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Money in VA-10
Virginia’s tenth congressional district is an open seat after Rep. Jennifer Wexton announced last year that she would not seek reelection in 2024 for health reasons.
Wexton has represented the tenth since 2018 and won reelection in 2022 by seven points.
According to VPAP, 78% of the district's voters come from Loudoun and Prince William Counties, an area that tends to support Democrats.
According to VPAP analysis, Terry McAuliffe (D) won VA-10 by 1.5 points in 2021, Tim Kaine (D) won it by 19 points in 2020, and Ralph Northam (D) won it by 10 points in 2017.
Candidates on both sides of the aisle are raising money as they seek the nomination to run in November.
A long list of Democrats are running for the seat that they could potentially hold with relative ease for years to come — while Republicans are hoping to capitalize on President Joe Biden’s low approval ratings and flip this seat.
Their numbers are below: