran state legislator from Richmond, prevailed over pastor and Navy veteran Leon Benjamin in the race for the blue-leaning 4th District, which has its population center in the capital city and stretches south to the North Carolina border.The seat was open after the death of Democratic Rep. Donald McEachin in November.
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