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Congressman Morgan Griffith wins decisively in Blue Tsunami election cycle

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Morgan Griffith won his race to retain his seat in Congress and did so by the largest margin of any Republican running for national office in the Commonwealth. Griffith represents the 9th District, which stretches from Henry County in the east all the way to the western tip of the state.“I’m just very pleased and thankful to the voters of the ninth congressional district for allowing me to continue to be their congressman and take fair conservative values to Washington D.C. for another few years,” said Griffth after the election.Griffith bested his Democratic challenger Joy Powers with 66% percent of votes cast. Congressman Ben Cline of Virginia’s Sixth District beat Beth Macy with 55% of the votes cast, while John McGuire of Virginia’s Fifth Congressional District squeaked by Democratic challenger Tom Periello with just over 50% of the vote.Those three Republican congressmen survived the Democrat Tsunami of 2026, but others weren’t so fortunate. Incumbent Robert J.

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