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Virginia State Senate District 14

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Virginia State Senate District 14
Incumbent
Assumed office: January 10, 2024

Virginia State Senate District 14 is represented by Lamont Bagby (D).

As of the 2020 Census, Virginia state senators represented an average of 216,364 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 200,943 residents.

About the office

Members of the Virginia State Senate serve four-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Virginia legislators assume office the second Wednesday in January after the election.

Qualifications

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

In order to serve in the Virginia General Assembly, candidates must meet the following qualifications:[1]

  • Be a citizen of the United States.
  • Be at least twenty-one years of age on or before the date of the general or special election for the office sought
  • Be a resident of the Commonwealth of Virginia for the year immediately preceding the election
  • Be a resident of the district they are seeking to represent
  • Be a qualified voter in the district they are seeking to represent
  • Not have been convicted of a felony (unless voting rights have been officially restored)
  • Not have been adjudicated mentally incompetent (unless voting rights have been officially restored)


Salaries

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2024[2]
SalaryPer diem
$18,000/year for senators. $17,640/year for delegates.$213/day

Vacancies

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures

If there is a vacancy in the Virginia General Assembly, a special election must be conducted to fill the vacant seat. If the vacancy occurs while the legislature is in session, the presiding officer of the house in which the vacancy happens must call for a special election. If the vacancy occurs while the legislature is in recess, the governor shall call the special election. Within 30 days of a vacancy, the appropriate officeholder shall issue a writ of election. If an vacancy occurs between December 10 and March 1, the writ must declare the special election date be within 30 days of said vacancy. All special elections must be held promptly. However, no special election can be held if it occurs less than 55 days before any statewide primary or general election or if there are fewer than 75 days remaining in the vacated term.[3][4]

DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: Virginia Code § 24.2-216


District map

Redistricting

2020 redistricting cycle

See also: Redistricting in Virginia after the 2020 census

The Virginia Supreme Court unanimously approved district maps for the Virginia House of Delegates and Virginia State Senate on December 28, 2021.[5] Democratic and Republican consultants submitted statewide map proposals for consideration to the Virginia Redistricting Commission on September 18, 2021.[6] The commission had reviewed earlier maps on August 31, 2021, that were focused solely on suburbs in northern Virginia that were drawn from scratch and did not consider legislative incumbents’ home addresses in keeping with earlier commission decisions.[7][8] After the commission missed its deadline for approving map proposals and the Virginia Supreme Court assumed authority over the process, the two special masters selected by the court released proposals for House and Senate districts on December 8, 2021.[9]These maps took effect for Virginia's 2023 legislative elections.

How does redistricting in Virginia work? On November 3, 2020, Virginia voters approved a constitutional amendment establishing a commission-driven congressional and state legislative redistricting process. The 16-member commission comprises eight legislators and eight non-legislator members. Leaders of the legislature's two largest political parties select legislators to serve on the commission. The commission's eight citizen members are recommended by legislative leaders and selected by a committee of five retired circuit court judges. The commissioners themselves select one of the eight citizens to serve as chairperson.[10]

District maps are subject to the following consensus requirements:[10]

  • Congressional maps: Approval by 12 commissioners, including six legislators and six non-legislators.
  • Virginia State Senate: Approval by 12 commissioners, including six legislators (with three state senators) and six non-legislators.
  • Virginia House of Delegates: Approval by 12 commissioners, including six legislators (with three state delegates) and six non-legislators.

The commission submits its maps to the General Assembly, which can vote to approve the maps or reject them. The General Assembly cannot amend the maps. If the General Assembly rejects a map, the commission must draft a second map. If the General Assembly rejects that map, the Virginia Supreme Court is tasked with enacting a new map.[10][11]

Virginia State Senate District 14
until January 9, 2024

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Virginia State Senate District 14
starting January 10, 2024

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Elections

2023

See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2023

General election

General election for Virginia State Senate District 14

Incumbent Lamont Bagby won election in the general election for Virginia State Senate District 14 on November 7, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lamont Bagby
Lamont Bagby (D)
 
95.3
 
61,127
 Other/Write-in votes
 
4.7
 
2,989

Total votes: 64,116
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Virginia State Senate District 14

Incumbent Lamont Bagby defeated Katie Gooch in the Democratic primary for Virginia State Senate District 14 on June 20, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Lamont Bagby
Lamont Bagby
 
71.8
 
14,032
Katie Gooch
 
28.2
 
5,498

Total votes: 19,530
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2019

See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2019

Elections for the Virginia State Senate took place in 2019. The primary was on June 11, 2019, and the general election was on November 5. The filing deadline for candidates was March 28, 2019.

General election

General election for Virginia State Senate District 14

Incumbent John Cosgrove defeated Rebecca Raveson in the general election for Virginia State Senate District 14 on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of John Cosgrove
John Cosgrove (R)
 
60.2
 
36,370
Image of Rebecca Raveson
Rebecca Raveson (D) Candidate Connection
 
39.6
 
23,949
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
141

Total votes: 60,460
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2015

See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2015

Elections for the Virginia State Senate took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 9, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 26, 2015.[12] No Democratic candidates filed for election. Incumbent John Cosgrove, Jr. defeated Bill Haley in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[13]

Virginia State Senate, District 14 Republican Primary, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Cosgrove, Jr. Incumbent 64.6% 2,586
Bill Haley 35.4% 1,417
Total Votes 4,003

2013

See also: State legislative special elections, 2013

John Cosgrove (R) won election in the special election for Virginia State Senate District 56. The seat was vacant following Harry Blevins's (R) retirement on August 5. Cosgrove ran upposed after his opponent, Kerry B. Holmes (D), withdrew prior to the special election, which took place on August 6.[14][15][16]

2011

See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2011

Elections for the office of Virginia State Senate consisted of a primary election on August 23, 2011, and a general election on November 8, 2011. Republican incumbent Harry Blevins was unchallenged in the general election. Blevins was unopposed in the Republican primary election.[17][18][19]

Campaign contributions

From 2003 to 2023, candidates for Virginia State Senate District 14 raised a total of $982,944. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $163,824 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money

Campaign contributions, Virginia State Senate District 14
Year Amount Candidates Average
2023 $724,153 2 $362,076
2011 $109,774 1 $109,774
2007 $110,249 2 $55,125
2003 $38,768 1 $38,768
Total $982,944 6 $163,824



Other election results in district

The map below highlight's this state legislative district and provides election results from the most recent election. Using the dropdown on the left, you can choose to view results for the most recent presidential election or U.S. House district election instead. This will show you the votes cast in this district for that election. The dropdown on the right will let you see either the map colored by the percentage of votes the winning candidate received or let you know the number and type of votes cast by size and shade of the circle in each county.

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. Virginia General Assembly, "Certificate of Candidate Qualification," accessed May 23, 2025
  2. National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
  3. Virginia Law Library, "§ 24.2-216. Filling vacancies in the General Assembly," accessed February 16, 2021 (Statute 24.2-216, Virginia Code)
  4. Virginia Law Library, "§ 24.2-682. Times for special elections," accessed February 16, 2021
  5. 13News Now, "Virginia has new voting maps after redistricting process finishes," December 30, 2021
  6. ABC 7, "Virginia bipartisan redistricting panel starts off with partisan maps," September 20, 2021
  7. El Paso Inc., "First redistricting map drafts leave some lawmakers unhappy," September 2, 2021
  8. Virginia Mercury, "Virginia’s Redistricting Commission has its first draft maps. They look… normal?" September 2, 2021
  9. Associated Press, "Proposed congressional maps give Dems an edge in Virginia," December 9, 2021
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 Virginia's Legislative Information System, "HJ 615 Constitutional amendment; Virginia Redistricting Commission (first reference)," accessed November 18, 2020
  11. All About Redistricting, "Virginia," accessed May 8, 2015
  12. Virginia State Board of Elections, "2015 November Election Calendar," accessed January 2, 2015
  13. Virginia Board of Elections, "2015 General election candidates," accessed August 21, 2015
  14. washingtonpost.com, "Special election set Aug. 6 for seat being vacated by Chesapeake state senator," April 18, 2013
  15. sbe.virginia.gov, "List of Candidates," accessed June 20, 2013
  16. thestate.com, "Cosgrove wins Va. Senate seat in special election," August 6, 2013
  17. Virginia State Board of Elections, Official Democratic Primary Results, accessed October 28, 2013
  18. Virginia State Board of Elections, Official Republican Primary Results, accessed October 28, 2013
  19. Virginia State Board of Elections, Official General Election Results, accessed October 28, 2013


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