While some absentee and provisional ballots remain to be counted, Democrat Aaron Rouse has a narrow lead over the Republican, with all precincts reporting.
Rouse, a former National Football League player who runs a youth-focused nonprofit organization and served four years on the Virginia Beach City Council, had declared victory late Tuesday night in the race for the swing-district seat vacated by Republican Jen A. Kiggans after she was elected to Congress in November.
A spokesperson for Senate Democrats said Adams called Rouse just before noon to concede. While some absentee and provisional ballots remain to be counted,“While the results last night were not what we wanted, I am proud of the campaign that we ran and so thankful for everyone who believed in me and this campaign along the way,” Adams said in a statement
that mentioned his wife, Sheila. “We put everything we had into this race and left no stone unturned. Sheila and I congratulate Senator-elect Aaron Rouse. Despite the result, I will never stop serving Hampton Roads.”involving thebecame surprisingly well-funded and was nationally watched for its potential impact onaccess in Virginia; Rouse made abortion rights a focal point of his campaign, while Adams said he favored a proposal by Gov.
While a Rouse victory does not change control of the Senate, it flips the seat and gives Democrats an upper hand by widening their majority to 22-18. “Virginia Beach and Norfolk spoke loud and clear that I am a candidate they want to send to Richmond,” Rouse said in an interview with The Washington Post on Tuesday night. “And so I’m looking forward to getting to work.”
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