"There's no path forward at this time," he told the room. Vindman's victory in the highly competitive race was razor thin. An estimated 8,200 vote gave the Democrat the lead to replace Spanberger. The popular moderate announced she will run to be Virginia's governor next year.

The race for Virginia's 7th Congressional District is over: Republican candidate Derrick Anderson conceded the race to Democrat Eugene Vindman. Anderson's concession came in a statement posted to social media on Thursday afternoon.

AP: Vindman will replace Rep. Abigail Spanberger, who left her seat to explore running for Virginia governor next year.