Incumbent Gerry Connolly (D) beats out challenger Chris Perkins (R) and four other candidates.
Final unofficial results around 1:14 a.m. Wednesday showed U.S. Rep Gerry Connolly easily outpacing Republican challenger Chris Perkins, with 60.06 percent of the vote to Perkins' 26.22 percent across the 11th District. Connolly won by at least 15 percentage points in all three of the 11th District jurisdictions, defeating Perkins 58.87 to 37.48 percent in Fairfax County; 55.36 to 40.44 percent in Fairfax City; and 65.91 to 30.11 percent in Prince William County, according to the State Board of Elections. As of 1:14 a.m. Wednesday, all precincts in the 11th District had reported their results. Update 10:31 p.m.: In a victory speech for several hundred people gathered in Tysons Corner, Gerry Connolly said voters in Virginia's 11th District…
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Congressman will be calling about 8 p.m.
Congressman Gerry Connolly (D-11) will hold a telephone town hall for residents of Virginia’s 11th Congressional district Tuesday evening. Connolly's office will be calling constituents at 8 p.m. If your phone rings and you want to participate, stay on the line. Connolly communications director George Burke said residents who have dialed into the telephone town halls "have praised the format and the convenience of being able to communicate with their congressmen from the comfort of their homes without having to fight traffic." Connolly started the telephone town halls shortly after he took office in January 2009. Since then, more than 170,000 district residents have participated in a call with the congressman, said Burke. On one call in …
5:41 pm on Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Hey, Gerry, EXACTLY what do you propose to lower Dulles Toll Road rates which are due to double Jan. 1, 2013? ALL of our local pols say they are "working on it", yet NO ONE has said or done anything SPECIFIC. If you want to be re-elected, WE CITIZENS OF RESTON want YOU to deliver us from this nightmare. Why should we be paying 54% of the Entire Silver Line cost plus interest which equals $17 … more ›
the-stix
12:33 pm on Saturday, November 10, 2012
Connolly said ""the Constitution doesn't say 'don't tread on me.' It says 'we the people.' It's not just about me. It's about all of us together. That's a Democratic value." He talks as though he won a hard fought battle. What a joke! Gerrymandering is what got him reelected, not "we the people". Locally, the same is true of Moran and Wolf. Young blood never has a chance until the likes of these … more ›