Perkins edges Vaughn in GOP 11th

WAVY TV

Updated: Jun 13, 2012 8:00 AM

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Retired U.S. Army colonel and former Green Beret Chris Perkins has won the Republican nomination for a seat in Congress from northern Virginia's 11th District.

In a contest between little-known candidates making their first bid for a U.S. House seat, Perkins won nearly 63 percent of the vote Tuesday over Ken L. Vaughn, a traffic engineer and Christian conservative.

The winner faces Democratic Congressman Gerry Connolly, who was unchallenged for his party's nomination.

Connolly is seeking his third term in the House.

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