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Шаблон:ForШаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:ElectionsVA The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the 11 members from the state of Virginia to the United States House of Representatives, one from each of the state's 11 congressional districts. On the same day, elections took place for 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.

On June 10, 2014, Republican Eric Cantor became the first sitting House majority leader to lose in a primary election since the position was created in 1899. This is the last time Republicans won the House popular vote in Virginia.

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2014
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats Before	Seats After	+/–
	Republican	1,143,747	53.56%	8	8	-
	Democratic	845,939	39.62%	3	3	-
	Libertarian	47,038	2.20%	0	0	-
	Independent Greens	30,662	1.44%	0	0	-
	Green	1,739	0.08%	0	0	-
	Independents/Write-In	66,206	3.10%	0	0	-
Totals		2,135,331	100.00%	11	11	—

By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia by district:

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
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	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	131,861	62.90%	72,059	34.38%	5,701	2.72%	209,621	100.0%	Republican hold
District 2	101,558	58.68%	71,178	41.13%	324	0.19%	173,060	100.0%	Republican hold
District 3	0	0.00%	139,197	94.43%	8,205	5.57%	147,402	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 4	120,684	60.15%	75,270	37.52%	4,684	2.33%	200,638	100.0%	Republican hold
District 5	124,735	60.86%	73,482	35.86%	6,728	3.28%	204,945	100.0%	Republican hold
District 6	133,898	74.51%	0	0.00%	45,810	25.49%	179,708	100.0%	Republican hold
District 7	148,026	60.83%	89,914	36.95%	5,411	2.22%	243,351	100.0%	Republican hold
District 8	63,810	31.42%	128,102	63.08%	11,164	5.50%	203,076	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 9	117,465	72.15%	0	0.00%	45,350	27.85%	162,815	100.0%	Republican hold
District 10	125,914	56.49%	89,957	40.36%	7,039	3.16%	222,910	100.0%	Republican hold
District 11	75,796	40.36%	106,780	56.86%	5,229	2.78%	187,805	100.0%	Democratic hold
Total	1,143,747	53.56%	845,939	39.62%	145,645	6.82%	2,135,331	100.0%

District 1

Шаблон:Infobox electionШаблон:See also Republican Rob Wittman had represented Virginia's 1st congressional district since 2007 and ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rob Wittman, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Anthony Riedel, public relations specialist for National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Norm Mosher, former navy officer and U.S. Senate staffer

Minor candidates

• Gail Parker (independent), retired U.S. Air Force officer and perennial candidate
• Chris Hailey (write-in), government teacher at Lafayette High School

Withdrew

• Xavian Draper (Libertarian) did not achieve ballot access.

General election

Results

External links

• Rob Wittman campaign website
• Norm Mosher campaign website Шаблон:Webarchive
• Gail Parker campaign website

District 2

Шаблон:Infobox electionШаблон:See also Republican Scott Rigell 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 ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Scott Rigell, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Suzanne Patrick, retired Navy Commander

Minor parties

Withdrew

• Allen Knapp (Libertarian) is not listed on the ballot.
• John Smith (Independent Green) is not listed on the ballot.

General election

Results

External links

• Scott Rigell campaign website
• Suzanne Patrick campaign website

District 3

Шаблон:Infobox electionШаблон:See also 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 ran for re-election unopposed.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bobby Scott, incumbent U.S. Representative

Minor parties

• Justin Gandino-Saadein (independent) is not listed on the ballot.
• Justin Upshaw (Libertarian) is not listed on the ballot.

General election

Results

External Links

• Bobby Scott campaign website

District 4

Шаблон:Infobox electionШаблон:See also 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 ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Randy Forbes, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Elliott Fausz, publishing manager

Minor parties

• Bo Brown (Libertarian), accounting professional

Withdrew

• Albert Burckardt (Independent Green) is not listed on the ballot.

General election

Results

External links

• Randy Forbes campaign website Шаблон:Webarchive
• Elliott Fausz campaign website Шаблон:Webarchive
• Bo Brown campaign website

District 5

Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:See also 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 ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Robert Hurt, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic convention

Candidates

Nominee

• Lawrence Gaughan, actor and political activist

Eliminated at the convention

• Ben Hudson, teacher and retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel

Results

Hudson challenged Gaughan at the Democratic convention on May 31, 2014. Gaughan won the nomination.

Minor parties

• Kenneth Hildebrandt (Independent Green), former chiropractic physician
• Paul Jones (Libertarian), entrepreneur and owner of The Belvedere Company

General election

Results

External links

• Robert Hurt campaign website
• Lawrence Gaughan campaign website Шаблон:Webarchive
• Paul Jones campaign page
• Kenneth Hildebrandt campaign website

District 6

Шаблон:Infobox electionШаблон:See also 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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bob Goodlatte, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Bruce Elder, a Staunton City Councilman, the only Democrat to file, had to end his campaign after being diagnosed with cancer. As a result Democrats did not field any candidate to challenge Goodlatte.

Candidates

Withdrawn

• Bruce Elder, Staunton City Councilman

Minor parties

• Will Hammer (Libertarian)
• Elaine Hildebrandt (Independent Green)

General election

Results

External links

• Bob Goodlatte campaign website
• Will Hammer campaign website

District 7

Eric Cantor, the U.S. House Majority Leader, had 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.

Republican primary

On June 10, 2014, Cantor lost the Republican primary to college professor Dave Brat. This was the first time a sitting House Majority Leader lost a primary election since the position was created in 1899.

Candidates

Nominee

• Dave Brat, Randolph–Macon College professor and economist

Eliminated in primary

• Eric Cantor, incumbent U.S. representative and House Majority Leader

Withdrawn

• Pete Greenwald, Senior Naval Science Instructor at Chesterfield County Public Schools

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Eric Cantor	Dave Brat	Undecided
McLaughlin & Associates (R-Cantor)	May 27–28, 2014	400	± 4.9%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 62%	28%	11%

Results

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County and independent city resultsШаблон:Collapsible listШаблон:Collapsible list

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jack Trammell, Randolph-Macon College professor

Minor parties

• James Carr (Libertarian), financial analyst

Withdrew

• Tareq Salahi (Independent Green), television personality and write-in candidate for governor in 2013 (declared as a Republican, then switched parties) Originally, Joe Oddo, the state chairman for the Independent Greens, was listed as the 7th district's candidate. However, Salahi failed to file the required 1,000 signatures to get on the ballot.

Special election

A special election was held on the same date as the general election as Cantor resigned from Congress on August 18, 2014, after his surprising loss to Brat.

General election

Results

External links

• Dave Brat campaign website
• Jack Trammell campaign website
• James Carr campaign website

District 8

Шаблон:Infobox electionШаблон:See also Democrat Jim Moran, who has represented Virginia's 8th congressional district since 1991, was re-elected in 2012 over Republican Jay 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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Don Beyer, former Lieutenant Governor (1990–1998), nominee for governor in 1997, and former United States Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein (2009–2013)

Eliminated in primary

• Lavern Chatman, former president and CEO of the Northern Virginia Urban League
• Adam Ebbin, state senator
• William Euille, Mayor of Alexandria
• Patrick Hope, state delegate
• Derek Hyra, college professor and Alexandria Planning Commission member
• Mark Levine, talk radio host and former chief legislative counsel to Congressman Barney Frank

Withdrawn

• Charniele Herring, state delegate and former chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia
• Satish Korpe, businessman
• Alfonso H. Lopez, state delegate
• Nancy Najarian, business development consultant
• Bruce Shuttleworth, businessman and candidate for the seat in 2012
• Mark Sickles, state delegate

Declined

• Bob Brink, state delegate
• Aneesh Chopra, former Chief Technology Officer of the United States and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2013
• Kerry J. Donley, former mayor of Alexandria
• Barbara Favola, state senator
• Paul Ferguson, Arlington County Clerk of the Court
• Jay Fisette, chair of the Arlington County Board of Supervisors
• Libby Garvey, Arlington County Supervisor
• Rob Krupicka, state delegate
• Ryan McElveen, member of the Fairfax County School Board
• Jeff McKay, Fairfax County Supervisor
• Brian Moran, Secretary of Public Safety of Virginia, former state delegate and candidate for governor in 2009
• Karyn Moran
• Jim Moran, incumbent U.S. representative
• Tom Perriello, former U.S. representative and president and CEO of the Center for American Progress Action Fund
• Scott Surovell, state delegate
• Walter Tejada, Arlington County Supervisor

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 (D-Shuttleworth)	May 1–5, 2014	402	± 4.9%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 30%	3%	9%	8%	3%	9%	0%	3%	3%	Шаблон:Party shading/Undecided align=center| 31%

Republican convention

Candidates

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

Results

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

Minor parties

• Jeffrey Carson (Libertarian), U.S. Army veteran
• Gerard Blais (Independent Green)
• Gwendolyn Beck (independent)

General election

Results

External links

• Micah Edmond campaign website
• Don Beyer campaign website
• Jeffrey Carson campaign website
• Gerard Blais campaign website
• Gwendolyn Beck campaign website Шаблон:Webarchive

District 9

Шаблон:Infobox electionШаблон:See also Republican Morgan Griffith has represented Virginia's 9th congressional district since 2011. He won re-election to a second term in 2012 against Democrat Anthony Flaccavento with 61% of the vote. Griffith ran for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Morgan Griffith, incumbent U.S. Representative

Minor parties

• William Carr (independent), businessman

Withdrew

• Matthew Edwards (Libertarian) is not listed on the ballot.

General election

Results

External links

• Morgan Griffith campaign website
• William Carr campaign website

District 10

Шаблон:Infobox electionШаблон:See also 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.

Republican primary

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

Candidates

Nominee

• Barbara Comstock, state delegate

Eliminated in primary

• Stephen Hollingshead, former United States Department of Housing and Urban Development adviser and nominee for WI-05 in 1994
• Howie Lind, former chairman of the 10th Congressional District Republican Committee and former candidate for the U.S. Senate
• Bob Marshall, state delegate
• Marc Savitt, president of the National Association of Independent Housing Professionals
• Rob Wasinger, former chief of staff to Congressman Kerry Bentivolio and candidate for KS-01 in 2010

Withdrawn

• Brent Anderson, retired US Air Force officer
• Dick Black, state senator
• Luellen Hoffman, director of exhibits at the National Defense Industrial Association
• Tareq Salahi, television personality and write-in candidate for governor in 2013

Declined

• Carol Brauninger
• Beau Correll, attorney and chairman of the Winchester Republican Committee
• Ken Cuccinelli, Attorney General of Virginia and nominee for governor in 2013
• Artur Davis, former Democratic U.S. Representative from Alabama
• Michael Farris, founder of Patrick Henry College, the Home School Legal Defense Association and nominee for lieutenant governor in 1993
• Keith Fimian, businessman and Republican nominee for the 11th District in 2008 and 2010
• Bill Fox, Loudoun County School Board member
• Pat Herrity, Fairfax County Supervisor
• Tim Hugo, state delegate
• Jim LeMunyon, state delegate
• Randy Minchew, state delegate
• David Ramadan, state delegate
• Richard Shickle, chairman of the Frederick County Board of Supervisors
• Corey Stewart, chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors
• John Stirrup, former Prince William County Supervisor
• Jill Holtzman Vogel, state senator
• Suzanne Volpe, Loudoun County Supervisor
• Scott York, chairman of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Barbara Comstock	Stephen Hollingshead	Howie Lind	Bob Marshall	Marc Savitt	Rob Wasinger	Undecided
The Polling Company/WomanTrend	April 4–5, 2014	402	± 4.9%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 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. Marshall was second with 28.1%, followed by Lind (8.1%), Hollingshead (5.9%), Wasinger (2.2%), and Savitt (1.6%).

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Foust, Fairfax County Supervisor

Withdrawn

• Richard Bolger, attorney
• Sam Kubba, architect

Declined

• Karen Kennedy Schultz, Shenandoah University professor and state senate candidate in 2007

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.

Minor parties

• Bill Redpath (Libertarian), chairman of the Libertarian Party of Virginia
• Dianne Blais (Independent Green), businesswoman
• Brad Eickholt (independent), former government employee

Withdrew

• Francis "Frank" Pilliere (independent) is not listed on the ballot.
• James Rouse (independent) is not listed on the ballot.

General election

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%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 42%	40%	–	18%
The Polling Company	October 17–18, 2014	404	± 4.9%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 51%	35%	5%	9%
Victory Research	September 24–28, 2014	–	–	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 41%	39%	4%	16%
Tarrance Group	September 23–25, 2014	403	± 4.9%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 46%	34%	7%	14%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report	Шаблон:USRaceRating	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg	Шаблон:USRaceRating	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Шаблон:USRaceRating	October 30, 2014
RCP	Шаблон:USRaceRating	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections	Шаблон:USRaceRating	November 4, 2014

Results

External links

• Barbara Comstock campaign website
• John Foust campaign website
• Bill Redpath campaign website
• Dianne Blais campaign website
• Brad Eickholt campaign website

District 11

Шаблон:Infobox electionШаблон:See also 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.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Gerry Connolly, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Suzanne Scholte, human rights activist

Minor parties

• Joseph "Joe" Galdo (Green Party), former United States Department of Energy employee
• Marc Harrold (Libertarian), attorney, author, television analyst and former law-enforcement officer
• Joseph Plummer (write-in), founder of The Three Birds Foundation

Withdrew

• Mark Gibson (independent) is not listed on the ballot.

General election

Results

External links

• Gerry Connolly campaign website
• Suzanne Scholte campaign website
• Marc Harrold campaign website
• Joe Galdo campaign website Шаблон:Webarchive

See also

• 2014 United States House of Representatives elections
• 2014 United States elections
• Republican Party of Virginia
• Democratic Party of Virginia
• Libertarian Party of Virginia
• Independent Greens of Virginia
• Green Party of Virginia

External links

• U.S. House elections in Virginia, 2014 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets