Battleground Friday: Virginia's 2nd Congressional District
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November 4, 2014 |
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Cook Political Report: Solid Republican[1] Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely R[2] |
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By the Congress team
In the next profile of our 2014 battleground districts, Ballotpedia is taking an in-depth look at Virginia's 2nd Congressional District's 2014 election.
Current incumbent: Scott Rigell (R) was first elected to Virginia's 2nd Congressional District in 2010. He is currently serving his second consecutive term.[3] Prior to his congressional career, Rigell was a member of the Virginia Motor Vehicle Dealer Board from 1995-1999.
Rigell is a member of the National Republican Congressional Committee's Patriot Program. The program is designed to assist vulnerable Republican incumbents heading into the 2014 election.[4]
2012 MOV: Rigell won re-election in 2012 with a margin of victory of 7.7% over Paul Hirschbiel (D).[5][6]
2014 candidates: Democrat Suzanne Patrick is challenging Rigell for the seat. Patrick is a retired commander in the U.S. Navy Reserves and served as the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Industrial Policy from 2001-2005. She also founded and served as principal at her own consulting business, Suzanne D. Patrick & Company, which provided investment banking and technology search and strategy consulting services to corporate clients.[7] Patrick is a member of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Jumpstart program, which is designed to provide early support to top-tier Democratic challengers.[8]
What made it a Ballotpedia battleground district?: Cook's PVI shows the district as R+2, and Fairvote rates the district as 43.4% Democratic. President Barack Obama won the district by 1.5% in 2012 and 1.7% in 2008. Additionally, Rigell is in his second term.
FEC: Reports from the Federal Election Commission show that Patrick outraised Rigell by $18,450.78 in the first quarter of 2014. Patrick raised $177,140.78, while Rigell raised $158,690; however, Rigell has raised more money overall. Rigell reported $665,310.06 cash on hand, and Patrick reported having $195,831.90.[9][10]
- The information above was compiled following the Virginia candidate filing deadline. Please find all further updates on the 2nd District's election page.
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Population: 710,769 | |
See also
- U.S. House battleground districts, 2014
- Virginia's 2nd Congressional District
- Virginia's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014
- Scott Rigell
- Suzanne Patrick
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
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Virginia"
- ↑ Roll Call, "House GOP adds 9 vulnerable incumbents to Patriot Program," July 21, 2013
- ↑ Washington Post blog, "Scott Rigell, Paul Hirschbiel trade ‘clean campaign’ challenges," May 21, 2012
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map," accessed November 6, 2012
- ↑ Suzanne Patrick for Congress, "About Suzanne," accessed March 12, 2014
- ↑ The Washington Post, "DCCC adds nine names to program for top recruits," September 9, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 17, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 17, 2014
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