11-06-2026 6:21am

Eugene Vidman Is Reelected To US Congress

John Williams Editor

By The Spotsylvania Gazette

SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. — Democratic U.S. Rep. Eugene Vindman won reelection Tuesday, defeating Republican Doug Ollivant by more than 70,000 votes across Virginia’s 7th Congressional District. Vindman also carried Spotsylvania County, where unofficial returns gave him a 6,125-vote lead. (washingtonpost.com, patch.com)

Districtwide, Vindman received 191,361 votes, or 59.7%, to Ollivant’s 121,013 votes, or 37.8%, in unofficial returns published by Patch. Four other candidates and write-ins accounted for the remaining votes. The win gives Vindman a second term in the U.S. House. (patch.com, washingtonpost.com)

How Spotsylvania voted

Vindman received 33,416 votes in Spotsylvania, or 53.8%, compared with 27,291 votes, or 44.0%, for Ollivant. The countywide totals include Election Day, early in-person and mailed absentee votes. (patch.com, patch.com)

Among ballots cast on Election Day, Vindman led in 16 of the county’s 28 precincts. He led in all four precincts in the Battlefield district, including Smith Station Elementary, where he outpolled Ollivant 879 to 541. He also led 958 to 371 at Lees Parke. Ollivant had some of his strongest Election Day margins at Partlow Ruritan, where he led 956 to 252, and at Spotsylvania High School, where he led 734 to 240. At Wilderness Elementary, Ollivant led by just three votes, 437 to 434. The precinct figures cover Election Day ballots only. (patch.com, patch.com, patch.com)

Where Vindman built his districtwide lead

Vindman led in five of the 11 localities with votes in the district, carrying Spotsylvania, Stafford, Caroline and the 7th District portion of Prince William County, along with the city of Fredericksburg. His largest vote advantage came from Prince William, where he led by 54,157 votes. Ollivant led in six localities, including King George, Culpeper and Orange counties. (patch.com)

Vindman led districtwide across all three reported voting methods. His advantage was 18,568 votes among Election Day voters, 33,869 among early in-person voters and 17,911 among voters who mailed absentee ballots. His roughly 22-point districtwide margin was considerably wider than the margins in the previous two general elections for the seat, both of which Democrats won by fewer than five points. (patch.com, news.ballotpedia.org)

The candidates respond

Speaking to supporters on election night, Vindman recalled visiting polling places in Spotsylvania and spoke about the union job that helped his family enter the middle class after arriving in the United States. He also said he would use his second term to hold President Donald Trump accountable. Ollivant said in a Facebook statement that he had contacted Vindman to congratulate him. (fredericksburgfreepress.com)

The vote totals remain unofficial pending certification. (patch.com)