Jennifer McClellan

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Jennifer McClellan

|image = U.S. Rep. Jennifer McClellan - 118th Congress.jpg

|caption = Official portrait, 2023

|state = Virginia

|district = {{ushr|VA|4|4th}}

|term_start = March 7, 2023

|term_end =

|predecessor = Donald McEachin

|successor =

|state_senate1 = Virginia

|district1 = 9th

|term_start1 = January 13, 2017

|term_end1 = March 7, 2023

|predecessor1 = Donald McEachin

|successor1 = Lamont Bagby

|state_delegate2 = Virginia

|district2 = 71st

|term_start2 = January 11, 2006

|term_end2 = January 13, 2017

|predecessor2 = Viola Baskerville

|successor2 = Jeff Bourne

|birth_name = Jennifer Leigh McClellan

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|12|28}}

|birth_place = Petersburg, Virginia, U.S.

|death_date =

|death_place =

|party = Democratic

|spouse = {{marriage|David Mills|November 15, 2008}}

|children = 2

|education = University of Richmond (BA)
University of Virginia (JD)

|signature = Signature of Jennifer McClellan.svg

|website = {{URL|mcclellan.house.gov|House website}}
{{URL|jennifermcclellan.com|Campaign website}}

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Jennifer Leigh McClellan (born December 28, 1972) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 4th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented the 9th district in the Virginia State Senate from 2017 to 2023 and the 71st district in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2009 to 2017. She ran in the Democratic primary for governor of Virginia in the 2021 election, losing to former governor Terry McAuliffe.{{cite news |title=Jennifer McClellan is poised to become Virginia's first Black woman in Congress |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/12/22/1145036775/virginia-first-black-woman-congress-expected-jennifer-mcclellan |access-date=December 22, 2022 |work=NPR |agency=Associated Press |date=December 22, 2022 |language=en}}

McClellan was the Democratic nominee in the 2023 Virginia's 4th congressional district special election, and defeated Republican nominee Leon Benjamin with 74.4% of the vote.{{cite web |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/21/jennifer-mcclellan-virginia-congress-00083883 | title=McClellan elected as Virginia's first Black woman in Congress | website=Politico | date=February 21, 2023 }} She is the first Black woman elected to Congress from Virginia.[https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/21/politics/jennifer-mcclellan-virginia-congress/index.html Jennifer McClellan will win special election and become Virginia’s first Black congresswoman, CNN projects], Chandelis Duster, CNN. February 21, 2023

Early life and education

McClellan was born in Petersburg, Virginia.{{Cite news|last=Schneider|first=Gregory S.|date=May 22, 2021|title=Two women chasing history put the spotlight on one Virginia city with a compelling history of its own|language=en-US|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/virginia-governor-mcclellan-carroll-foy-petersburg/2021/05/22/3cf7d3ac-b98b-11eb-a6b1-81296da0339b_story.html|access-date=January 20, 2022|issn=0190-8286}} Her father, James Fennimore McClellan Jr., was a professor at Virginia State University, where her mother, Lois Dedeaux McClellan, worked as a counselor.{{cite web|title=James F. McClellan Jr.|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/progress-index/name/james-mcclellan-obituary?id=16415068|access-date=March 8, 2023 |website=Legacy.com}} Both her parents were involved in civil rights activism.{{cite web|title=Meet Jenn|url=https://jennifermcclellan.com/about/ |access-date=January 16, 2023 |website=Jennifer McClellan for Congress}} She attended Matoaca High School in Chesterfield County, where she was valedictorian.{{Cite news|url=http://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/article_2123a95d-db43-59c6-b3af-fc34b8edde66.html|title=After 'devastating' 2016 election, McClellan plans next political chapter|last=Moomaw|first=Graham|date=December 23, 2016|newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch|access-date=February 8, 2017}} She earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and political science from the University of Richmond in 1994, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1997.{{cite news|last1=Woo|first1=Megan|title=Governor McAuliffe accepts civil rights award|url=http://www.nbc12.com/story/33455357/governor-mcauliffe-accepts-civil-rights-award|access-date=February 8, 2017|work=NBC12|date=October 23, 2016|language=en}}

Early career

File:VA Press Conference- Virginia Pension Protection Coalition (6880913610).jpg

After law school, McClellan began practicing law at Hunton & Williams. She has also worked as regulatory counsel for Verizon Communications.{{cite news|last1=Wilson|first1=Patrick|title=Sen. Jennifer McClellan, working for Verizon on wireless infrastructure bill, recuses herself from vote|url=http://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/government-politics/article_8eb60e52-bcb8-5600-93f8-20c649edf3e6.html|access-date=February 8, 2017|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch|date=February 3, 2017}}

= Virginia House of Delegates =

In 2005, she ran for office for the first time, seeking the Virginia House of Delegates seat vacated by Viola Baskerville, who stepped down to run for lieutenant governor of Virginia. McClellan won the election and from 2006 to 2017 represented the 71st district in the House of Delegates, which comprised parts of the city of Richmond and Henrico County.

McClellan has served as vice chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia.{{Cite news |url=http://www.henricocitizen.com/news/article/ninth_district_senate_election_pits_mcclellan_fauconier0110#.WJucqhCOr60 |title=Ninth District Senate election pits McClellan, Fauconier |date=January 10, 2017 |newspaper=Henrico Citizen |access-date=February 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170111210619/http://www.henricocitizen.com/news/article/ninth_district_senate_election_pits_mcclellan_fauconier0110#.WHaeT33P3IU |archive-date=January 11, 2017}} As the highest-ranking female party officer, she was also automatically a member of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). As a DNC member, she was a superdelegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention.{{cite news |title=Democratic Party Super Delegates -- 2008 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/interactives/campaign08/primaries/2008_superdelegates.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=January 9, 2019}} She has also served as vice chair of the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus{{Cite news |last=Martz |first=Michael |title=Richmond Sen. Jennifer McClellan launches campaign for governor in 'unique times' |url=https://richmond.com/news/virginia/richmond-sen-jennifer-mcclellan-launches-campaign-for-governor-in-unique-times/article_98e6dde6-6e31-5544-a45a-dceb36b08025.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=March 18, 2021 |date=June 18, 2020 |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618151532/https://richmond.com/news/virginia/richmond-sen-jennifer-mcclellan-launches-campaign-for-governor-in-unique-times/article_98e6dde6-6e31-5544-a45a-dceb36b08025.html |archive-date=June 18, 2020}} and became the first pregnant Virginia delegate to participate in a legislative session.

McClellan was an outspoken critic of Governor Bob McDonnell's efforts to overhaul Virginia's pension system in 2012. She opposed the cuts to retirement benefits for teachers and public safety employees, and argued that Republican lawmakers had rushed the legislation to minimize any scrutiny from Democrats and labor unions.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/virginia-politics/post/delegate-urges-mcdonnell-to-veto-pension-bill-they-couldnt-read-before-passing/2012/03/29/gIQA8LkPjS_blog.html|title=Delegate urges McDonnell to veto pension bill members didn't have time to read before passing|last=Vozzella|first=Laura|date=March 29, 2012|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=February 6, 2023}}{{Cite news|url=https://virginiapublicradio.org/2012/03/29/virginia-pension-protection-coalition/|title='Virginia Pension Protection Coalition'|last=McNeil|first=Tommie|date=March 29, 2012|work=Virginia Public Radio|access-date=February 6, 2023}}

= Virginia Senate =

McClellan was elected to the Virginia Senate in a special election on January 10, 2017, to fill the 9th district seat vacated by Donald McEachin's election to the U.S. House of Representatives. She defeated Libertarian Party nominee Corey Fauconier.{{cite news|last1=Chaney|first1=Matthew|title=Jennifer McClellan wins Virginia's 9th Senate District election|url=http://wric.com/2017/01/10/jennifer-mcclellan-wins-virginias-9th-senate-district-election/|access-date=February 8, 2017|work=WRIC|date=January 11, 2017}} In the race, she was endorsed by McEachin, as well as Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner, and Governor Terry McAuliffe.{{cite news|last1=Freeman, Jr.|first1=Vernon|title=9th Senate District seat up for grabs in special election Tuesday|url=http://wtvr.com/2017/01/09/9th-senate-district-seat-up-for-grabs-in-special-election-tuesday/|access-date=February 8, 2017|work=WTVR.com|date=January 9, 2017}} Her seat was once held by former governor Douglas Wilder.

In 2019, McClellan co-sponsored the Repeal Act, which would have lifted some of Virginia's restrictions on abortion.{{Cite web |url=https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?191+mbr+HB2491&191+mbr+HB2491 |title=LIS > Bill Tracking > Patrons > 2019 session: HB 2491 Abortion; eliminate certain requirements. |website=Virginia's Legislative Information System |publisher=Division of Legislative Automated Systems}} In 2020, she introduced legislation to help end the school-to-prison pipeline by training school resource officers in adolescent psychology.{{Cite web |last=Shillingford |first=Brendan |date=December 3, 2020 |title=New Virginia laws seek to close 'school-to-prison pipeline' |url=https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-virginia-coronavirus-pandemic-richmond-bills-1c407c5efd8f05fa8be8e24c853c3f4e |website=AP News}} She has also sponsored the Virginia Clean Economy Act{{Cite web |title=LIS > Bill Tracking > SB851 > 2020 session: SB 851 Electric utility regulation; environmental goals. |url=https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB851 |access-date=October 19, 2021 |website=Virginia's Legislative Information System |publisher=Division of Legislative Automated Systems}} and the Voting Rights Act of Virginia, both of which were signed into law. She called the passage of the Voting Rights Act "a huge victory for our democracy. While other states are threatening voting rights, Virginia took a major step today to protect the right to vote."{{Cite web |date=March 31, 2021 |title=Gov. Northam approves Voting Rights Act of Virginia |url=https://www.whsv.com/2021/03/31/gov-northam-approves-voting-rights-act-of-virginia/ |website=ABC 3}} She led the commissioning of the Emancipation and Freedom Monument, which was installed on Brown's Island in September 2021.{{Cite news |last=Shivaram |first=Deepa |date=September 22, 2021 |title=An Emancipation Statue Debuts In Virginia Two Weeks After Robert E. Lee Was Removed |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/09/22/1039333919/new-emancipation-statue-richmond-virginia-monument |access-date=September 22, 2021 |website=NPR |language=en}}

= 2021 gubernatorial campaign =

File:Jennifer McClellan for Governor logo.png

In June 2020, McClellan announced her candidacy for governor of Virginia in 2021.{{cite news |last1=Schneider |first1=Gregory S. |title=State Sen. Jennifer McClellan announces she'll run for Virginia governor in 2021 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/mcclellan-virginia-governor/2020/06/17/e4c1a0e2-b0cf-11ea-8758-bfd1d045525a_story.html |access-date=July 22, 2020 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=June 18, 2020 |language=en}} In a Democratic primary debate at Virginia State University, she called herself a "nominee who will excite and expand our base. I’ve spent 31 years building this party and electing Democrats at the local, state and national level. It’s not enough to give someone something to vote against. We’ve got to give people something to vote for."{{Cite web|date=June 2, 2021|title=Debate recap: Democrats vying to be Virginia's governor pitch to voters in final primary debate|url=https://www.wric.com/news/politics/capitol-connection/debate-recap-democrats-vying-to-be-virginias-governor-pitch-to-voters-in-final-primary-debate/|access-date=February 9, 2022|website=8News|language=en-US}} Her campaign was attacked by Senate colleague Amanda Chase, who claimed that McClellan's leadership role in the Legislative Black Caucus disqualified her from representing all Virginians as governor (Chase was later censured for her racist remark, among other controversies).{{cite news |first=Laura |last=Vozzella |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/amanda-chase-virginia-lawsuit-censure/2021/05/13/6e122266-b40a-11eb-a980-a60af976ed44_story.html |title=Defeated Va. gubernatorial candidate Amanda Chase loses bid to overturn state Senate censure |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=May 13, 2021}}

Former governor Terry McAuliffe, whose transition team McClellan led when he was elected in 2013,{{Cite news|url=http://pilotonline.com/news/government/politics/virginia/bobby-scott-the-congressman-who-could-make-history-again/article_9c59970e-c574-5595-b312-98182340da78.html|title=Bobby Scott: The congressman who could make history. Again.|last=Portnoy|first=Jenna|date=September 8, 2016|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=February 8, 2016|archive-date=September 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160909184415/http://pilotonline.com/news/government/politics/virginia/bobby-scott-the-congressman-who-could-make-history-again/article_9c59970e-c574-5595-b312-98182340da78.html|url-status=dead}} won the nomination, with former state delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy taking a distant second place and McClellan not far behind in third.{{Cite web|title=DDHQ Election Results|url=https://results.decisiondeskhq.com/|access-date=June 9, 2021|website=results.decisiondeskhq.com|language=en}} McAuliffe went on to narrowly lose the general election to Republican nominee Glenn Youngkin.{{cite web|url=https://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2021%20November%20General/Site/Statewide.html|title=2021 November General|website=results.elections.virginia.gov|access-date=November 3, 2021|archive-date=April 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412120807/https://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2021%20November%20General/Site/Statewide.html|url-status=dead}} Had either McClellan or Carroll Foy won the election, she would have become the first female governor of Virginia, the second Black governor of Virginia after Douglas Wilder, and the first Black female U.S. governor.{{cite news |last1=Moomaw |first1=Graham |title=Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy files paperwork to run for governor |url=https://www.virginiamercury.com/blog-va/del-jennifer-carroll-foy-files-paperwork-to-run-for-governor/ |access-date=July 22, 2020 |work=Virginia Mercury |date=April 7, 2020}}

U.S. House of Representatives

= Elections =

== 2023 special ==

{{Main|2023 Virginia's 4th congressional district special election}}

McClellan was the Democratic nominee in the 2023 special election for Virginia's 4th congressional district;{{Cite news |first1=Meagan |last1=Flynn |first2=Laura |last2=Vozzella |date=December 13, 2022 |title=State Sen. Jennifer McClellan seeks to fill McEachin's seat in Congress |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/13/mcclellan-mceachin-bagby-morrissey-campaign-congress/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213151502/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/13/mcclellan-mceachin-bagby-morrissey-campaign-congress/ |archive-date=December 13, 2022}}{{cite news |last1=Flynn |first1=Meagan |title=Jennifer McClellan wins Virginia 4th District primary for McEachin's seat |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/22/virginia-4th-district-mcclellan-wins/ |access-date=December 22, 2022 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=December 22, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222175842/https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/12/22/virginia-4th-district-mcclellan-wins/ |archive-date=December 22, 2022}} the seat became vacant when incumbent Donald McEachin died from colorectal cancer on November 28, 2022. She won a firehouse primary on December 20, 2022, then defeated pastor Leon Benjamin in the general election on February 21, 2023.{{cite news |first=Caroline |last=Kealy |title=Rep. Donald McEachin passes away at 61 after battle with colorectal cancer |url=https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/donald-mceachin-obit-november-28-2022 |access-date=November 29, 2022 |work=CBS 6 News Richmond WTVR |date=November 29, 2022 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Rep. Don McEachin dies |url=https://cardinalnews.org/2022/11/28/rep-mceachin-dies/ |access-date=November 29, 2022 |work=Cardinal News |date=November 29, 2022}}{{Cite news |date=February 28, 2023 |title=Other Democrats Are Performing Better Than Biden – The Union Journal |language=en-US |work=The Union Journal |url=https://www.theunionjournal.com/other-democrats-are-performing-better/ |access-date=March 2, 2023}} She is the first Black woman elected to Congress from Virginia.{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/21/politics/jennifer-mcclellan-virginia-congress/index.html | title=Jennifer McClellan will win special election and become Virginia's first Black congresswoman, CNN projects | CNN Politics | website=CNN | date=February 22, 2023 }} She was sworn in on March 7, 2023.{{cite news|title=On our radar: Jennifer McClellan will be sworn in to Congress next week|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/02/republicans-cpac-biden-senate-democrats/#link-QFX7V6RJ2FB3HN366GREOPFAVA|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=March 2, 2023}}{{Cite web |last=Duster |first=Chandelis |date=March 7, 2023 |title=Jennifer McClellan sworn in as first Black congresswoman to represent Virginia |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/07/politics/jennifer-mcclellan-sworn-in-congress/index.html |access-date=March 10, 2023 |website=CNN |language=en}}

= Caucus memberships =

Congressional Black Caucus
Congressional Caucus for the Equal Rights Amendment (vice chair){{Cite web|url=http://www.stlamerican.com/news/rep-cori-bush-leading-new-push-for-era-passage/article_b84ee7bc-ce7d-11ed-988f-f7c8a9df1f21.html|title=Rep. Cori Bush leading new push for ERA passage|first=St Louis American|last=staff|website=St. Louis American|date=March 29, 2023 }}
Congressional Progressive Caucus{{Cite web |title=Caucus Members |url=https://progressives.house.gov/caucus-members |access-date=2023-09-11 |website=Congressional Progressive Caucus |language=en}}
New Democrat Coalition{{Cite web |date=2023-01-03 |title=Committees and Caucuses |url=http://mcclellan.house.gov/about/committees-and-caucuses |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan |language=en}}

= Committee assignments =

Personal life

McClellan married David Mills on November 15, 2008.{{cite news |first1=Andrew |last1=Cain |first2=Michael |last2=Martz |title=Kaine endorses McClellan for McEachin's congressional seat |url=https://richmond.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/kaine-endorses-mcclellan-for-mceachins-congressional-seat/article_e68b095e-d06a-533b-bc8f-2362f69f4afc.html |access-date=January 17, 2023 |work=Richmond Times-Dispatch |date=December 14, 2022}}{{Cite tweet |user=JennMcClellanVA |number=1592689271823290368 |title=How it started. How it's going. Anniversary Edition.}} Her mentor, Tim Kaine, officiated the wedding ceremony. She and her husband live in Richmond with their two children. She is a Presbyterian.{{cite web|title=Jennifer McClellan's Biography |url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/58655/jennifer-mcclellan |access-date=December 20, 2022 |website=Vote Smart}}

Electoral history

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

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| candidate = Jennifer McClellan

| votes = 7,849

| percentage = 91.3

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| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| candidate = Corey Falconer

| votes = 692

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| percentage = 100.0

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

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| candidate = Jennifer McClellan (incumbent)

| votes = 49,451

| percentage = 80.1

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| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| candidate = Mark Lewis

| votes = 11,707

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Terry McAuliffe

| votes = 307,367

| percentage = 62.10

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Jennifer Carroll Foy

| votes = 98,052

| percentage = 19.81

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Jennifer McClellan

| votes = 58,213

| percentage = 11.76

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Justin Fairfax

| votes = 17,606

| percentage = 3.56

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| candidate = Lee J. Carter

| votes = 13,694

| percentage = 2.77

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 494,932

| percentage = 100.0

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| title = 2023 Virginia's 4th congressional district Democratic firehouse primary results{{cite web|title=Democratic firehouse primary results|url=https://vademocrats.org/news/sen-jennifer-l-mcclellan-receives-democratic-nomination-in-va-04/|publisher=Virginia Democratic Party|date=December 22, 2022}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jennifer McClellan

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 23,661

| percentage = 84.8

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Joe Morrissey

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 3,782

| percentage = 13.6

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Tavorise Marks

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 217

| percentage = 0.8

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Joseph Preston

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 174

| percentage = 0.6

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| candidate = Unallocated

| votes = 66

| percentage = 0.2

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 27,900

| percentage = 100.0

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Jennifer McClellan

|votes = 82,040

|percentage = 74.41

|change = +9.49

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Leon Benjamin

|votes = 28,083

|percentage = 25.47

|change = -9.43

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|votes = 129

|percentage = 0.12

|change = -0.06

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|votes = 110,252

|percentage = 100.0

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Jennifer McClellan (incumbent)

|votes = 252,885

|percentage = 67.34

|change = -7.07

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{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = William Moher III

|votes = 121,814

|percentage = 32.44

|change = +6.97

}}

{{Election box write-in with party link

|votes = 809

|percentage = 0.22

|change = +0.10

}}

{{Election box total

|votes = 375,508

|percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing

|winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

References

External links

[https://mcclellan.house.gov/ Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan] official U.S. House website
[http://www.jennifermcclellan.com/ Jennifer McClellan for Congress] campaign website

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