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Electorate in the US state of Virginia\u2019s 11th congressional district will select a successor for deceased Representative Gerry Connolly in a special vote that might be swayed by finances from the cryptocurrency sector.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, citizens of Virginia who haven\u2019t cast their votes early will head to the ballot boxes to determine if they will appoint Democrat James Walkinshaw or Republican Stewart Whitson to succeed Connolly after his passing in May while serving in the US Congress. <\/p>\n
Although neither contender seemed to have adopted a robust stance on digital currencies or blockchain during the campaign, a cryptocurrency-supported political action committee (PAC) could still affect the result.<\/p>\n
According to Federal Election Commission (FEC) records, the Protect Progress PAC, a branch of Fairshake, invested over $1 million<\/a> on media placements in June to back Walkinshaw in the Democratic Party\u2019s primary. <\/p>\n