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共和党人希望拿下民主党众议员尤金·温德曼的弗吉尼亚席位，其兄弟曾在首次弹劾审判中作证
作者：彼得·达布罗斯卡 福克斯新闻
道格拉斯·奥利万特在共和党初选中以绝对优势击败两名同为政坛新人的对手，将在11月与现任议员、弗吉尼亚州民主党众议员尤金·温德曼展开对决。
温德曼的双胞胎兄弟是唐纳德·特朗普总统的知名反对者，他目前代表弗吉尼亚州第7国会选区，该席位此前由该州民主党州长阿比盖尔·斯潘伯格担任。
奥利万特、里克·斯米瑟斯和菲利普·哈丁之间的共和党初选颇具特殊性：三名候选人此前都未曾担任过民选公职，不过其中两人拥有政府工作经历。由于缺乏可靠的民调数据，此前很难预测谁能胜出，但奥利万特以压倒性优势获胜，获得了56.6%的选票，哈丁和斯米瑟斯的得票率分别为30.7%和12.8%。
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奥利万特是退役军官，曾在乔治·W·布什政府时期担任美国国家安全委员会伊拉克事务主任，此后担任国家安全分析师和顾问。
斯米瑟斯是一名牧师兼建筑企业老板，他将自己标榜为此次初选中最彻底的局外人。
哈丁是商人，拥有哈佛大学学士学位，还获得了哈佛大学肯尼迪政府学院的硕士学位。
三名候选人总体上都与唐纳德·特朗普立场一致，不过特朗普总统并未在此次初选中公开支持任何一位候选人。
福克斯新闻实力排名：民主党掌控众议院，但重新划分选区让共和党仍有机会
根据美国联邦选举委员会的数据，奥利万特在筹款方面占据优势，共筹得251134美元。哈丁在初选选举日前筹得125916美元，而斯米瑟斯则没有公开的筹款数据。
弗吉尼亚州第7国会选区位于该州东北部，涵盖卡尔佩珀县、弗雷德里克斯堡，向东延伸至斯塔福德县、斯波特瑟尔韦尼亚县、卡罗兰县以及威廉王子县部分区域，被视为典型的摇摆选区。
温德曼此次连任未面临对手，此前仅以3个百分点的优势赢下空缺席位。
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民主党希望在11月保住这一席位，而共和党则将其视为潜在的翻盘目标。对于共和党而言，这将是一次可喜的斩获——当前执政党在中期选举年通常很难保住国会控制权。
温德曼的双胞胎兄弟亚历山大是特朗普的长期反对者。亚历山大·温德曼曾是军方官员，时任美国国家安全委员会欧洲事务主任，他在2019年首次弹劾特朗普的未遂调查中作证指证特朗普。
2019年11月19日，华盛顿国会山，亚历山大·温德曼在众议院情报委员会就特朗普将对乌军援与调查其政治对手挂钩的公开弹劾听证会上作证
亚历山大坚定支持乌克兰，成为此次弹劾调查的核心人物，他称在与乌克兰总统弗拉基米尔·泽连斯基的通话中，特朗普试图以暂停对这个陷入战火的欧洲国家的军事援助为条件，要求乌克兰调查拜登家族参与乌克兰商业活动的相关事宜。
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弹劾最终以失败告终，亚历山大和尤金·温德曼二人都被调离国家安全委员会。
此后，亚历山大·温德曼频繁作为反特朗普嘉宾出镜CNN和MSNBC，同时也频繁出现在左翼播客节目中。
彼得·达布罗斯卡是福克斯新闻数字频道政治记者。
Political newcomer seeks to unseat twin of Trump impeachment foe in swing Virginia district
August 5, 2026 10:58am EDT / Fox News
Republicans hope to flip Virginia seat held by Rep Eugene Vindman, whose brother testified in first impeachment trial
By Peter D’Abrosca Fox News
Douglas Ollivant decisively beat two fellow political newcomers in the Republican primary contest to take on incumbent Rep. Eugene Vindman, D-Va., in November.
Vindman, whose twin brother is a high-profile foe of President Donald Trump, currently represents Virginia’s 7th Congressional district, a seat previously held by the state’s Democratic Gov. Abigail Spanberger.
The Republican primary race between Ollivant, Rick Smithers and Philip Harding was unique in that none of the candidates had held elected office before, though two have government experience. The lack of reliable polling made it difficult to foretell who would emerge triumphant — but Ollivant ran away with victory, earning 56.6% of the vote compared to Harding’s 30.7% and Smithers’ 12.8%.
A voter casts their ballot at a polling location.(Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Ollivant is a retired Army officer who served as the National Security Council director for Iraq during the George W. Bush administration. He worked as a national security analyst and consultant after that.
Smithers is a pastor and construction business owner who branded himself as the biggest outsider in the race.
Harding is a businessman with a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University. He also earned his graduate degree from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
All three candidates have generally aligned themselves with Donald Trump, though the president did not endorse anyone in the race.
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According to FEC data, Ollivant had the cash advantage, raising $251,134. Harding raised $125,916 before primary Election Day, and there was no reported fundraising data for Smithers.
Rep. Eugene Vindman is speaking out against the U.S. move to halt some weapon shipments to Ukraine.(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Virginia’s 7th Congressional District, located in the northeastern part of the state and encompassing Culpeper and Fredericksburg east into Stafford, Spotsylvania, Caroline and parts of Prince William County, is considered a true swing state.
Vindman, who ran unopposed this time around, won the vacant seat by only three points.
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As Democrats hope to retain the seat in November, Republicans are eyeing it as a potential flip, which would be a welcome pickup as the GOP fights tooth-and-nail to keep control of Congress, a historically difficult feat for the party in power during a midterm election year.
Vindman’s twin brother Alexander is a longtime foe of Trump. Alexander Vindman is a former military official, and the then-National Security Council director for European affairs testified against Trump during the first failed impeachment attempt in 2019.
National Security Council aide Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman testifies before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 19, 2019, during a public impeachment hearing of President Donald Trump’s efforts to tie U.S. aid for Ukraine to investigations of his political opponents.(Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Alexander is an ardent defender of Ukraine, and became a central figure of the impeachment attempt, claiming that in a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump attempted to make military aid for the embattled European nation contingent on an investigation into the Biden family’s involvement in Ukrainian business activities.
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Ultimately, the impeachment failed, and both Alexander and Eugene Vindman were removed from the National Security Council.
Alexander Vindman later became a frequent anti-Trump guest on CNN and MSNBC, as well as on the left-wing podcast circuit.
Peter D’Abrosca is a politics reporter at Fox News Digital.
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