VA-10: Jennifer Wexton wins 10th District Democratic primary

Jennifer Wexton will be the Democratic candidate in one of the top congressional races in the country after winning the six-person primary in the 10th District on Tuesday.

A state senator representing District 33, Wexton had been seen as a frontrunner in the race and was notably the only legislator on the ballot as she secured endorsements from many of her colleagues in Richmond and from local politicians.

“I am humbled and honored to have won the support of Democrats here in Virginia’s 10th Congressional District and to be their nominee against Barbara Comstock,” Wexton said.

Comstock fought back a GOP primary challenge from Shak Hill on Tuesday and will be seeking a third term in November.

In speaking to supporters Tuesday night, Wexton said the work is just beginning for her campaign.

“For the next five months, my team and I will work tirelessly to reach out to all the people of the 10th Congressional District,” she said. “We’ll show them what a real representative will do for them — meet with them, listen to them and represent their interests in Congress, not those of the NRA, big corporations and fat cat political donors. I look forward to earning their votes and helping to take our democracy back.”


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