In a stunning political upset, Republican Jeannie LaCroix flipped a long-held Democratic seat Tuesday night in Northern Virginia after a Democratic campaign imploded in the final weeks amid scandal, residency questions and open party warfare.
LaCroix won the special election for the Woodbridge District seat on the Prince William County Board of County Supervisors with 1,694 votes, or 43.73 percent. Democratic nominee Muhammad Sufiyan “Sef” Casim received 1,436 votes, or 37.07 percent. Write-in candidates collected 744 votes, or 19.20 percent — a massive share in a local race and a clear sign of Democratic fracture.
