Suhas Subramanyam wins Virginia Democratic primary for Wexton’s seat

State Sen. Suhas Subramanyam (D) has won the crowded Democratic contest to replace retiring Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D) in Virginia, according to Decision Desk HQ. 

Subramanyam beat 11 other candidates in the race to win the Democratic nomination for Virginia’s 10th Congressional District. Wexton announced last year she would not be seeking reelection, saying she had received a recent change in diagnosis around her health to progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). 

Subramanyam was one of the top fundraisers in the field, raking in more than $1 million, according to the Virginia Public Access Project, and received Wexton’s endorsement in the primary.  

A report from Virginia Mercury noted last month that several of Subramanyam’s campaign staffers also worked for the state senator in his official capacity but that federal campaign finance filings did not show several of those campaign staffers’ reported pay.  

His campaign told the Virginia news outlet that the campaign manager’s consulting firm had received money that would be used to compensate several of those staffers. The campaign noted it had complied with federal campaign election laws.  

President Biden won the district in 2020 by 18 points.