`` Now it 's going to be a grass-roots race to get out their base , '' Ashley Bauman , press secretary for the Virginia Democratic Party , said . Jack Trammell is the Democratic challenger in Virginia 's 7th District . He is a college professor from Randolph-Macon college . The race has been close for months, and it will be interesting to see how this plays out. The district is solidly Republican but Cantor 's defeat shook the district .
Jack Trammell is the Democratic challenger in Virginia 's 7th District . He is a college professor from Randolph-Macon college . The race has been close for months, and it will be interesting to see how this plays out. The district is solidly Republican but Cantor 's defeat shook the district .