WASHINGTON — Democrat Donald McEachin has been reelected to the U.S. House for Virginia's 4th Congressional District.
This congressional district includes Richmond City, Chesapeake, Chesterfield, Henrico, Prince George, Suffolk, Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Hopewell, Southampton, Colonial Heights, Sussex, Greensville, Surry, Charles City and Emporia.
As of 10:40 a.m. Wednesday, with 99% of precincts reporting, McEachin beat out Republican challenger Leon Benjamin, Sr. with 61% of the votes.
McEachin has held this office since 2016 and sought a third term. Before serving in Congress, he was a public school teacher and legislator in both chambers of Virginia’s General Assembly.
Leon Benjamin, Sr. (R) who is a pastor and has served as a presidential advisor to the Trump Administration.
He is the current chairman of the Republican Party of Richmond City. He has served as a Senior Fellow for the National Minority Technology Council and is the founder of United2Pray, which holds weekly conference calls to pray for the president.