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, 2014.2014 Election Calendar website of Virginia's State Board of Elections
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.
As of , this is the last time Republicans won the House popular vote in Virginia, although they would nevertheless continue to hold a majority of seats in the state until 2018.
Overview United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2014PartyVotesPercentageSeats beforeSeats 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:
DistrictRepublicanDemocraticOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 131,861 62.90% 72,059 34.38% 5,701 2.72% 209,621 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 2 101,558 58.68% 71,178 41.13% 324 0.19% 173,060 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 3 0 0.00% 139,197 94.43% 8,205 5.57% 147,402 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 4 120,684 60.15% 75,270 37.52% 4,684 2.33% 200,638 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 5 124,735 60.86% 73,482 35.86% 6,728 3.28% 204,945 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 6 133,898 74.51% 0 0.00% 45,810 25.49% 179,708 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 7 148,026 60.83% 89,914 36.95% 5,411 2.22% 243,351 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 8 63,810 31.42% 128,102 63.08% 11,164 5.50% 203,076 100.0% Democratic holdDistrict 9 117,465 72.15% 0 0.00% 45,350 27.85% 162,815 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 10 125,914 56.49% 89,957 40.36% 7,039 3.16% 222,910 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 11 75,796 40.36% 106,780 56.86% 5,229 2.78% 187,805 100.0% Democratic holdTotal 1,143,747 53.56% 845,939 39.62% 145,645 6.82% 2,135,331 100.0%
District 1
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
Results
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Norm Mosher, former navy officer and U.S. Senate staffer
Minor candidates Chris Hailey (write-in), government teacher at Lafayette High School Gail Parker (independent), retired U.S. Air Force officer and perennial candidate
Withdrew Xavian Draper (Libertarian) did not achieve ballot access.
General election Endorsements
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014 Rothenberg October 24, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 30, 2014RCP November 2, 2014Daily Kos Elections November 4, 2014
Results
External links Rob Wittman campaign website Norm Mosher campaign website Gail Parker campaign website
District 2
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) was not listed on the ballot. John Smith (Independent Green) was not listed on the ballot.
General election Endorsements
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014 Rothenberg October 24, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 30, 2014RCP November 2, 2014Daily Kos Elections November 4, 2014
Results
External links Scott Rigell campaign website Suzanne Patrick campaign website
District 3
Democrat Bobby Scott had 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) was not listed on the ballot. Justin Upshaw (Libertarian) was not listed on the ballot.
General election Endorsements
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014 Rothenberg October 24, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 30, 2014RCP November 2, 2014Daily Kos Elections November 4, 2014
Results
External Links Bobby Scott campaign website
District 4
Republican Randy Forbes had 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) was not listed on the ballot.
General election Endorsements
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014 Rothenberg October 24, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 30, 2014RCP November 2, 2014Daily Kos Elections November 4, 2014
Results
External links Randy Forbes campaign website Elliott Fausz campaign website Bo Brown campaign website
District 5
Republican Robert Hurt had 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 Endorsements
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014 Rothenberg October 24, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 30, 2014RCP November 2, 2014Daily Kos Elections November 4, 2014
Results
External links Robert Hurt campaign website Lawrence Gaughan campaign website Paul Jones campaign page Kenneth Hildebrandt campaign website
District 6
Republican Bob Goodlatte had 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 was 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 Endorsements
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014 Rothenberg October 24, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 30, 2014RCP November 2, 2014Daily Kos Elections November 4, 2014
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 sourceDate(s)administeredSamplesizeMargin of error EricCantor DaveBrat Undecided McLaughlin & Associates (R-Cantor)McLaughlin & Associates (R-Cantor) May 27–28, 2014 400 ±4.9% 62% 28% 11%
Fundraising Campaign finance reports as of May 21, 2014CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handEric Cantor (R)$6,649,687$7,699,242$30,692Dave Brat (R)$206,663$122,792$122,792Source: Federal Election Commission
Results
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 chair 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 surprise loss to Brat.
Results
General election Endorsements
Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 3, 2014 Rothenberg October 24, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball October 30, 2014RCP November 2, 2014Daily Kos Elections November 4, 2014
Results
External links
Jack Trammell campaign website James Carr campaign website
District 8
Democrat Jim Moran, who had 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