VA-10: Republican Rep. Barbara Comstrock will be a top Democratic target in a Northern Virginia seat that swung from 51-49 Romney to 52-42 Clinton, but she won't be going down without an expensive fight. Comstrock hauled in $448,000 for the third quarter, and she had $985,000 in the bank at the end of September. Meanwhile, several Democrats are competing to face here.
State Sen. Jennifer Wexton was recruited by the DCCC to run here, but three other Democrats surprisingly outraised her in the second quarter. However, it was Wexton took in the most from July to September. Wexton hauled in $255,000, a bit more than her initial $202,000 take. Wexton had $346,000 on-hand, which is still a bit less than some of her intra-party rivals, though.
Alison Friedman, who worked at the State Department from 2009 to 2015 to combat human trafficking, had the most cash-on-hand with $553,000. Friedman raised $242,000 during the quarter, quite a bit less than her opening $404,000 haul, but still credible. Army veteran Daniel Helmer gained plenty of attention with a viral video that we at DKE World Headquarters steadfastly refuse to watch, but his newfound notoriety didn't exactly lead to a rush of donations. Helmer raised $163,000 for the third quarter, also a bit less than his $246,000 take three months before, though his $398,000 war-chest was also larger than Wexton's.
Lindsey Davis Stover, a former Veterans Administration official, took in $136,000 and had $341,000 in the bank. Much further behind was Deep Sran, who founded the Loudoun School for the Gifted; Sran raised $94,000, and had $150,000 on-hand. Former Fairfax Education Association president Kimberly Adams barely registered with only $7,000 in the bank.