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United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2014
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The 2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Virginia took place on November 4, 2014. Voters elected 11 candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's 11 congressional districts.
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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.[1][2]
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).[3]
- See also: Virginia elections, 2014
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held 8 of the 11 congressional seats from Virginia.
| Members of the U.S. House from Virginia -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2014 | After the 2014 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 3 | 3 | |
| Republican Party | 8 | 8 | |
| Total | 11 | 11 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2014 election, the incumbents for the 11 congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
|---|---|---|
| Robert J. Wittman |  Republican |
1 |
| Scott Rigell | Republican |
2 |
| Robert C. Scott |  Democratic |
3 |
| Randy Forbes | Republican |
4 |
| Robert Hurt | Republican |
5 |
| Bob Goodlatte | Republican |
6 |
| Eric Cantor | Republican |
7 |
| Jim Moran | Democratic |
8 |
| Morgan Griffith | Republican |
9 |
| Frank Wolf | Republican |
10 |
| Gerald Connolly | Democratic |
11 |
Margin of victory for winners
There were a total of 11 seats up for election in 2014 in Virginia. The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the two candidates who received the most votes. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100 percent.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
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| Virginia District 10 |  Barbara Comstock |
16.1% | 222,910 | John Foust |
| Virginia District 11 |  Gerald Connolly |
16.5% | 187,805 | Suzanne Scholte |
| Virginia District 1 | Robert J. Wittman |
28.5% | 209,621 | Norm Mosher |
| Virginia District 2 | Scott Rigell |
17.6% | 173,060 | Suzanne Patrick |
| Virginia District 3 | Robert C. Scott |
88.9% | 147,402 | Write-in |
| Virginia District 4 | Randy Forbes |
22.6% | 200,638 | Elliott Fausz |
| Virginia District 5 | Robert Hurt |
25% | 204,945 | Lawrence Gaughan |
| Virginia District 6 | Bob Goodlatte |
62.2% | 179,708 | Will Hammer |
| Virginia District 7 | David Brat |
23.9% | 243,351 | Jack Trammell |
| Virginia District 7 Special Election | David Brat |
23.9% | 241,313 | Jack Trammell |
| Virginia District 8 | Don Beyer |
31.7% | 203,076 | Micah Edmond |
| Virginia District 9 | Morgan Griffith |
47.9% | 162,815 | William Carr |
Candidates
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1st Congressional District
General election candidates
- Rob Wittman
- Norm Mosher
Gail Parker - Independent Green Party[4]
Chris Hailey - write-in candidate[5]
June 10, 2014, Republican primary
- Rob Wittman - Incumbent[6]
- Anthony Riedel[7]
Failed to file
2nd Congressional District
General election candidates
- Scott Rigell - Incumbent
- Suzanne Patrick[9]
Failed to file
3rd Congressional District
General election candidates
- Robert C. Scott - Incumbent
Failed to file
4th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Randy Forbes - Incumbent
- Elliott Fausz[14]
Bo Brown[15]
5th Congressional District
General election candidates
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Third Party candidates
6th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Bob Goodlatte - Incumbent
- Will Hammer[23]
- Elaine Hildebrandt[4]
Failed to file
7th Congressional District
General election candidates
June 10, 2014, Republican primary
- Eric Cantor - Incumbent
- David Brat[26]
Libertarian candidate
Failed to file
8th Congressional District
General election candidates
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Third Party Candidates
Failed to file
Withdrew prior to primary
- Charniele Herring: State Delegate[48][49]
- Satish Korpe[50]
- Alfonso Lopez: State Delegate[38][43][51]
- Bruce Shuttleworth[35][52][53]
- Mark Sickles: State Delegate[54][39]
Potential candidates
- Walter Tejada: Arlington County Board member[38]
9th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Morgan Griffith - Incumbent
- William Carr[55]
Failed to file
10th Congressional District
General election candidates
April 26, 2014, Republican primary results[61]
- Barbara Comstock
- Rob Wasinger: Former congressional aide[62]
- Marc Savitt: President of the National Association of Independent Housing Professionals[62][63]
- Howie Lind: Former Pentagon official and lobbyist[62]
- Stephen Hollingshead: Former official in the administration of President George W. Bush[62][64]
- Bob Marshall: State Delegate[65]
Failed to file
- Tareq Salahi[35][66][67]
- Joseph Schmidt[35][68]
- Scott Weible[35][69]
- Richard Shickle: Chairman of the Frederick County Board of Supervisors[35][62]
Withdrew from race
Declined to run
- Artur Davis[74]
- Richard Black[75][76]
11th Congressional District
General election candidates
Failed to file
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections, "List of Candidates," accessed July 24, 2014
- ↑ Facebook, "Vote Hailey 2014," accessed June 24, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Virginia - Summary Vote Results," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ Anthony Riedel for U.S. Congress Facebook Page, "Info," accessed February 25, 2014
- ↑ Williamsburg Yorktown Daily, "Libertarian to Challenge Wittman for House Seat," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ Roll Call, "Rigell receives Democratic challenger," accessed August 28, 2013
- ↑ Libertarian Party of Virginia, "Our Candidates," accessed March 21, 2014
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections, "List of Candidates," accessed July 24, 2014
- ↑ FreedomOutpost.com, "Virginia Libertarian Party has Recruited Candidates for each of the State’s 11 Congressional Districts," accessed June 2, 2014
- ↑ GSforCongress.com, "Home," accessed June 2, 2014
- ↑ Fausz 4 Congress, "Elliott Fausz announces candidacy for VA-4 Congressional District," accessed June 19, 2014
- ↑ Libertarian Party of Virginia, "Our Candidates," accessed March 21, 2014
- ↑ FaquierGOP.com, "Rep. Robert Hurt Unopposed For Republican 5th District Nomination," accessed June 1, 2014
- ↑ WINA.com, "Democrats Nominate Lawrence Gaughan For Congress," accessed June 1, 2014
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 Virginia State Board of Elections, "Primary Nominees," accessed April 3, 2014
- ↑ Bearing Drift, "Robert Hurt gets Democratic challenger in Fifth Congressional District," accessed February 25, 2014
- ↑ NBC 29, "Lawrence Gaughan Announces Candidacy for 5th District Congressional Seat," accessed March 20, 2014
- ↑ FreedomOutpost.com, "Virginia Libertarian Party has Recruited Candidates for each of the State’s 11 Congressional Districts," accessed June 2, 2014
- ↑ Elect Ken, "Home," accessed June 2, 2014
- ↑ Times Dispatch, "Hammer receives Libertarian nod in 6th," accessed June 1, 2014
- ↑ Virginia Conservative, "Bevington Still In Race, Picks Up Endorsement," accessed April 5, 2014
- ↑ Paul Bevington for Congress, "Home," accessed March 19, 2014
- ↑ The Hill, "Eric Cantor gets a Tea Party challenger", accessed January 7, 2014
- ↑ Libertarian Party of Virginia, "Our Candidates," accessed March 21, 2014
- ↑ Campaign website, "Home", accessed December 3, 2013
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "2014 Republican Primaries for U.S House of Representatives," accessed April 3, 2014
- ↑ Examiner, "Congressional candidate: 'Pro life people are the true tyrants of America'," accessed March 1, 2014
- ↑ MrMediaTraining.com, "The Candidate Who Got Crushed by a Smarter Interviewer," April 13, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Virginia - Summary Vote Results," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ National Review, "Meet Micah Edmond, a Republican Running in Moran’s District," accessed March 12, 2014
- ↑ VAGOP8CD.org, "8th Congressional District Virginia Republican Convention," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ 35.0 35.1 35.2 35.3 35.4 35.5 35.6 35.7 Virginia Public Access Project, "U.S. House District 8," accessed April 3, 2014 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "vpap" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Arlington Patch, "Patrick Hope Launches Congressional Campaign," accessed February 3, 2014
- ↑ Lavern Chatman for Congress, "LAVERN CHATMAN, COMMUNITY LEADER, ENTERS RACE FOR CONGRESS IN 8TH DISTRICT OFFERING A NEW TYPE OF LEADERSHIP," accessed February 10, 2014
- ↑ 38.0 38.1 38.2 38.3 38.4 Washington Post, "A crowded sprint to the left looms in race for Jim Moran’s N.Va. congressional seat," accessed February 3, 2014
- ↑ 39.0 39.1 Washington Post, "Former Va. Lt. Gov. Don Beyer will enter race for Jim Moran’s congressional seat this week," accessed February 3, 2014
- ↑ Roll Call, "Democrat Don Beyer Will Run to Replace Jim Moran in Virginia", accessed January 24, 2014
- ↑ Richmond Times Dispatch, "Ebbin formally announces bid for Moran's congressional seat," accessed February 3, 2014
- ↑ Metro Weekly, "Adam Ebbin announces congressional run for Virginia's 8th District seat," accessed February 3, 2014
- ↑ 43.0 43.1 Washington Blade, "Adam Ebbin enters race for Congress," accessed February 3, 2014
- ↑ 44.0 44.1 Washington Post, "Derek Hyra, Mark Levine entering Democratic field to replace Rep. James P. Moran in House," accessed February 19, 2014
- ↑ Libertarian Party of Virginia, "Our Candidates," accessed March 21, 2014
- ↑ Gwendolyn Beck, "Home," accessed June 2, 2014
- ↑ Armenian Reporter, "Nancy Najarian joins congressional race in N. Virginia," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "Charniele Herring joins field for Rep. Moran’s seat, will step down as chair of Va. Democrats," accessed February 3, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post "Alexandria delegate drops out of Democratic primary in Virginia’s 8th District", accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ Facebook "Korpe for Congress" accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "Va. Del Alfonso Lopez drops out of 8th congressional district Democratic primary," accessed April 5, 2014
- ↑ Roll Call, "Fifth Democrat to Enter Race to Replace Jim Moran," accessed January 27, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "Shuttleworth withdraws from Northern Virginia congressional race", accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Sickles drops out of race for Moran’s N.Va. congressional seat," accessed March 17, 2014
- ↑ William Carr for Congress, "Home," accessed July 17, 2014
- ↑ Matthew Edwards, "Home," accessed June 2, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "Democratic Fairfax supervisor John Foust will enter 2014 race to unseat GOP Rep. Frank Wolf," accessed January 7, 2014
- ↑ The Hill, "Comstock launches bid to succeed Wolf," accessed January 7, 2014
- ↑ Libertarian Party of Virginia, "Our Candidates," accessed March 21, 2014
- ↑ VAGOP10.org, "April 26, 2014 Party Canvass: Unofficial Results," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ VAGOP10.org, "April 26, 2014 Party Canvass: Unofficial Results," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ 62.0 62.1 62.2 62.3 62.4 Washington Post, "Bob Marshall jumps into crowded GOP race to succeed Frank Wolf in Congress," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ Times Dispatch, "Marshall seeking Wolf’s congressional seat," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ Campaign website, "Home," accessed January 27, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "Bob Marshall jumps into crowded GOP race to succeed Frank Wolf in Congress," accessed February 15, 2014
- ↑ ABC News, "State Dinner Crasher Tareq Salahi to Run for Congress," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ Northern Virginia Daily, "Candidate Salahi says residency no bar to serving 10th District," accessed February 3, 2014
- ↑ Email submission to Ballotpedia on January 7, 2014
- ↑ [Candidate submitted information to BP Staff on March 12, 2014]
- ↑ Bolger for Congress, "Richard Bolger Suspends Campaign for Virginia’s 10th Congressional District," accessed March 17, 2014
- ↑ Roll Call, "Frank Wolf Receives Democratic Challenger," accessed September 9, 2013
- ↑ Loudon Times, "Leesburg Democrat exits 10th Congressional District race," accessed March 17,2014
- ↑ Campaign website, "About," accessed January 7, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "Race to succeed Frank Wolf in Congress could feature sharp Republican divide," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ Mother Jones, "GOP Congressional Candidate: Spousal Rape Shouldn't Be a Crime," accessed January 17, 2014
- ↑ Roll Call, "Republican Drops Bid for Wolf’s Seat in Virginia," accessed January 23, 2014
- ↑ 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
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Mark Warner (D)
Representatives
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Rob Wittman (R)
District 2
Jennifer Kiggans (R)
District 3
Bobby Scott (D)
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District 5
John McGuire (R)
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Eugene Vindman (D)
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James Walkinshaw (D)
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