(The Center Square) – Strong support in Henrico and Chesterfield helped Democrat Shannon Taylor flip Virginia’s 1st Congressional District, ending Republican U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman’s nearly two decades representing the district.

Taylor, Henrico County’s commonwealth’s attorney since 2012, campaigned on lowering household costs and changing congressional ethics rules.

“When I get to D.C., we will go after the corruption that has plagued our Congress for far too long,” Taylor said Wednesday in a social media post.

Unofficial Virginia Department of Elections results reported Wednesday showed Taylor with 207,877 votes, or 51%, to Wittman’s 198,417, or 48.7%. Taylor led by 9,460 votes. The results have not been certified.

Taylor’s largest advantages came from the portions of Henrico and Chesterfield within the district. She led by 22,506 votes in Henrico and 11,053 in Chesterfield.

She also led by 4,669 votes in James City County. In Williamsburg, she received nearly three-quarters of the vote, finishing 3,378 votes ahead of Wittman.

Wittman led in the district’s other 14 localities, including Hanover by 9,424 votes and Gloucester by 5,836. York was closely divided, with Wittman ahead by 88 votes.

Taylor supports restoring enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits and hospital funding and expanding Medicare’s ability to negotiate prescription drug prices. She has criticized tariffs she says increase costs for consumers and businesses.

Wittman emphasized lower taxes, increased domestic energy production and fewer federal regulations. In responses to The Center Square before the election, he also supported medical price transparency, lower prescription drug costs and investment in rural healthcare.

The candidates shared some positions. Wittman voted in January for legislation to extend enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits through 2028. Both supported measures intended to protect households from electricity costs associated with data centers.

Taylor also proposed banning congressional stock trading, imposing 12-year congressional term limits and prohibiting former members from becoming federal lobbyists.

Her victory follows Democrat Elaine Luria’s defeat of Republican Rep. Jen Kiggans in the 2nd Congressional District. The two flips increase Democrats’ share of Virginia’s 11 House seats from six to at least eight.

Republican Rep. John McGuire declared victory Tuesday night, but Democrat Tom Perriello said remaining ballots must be counted. Decision Desk HQ called the race for McGuire, while AP had not declared a winner Wednesday afternoon. Independent Cooke Harvey also ran.