From Fox News: A Virginia Democrat who refused calls from prominent party leaders to drop out of the Prince William County supervisor race over racist social media posts was projected to lose his bid, handing Republicans a pickup in the Washington exurbs.
The defeat followed public rebukes from several top state and local Democrats, who said Muhammad “Sef” Casim had disqualified himself and urged him to step aside. Casim remained in the race, however, saying the stakes were too high to withdraw.
Republican Realtor Jeanne LaCroix was poised to win the Woodbridge District seat, marking a Republican gain in a county that has trended Democratic in recent years.
Prince William County, once a conservative stronghold during the Obama era, became known nationally for hardline immigration policies before shifting left alongside Northern Virginia’s suburban growth.
In a now-deleted social media page, Casim, a Muslim Pakistani immigrant, reportedly had made statements “comparing Israel to Nazi Germany, endorsing the persecution of Christians and accusing the United States of funding genocide abroad.”
Screenshots of his posts reportedly included racial slurs, sexually explicit insults and disparaging comments about religious and ethnic communities.
Although he was reportedly 25 years old when he had made the offensive posts, Casim tried to brush it off as just a “lack of maturity” at the time, and said in a statement, “I posted some comments on social media that are deeply offensive and hurtful, especially to the African American community. The tweets I wrote in my youth are not a reflection of my character and who I am today.”
However, voters rejected the Muslim Pakistani immigrant and elected Republican realtor Jeanne LaCroix instead.
Jeannie LaCroix (R) defeats Muhammad “Sef” Casim (D) in Prince William County’s Woodbridge District special election for Board of Supervisors.
🟦 DEM to 🟥 FLIP https://t.co/UQYD2TLkDh pic.twitter.com/3U4l5W9Ygp
— InteractivePolls (@IAPolls2022) March 10, 2026
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