Rep. James Walkinshaw won his first full term in Virginia's 11th Congressional District on Tuesday, Nov. 3, capturing 72.78% of the vote in unofficial returns.

Walkinshaw, a Democrat, defeated Republican Arthur Purves, who received 25.43%, and Green Party candidate Dianne Blais, who took 1.42%, with 232,662 votes cast by 11 p.m., according to the Virginia Mercury. The Associated Press projected Walkinshaw the winner by 9:10 p.m., Patch reported.

The 11th District covers most of Fairfax County, including Reston. Walkinshaw, a former Braddock District supervisor, first won the seat in a September 2025 special election following the death of longtime Rep. Gerry Connolly, as we reported Monday. Purves is president of the Fairfax County Taxpayers Alliance.

"I still believe in the basic goodness of the American people, the people of Virginia, the strength of our communities to survive this terrible moment and come out on the other side even stronger," Walkinshaw said in a victory speech, according to FFXnow.

Bonds clear two-thirds threshold

Fairfax County voters also approved two bond referendums, with more than two-thirds of the electorate voting "yes" on both measures, FFXnow reported. The bonds authorize $180 million for parks and park facilities and $75 million for community health and human services facilities. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors had approved placing both questions on the ballot at its June 23 meeting, according to county records.

The park bond carries direct implications for Reston. South Lakes Drive Park, a roughly 13.9-acre site developed in the 1980s, is among the projects the bond could fund, according to FFXnow. The park has aging equipment and lacks features compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), county staff said in a memo to the Board of Supervisors.

Hunter Mill District Supervisor Walter Alcorn, who represents Reston, said in a statement that county funding combined with a pending federal grant application "would provide the resources needed to improve the park's layout and facilities and create new outdoor recreational opportunities for all residents."

The Fairfax County Park Authority (FCPA) has applied for more than $1.9 million from a National Park Service grant program. If the grant is not awarded, the project's estimated $3.9 million cost would come entirely from the park bond, according to county staff. The National Park Service is expected to announce awards in May.

Three amendments pass statewide

Virginia voters approved all three proposed constitutional amendments. The measures protect access to abortion and reproductive health care, replace an outdated same-sex marriage ban with a guarantee that two adults can marry regardless of race, gender or sex, and automatically restore voting rights to people convicted of felonies after they finish their prison sentences, according to the Virginia Mercury.

Gov. Abigail Spanberger cheered the reproductive-health amendment, calling it a critical step after the U.S. Supreme Court's 2022 decision overturning Roe v. Wade, FFXnow reported. The marriage equality amendment makes Virginia the only Southern state to enshrine those protections in its constitution, according to FFXnow.

Warner secures fourth term

Sen. Mark Warner won a fourth and final term with roughly 60% of the vote over Republican Bert Mizusawa, according to unofficial returns as of 9 p.m. The AP called the race when polls closed at 7 p.m., as we reported Monday.

All results are preliminary. Virginia is scheduled to certify final results on Dec. 7.