GOP's Anderson, Democrat Vindman Win In 7th District House Race: AP

Updated at 9:15 p.m.

FREDERICKSBURG, VA — At 9 p.m., Derrick Anderson was declared the winner by the Associated Press of Tuesday's Republican primary in the 7th Congressional District He defeated fellow Republicans Jon Myers, Cameron Hamilton, John Prabhudoss, Maria Martin and Terris Todd.

Anderson, a lawyer and former Army Green Beret, was favored by the establishment House GOP leaders, who supported him in an intraparty fight, The Washington Post reported.

At 8:06 p.m., AP declared Eugene Vindman the winner of the seven-way race in the Democratic Primary for the 7th District seat. He defeated fellow Democrats Andrea Bailey, Carl Bedell, Margaret Angela Franklin, Elizabeth Guzman, Clifford Heinzer, and Briana Sewell.

If Anderson and Vindman are declared winners once returns are official, they will represent their parties on the Nov. 5 ballot.

Incumbent U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D) announced last November that she would not seek reelection in 2024. Instead, she is running in 2025 for Virginia governor.

As a member of the National Security Council during the Trump administration, Vindman and his brother, Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, gained national attention for their roles in the president’s first impeachment. Both brothers raised security concerns about a phone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and were later fired, The Washington Post reported.

Three other potential Republican candidates — Craig Ennis, Bill Moher and Jeff Sacks — failed to qualify for Tuesday's primary.

Once polls closed at 7:01 p.m. on Tuesday, election officials began the process of tallying the results in Virginia's dual party primary, which had separate Democratic and Republican ballots.

(You can check the Virginia Department of Elections website, which is updated in real time, for live results. See Republican candidate totals here. See Democratic candidate totals here.)

With the incumbent not seeking re-election, a total of 13 candidates were running in Tuesday's Republican and Democratic primaries to determine who would represent their party on the Nov. 5 ballot.

While Virginia already chose its primary candidates for U.S. president in the March Super Tuesday election, June's primary focuses on congressional elections and local offices where applicable.

In addition, five candidates are competing in the Republican primary on Tuesday for U.S. Senate to determine who will run against Sen. Tim Kaine (D) and independent Jonathan Hardin in November. View results of the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate.

The 7th District encompasses all or part of the City of Fredericksburg and Prince William, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Culpeper, Orange, Caroline, King George, Greene, Madison, and Albermarle counties.