Jennifer McClellan is poised to become Virginia's first Black woman in Congress

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Virginia state Sen. Jennifer McClellan has overwhelmingly won the Democratic nomination to succeed the late A. Donald McEachin in Congress, party officials said Thursday.

McClellan won the nomination 85% of the vote in Tuesday's firehouse primary over Sen. Joe Morrissey, who netted just 14%, and two other candidates.

She will be the overwhelming favorite in the heavily Democratic 4th Congressional District when a special election is held Feb. 21.

"Tuesday's party-run process saw historic turnout with 27, 900 votes cast, making it the largest party-run nomination process in the history of the Democratic Party of Virginia," according to the party's website.