Virginia's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 4th Congressional District of Virginia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Randy Forbes defeated Elliott Fausz (D) and Libertarian Bo Brown in the general election. The race was rated a "Safe Republican" contest by Rothenberg Political Report/Roll Call.[3]
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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.[4][5]
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).[6]
- See also: Virginia elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election was incumbent Randy Forbes (R), who was first elected in 2001.
Virginia's 4th Congressional District is located in the southern portion of the state and includes all of Amelia, Dinwiddie, Greensville, Nottoway, Powhatan, Southampton and Sussex counties. It also includes portions of Chesterfield, Isle of Wight, and Prince George counties. All of Chesapeake city, Colonial Heights city, Emporia city, Franklin city, and Hopewell city, as well as portions of Suffolk city, are included in the district.[7]
Candidates
General election candidates
- Randy Forbes - Incumbent
Elliott Fausz[8]
Bo Brown[9]
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Randy Forbes Incumbent |
60.2% | 120,684 | |
| Democratic | Elliott Fausz | 37.5% | 75,270 | |
| Libertarian | Bo Brown | 2.2% | 4,427 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 257 | |
| Total Votes | 200,638 | |||
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections | ||||
Key votes
Below are important votes that Forbes 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.[10] Forbes joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.[11][12]
Campaign contributions
Randy Forbes
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Forbes' reports.[13]
| Randy Forbes (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 | $189,862.55 | $111,535.44 | $(61,897.41) | $239,500.58 | ||||
| July Quarterly[15] | June 15, 2013 | $239,500.58 | $183,840.64 | $(113,918.98) | $309,422.24 | ||||
| October Quarterly[16] | October 15, 2013 | $309,422.24 | $171,609.18 | $(140,737.90) | $340,293.52 | ||||
| Year-end[17] | January 31, 2014 | $340,293 | $122,287 | $(93,630) | $368,950 | ||||
| April Quarterly[18] | April 15, 2014 | $368,950.51 | $201,946.34 | $(133,373.23) | $437,523.62 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $791,218.6 | $(543,557.52) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
The 4th Congressional District of Virginia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Randy Forbes won re-election in the district.[19]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Ella Ward | 42.9% | 150,190 | |
| Republican | Randy Forbes Incumbent |
56.9% | 199,292 | |
| Write-In | N/A | 0.2% | 564 | |
| Total Votes | 350,046 | |||
| Source: Virginia State Board of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Randy Forbes won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Wynne V. E. LeGrow (D) in the general election.[20]
| U.S. House, Virginia District 4 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Randy Forbes incumbent |
62.3% | 123,659 | |
| Democratic | Wynne V. E. LeGrow | 37.5% | 74,298 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.2% | 432 | |
| Total Votes | 198,389 | |||
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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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, "Forbes Summary Report," accessed July 23, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed July 23, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed July 23, 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 22, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Virginia"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
