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===2018 election===
 
===2018 election===
 
Representing an increasingly [[liberal]] district in the D.C. [[swamp]] area, Rep. Comstock faced an uphill battle in her 2018 re-election fight. She ultimately lost the general election to [[Democrat]] opponent [[Jennifer Wexton]] by over 10 percentage points;<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/virginia-house-district-10 Virginia Election Results: 10th House District]</ref> [[President Trump]] noted her lack of embrace towards him as possibly what had led to her defeat.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/midterm-election/2018/11/07/trump-pins-down-8-republicans-who-resisted-his-help-lost-2018/ Trump Pins Down 8 Republicans Who Resisted His Help and Lost in 2018]</ref>
 
Representing an increasingly [[liberal]] district in the D.C. [[swamp]] area, Rep. Comstock faced an uphill battle in her 2018 re-election fight. She ultimately lost the general election to [[Democrat]] opponent [[Jennifer Wexton]] by over 10 percentage points;<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/virginia-house-district-10 Virginia Election Results: 10th House District]</ref> [[President Trump]] noted her lack of embrace towards him as possibly what had led to her defeat.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/midterm-election/2018/11/07/trump-pins-down-8-republicans-who-resisted-his-help-lost-2018/ Trump Pins Down 8 Republicans Who Resisted His Help and Lost in 2018]</ref>
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After being defeated for re-election, Comstock joined a D.C. lobbying firm.<ref>Two references:
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*[https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/business-a-lobbying/427807-comstock-joins-k-street-firm Comstock joins K Street firm]
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*[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/barbara-comstock-returns-to-the-swamp Barbara Comstock returns to the swamp]</ref> She has also become increasingly [[anti-Trump]], as evident on her [[Twitter]] page.<ref>https://twitter.com/BarbaraComstock</ref>
    
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