The Winner

If you live in Virginia’s 10th Congressional District, Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) will keep representing you after winning a second term by a far wider margin than his first. The Associated Press called the race for Subramanyam at 8:03 p.m. Eastern time on election night, Tuesday, Nov. 3. ​

Subramanyam has 204,351 votes (61.5%) to 121,147 (36.5%) for Republican Dave Beckwith, a margin of about 25 points, with an estimated 98% of votes counted. Independent Ahsen Malik took 6,003 votes (1.8%). In 2024, Subramanyam won the open seat by about 5 points, 52.1% to 47.5% over Republican Mike Clancy.

The Race

Beckwith, a retired Air Force officer and former deputy assistant secretary of defense, won the Aug. 4 Republican primary with 72.5% over Julie Perry and two others. Subramanyam had no primary opponent, and Malik is a teacher who ran as an independent. Cook Political Report and Inside Elections rated the race Solid Democratic, and Sabato’s Crystal Ball rated it Safe Democratic, according to Ballotpedia’s race page.

The race used the district lines drawn after the 2020 census. Virginia voters approved a constitutional amendment in April allowing a mid-decade redraw, but a court blocked certification of that vote, so the new map did not take effect for this election. The district takes in all or parts of Loudoun, Fauquier, Rappahannock, Prince William and Fairfax counties, as well as Manassas and Manassas Park, Northern Virginia Magazine reported.

About 802,100 people live in the district, and residents are 55.5% white, 18.9% Hispanic, 15.5% Asian and 8.7% Black. The median household income is $162,400, and the median age is 38.3. Of adults, 55.9% hold at least a bachelor’s degree, unemployment is 3.5% and 5% of residents live below the poverty line.

What’s Next

Subramanyam’s new term begins Sunday, Jan. 3, and he will serve in the new Democratic House majority. After his win, he told NDTV that his priorities include ending the war with Iran, which he called “very urgent,” reducing tariffs and lowering costs for households, American Bazaar reported.

He also called for safeguards on artificial intelligence and data centers, and he pointed to legislation he introduced on how AI affects jobs for recent graduates in information technology, cybersecurity and software engineering.

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