Shannon Taylor leads Rob Wittman in Virginia's 1st District race

State of play: Democrat Shannon Taylor appears poised to win Virginia's 1st Congressional District, per the latest tally, and unseat longtime Republican Rep. Rob Wittman.

• Taylor, the commonwealth's attorney for Henrico, was ahead of Wittman 50.5% to 49.3%, according to the AP, with all precincts reporting, but mail-in votes yet to be counted.
• Wittman has represented the district since 2007 and won reelection in 2024 by nearly 13 percentage points, per the Virginia Public Access Project.

• The 1st District includes parts of Henrico and Chesterfield, all of Hanover and stretches east to the Chesapeake Bay. Republicans have held the seat since 1977, per VPM.

Meanwhile: In the 5th District, Republican incumbent John McGuire appears poised to defeat Democrat and former congressman Tom Perriello and independent Cooke Harvey, per the latest tally.

• McGuire won 50% of the vote to Perriello's 48% in the district that includes Goochland, Powhatan and parts of Hanover, with all precincts reporting.

4th District Democratic incumbent Rep. Jennifer McClellan easily held off challenges from Republican Robert Murray Jr. and independent Joan Bell, per AP.

• McClellan, whose district includes Richmond and parts of Henrico, Chesterfield and the Tri-Cities, won with 72% of the vote, per the latest count from the Virginia Department of Elections.

Zoom out: In another closely watched race, a rematch, former Rep. Elaine Luria unseated Republican incumbent Jen Kiggans in the 2nd District, per AP, flipping the seat for Democrats.

• Virginia Democrats entered the midterms holding six seats to Republicans' five, after an unsuccessful push to redraw the state's congressional map to give Democrats an advantage in 10 districts.
• After election night, they're poised to have eight of the state's 11 U.S. House seats.

What's next: The newly elected members of Congress will take office in January.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.