Stella Pekarsky

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On May 7, 2025, Pekarsky announced that she would run for the U.S. House of Representatives in Virginia's 11th congressional district, seeking to succeed the retiring incumbent, Gerry Connolly. Connolly later died on May 21, 2025. [7] Pekarsky subsequently announced her candidacy for the special election to fill the seat, finishing third in the June 28 firehouse primary, receiving 13.4% of the vote. [8]

Electoral history

Stella Pekarsky
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 36th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 10, 2024
Election to the Fairfax County School Board - Sully District, 2019
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Stella Pekarsky20,35558.45
Republican Thomas Wilson14,38341.30
Democratic Primary for the 36th Senate District, 2023
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Stella Pekarsky8,08352.47
Democratic George Barker7,32247.53
Election to the Virginia State Senate 36th District, 2023
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Stella Pekarsky36,80260.85
Republican Julie Perry23,45838.78

Personal life

Pekarsky is a practicing Greek Orthodox and married to Pavel Pekarsky. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Senate of Virginia". apps.senate.virginia.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  2. ↑ "Stella's Story | Stella Pekarsky for Virginia Senate". stellapekarsky.com. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  3. ↑ Armus, Teo; Vozzella, Laura; Schneider, Gregory S. (April 28, 2025). "Virginia Rep. Connolly says he will not seek reelection after cancer returns". The Washington Post . Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Fairfax County Democrats oust two established senators, as incumbents prevail in local races | FFXnow". FFXnow | Fairfax County, Va. breaking news and local happenings. 2023-06-21. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  5. ↑ Vozzella, Laura; Schneider, Gregory S.; Armus, Teo (2023-06-14). "State Senate veterans face stiff primary challenges in Virginia". The Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2025-05-02.
  6. ↑ "vpap.org". The Virginia Public Access Project. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  7. ↑ Serre, Jared (May 7, 2025). "State Sen. Stella Pekarsky joins race to replace Rep. Gerry Connolly". FFXnow. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  8. ↑ Serre, Jared (June 28, 2025). "BREAKING: James Walkinshaw wins Democratic nod in Congressional special election". FFXnow. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
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