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United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2014

 

United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2014

Elections in Virginia

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the 11 U.S. representatives from the state of Virginia, one from each of the state’s 11 congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including an election to the United States Senate. Primary elections, in which party nominees were chosen, were held on June 10, 2014.[1]

Contents

  • Historical milestones 1
  • Overview 2
  • District 1 3
    • Republican primary 3.1
      • Results 3.1.1
    • General election 3.2
      • Candidates 3.2.1
      • Withdrew 3.2.2
      • Endorsements 3.2.3
  • District 2 4
    • General election 4.1
      • Candidates 4.1.1
      • Withdrew 4.1.2
      • Endorsements 4.1.3
  • District 3 5
    • General election 5.1
      • Candidates 5.1.1
      • Withdrew 5.1.2
  • District 4 6
    • General election 6.1
      • Candidates 6.1.1
      • Withdrew 6.1.2
      • Endorsements 6.1.3
  • District 5 7
    • Democratic convention 7.1
      • Results 7.1.1
    • General election 7.2
      • Candidates 7.2.1
      • Endorsements 7.2.2
  • District 6 8
    • General election 8.1
      • Candidates 8.1.1
      • Endorsements 8.1.2
  • District 7 9
    • Republican primary 9.1
      • Candidates 9.1.1
      • Polling 9.1.2
      • Results 9.1.3
    • General election 9.2
      • Candidates 9.2.1
      • Withdrew 9.2.2
      • Endorsements 9.2.3
  • District 8 10
    • Democratic primary 10.1
      • Candidates 10.1.1
      • Endorsements 10.1.2
      • Polling 10.1.3
      • Results 10.1.4
    • Republican primary 10.2
      • Candidates 10.2.1
      • Endorsements 10.2.2
      • Results 10.2.3
    • General election 10.3
      • Candidates 10.3.1
      • Endorsements 10.3.2
  • District 9 11
    • General election 11.1
      • Candidates 11.1.1
      • Withdrew 11.1.2
      • Endorsements 11.1.3
  • District 10 12
    • Republican primary 12.1
      • Candidates 12.1.1
      • Endorsements 12.1.2
      • Polling 12.1.3
      • Results 12.1.4
    • Democratic primary 12.2
      • Candidates 12.2.1
      • Endorsements 12.2.2
      • Results 12.2.3
    • General election 12.3
      • Candidates 12.3.1
      • Withdrew 12.3.2
      • Endorsements 12.3.3
      • Polling 12.3.4
  • District 11 13
    • General election 13.1
      • Candidates 13.1.1
      • Withdrew 13.1.2
      • Endorsements 13.1.3
  • See also 14
  • References 15
  • External links 16

Historical milestones

On June 10, 2014,[2] Republican Eric Cantor became the first sitting House majority leader to lose in a primary election since the position was created in 1899.[3][4]

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2014[5]
Party Votes Percentage Seats Before Seats After +/–
Republican 1,143,692 53.56% 8 8 -
Democratic 845,845 39.61% 3 3 -
Libertarian 47,037 2.20% 0 0 -
Independent Greens 30,661 1.44% 0 0 -
Green 1,739 0.08% 0 0 -
Independents/Write-In 66,190 3.10% 0 0 -
Totals 2,135,164 100.00% 11 11 —

District 1

Republican Rob Wittman has represented Virginia's 1st congressional district since 2007. He is running for re-election.

Republican primary

Anthony Riedel, a public relations specialist working for the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, challenged Wittman in the Republican primary.[6]

Results

Virginia's 1st Congressional District Republican Primary, 2014[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rob Wittman (incumbent) 13,292 76.17%
Republican Anthony Riedel 4,159 23.83%
Totals 17,451 100%

General election

Candidates

Withdrew

  • Xavian Draper (Libertarian) did not achieve ballot access.[15][16][17][18]

Endorsements

Results
Virginia's 1st Congressional District election, 2014 [21]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rob Wittman (inc.) 131,851 62.90%
Democratic Norm Mosher 72,054 34.38%
Independent Greens G. Gail Parker 5,097 2.43%
Write-in 604 0.29%
Totals 209,606 100%
Republican hold
External links
  • Rob Wittman campaign website
  • Norm Mosher campaign website
  • Gail Parker campaign website

District 2

Republican Scott Rigell has represented Virginia's 2nd congressional district since 2011. He won re-election to a second term in 2012 against Democratic businessman Paul Hirschbiel with 54% of the vote. Rigell is running for re-election.

General election

Candidates

Withdrew

  • Allen Knapp (Libertarian) is not listed on the ballot.[23][18]
  • John Smith (Independent Green) is not listed on the ballot.[11][18]

Endorsements

Results
Virginia's 2nd Congressional District election, 2014 [25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott Rigell (inc.) 101,558 58.68%
Democratic Suzanne Patrick 71,178 41.13%
Write-in 324 0.19%
Totals 173,060 100%
Republican hold
External links
  • Scott Rigell campaign website
  • Suzanne Patrick campaign website

District 3

Democrat Bobby Scott has represented Virginia's 3rd congressional district since 1993. He won re-election to an eleventh term in 2012 against Republican businessman Dean Longo, with 81% of the vote. Scott is running for re-election unopposed.

General election

Candidates

  • Bobby Scott (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative

Withdrew

  • Justin Gandino-Saadein (Independent) is not listed on the ballot.[26][18]
  • Justin Upshaw (Libertarian) is not listed on the ballot.[27][18]
Results
Virginia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2014 [28]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bobby Scott (inc.) 139,197 94.43%
Write-in 8,205 5.57%
Totals 147,402 100%
Democratic hold
External Links
  • Bobby Scott campaign website

District 4

Republican Randy Forbes has represented Virginia's 4th congressional district since 2001. He won re-election in 2012 against Democratic Chesapeake City Councilwoman Ella Ward, with 57% of the vote. Forbes is running for re-election.

General election

Candidates

  • Randy Forbes (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative
  • Elliott Fausz (Democrat), a publishing manager
  • Bo Brown (Libertarian), accounting professional[29]

Withdrew

  • Albert Burckardt (Independent Green) is not listed on the ballot.[11][18]

Endorsements

Results
Virginia's 4th Congressional District election, 2014 [31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Randy Forbes (inc.) 120,684 60.15%
Democratic Elliott Fausz 75,270 37.52%
Libertarian Bo Brown 4,427 2.21%
Write-in 257 0.13%
Totals 200,638 100%
Republican hold
External links
  • Randy Forbes campaign website
  • Elliott Fausz campaign website
  • Bo Brown campaign website

District 5

Republican Robert Hurt has represented Virginia's 5th congressional district since 2011. He won re-election to a second term in 2012 against Democrat John W. Douglass, with 55% of the vote. Hurt is running for re-election.

Democratic convention

Results

Ben Hudson, a teacher and retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, challenged Lawrence Gaughan at the Democratic convention on May 31, 2014. Gaughan won the nomination.[32][33]

General election

Candidates

  • Robert Hurt (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative
  • Lawrence Gaughan (Democratic), actor and political activist[34]
  • Kenneth Hildebrandt (Independent Green), former chiropractic physician[11]
  • Paul Jones (Libertarian), entrepreneur and owner of The Belvedere Company[35][36][37]

Endorsements

Results
Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2014 [38]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert Hurt (inc.) 124,735 60.86%
Democratic Lawrence Gaughan 73,482 35.85%
Libertarian Paul Jones 4,298 2.10%
Independent Greens Kenneth Hildebrandt 2,209 1.08%
Write-in 219 0.11%
Totals 204,943 100%
Republican hold
External links
  • Robert Hurt campaign website
  • Lawrence Gaughan campaign website
  • Paul Jones campaign page
  • Kenneth Hildebrandt campaign website

District 6

Republican Bob Goodlatte has represented Virginia's 6th congressional district since 1993. He won his eleventh term to Congress over Democrat Andy Schmookler with 65% of the vote in 2012. Goodlatte is running for re-election.

General election

Candidates

  • Bob Goodlatte (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative
  • Will Hammer (Libertarian)[39][40]
  • Elaine Hildebrandt (Independent Green)[11]

Endorsements

Results
Virginia's 6th Congressional District election, 2014 [41]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Goodlatte (inc.) 133,898 74.51%
Libertarian Will Hammer 22,161 12.33%
Independent Greens Elaine Hildebrandt 21,447 11.94%
Write-in 2,191 1.22%
Totals 179,697 100%
Republican hold
External links
  • Bob Goodlatte campaign website
  • Will Hammer campaign website

District 7

Eric Cantor, the U.S. House Majority Leader, has represented the 7th District since 2001. Cantor won re-election to a seventh term in 2012 against Democrat Wayne Powell with 58% of the vote. On June 10, 2014,[2]

Republican primary

Cantor lost the nomination of the Republican Party to college professor Dave Brat.[4] This was the first time a sitting House Majority Leader lost in a primary election since the position was created in 1899.[3]

Candidates

Declared
Withdrew

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Eric
Cantor 		Dave
Brat 		Undecided
Vox Populi Polling June 2, 2014 583 ± 4% 52% 39% 9%
McLaughlin & Associates^ May 27–28, 2014 400 ± 4.9% 62% 28% 11%
  • ^ Internal poll for Eric Cantor campaign

Results

Virginia's 7th Congressional District Republican Primary, 2014[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dave Brat 36,105 55.53%
Republican Eric Cantor (incumbent) 28,912 44.47%
Totals 65,017 100%

General election

Candidates

Withdrew

  • Tareq Salahi (Independent Green), television personality and write-in candidate for Governor in 2013 (declared as a Republican, then switched parties)[46][47][48][49] Originally, Joe Oddo, the State Chairman for the Independent Greens, was listed as the 7th district's candidate.[11] However, Salahi failed to file the required 1,000 signatures to get on the ballot.[50][18]

Endorsements

Results
Virginia's 7th Congressional District election, 2014 [53]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dave Brat 148,026 60.83%
Democratic Jack Trammell 89,914 36.95%
Libertarian James Carr 5,086 2.09%
Write-in 325 0.13%
Totals 243,351 100%
Republican hold
External links
  • Dave Brat campaign website
  • Jack Trammell campaign website
  • James Carr campaign website

District 8

Democrat Jim Moran, who has represented Virginia's 8th congressional district since 1991, was re-elected in 2012 over Republican Patrick Murray with 65% of the vote. On January 15, 2014, Moran announced that he would retire from Congress, rather than run for re-election.[54]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
Withdrew
Declined

Endorsements

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Don
Beyer 		Lavern
Chatman 		Adam
Ebbin 		William
Euille 		Charniele
Herring 		Patrick
Hope 		Derek
Hyra 		Mark
Levine 		Bruce
Shuttleworth 		Undecided
EMC Research* May 1–5, 2014 402 ± 4.9% 30% 3% 9% 8% 3% 9% 0% 3% 3% 31%
  • * Internal poll for Bruce Shuttleworth campaign

Results

Virginia's 8th Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2014[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Don Beyer 17,783 45.75%
Democratic Patrick Hope 7,095 18.26%
Democratic Adam Ebbin 5,262 13.54%
Democratic William Euille 3,264 8.40%
Democratic Mark Levine 2,613 6.72%
Democratic Lavern Chatman 2,117 5.45%
Democratic Derek Hyra 479 1.23%
Democratic Charniele Herring (withdrew) 126 0.32%
Democratic Bruce Shuttleworth (withdrew) 85 0.22%
Democratic Satish Korpe (withdrew) 42 0.11%
Totals 38,866 100%

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Dennis Bartow, wine importer and former congressional aide[111]
  • Micah Edmond, aerospace industry lobbyist and former congressional aide[59][112]
  • Paul Haring, former Texas State Representative and candidate for Texas's 34th congressional district in 2012[113]

Endorsements

Results

Micah Edmond won the nomination for the seat at the 8th District Republican Convention on April 26, 2014 with 51% of the vote.[115][116]

General election

Candidates

Endorsements

Results
Virginia's 8th Congressional District election, 2014 [118]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Don Beyer 128,102 63.08%
Republican Micah Edmond 63,810 31.42%
Independent Gwendolyn Beck 5,420 2.67%
Libertarian Jeffrey Carson 4,409 2.17%
Independent Greens Gerry Blais 963 0.47%
Write-in 372 0.18%
Totals 203,076 100%
Democratic hold
External links
  • Micah Edmond campaign website
  • Don Beyer campaign website
  • Jeffrey Carson campaign website
  • Gerard Blais campaign website
  • Gwendolyn Beck campaign website

District 9

Republican Morgan Griffith (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative

  • William Carr (Independent), businessman[18]

    • Withdrew

    • Matthew Edwards (Libertarian) is not listed on the ballot.[119][120][18]

    Endorsements

    Results
    Virginia's 9th Congressional District election, 2014 [121]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican inc.) 117,465 72.15%
    Independent William Carr 39,412 24.21%
    Write-in 5,935 3.65%
    Totals 162,812 100%
    Republican hold
    External links
    • Morgan Griffith campaign website
    • William Carr campaign website

    District 10

    Republican Frank Wolf has served 17 terms in the House of Representatives, he announced in January, 2014 that he will not seek re-election in 2014.[122]

    Republican primary

    Six candidates filed to run for the Republican nomination.[123] There were two debates for the Republican candidates, held on March 15 and April 9.[124]

    Candidates

    Declared
    Withdrew
    Declined

    Endorsements

    Polling

    Poll source Date(s)
    administered     		Sample
    size     		Margin of
    error     		Barbara
    Comstock     		Stephen
    Hollingshead     		Howie
    Lind     		Bob
    Marshall     		Marc
    Savitt     		Bob
    Wasinger     		Undecided
    The Polling Company/WomanTrend April 4–5, 2014 402 ± 4.9% 44% 3% 3% 10% 1% 3% 30%

    Results

    Over 13,000 votes were cast in the firehouse primary held on April 26. Comstock won with 53.9% of the vote.[188][189][190] Marshall was second with 28.1%, followed by Lind (8.1%), Hollingshead (5.9%), Wasinger (2.2%), and Savitt (1.6%).[190][191]

    Democratic primary

    Candidates

    Declared
    Withdrew
    • Richard Bolger, attorney[193][194]
    • Sam Kubba, architect[195][196]
    Declined

    Endorsements

    Results

    John Foust was the only candidate to file for the Democratic nomination; as such, he was certified as the nominee by the Democratic Party in March 2014.[199]

    General election

    Candidates

    Withdrew

    • Francis "Frank" Pilliere (Independent) is not listed on the ballot.[11][18]
    • James Rouse (Independent) is not listed on the ballot.[11][18]

    Endorsements

    Polling

    Poll source Date(s)
    administered     		Sample
    size     		Margin of
    error     		Barbara
    Comstock (R)     		John
    Foust (D)     		Other Undecided
    YouGov October 16–23, 2014 176 ± 11% 42% 40% -- 18%
    The Polling Company October 17–18, 2014 404 ± 4.9% 51% 35% 5%[204] 9%
    Victory Research September 24–28, 2014 ? ± ? 41% 39% 4% 16%
    Tarrance Group September 23–25, 2014 403 ± 4.9% 46% 34% 7% 14%
    Results
    Virginia's 10th Congressional District election, 2014 [205]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Barbara Comstock 125,914 56.49%
    Democratic John Foust 89,957 40.36%
    Libertarian Bill Redpath 3,393 1.52%
    Independent Brad Eickholt 2,442 1.10%
    Independent Greens Dianne Blais 946 0.42%
    Write-in 258 0.12%
    Totals 222,910 100%
    Republican hold
    External links
    • Barbara Comstock campaign website
    • John Foust campaign website
    • Bill Redpath campaign website
    • Dianne Blais campaign website
    • Brad Eickholt campaign website

    District 11

    Democrat Gerry Connolly, who has represented Virginia's 11th congressional district since 2009, was re-elected in 2012 against Republican Christopher Perkins with 61% of the vote. Connolly is seeking re-election to a fourth term in 2014.

    General election

    Candidates

    • Gerry Connolly (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative
    • Suzanne Scholte (Republican), human rights activist[206][207]
    • Joseph "Joe" Galdo (Green Party), former United States Department of Energy employee[11]
    • Marc Harrold (Libertarian), attorney, author, television analyst and former law-enforcement officer[29]
    • Joseph Plummer (write-in), founder of The Three Birds Foundation

    Withdrew

    • Mark Gibson (Independent) is not listed on the ballot.[11][18]

    Endorsements

    Results
    Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2014 [208]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic Gerry Connolly (inc.) 106,780 56.86%
    Republican Suzanne Scholte 75,796 40.36%
    Libertarian Marc Harrold 3,264 1.74%
    Green Joe F. Galdo 1,739 0.93%
    Write-in 226 0.12%
    Totals 187,805 100%
    Democratic hold
    External links
    • Gerry Connolly campaign website
    • Suzanne Scholte campaign website
    • Marc Harrold campaign website
    • Joe Galdo campaign website

    See also

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    204. ^ Dianne Blais (G) 2%, Bill Eickholt (I) 1%, Bill Redpath (L) 1%, Other 1%
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