In a race that could portend poorly for Republicans in suburban districts, incumbent House member Barbara Comstock of Virginia has lost her bid for re-election to Democrat Jennifer Wexton, NBC News projects.
Comstock, who was first elected to the House in 2014, took over the suburban Washington district from longtime Republican congressman Frank Wolf. The district has been steadily trending toward the Democrats but Comstock held on in 2016 after separating herself from her party’s presidential nominee, Donald Trump. But Wexton, a state senator, was able to take advantage of Trump’s low approval rating in Fairfax and Loudoun counties, where the district is based.
Update: Scott Taylor, another incumbent Republican House member from Virginia, has lost re-election. Taylor, who hails from the suburban Hampton Roads region, was defeated by Democrat Elaine Luria, according to NBC News.
