Sen. Tim Kaine has won reelection to his third term as the junior U.S. senator from Virginia.
The Democrat defeated Republican challenger Hung Cao in Tuesday’s election.
Cao is a 25-year Navy veteran who had the endorsement of former President Donald Trump.
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See Kaine’s acceptance speech below:
Virginia hasn’t elected a Republican to the U.S. Senate since 2002. That’s when the centrist John Warner won his final term.
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