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Virginia Republican Carrie Coyner conceded after losing her House of Delegates seat to Democrat Lindsey Dougherty, 52.5% to 47.3%, despite publicizing 2022 texts in which Democrat Jay Jones fantasized about giving House of Delegates speaker Todd Gilbert 'two bullets to the head.' Jones apologized, Republicans amplified the messages, and Abigail Spanberger condemned the texts while leaving judgment to voters. Both Spanberger and Jones won the Republican-held offices they sought. Coyner called service an honor and said she would refocus on family and her law practice amid a wider debate over political violence.

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