Virginia's 11th Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 11th Congressional District of Virginia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Gerry Connolly (D) defeated Suzanne Scholte (R), Joe Galdo (G), Marc Harrold (L) and Mark Gibson (I) in the general election.
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Virginia utilizes an open primary process in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[3][4]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: Voters had to register to vote in the primary by February 10, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 14, 2014 (22 days before election).[5]
- See also: Virginia elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Gerry Connolly (D), who was first elected in 2008.
Virginia's 11th Congressional District is located in the northern portion of the state and includes parts of Prince William and Fairfax counties and Fairfax city.[6]
Candidates
General election candidates
- Gerald Connolly - Incumbent
Suzanne Scholte[7]
Joe Galdo[8]
Marc Harrold[9]
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Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Gerald Connolly Incumbent |
56.9% | 106,780 | |
| Republican | Suzanne Scholte | 40.4% | 75,796 | |
| Green | Joe Galdo | 0.9% | 1,739 | |
| Libertarian | Marc Harrold | 1.7% | 3,264 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 226 | |
| Total Votes | 187,805 | |||
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections | ||||
Republican convention
Delegates at Virginia’s 11th Congressional District Republican Convention selected Suzanne Scholte as the Republican nominee for the 11th District. Terry Wear, 11th District Republican chairman, said, "Suzanne Scholte is a highly impressive candidate. She has spent years helping victims of oppression; she has proven herself to be an effective leader in both the public and the private sector; she has a deep understanding of a broad array of issues; and she is well-respected around the world. In a tough environment for Democrats, I’m sure Gerry Connolly cannot be happy about Suzanne’s nomination."[12]
Campaign contributions
Gerald Connolly
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Connolly's reports.[13]
| Gerald Connolly (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[14] | April 15, 2013 | $867,945.88 | $369,096.45 | $(117,476.65) | $1,119,565.68 | ||||
| July Quarterly[15] | July 15, 2013 | $1,119,565.68 | $206,086.97 | $(82,466.03) | $1,243,186.62 | ||||
| October Quarterly[16] | October 15, 2013 | $1,243,186.62 | $201,170.55 | $(113,266.18) | $1,331,090.99 | ||||
| Year-end[17] | January 31, 2014 | $1,331,090 | $214,384 | $(77,843) | $1,467,632 | ||||
| April Quarterly[18] | April 15, 2014 | $1,467,632.04 | $350,247.83 | $(127,471.93) | $1,690,407.94 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $1,340,985.8 | $(518,523.79) | ||||||||
Suzanne Scholte
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Scholte's reports.[19]
| Suzanne Scholte (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[20] | April 15, 2014 | $1,000.00 | $57,421.00 | $(18,238.66) | $40,182.34 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $57,421 | $(18,238.66) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
The 11th Congressional District of Virginia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Gerry Connolly won re-election in the district.[21]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Gerald Connolly Incumbent |
61% | 202,606 | |
| Republican | Chris Perkins | 35.5% | 117,902 | |
| Green | Joe Galdo | 0.7% | 2,195 | |
| Independent | Peter Marchetti | 0.6% | 1,919 | |
| Independent | Chris DeCarlo | 0.9% | 3,027 | |
| Independent | Mark Gibson | 1.1% | 3,806 | |
| Write-In | N/A | 0.2% | 788 | |
| Total Votes | 332,243 | |||
| Source: Virginia State Board of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Gerald Connolly won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Keith S. Fimian (R), Christopher F. DeCarlo (I), David L. Dotson (L) and David William Gillis, Jr. (G) in the general election.[22]
| U.S. House, Virginia District 11 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Gerald Connolly incumbent |
49.2% | 111,720 | |
| Republican | Keith S. Fimian | 48.8% | 110,739 | |
| Independent | Christopher F. DeCarlo | 0.8% | 1,846 | |
| Libertarian | David L. Dotson | 0.6% | 1,382 | |
| Green | David William Gillis, Jr. | 0.4% | 959 | |
| Unlisted | Write-in | 0.1% | 305 | |
| Total Votes | 226,951 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
- Virginia elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR AUGUST 8, 2014," accessed August 21, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 21, 2014
- ↑ NCSL,"State Primary Election Types," accessed October 7, 2024
- ↑ Virginia Department of Elections,"Casting a Ballot," accessed October 7, 2024
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections Website, "Become a Registered Voter," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ Suzanne Scholte for Congress, "Meet Suzanne," accessed May 8, 2014
- ↑ Joe Galdo for Congress, "Home," accessed March 5, 2014
- ↑ Libertarian Party of Virginia, "Our Candidates," accessed March 21, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Mark Gibson for Congress," accessed March 11, 2014
- ↑ Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections, "List of Candidates," accessed July 24, 2014
- ↑ VAGOP11.org, "11th District Republicans Nominate Suzanne Scholte For Congress," accessed June 1, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Gerald Connolly 2014 Summary reports," accessed August 1, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed August 1, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed August 1, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 29, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year-End Report," accessed February 18, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Scholte 2014 Summary reports," accessed May 8, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed May 7, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Virginia"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
