弗吉尼亚州第一选区翻转：泰勒以51.04%击败惠特曼，对方认输
弗吉尼亚州第一国会选区的胜负在11月5日尘埃落定。美联社在当天中午前宣布，民主党挑战者、亨里科县联邦检察官香农·泰勒击败自2007年起担任该选区众议员的共和党现任议员罗布·威特曼。根据弗吉尼亚州选举部当天公布的数据，泰勒得票率为51.04%，共207882票；威特曼为48.72%，共198417票。威特曼在结果公布数小时内致电祝贺泰勒并发表声明认输，表示将履职至任期结束。这是共和党近半个世纪以来首次丢掉这一席位。
第一选区覆盖弗吉尼亚州东部和中部大片地区。泰勒在选举夜已自行宣布获胜，但美联社直到11月5日计票进一步推进后才正式确认结果。同一天，美联社还确认民主党在弗吉尼亚州第五选区失利，共和党现任议员约翰·麦圭尔保住席位，民主党挑战者汤姆·佩里洛已认输。全美范围内，民主党在11月5日下午已至少赢得254个众议院席位，创下自2008年奥巴马当选以来最大的众议院多数优势。弗吉尼亚州的选举结果被视为今年中期选举民主党浪潮的一部分。
（来源：弗吉尼亚州选举部）
Virginia's 1st District Flips: Taylor Defeats Wittman 51.04% as Incumbent Concedes
The race for Virginia's 1st Congressional District was settled on Nov. 5. The Associated Press called the race before noon that day for the Democratic challenger, Shannon Taylor, a federal prosecutor from Henrico County, who defeated Republican Representative Rob Wittman, who has held the seat since 2007. According to figures released that day by the Virginia Department of Elections, Taylor won 51.04% with 207,882 votes, to Wittman's 48.72% and 198,417 votes. Wittman called Taylor within hours of the call to congratulate her and issued a statement conceding, saying he would serve out the remainder of his term. It is the first time in nearly half a century that Republicans have lost the seat.
The 1st District covers a large swath of eastern and central Virginia. Taylor had declared victory on election night, but the Associated Press waited until the count advanced further on Nov. 5 before formally calling the race. The same day, the AP also confirmed that Democrats had lost Virginia's 5th District, where Republican Representative John McGuire held his seat and the Democratic challenger, Tom Perriello, conceded.
Nationally, by the afternoon of Nov. 5, Democrats had won at least 254 House seats, their largest House majority since Barack Obama was elected in 2008. Virginia's results were seen as part of the Democratic wave in this year's midterm elections.
(Source: Virginia Department of Elections)
来源：弗吉尼亚州选举部
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