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3 Virginia Democrats in Congress fighting GOP challengers

U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., left, waves to Spotsylvania County, Va., residents as they walk into Smith Station Elementary School in Fredericksburg, Va., to vote on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (Tristan Lorei/The Free Lance-Star via AP) Katie Breth walks with her son, Dylan, into the voting precinct at Walker-Grant Middle School in Fredericksburg, Va., on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (Tristan Lorei/The Free Lance-Star via AP) A man votes in the gym inside Walker-Grant Middle School in Fredericksburg, Va., on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (Tristan Lorei/The Free Lance-Star via AP) Chucky Hammond, left, a 20-year poll worker veteran, hands an "I Voted" sticker to a man after he cast his vote at Smith Station Elementary School in Fredericksburg, Va., on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (Tristan Lorei/The Free Lance-Star via AP) Fredericksburg, Va., residents vote on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, at Walker-Grant Middle School in Fredericksburg, Va. (Tristan Lorei/The Free Lance-Star via AP) Incumbent U.S. Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Va., left, and Republican challenger Hung Cao participate in a debate on Oct. 20, 2022, in Leesburg, Va. Three Democratic congresswomen in Virginia, including Wexton, are looking to survive tough re-election bids Tuesday, Nov. 8, in a midterm election season where Republicans are looking to regain control of the House of Representatives. (AP Photo/Matthew Barakat, File) U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., compliments Sam Fox on her earrings outside the Smith Station Elementary School in voting precinct in Fredericksburg, Va., on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (Tristan Lorei/The Free Lance-Star via AP) The sun rises behind Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3103 as a woman walks out after voting in Fredericksburg, Va., on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (Tristan Lorei/The Free Lance-Star via AP) FILE - U.S. Rep Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., right, talks with a supporter at an early voting location, Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, in Stafford, Va. The race for Virginia's 7th Congressional District is a nail-biter in the final stretch and a contest that could help determine which party controls the U.S. House. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) FILE - US Rep Elaine Luria, D-2nd., speaks to the media after a debate with Republican challenger Virginia State Sen. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia Beach, sponsored by the Hampton roads Chamber of Congress Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in Virginia Beach. Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) FILE - Republican 7th district candidate Yesli Vega, speaks to supporters at a restaurant Wednesday June 22, 2022, in Woodbridge, Va. Vega will face Democrat Abigail Spanberger in the November election.(AP Photo/Steve Helber, File) FILE-Virginia State Sen. Jen Kiggans, R-Virginia Beach, talks with supporters as she prepares for a debate sponsored by the Hampton roads Chamber of Congress Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, in Virginia Beach. Va. Kiggans will face Democrat Rep. Elaine Luria in the 2nd district Congressional race. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, file)