Virginia's 5th Congressional District elections, 2014
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November 4, 2014 |
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Cook Political Report: Solid Republican[1] Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe R[2] |
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The 5th Congressional District of Virginia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Robert Hurt defeated Lawrence Gaughan (D), Libertarian Paul Jones and Green Party candidate Kenneth Hildebrandt 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]
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 was incumbent Robert Hurt (R), who was first elected in 2010.
As of the 2010 redistricting cycle, Virginia's 5th Congressional District was located in the central portion of the state, stretching vertically across the state. It included Albermarle, Appomattox, Brunswick, Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte, Cumberland, Fluvanna, Franklin, Greene, Halifax, Lunenburg, Madison, Mecklenburg, Nelson, Pittsylvania, Prince Edward, and Rappahannock counties. Portions of Bedford, Fauquier, and Henry counties, along with all of Charlottesville city, were also included in the district.[6]
Candidates
General election candidates
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Third Party candidates
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Robert Hurt Incumbent |
60.9% | 124,735 | |
| Democratic | Lawrence Gaughan | 35.9% | 73,482 | |
| Libertarian | Paul Jones | 2.1% | 4,298 | |
| Green | Kenneth Hildebrandt | 1.1% | 2,209 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 221 | |
| Total Votes | 204,945 | |||
| Source: Virginia Department of Elections | ||||
Democratic convention
Lawrence Gaughan defeated Ben Hudson at the Democratic Convention on May 31, 2014.[14] After winning the nomination, Gaughan said, "We're going to put Robert Hurt to task and make him lose his job this November."[14]
Hurt nomination
The Faquier County Republican Committee announced that Hurt won the Republican nomination on May 22, 2014. Hurt ran unopposed.[15]
Key votes
Below are important votes that Hurt 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] Hurt joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.[17][18]
Campaign contributions
Robert Hurt
Candidates for Congress were required to file up to seven main reports with the Federal Election Commission during the 2014 elections season. Below are Hurt's reports.[19]
| Robert Hurt (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, 2013 | $128,896.03 | $72,246.00 | $(75,668.19) | $125,473.84 | ||||
| July Quarterly[21] | July 15, 2013 | $125,473.84 | $235,406.35 | $(68,909.93) | $291,970.26 | ||||
| October Quarterly[22] | October 12, 2013 | $291,970.26 | $117,617.50 | $(61,063.14) | $348,524.62 | ||||
| Year-end[23] | January 31, 2014 | $348,524 | $96,664 | $(99,804) | $345,384 | ||||
| April Quarterly[24] | April 15, 2014 | $345,384.62 | $148,686.52 | $(115,391.68) | $378,679.46 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $670,620.37 | $(420,836.94) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
The 5th Congressional District of Virginia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Robert Hurt won re-election in the district.[25]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | John Douglass | 42.9% | 149,214 | |
| Republican | Robert Hurt Incumbent |
55.4% | 193,009 | |
| Green | Kenneth Hildebrandt | 1.6% | 5,500 | |
| Write-In | N/A | 0.1% | 388 | |
| Total Votes | 348,111 | |||
| Source: Virginia State Board of Elections "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Robert Hurt won election to the United States House. He defeated Thomas S. P. Perriello (D) and Jeffrey A. Clark (I) in the general election.[26]
| U.S. House, Virginia District 5 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Robert Hurt |
50.8% | 119,560 | |
| Democratic | Thomas S. P. Perriello incumbent | 47% | 110,562 | |
| Independent | Jeffrey A. Clark | 2.1% | 4,992 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 185 | |
| Total Votes | 235,299 | |||
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
- ↑ Virginia Legislative Information System, "Va. Code § 24.2–530," accessed September 16, 2025
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 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
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 NBC29.com, "Lawrence Gaughan Candidate for the Fifth District Congressional Seat, accessed June 1, 2014
- ↑ FaquierGOP.com, "Rep. Robert Hurt Unopposed For Republican 5th District Nomination," accessed June 1, 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, "Hurt Summary Report," accessed June 26, 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
