VIRGINIA, USA — Republican incumbent Congresswoman Jen Kiggans leads the way in the three-way race for Virginia's Second Congressional District.
Kiggans was up against Democratic challenger Missy Cotter Smasal and independent candidate Robert E. "Bob" Reid.
As of 1 a.m. Wednesday, Kiggans led the vote count with 52.72% compared to 44.64% for Cotter Smasal. Reid garnered 2.5% of the vote.
At the Westin at Virginia Beach Town Center, Kiggans thanked supporters for staying until past midnight at her victory party.
"We've been reassured the early votes will be dropped in this evening, but probably not the absentee votes," she told supporters around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday. "We are not in a position that we can officially say we have won the election; however we feel very confident and things are very much looking our way."
At the Delta Hotel in Virginia Beach, Cotter Smasal thanked supporters for staying late.
"We are still just watching the vote totals come in," she said. "We are committed to making sure every lawful vote is counted."
Kiggans has been a member of the House Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Committee.
Kiggans told 13News Now that working on the Armed Services Committee has been meaningful to her and she wants to improve the quality of life for service members and their families.
