Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine cruised to re-election for a third term representing Virginia, the Associated Press projected. With 77% of the vote counted, Kaine had 53% of the vote, compared to 47% for Republican challenger Hung Cao.

Va., on Tuesday secured a decisive victory over his Republican challenger Hung Cao that earned him a third term on Capitol Hill. Kaine defeated Cao, a retired U.S. Navy captain, with 53-47% of the votes,

By Mary Margaret Clouse, Jimmy James and Jeremy Young, Capital News Service U.S. Senator Tim Kaine was in high spirits Tuesday morning as he traveled from precinct to precinct, closing out his campaign in his Virginia senatorial race against Republican challenger Hung Cao.