Along with a large margin of victory, Jennifer McClellan makes history as she becomes the first African-American woman elected to represent Congress in Virginia.
McClellan, a Richmond state senator, rolled to a blowout nearly 3-1 victory Tuesday over a little-known Republican in the VA-04 district left open by the death from cancer of late Rep. Don McEachim.
Democrat Jennifer McClellan defeated her opponent to win a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, where she will be the first Black woman to represent Virginia in Congress.
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