there isnational relevance to all this. it opens up the door for a vigorous fight for that seat the 18th district is drawn in a way favoring republicans and yet has a democratic majority. speculation has 3 candidates from each party, though that is expected to grow. as for murphyhe said quote, in the coming weeks i'll take personal time to seek help as my family and i continue to work through our difficulties and seek healing. >> elections for that seat are in 2018. so murphy still has 1515 months as a lame duck congressman. his formermistress's pregnancy scare turned out to be a false alarm. ralphcandidate for governor,rtham, and i sponsored this ad. they're studying for 21st century jobs. but ed gillespie supports donald trump's plan to take money out of virginia public schools and give it to private schools. as a washington dc lobbyist, ed gillespie worked for lenders trying to keep student loan rates high. and ed gillespie's plan to cut taxes for the wealthy could cut virginia school funding, too. ed doesn't stand for e