Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) set a date for the special election to replace former Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly, who died last month. The election will be held on Sept. 9. Candidates have until July 11 to file the paperwork to run for Virginia’s 11th Congressional District.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has set Sept. 9 as the date for the special election to replace Rep. Gerry Connolly, the Democratic lawmaker who died last month.

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin announced Tuesday that the special election for Gerald “Gerry” Connolly’s (D-Va.) 11th Congressional District seat will be held on Sept. 9. This announcement comes weeks after Connolly died following the return of his esophageal cancer.