Julien Modica
Julien Modica was a 2018 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 10th Congressional District of Virginia.[1] Modica withdrew prior to the filing deadline.[2]
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee included Virginia's 10th in its list of battleground districts for 2018.[3] Although incumbent Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) won her re-election bid in 2016 by six points, this swing district backed Hillary Clinton (D) over Donald Trump (R) in the 2016 presidential election by 10 points.[4]
Biography
Modica worked for 20 years as the president of the JMA Foundation, which focuses on brain injury awareness. Modica received a bachelor's degree in physics from American University, a master's in public health from Eastern Virginia Medical School, and a master's in public policy from George Mason University.[5]
Elections
2018
The filing deadline was on March 29, 2018, and the primary election took place on June 12, 2018.
| Virginia's 10th Congressional District, Comstock vs. Wexton | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | Poll sponsor |  Comstock |
 Wexton | Other/Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | |||||||||||||
| Washington Post/Schar School October 25-28, 2018 | N/A | 43% | 54% | 3% | +/-6.5 | 446 | |||||||||||||
| Washington Post/Schar School October 15-21, 2018 | N/A | 43% | 56% | 1% | +/-6.5 | 430 | |||||||||||||
| New York Times/Siena October 11-15, 2018 | N/A | 41% | 48% | 11% | +/-4.8 | 484 | |||||||||||||
| Global Strategy Group October 7-9, 2018 | Giffords PAC | 39% | 49% | 12% | +/-4.9 | 400 | |||||||||||||
| McLaughlin & Associates October 6-8, 2018 | Comstock | 48% | 47% | 5% | +/-4.9 | 400 | |||||||||||||
| Wason Center for Public Policy September 23-October 2, 2018 | N/A | 44% | 51% | 5% | +/-4.1 | 794 | |||||||||||||
| Monmouth University September 26-30, 2018 | N/A | 44% | 50% | 6% | +/-5.1 | 374 | |||||||||||||
| Monmouth University June 21-24, 2018 | N/A | 39% | 49% | 12% | +/-4.9 | 400 | |||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 42.63% | 50.5% | 6.88% | +/-5.21 | 466 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
2012
Modica ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. Senate, representing Virginia. He did not file by the signature filing deadline.
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Virginia's 10th Congressional District election, 2018
- Virginia's 10th Congressional District
Footnotes
- ↑ Facebook, "Julien Modica For Congress," accessed October 3, 2017
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections, "Certified Candidates and Ballot Order for June 12, 2018 Primary Elections," accessed April 10, 2018
- ↑ Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, "One Year Out: Offensive Battlefield Brimming With Opport," November 9, 2017
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Presidential Election Results by Congressional District," accessed January 11, 2018
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Julien Modica," accessed March 12, 2018
