Tim Kaine Defeats Hung Cao for 3rd Senate Term in Virginia

RICHMOND, Va.—Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) won his reelection for a third term, defeating Republican challenger retired Navy captain Hung Cao. Virginians also handed the Commonwealth’s 13 electoral votes to Vice President Kamala Harris, who won by 4.4 percent with 88 percent of the total votes counted. The Associated Press called the Virginia Senate race for Kaine at about 11:30 p.m. He won by 5.4 points, with 77 percent of the votes counted. At his watch party in Richmond, Kaine thanked his supporters and vowed to continue to “expand health care options, reproductive freedom, and fight for a cleaner environment.” According to the Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP), a Richmond-based watchdog, Kaine raised about $17 million, more than twice Cao’s war chest....