[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 137 (Wednesday, November 12, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H7917]
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               COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE

  The SPEAKER laid before the House the following communication from 
the Clerk of the House of Representatives:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, November 5, 2014.
     Hon. John Boehner,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I have the honor to transmit herewith a 
     scanned copy of a letter received from Mr. Edgardo Cortes, 
     Commissioner, Commonwealth of Virginia Department of 
     Elections, indicating that, according to the preliminary 
     results of the Special Election held November 4, 2014, the 
     Honorable Dave A. Brat was elected Representative to Congress 
     for the Seventh Congressional District, Commonwealth of 
     Virginia.
       With best wishes, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                    Karen L. Haas,
                                                            Clerk.
       Enclosure.
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                                         Commonwealth of Virginia,


                                      Department of Elections,

                                   Richmond, VA, November 5, 2014.
     Hon. Karen L. Haas,
     Clerk, House of Representatives, The Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Ms. Haas: This is to advise you that the unofficial 
     results of the Special Election held on Tuesday, November 4, 
     2014, for Representative in Congress from the Seventh 
     Congressional District of Virginia, show that Dave A. Brat 
     received 148,710 or 61.8% of the total number of votes cast 
     for that office.
       It would appear from these unofficial results that Dave A. 
     Brat was elected as Representative in Congress from the 
     Seventh Congressional District of Virginia.
       To the best of our knowledge and belief at this time, there 
     is no contest to this election.
       As soon as the official results are certified to this 
     office by all ten of the Virginia jurisdictions involved in 
     the Seventh Congressional District Special Election, an 
     official Certification of Election will be prepared for 
     transmittal as required by law.
           Best Regards,
                                                   Edgardo Cortes,
     Commissioner.

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