Republican Mike Clancy wins key Virginia GOP primary, hopes to replace outgoing Democrat

Lawyer and businessman Mike Clancy was projected to win the Republican primary for Virginia’s 10th Congressional District on Tuesday night.

Clancy, a top executive at a global technology company, according to his campaign website, defeated several other Republicans to compete to succeed Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Va., who is retiring at the end of her term.

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Clancy previously worked in the office of the general counsel of the U.S. Navy and serves on the policy committee of the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce.

He also attended George Washington University Law School and Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Clancy has also appeared as a commentator on various media networks.

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The outgoing Democrat in Clancy’s district, Wexton, announced her retirement after being diagnosed with a debilitating form of Parkinson’s called progressive supranuclear palsy.

The congressional district comprises the densely populated outer suburbs of Washington, DC in Loudoun County, as well as the independent city of Manassas and the rural counties of Fauquier and Rappahannock.

Wexton’s seat was held for decades by Rep. Frank Wolf, R-Va., from the Reagan Revolution to the Obama era, when he was succeeded by moderate Rep. Barbara Comstock, R-Va., a former aide.

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In 2018, Wexton defeated Comstock and the district has become increasingly blue since then.

The Cook Political Report rates the district D+6, predicting likely Democratic control in November.