Virginia's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 1st Congressional District of Virginia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Robert J. Wittman defeated Norm Mosher (D) and Independent Green Party candidate Gail Parker in the general election.[3][4] The race was rated a "Safe Republican" contest by Rothenberg Political Report/Roll Call.[5]
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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.[6][7]
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).[8]
- See also: Virginia elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election was incumbent Robert J. Wittman (R), who was first elected in 2006.
Virginia's 1st Congressional District is located in the eastern portion of the state and includes Caroline, Essex, Gloucester, King George, King William, King and Queen, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northumberland, Stafford, Westmoreland, and York counties. It also includes Fredericksburg city, Williamsburg city and parts of Newport News city. Areas of Faquier, James City, Prince William and Spotsylvania counties also lie within district boundaries.[9]
Candidates
General election candidates
- Rob Wittman
Norm Mosher
Gail Parker - Independent Green Party[10]
Chris Hailey - write-in candidate[11]
June 10, 2014, Republican primary
- Rob Wittman - Incumbent[12]
- Anthony Riedel[13]
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Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Robert J. Wittman Incumbent |
62.9% | 131,861 | |
| Democratic | Norm Mosher | 34.4% | 72,059 | |
| Independent Green | Gail Parker | 2.4% | 5,097 | |
| Independent | Chris Hailey, write-in | 0.3% | 604 | |
| Total Votes | 209,621 | |||
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections | ||||
Republican primary
Wittman easily defeated Riedel in the June 10, 2014, Republican primary.[15]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Rob Wittman Incumbent |
76.5% | 13,414 | ||
| Anthony Riedel | 23.5% | 4,128 | ||
| Total Votes | 17,542 | |||
| Source: Results via Associated Press |
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Democratic convention
Norm Mosher was nominated as the Democratic candidate at the 1st District Democratic Convention on June 8, 2014.[3]
Issues
Below are important votes that Wittman cast during the 113th Congress.
HR 676
On July 30, 2014, the U.S. House approved a resolution 225 to 201 to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority. Five Republicans—Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Paul Broun of Georgia, Scott Garrett of New Jersey, Walter Jones of North Carolina and Steve Stockman of Texas—voted with Democrats against the lawsuit.[16] Wittman joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.[17][18]
Campaign contributions
Rob Wittman
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Wittman's reports.[19]
| Robert J. Wittman (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 1, 2013 | $551,810.10 | $102,800.10 | $(50,892.10) | $603,718.10 | ||||
| July Quarterly[21] | July 30, 2013 | $603,718.10 | $200,481.22 | $(27,900.10) | $776,299.22 | ||||
| October Quarterly[22] | October 15, 2013 | $776,299.22 | $73,871.09 | $(77,658.53) | $772,511.78 | ||||
| Year-end[23] | January 31, 2014 | $772,511 | $167,545 | $(66,625) | $873,431 | ||||
| April Quarterly[24] | April 15, 2014 | $873,431.31 | $166,545.46 | $(57,679.86) | $982,296.91 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $711,242.87 | $(280,755.59) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
On November 6, 2012, Robert J. Wittman (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Adam Cook and Gail Parker in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Adam Cook | 41.2% | 147,036 | |
| Republican | Robert J. Wittman Incumbent |
56.3% | 200,845 | |
| Independent | Gail Parker | 2.3% | 8,308 | |
| Write-In | N/A | 0.2% | 617 | |
| Total Votes | 356,806 | |||
| Source: Virginia State Board of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Robert J. Wittman won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Krystal M. Ball (D) and G. Gail "for Rail" Parker (Green) in the general election.[25]
| U.S. House, Virginia District 1 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Robert J. Wittman incumbent |
63.9% | 135,564 | |
| Democratic | Krystal M. Ball | 34.8% | 73,824 | |
| Green | G. Gail "for Rail" Parker | 1.2% | 2,544 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 304 | |
| Total Votes | 212,236 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
- United States Senate elections in Virginia, 2014
- Virginia elections, 2014
- Called to Serve: 11 female veterans seeking election to Congress
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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 NormMosher.com, "Norm Mosher Announces Campaign for Congress in 1st Congressional District," accessed June 24, 2014
- ↑ Pilot Online, "Wittman wins GOP primary in Virginia's 1st District," June 10, 2014
- ↑ Roll Call, "2014 Election Race Ratings," accessed June 24, 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
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 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
- ↑ Associated Press, "Virginia - Summary Vote Results," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ U.S. House, "House Resolution 676," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Suing Obama: GOP-led House gives the go-ahead," July 31, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "House clears way for lawsuit against Obama," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Wittman 2014 Summary reports," accessed July 22, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed July 22, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed July 22, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 29, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year-End Report," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
