Two progressive challengers unseated incumbent Democratic prosecutors in northern Virginia, notching another win for the national movement for a more compassionate criminal justice system.

Parisa Dehghani-Tafti, a veteran criminal defense attorney serving as legal director of the Mid-Atlantic Innocence Project, defeated Theo Stamos, who presently serves as Arlington County commonwealths attorney, or what is usually called a district attorney in other states counties.

In neighboring Fairfax County, Steve Descano, a former federal consumer protection attorney, unseated commonwealths attorney Raymond Morrogh.