2026 U.S. Elections: Ukrainian Yevgen Windman Defeats Republican in Virginia

Yevgen Windman, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia’s 7th congressional district and of Ukrainian descent, was re-elected to Congress. He secured a decisive victory over Republican candidate Doug A. Ollivant.

With 97% of the votes counted, Yevgeny Windman received 59.70% of the vote, while his Republican opponent, Doug A. Ollivant, received 37.75%.

Thus, the Democratic Party representative retained his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Yevgeny Windman was born in Kyiv and is 49 years old. He is a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and a lawyer.

In 2018, Windman assumed the position of Deputy Legal Advisor to the U.S. National Security Council. However, in 2020, President Donald Trump fired him.

This is according to election results released by AP News.

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