2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

For related races, see 2014 United States House of Representatives elections.

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

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All 11 Virginia seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 8 3 Seats won 8 3 Seat change Popular vote 1,143,747 845,939 Percentage 53.56% 39.62% Swing 3.39% 8.66%
Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   >90%

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. ^[1]

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. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

As of 2024, 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, 2014 [5]
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: ^[6]

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
	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

2014 Virginia's 1st congressional district election

←  2012 2016  →

Nominee Rob Wittman Norm Mosher Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 131,861 72,059 Percentage 62.9% 34.4%

County and independent city results Wittman:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Mosher:     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Rob Wittman Republican Elected U.S. Representative Rob Wittman Republican

See also: Virginia's 1st congressional district

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 ^[7]

Results

Republican primary results ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rob Wittman (incumbent)	13,292	76.2
	Republican	Anthony Riedel	4,159	23.8
Total votes			17,451	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Norm Mosher, former navy officer and U.S. Senate staffer ^{[9] [10] [11]}

Minor candidates

• Chris Hailey (write-in), government teacher at Lafayette High School ^[12]
• Gail Parker (independent), retired U.S. Air Force officer and perennial candidate ^{[13] [14] [15]}

Withdrew

• Xavian Draper (Libertarian) did not achieve ballot access. ^{[16] [17] [18] [19]}

General election

Endorsements

Rob Wittman (R)

Organizations

• National Federation of Independent Business ^[20]
• National Rifle Association - Political Victory Fund ^{[21] [22]}
• National Right to Life Committee ^[23]

Norm Mosher (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[24]

Organizations

• LGBT Democrats ^[25]

Gail Parker (IG)

Organizations

• Independent Greens of Virginia ^[13]

Results

Virginia's 1st congressional district, 2014 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rob Wittman (incumbent)	131,861	62.9
	Democratic	Norm Mosher	72,059	34.4
	Independent Greens	Gail Parker	5,097	2.4
	n/a	Write-ins	606	0.3
Total votes			209,623	100.0
	Republican hold

External links

• Rob Wittman campaign website
• Norm Mosher campaign website Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
• Gail Parker campaign website

District 2

2014 Virginia's 2nd congressional district election

←  2012 2016  →

Candidate Scott Rigell Suzanne Patrick Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 101,558 71,178 Percentage 58.7% 41.1%

County and independent city results Rigell:     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Scott Rigell Republican Elected U.S. Representative Scott Rigell Republican

See also: Virginia's 2nd congressional district

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 ^[26]

Minor parties

Withdrew

• Allen Knapp (Libertarian) was not listed on the ballot. ^{[19] [27]}
• John Smith (Independent Green) was not listed on the ballot. ^{[13] [19]}

General election

Endorsements

Scott Rigell (R)

Organizations

• National Federation of Independent Business ^[20]
• National Right to Life Committee ^[23]

Suzanne Patrick (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[24]

Organizations

• EMILY's List ^[28]
• LGBT Democrats ^[25]
• Sierra Club ^[29]

Results

Virginia's 2nd congressional district, 2014 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Rigell (incumbent)	101,558	58.7
	Democratic	Suzanne Patrick	71,178	41.1
	Write-in		326	0.2
Total votes			173,062	100.0
	Republican hold

External links

• Scott Rigell campaign website
• Suzanne Patrick campaign website

District 3

2014 Virginia's 3rd congressional district election

←  2012 2016  →

Candidate Bobby Scott Party Democratic Popular vote 139,197 Percentage 94.4%

County and independent city results Scott:     80–90%     >90%

U.S. Representative before election Bobby Scott Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Bobby Scott Democratic

See also: Virginia's 3rd congressional district

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. ^{[19] [30]}
• Justin Upshaw (Libertarian) was not listed on the ballot. ^{[19] [31]}

General election

Endorsements

Bobby Scott (D)

Labor unions

• National Association of Letter Carriers ^[32]

Organizations

• Everytown for Gun Safety ^[33]
• Human Rights Campaign ^[34]
• Sierra Club ^[29]

Results

Virginia's 3rd congressional district, 2014 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bobby Scott (incumbent)	139,197	94.4
	Write-in		8,206	5.6
Total votes			147,403	100.0
	Democratic hold

External Links

• Bobby Scott campaign website

District 4

2014 Virginia's 4th congressional district election

←  2012 2016  →

Candidate Randy Forbes Elliott Fausz Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 120,684 75,270 Percentage 60.1% 37.5%

County and independent city results Forbes:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Fausz:     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Randy Forbes Republican Elected U.S. Representative Randy Forbes Republican

See also: Virginia's 4th congressional district

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 ^[35]

Withdrew

• Albert Burckardt (Independent Green) was not listed on the ballot. ^{[13] [19]}

General election

Endorsements

Randy Forbes (R)

Organizations

• National Federation of Independent Business ^[20]
• National Rifle Association - Political Victory Fund ^[22]
• National Right to Life Committee ^[23]

Elliott Fausz (D)

U.S. Senators

• Mark Warner, U.S. senator (2009-present) ^[36]

State officials

• Ralph Northam, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia ^[37]

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[24]
• American Federation of Teachers
• Police Benevolent Association
• United Auto Workers

Organizations

• Alliance for Retired Americans
• LGBT Democrats ^[25]

Bo Brown (L)

Organizations

• The Virginia Liberty Party ^[38]

Results

Virginia's 4th congressional district, 2014 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Forbes (incumbent)	120,684	60.1
	Democratic	Elliott Fausz	75,270	37.5
	Libertarian	Bo Brown	4,427	2.2
	n/a	Write-ins	263	0.1
Total votes			200,644	100.0
	Republican hold

External links

• Randy Forbes campaign website Archived June 12, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
• Elliott Fausz campaign website Archived July 29, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
• Bo Brown campaign website

District 5

2014 Virginia's 5th congressional district election

←  2012 2016  →

Candidate Robert Hurt Lawrence Gaughan Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 124,735 73,482 Percentage 60.9% 35.9%

County and independent city results Hurt:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Gaughan:     40–50%     50–60%     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Robert Hurt Republican Elected U.S. Representative Robert Hurt Republican

See also: Virginia's 5th congressional district

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 ^[39]

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. ^{[40] [41]}

Minor parties

• Kenneth Hildebrandt (Independent Green), former chiropractic physician ^[13]
• Paul Jones (Libertarian), entrepreneur and owner of the Belvedere Company ^{[42] [43] [44]}

General election

Endorsements

Robert Hurt (R)

Organizations

• National Federation of Independent Business ^[20]
• National Rifle Association - Political Victory Fund ^[22]
• National Right to Life Committee ^[23]

Lawrence Gaughan (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[24]

Organizations

• LGBT Democrats ^[25]

Paul Jones (L)

Organizations

• The Virginia Liberty Party ^[38]

Results

Virginia's 5th congressional district, 2014 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Hurt (incumbent)	124,735	60.9
	Democratic	Lawrence Gaughan	73,482	35.9
	Libertarian	Paul Jones	4,298	2.1
	Independent Greens	Kenneth Hildebrandt	2,209	1.1
	n/a	Write-ins	224	0.1
Total votes			204,948	100.0
	Republican hold

External links

• Robert Hurt campaign website
• Lawrence Gaughan campaign website Archived March 25, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
• Paul Jones campaign page
• Kenneth Hildebrandt campaign website

District 6

2014 Virginia's 6th congressional district election

←  2012 2016  →

Nominee Bob Goodlatte Will Hammer Elaine Hildebrandt Party Republican Libertarian Independent Greens Popular vote 133,898 22,161 21,447 Percentage 74.5% 12.3% 11.9%

County and independent city results Goodlatte:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Bob Goodlatte Republican Elected U.S. Representative Bob Goodlatte Republican

See also: Virginia's 6th congressional district

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. ^[45] As a result, Democrats did not field any candidate to challenge Goodlatte. ^[46]

Candidates

Withdrawn

• Bruce Elder, Staunton City Councilman

Minor parties

• Will Hammer (Libertarian) ^{[47] [48]}
• Elaine Hildebrandt (Independent Green) ^[13]

General election

Endorsements

Bob Goodlatte (R)

Organizations

• National Federation of Independent Business ^[20]
• National Rifle Association - Political Victory Fund ^[22]
• National Right to Life Committee ^[23]

Will Hammer (L)

Organizations

• The Virginia Liberty Party ^[38]

Results

Virginia's 6th congressional district, 2014 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Goodlatte (incumbent)	133,898	74.5
	Libertarian	Will Hammer	22,161	12.3
	Independent Greens	Elaine Hildebrandt	21,447	11.9
	Write-in		2,202	1.2
Total votes			179,708	100.0
	Republican hold

External links

• Bob Goodlatte campaign website
• Will Hammer campaign website

District 7

2014 Virginia's 7th congressional district election

←  2012 2016  →

Nominee Dave Brat Jack Trammell Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 148,026 89,914 Percentage 60.8% 36.9%

County and independent city results Brat:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Dave Brat Republican Elected U.S. Representative Dave Brat Republican

See also: Virginia's 7th congressional district

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, ^[2] Cantor lost the Republican primary to college professor Dave Brat. ^[4] This was the first time a sitting House Majority Leader lost a primary election since the position was created in 1899. ^[3]

Candidates

Nominee

• Dave Brat, Randolph–Macon College professor and economist ^[49]

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 ^[50]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Eric Cantor	Dave Brat	Undecided
McLaughlin & Associates (R-Cantor) [51]	May 27–28, 2014	400	± 4.9%	62%	28%	11%

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of May 21, 2014
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Eric Cantor (R)	$6,649,687	$7,699,242	$30,692
Dave Brat (R)	$206,663	$122,792	$122,792
Source: Federal Election Commission [52]

Results

County and independent city results

  Brat

•   50–60%
•   60–70%

  Cantor

•   50–60%
•   60–70%

Republican primary results ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Brat	36,105	55.5
	Republican	Eric Cantor (incumbent)	28,912	44.5
Total votes			65,017	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jack Trammell, Randolph-Macon College professor ^[53]

Minor parties

• James Carr (Libertarian), financial analyst ^{[27] [54]}

Withdrew

• Tareq Salahi (Independent Green), television personality and write-in candidate for governor in 2013 (declared as a Republican, then switched parties). ^{[55] [56] [57] [58]} Originally, Joe Oddo, the state chairman for the Independent Greens, was listed as the 7th district's candidate. ^[13] However, Salahi failed to file the required 1,000 signatures to get on the ballot. ^{[19] [59]}

Special election

2014 Virginia's 7th congressional district special election

←  2012 2016  →

Nominee Dave Brat Jack Trammell Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 148,841 91,236 Percentage 61.7% 37.8%

County and independent city results Brat:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Eric Cantor Republican Elected U.S. Representative Dave Brat Republican

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. ^{[60] [61] [62]}

Results

Virginia's 7th congressional district, 2014 (special) ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Brat	148,841	61.7
	Democratic	Jack Trammell	91,236	37.8
	Write-in		1,263	0.5
Total votes			241,340	100.0
	Republican hold

General election

Endorsements

Dave Brat (R)

State officials

• Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts and 2012 Republican presidential nominee ^[63]

Organizations

• Eagle Forum ^[64]
• The Fredericksburg Virginia Patriots ^[65]
• National Rifle Association - Political Victory Fund ^[22]
• Tea Party Express ^[66]
• The Virginia Liberty Party ^[38]

Jack Trammell (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[24]

James Carr (L)

Organizations

• The Virginia Liberty Party ^[38]

Results

Virginia's 7th congressional district, 2014 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Brat	148,026	60.8
	Democratic	Jack Trammell	89,914	36.9
	Libertarian	James Carr	5,086	2.1
	Write-in		332	0.1
Total votes			243,358	100.0
	Republican hold

External links

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

District 8

2014 Virginia's 8th congressional district election

←  2012 2016  →

Nominee Don Beyer Micah Edmond Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 128,102 63,810 Percentage 63.1% 31.4%

County and independent city results Beyer:     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Jim Moran Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Don Beyer Democratic

See also: Virginia's 8th congressional district

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. ^[67]

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) ^[68]

Eliminated in primary

• Lavern Chatman, former president and CEO of the Northern Virginia Urban League ^[69]
• Adam Ebbin, state senator ^[70]
• William Euille, Mayor of Alexandria ^[71]
• Patrick Hope, state delegate ^[72]
• Derek Hyra, college professor and Alexandria Planning Commission member ^[73]
• Mark Levine, talk radio host and former chief legislative counsel to Congressman Barney Frank ^[74]

Withdrawn

• Charniele Herring, state delegate and former chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia ^{[75] [76]}
• Satish Korpe, businessman ^{[77] [78]}
• Alfonso H. Lopez, state delegate ^{[79] [80]}
• Nancy Najarian, business development consultant ^{[81] [82]}
• Bruce Shuttleworth, businessman and candidate for the seat in 2012 ^[83]
• Mark Sickles, state delegate ^{[84] [85]}

Declined

• Bob Brink, state delegate ^[86]
• Aneesh Chopra, former chief technology officer of the United States and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2013 ^{[87] [88]}
• Kerry J. Donley, former mayor of Alexandria ^[87]
• Barbara Favola, state senator ^[89]
• Paul Ferguson, Arlington County Clerk of the Court ^[90]
• Jay Fisette, chair of the Arlington County Board of Supervisors ^[91]
• Libby Garvey, Arlington County Supervisor ^[90]
• Rob Krupicka, state delegate ^[87]
• Ryan McElveen, member of the Fairfax County School Board ^[92]
• Jeff McKay, Fairfax County Supervisor ^[93]
• Brian Moran, Secretary of Public Safety of Virginia, former state delegate and candidate for governor in 2009 ^{[86] [94]}
• Karyn Moran ^[95]
• Jim Moran, incumbent U.S. representative
• Tom Perriello, former U.S. representative and president and CEO of the Center for American Progress Action Fund ^[96]
• Scott Surovell, state delegate ^[87]
• Walter Tejada, Arlington County Supervisor ^{[86] [97]}

Endorsements

Don Beyer

State officials

• Howard Dean, former governor of Vermont and former chair of the Democratic National Committee ^[98]
• Linwood Holton, former governor of Virginia ^[99]
• Madeline Kunin, former governor of Vermont ^[100]
• John Milliken, former Virginia Secretary of Transportation ^[99]
• Bill Richardson, former governor of New Mexico, former United States Secretary of Energy, and candidate for president in 2008 ^[99]

State legislators

• Bob Brink, state delegate ^[99]
• Judy Connally, former state delegate ^[99]
• Karen Darner, former state delegate ^[99]
• Ira Lechner, former state delegate ^[99]
• Toddy Puller, state senator ^[101]
• Jim Scott, former state delegate ^[99]
• David Speck, former State Delegate and former Alexandria City Council member ^[99]
• Marian Van Landingham, former state delegate ^[99]
• Mary Margaret Whipple, former state senator ^[99]

Labor unions

• National Association of Postal Supervisors ^[99]
• Professional Aviation Safety Specialists ^[99]

Organizations

• Council for a Livable World ^[102]

Newspapers

• Falls Church News-Press ^[103]
• The Washington Post ^[104]

Local officials

• David Bell, former Arlington County Clerk of the Court ^[99]
• Kerry J. Donley, former Mayor of Alexandria ^[99]
• Phil Duncan, Falls Church City Council member ^[99]
• Paul Ferguson, Arlington County Clerk of the Court ^[99]
• Gerry Hyland, Fairfax County Supervisor ^[99]
• Dana Kauffman, former Fairfax County Supervisor ^[99]
• Lonnie Rich, former Alexandria City Council member ^[99]
• Lilla Richards, former Fairfax County Supervisor ^[99]
• Lawrence Webb, Falls Church School Board member ^[99]

Individuals

• Melody Barnes, former director of the United States Domestic Policy Council ^[99]
• Bill Dolan, nominee for Virginia Attorney General in 1993 and 1997 ^[99]
• Rebecca Jaramillo, mounding Member of the Democratic Party of Virginia Latino Caucus and former executive board member of the Democratic Latino Organization of Virginia ^[99]
• Robley Jones, public education advocate ^[99]
• Kate Michelman, President Emeritus of NARAL Pro-Choice America ^[99]
• Chris Miller, environmental leader ^[99]
• Harris Miller, former chair of the Fairfax County Democratic Committee and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2006 ^[99]
• Irene Natividad, President of Global Summit of Women ^[99]
• Lynda Johnson Robb, former First Lady of Virginia ^[99]
• Larry Schweiger, environmental leader ^[99]
• David Snyder, Vice Mayor of Falls Church ^[99]
• Patricia Sosa, political commentator on To The Contrary ^[99]

Lavern Chatman

Individuals

• Oprah Winfrey ^[105]

Adam Ebbin

U.S. Representatives

• Keith Ellison, U.S. representative (MN-05) and co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus ^[106]

State legislators

• Chap Petersen, state senator ^[107]
• Mark Sickles, state delegate ^[108]
• Patsy Ticer, former state senator and former Mayor of Alexandria ^[109]

Organizations

• Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund ^[110]
• National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws ^[111]

Local officials

• Sally Baird, member of the Arlington County School Board ^[112]
• Eileen Cassidy-Rivera, former Alexandria School Board member ^[112]
• Brad Center, former Fairfax County School Board member ^[112]
• Sandy Evans, Fairfax County School Board member ^[112]
• Tammy Kaufax, Fairfax County School Board member ^[112]
• Art Schmalz, former Alexandria School Board member ^[112]
• Paul Smedberg, Alexandria City Councilman ^[112]
• Ted Velkoff, Fairfax County School Board member ^[112]
• Joyce Woodson, former Alexandria City Councilwoman ^[112]

Individuals

• Elmer Arias, former president of the El Salvadorian Chamber of Commerce ^[112]
• Ed Fendley, former member of the Arlington County School Board ^[112]
• Jay Fisette, chair of the Arlington County Board of Supervisors ^[112]
• Leni Gonzalez, board member of the Virginia Coalition of Latino Organizations and political activist ^[112]
• Mike Lieberman, former chair of the Arlington County Democratic Committee ^[112]
• Kathleen Murphy, candidate for State Delegate in 2013 ^[113]
• Alfred Taylor, former president of the Nauck Civic Association ^[112]
• Andres Tobar, former chair of the Virginia Coalition of Latino Organizations ^[112]
• Howard Woodson, former president of the NAACP ^[112]
• Nelson Zavaleta, president of the Arlandria Civic Association ^[112]

William Euille

Local officials

• Ronnie Campbell, Alexandria School Board member ^[114]
• William Campbell, Alexandria School Board member ^[114]
• John Chapman, Alexandria City Councilor ^[114]
• Tim Lovain, Alexandria City Councilor ^[114]
• Del Pepper, Alexandria City Councilor ^[114]
• Bryan Porter, Alexandria Commonwealth's Attorney ^[114]

Patrick Hope

State legislators

• Kaye Kory, state delegate ^[115]
• Scott Surovell, state delegate ^[116]

Organizations

• Arab American Democratic Caucus of Virginia ^[117]
• Blue America ^[118]

Mark Levine

U.S. Senators

• Chris Coons, U.S. senator (D-DE) ^[119]

Individuals

• Michael E. Mann, climatologist ^[120]

Bruce Shuttleworth

U.S. Representatives

• Dennis Kucinich, former U.S. representative and candidate for president in 2004 and 2008 ^[121]

Labor unions

• National Nurses United ^[122]

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) [123]	May 1–5, 2014	402	± 4.9%	30%	3%	9%	8%	3%	9%	0%	3%	3%	31%

Results

Democratic primary results ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Don Beyer	17,783	45.7
	Democratic	Patrick Hope	7,095	18.3
	Democratic	Adam Ebbin	5,262	13.5
	Democratic	William Euille	3,264	8.4
	Democratic	Mark Levine	2,613	6.7
	Democratic	Lavern Chatman	2,117	5.5
	Democratic	Derek Hyra	479	1.2
	Democratic	Charniele Herring (withdrew)	126	0.3
	Democratic	Bruce Shuttleworth (withdrew)	85	0.2
	Democratic	Satish Korpe (withdrew)	42	0.1
Total votes			38,866	100.0

Republican convention

Candidates

• Dennis Bartow, wine importer and former congressional aide ^[124]
• Micah Edmond, aerospace industry lobbyist and former congressional aide ^{[72] [125]}
• Paul Haring, former Texas state representative and candidate for Texas's 34th congressional district in 2012 ^[126]

Endorsements

Micah Edmond

Organizations

• National Defense PAC ^[127]

Results

Micah Edmond won the nomination for the seat at the 8th District Republican Convention on April 26, 2014, with 51% of the vote. ^{[128] [129]}

Minor parties

• Gwendolyn Beck (independent)
• Gerard Blais (Independent Green) ^[13]
• Jeffrey Carson (Libertarian), U.S. Army veteran ^{[27] [130]}

General election

Endorsements

Don Beyer (D)

State officials

• Howard Dean, former governor of Vermont and former chair of the Democratic National Committee
• Linwood Holton, former governor of Virginia ^[99]
• Madeline Kunin, former governor of Vermont ^[100]
• John Milliken, former Virginia Secretary of Transportation ^[99]
• Bill Richardson, former governor of New Mexico, former United States Secretary of Energy, and candidate for president in 2008 ^[99]

State legislators

• Bob Brink, state delegate ^[99]
• Judy Connally, former state delegate ^[99]
• Karen Darner, former state delegate ^[99]
• Ira Lechner, former state delegate ^[99]
• Toddy Puller, state senator ^[101]
• Jim Scott, former state delegate ^[99]
• David Speck, former State Delegate and former Alexandria City Council member ^[99]
• Marian Van Landingham, former state delegate ^[99]
• Mary Margaret Whipple, former state senator ^[99]

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[24]
• National Association of Letter Carriers ^[32]
• National Association of Postal Supervisors ^[99]
• Professional Aviation Safety Specialists ^[99]

Organizations

• Council for a Livable World
• Everytown for Gun Safety ^[33]
• Human Rights Campaign ^[34]
• LGBT Democrats ^[25]
• Sierra Club ^[29]

Local officials

• Kerry J. Donley, former Mayor of Alexandria ^[99]
• Gerry Hyland, Fairfax County Supervisor ^[99]
• Lawrence Webb, Falls Church School Board member ^[99]

Individuals

• Melody Barnes, former director of the United States Domestic Policy Council ^[99]
• Harris Miller, former chair of the Fairfax County Democratic Committee and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2006 ^[99]
• Lynda Johnson Robb, former first lady of Virginia ^[99]

Micah Edmond (R)

Organizations

• National Defense PAC
• National Right to Life Committee ^[23]

Jeffrey Carson (L)

Organizations

• The Virginia Liberty Party ^[38]

Results

Virginia's 8th congressional district, 2014 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Don Beyer	128,102	63.1
	Republican	Micah Edmond	63,810	31.4
	Independent	Gwendolyn Beck	5,420	2.7
	Libertarian	Jeffrey Carson	4,409	2.2
	Independent Greens	Gerry Blais	963	0.5
	n/a	Write-ins	376	0.2
Total votes			203,080	100.0
	Democratic hold

External links

• Micah Edmond campaign website
• Don Beyer campaign website
• Jeffrey Carson campaign website
• Gerard Blais campaign website
• Gwendolyn Beck campaign website Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

District 9

2014 Virginia's 9th congressional district election

←  2012 2016  →

Nominee Morgan Griffith William Carr Party Republican Independent Popular vote 117,465 39,412 Percentage 72.1% 24.2%

County and independent city results Griffith:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Morgan Griffith Republican Elected U.S. Representative Morgan Griffith Republican

See also: Virginia's 9th congressional district

Republican Morgan Griffith had 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 ^[19]

Withdrew

• Matthew Edwards (Libertarian) was not listed on the ballot. ^{[19] [131] [132]}

General election

Endorsements

Morgan Griffith (R)

Organizations

• National Federation of Independent Business ^[20]
• National Rifle Association - Political Victory Fund ^[22]
• National Right to Life Committee ^[23]

Results

Virginia's 9th congressional district, 2014 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Morgan Griffith (incumbent)	117,465	72.1
	Independent	William Carr	39,412	24.2
	n/a	Write-ins	5,940	3.7
Total votes			162,817	100.0
	Republican hold

External links

• Morgan Griffith campaign website
• William Carr campaign website

District 10

2014 Virginia's 10th congressional district election

←  2012 2016  →

Candidate Barbara Comstock John Foust Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 125,914 89,957 Percentage 56.5% 40.4%

County and independent city results Comstock:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Foust:     40–50%

U.S. Representative before election Frank Wolf Republican Elected U.S. Representative Barbara Comstock Republican

See also: Virginia's 10th congressional district

Republican Frank Wolf had served 17 terms in the House of Representatives. He announced in January 2014 that he would not seek re-election in 2014. ^[133]

Republican primary

Six candidates filed to run for the Republican nomination. ^[134] There were two debates for the Republican candidates, held on March 15 and April 9. ^[135]

Candidates

Nominee

• Barbara Comstock, state delegate ^[136]

Eliminated in primary

• Stephen Hollingshead, former United States Department of Housing and Urban Development adviser and nominee for WI-05 in 1994 ^[137]
• Howie Lind, former chairman of the 10th Congressional District Republican Committee and former candidate for the U.S. Senate ^[138]
• Bob Marshall, state delegate ^[139]
• Marc Savitt, president of the National Association of Independent Housing Professionals ^{[137] [140]}
• Rob Wasinger, former chief of staff to Congressman Kerry Bentivolio and candidate for KS-01 in 2010 ^[141]

Withdrawn

• Brent Anderson, retired US Air Force officer ^{[137] [142] [143]}
• Dick Black, state senator ^{[144] [145]}
• Luellen Hoffman, director of exhibits at the National Defense Industrial Association ^{[146] [147]}
• Tareq Salahi, television personality and write-in candidate for governor in 2013 ^[148]

Declined

• Carol Brauninger ^[149]
• Beau Correll, attorney and chairman of the Winchester Republican Committee ^[150]
• Ken Cuccinelli, Attorney General of Virginia and nominee for governor in 2013 ^[151]
• Artur Davis, former Democratic U.S. representative from Alabama ^[152]
• Michael Farris, founder of Patrick Henry College, the Home School Legal Defense Association and nominee for lieutenant governor in 1993 ^[150]
• Keith Fimian, businessman and Republican nominee for the 11th District in 2008 and 2010 ^{[150] [153]}
• Bill Fox, Loudoun County School Board member ^[154]
• Pat Herrity, Fairfax County Supervisor ^[155]
• Tim Hugo, state delegate ^[156]
• Jim LeMunyon, state delegate ^[150]
• Randy Minchew, state delegate ^{[150] [157]}
• David Ramadan, state delegate ^[158]
• Richard Shickle, chairman of the Frederick County Board of Supervisors ^[159]
• Corey Stewart, chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors ^[160]
• John Stirrup, former Prince William County Supervisor ^{[150] [161]}
• Jill Holtzman Vogel, state senator ^[162]
• Suzanne Volpe, Loudoun County Supervisor ^[163]
• Scott York, chairman of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors ^{[164] [165]}

Endorsements

Barbara Comstock

Executive branch officials

• Jim Nicholson, former United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs, former United States Ambassador to the Holy See, and former chairman of the Republican National Committee ^[166]

U.S. Senators

• Rick Santorum, former U.S. senator and candidate for president in 2012 ^[166]
• Fred Thompson, former U.S. senator (R-TN) and candidate for president in 2008 ^[167]

U.S. Representatives

• Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and candidate for president in 2012 ^[166]
• Paul Ryan, U.S. representative (WI-01), chairman of the House Committee on the Budget and nominee for Vice President of the United States in 2012 ^[168]

State officials

• John Engler, former governor of Michigan ^[166]
• Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts, candidate for President in 2008 and nominee for President in 2012 ^[169]

State legislators

• Rich Anderson, state delegate ^[161]
• Ben Cline, state delegate ^[170]
• Peter Farrell, state delegate ^[166]
• Tag Greason, state delegate ^[171]
• Bill Janis, former state delegate ^[166]
• Jackson Miller, state delegate ^[161]
• David Ramadan, state delegate ^[161]

Labor unions

• Associated Builders and Contractors - Virginia Chapter ^[172]

Organizations

• American Conservative Union ^[173]
• Citizens United ^[174]
• GOPAC ^[175]

Local officials

• Ralph Buona, Loudoun County Supervisor ^[176]
• Pete Candland, Prince William County Supervisor ^[161]
• Betsy Davis, Mayor of Middleburg ^[177]
• Pat Herrity, Fairfax County Supervisor ^[155]
• Ken Reid, Loudoun County Supervisor ^[178]
• Debbie Rose, Loudoun County School Board member ^[171]
• Alyson Satterwhite, Prince William County School Board Member ^[161]
• Elizabeth Schultz, Fairfax County School Board member ^[179]
• John Stirrup, former Prince William County Supervisor ^[161]
• Jill Turgeon, Loudoun County School Board member ^[171]
• Bob Wertz, Loudoun County Commissioner of Revenue ^[171]
• Shawn Williams, Vice Chairman of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors ^[180]
• Scott York, Chairman of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors ^[165]

Individuals

• Susan Allen, former First Lady of Virginia ^[177]
• Matt Ames, Chairman of the Fairfax County Republican Committee ^[181]
• Terrence Boulden, President of the Virginia Black Conservative Forum ^[161]
• L. Brent Bozell III, founder and President of Media Research Center ^[182]
• Kevin Gentry, conservative activist and vice president of special projects at Koch Industries ^[183]
• Leonard Leo, executive vice president of the Federalist Society ^[166]
• Matthew Letorneau, Loudoun County Supervisor ^[165]
• Mark Levin, talk radio host and conservative political commentator ^[169]
• Mike Lindsay, Chairman of the Frederick County Republican Committee ^[184]
• Pat Mullins, chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia ^[185]
• Kate O'Beirne, former Washington editor of National Review ^[166]
• Kate Obenshain, former chair of the Republican Party of Virginia ^[186]
• Tim Phillips, president of Americans for Prosperity ^[187]
• John Scott, chairman of the Virginia Young Republican Federation ^[188]
• Pete Snyder, technology executive and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2013 ^[189]
• Steven Spiker, Prince William Area Young Republican chairman ^[161]
• Steven Thomas, chairman of the City of Manassas Republican Committee ^[161]

Stephen Hollingshead

Individuals

• Brent Anderson, retired US Air Force officer and withdrawn candidate ^[143]

Howie Lind

Organizations

• National Defense PAC ^[190]

Bob Marshall

U.S. representatives

• Robert Dornan, former U.S. representative ^[191]

State legislators

• Mark Berg, state delegate ^[192]
• Dick Black, state senator ^[193]

Organizations

• Eagle Forum ^[64]

Local officials

• Bill Fox, Loudoun County School Board member ^[194]
• Corey Stewart, Chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors ^[160]

Individuals

• Keith Fimian, businessman and Republican nominee for the 11th District in 2008 and 2010 ^[153]
• Bill Kling, former Press Secretary for Senator John Warner ^[191]
• Elwood Sanders, attorney and political blogger ^[191]
• Phyllis Schlafly, conservative activist and founder of the Eagle Forum ^[191]

Media

• Conservative HQ ^[191]

Rob Wasinger

U.S. representatives

• Kerry Bentivolio, U.S. representative (R-MI-11) ^[195]

Individuals

• Joe Grieboski, founder and Chairman of the Board of THE INSTITUTE on Religion and Public Policy ^[195]
• Steven W. Mosher, social scientist and author ^[196]
• Frank Pavone, Catholic priest and National Director of Priests for Life ^[197]

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 [198]	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. ^{[199] [200] [201]} Marshall was second with 28.1%, followed by Lind (8.1%), Hollingshead (5.9%), Wasinger (2.2%), and Savitt (1.6%). ^{[201] [202]}

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Foust, Fairfax County Supervisor ^[203]

Withdrawn

• Richard Bolger, attorney ^{[204] [205]}
• Sam Kubba, architect ^{[206] [207]}

Declined

• Karen Kennedy Schultz, Shenandoah University professor and state senate candidate in 2007 ^{[150] [208]}

Endorsements

John Foust

U.S. Representatives

• Jim Moran, U.S. representative ^[209]

State officials

• Ralph Northam, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia ^[209]

State legislators

• David Bulova, state delegate ^[209]
• Bob Brink, state delegate ^[209]
• Adam Ebbin, state senator ^[209]
• Barbara Favola, state senator ^[209]
• Eileen Filler-Corn, state delegate ^[209]
• Patrick Hope, state delegate ^[209]
• Janet Howell, state senator ^[209]
• Mark Keam, state delegate ^[209]
• Kaye Kory, state delegate ^[209]
• Alfonso H. Lopez, state delegate ^[209]
• Dave Marsden, state senator ^[209]
• Emilie Miller, former state senator ^[209]
• Chap Petersen, state senator ^[209]
• Ken Plum, state delegate ^[209]
• Toddy Puller, state senator ^[209]
• Dick Saslaw, Majority Leader of the Virginia Senate ^[209]
• Jim Scott, former state delegate ^[209]
• Mark Sickles, state delegate ^[209]
• Marcus Simon, state delegate ^[209]
• Scott Surovell, state delegate ^[209]
• Margi Vanderhye, former state delegate ^[209]
• Vivian Watts, state delegate ^[209]
• Jennifer Wexton, state senator ^[209]

Local officials

• Stan Barry, former Fairfax Sheriff ^[209]
• Sharon Bulova, Chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors ^[209]
• Kelly Burk, Leesburg Council Member and former Leesburg Supervisor ^[209]
• Dan Drummond, member of the Fairfax County School Board ^[209]
• Sandy Evans, member of the Fairfax County School Board ^[209]
• Penelope Gross, Fairfax County Supervisor ^[209]
• Cathy Hudgins, Fairfax County Supervisor ^[209]
• Gerry Hyland, Fairfax County Supervisor ^[209]
• Pat Hynes, member of the Fairfax County School Board ^[209]
• Melissa Jonas, Herndon Council Member ^[209]
• Tammy Kaufax, member of the Fairfax County School Board ^[209]
• Stacey Kincaid, Fairfax Sheriff ^[209]
• Rachel Kirkland, Manassas Park School Board member ^[209]
• Ryan McElveen, member of the Fairfax County School Board ^[209]
• Jeff McKay, Fairfax County Supervisor ^[209]
• Megan McLaughlin, member of the Fairfax County School Board ^[209]
• Ilryong Moon, member of the Fairfax County School Board ^[209]
• Sheila Olem, Herndon Council Member ^[209]
• Janet Oleszek, former member of the Fairfax County School Board ^[209]
• Frank Principi, Prince William County Supervisor ^[209]
• Kathy Smith, member of the Fairfax County School Board ^[209]
• Linda Smyth, Fairfax County Supervisor ^[209]
• Janie Strauss, member of the Fairfax County School Board ^[209]
• Ted Velkoff, member of the Fairfax County School Board ^[209]
• Grace Wolf, Herndon Council Member ^[209]

Individuals

• Jennifer Boysko, candidate for State Delegate in 2013 ^[209]
• Judy Feder, Professor of Public Policy at Georgetown University and nominee in 2010 ^[209]
• Babur Lateef, candidate for Prince William County Supervisor in 2011 ^[209]
• Liz Miller, candidate for State Delegate in 2013 ^[209]
• Kathleen Murphy, candidate for State Delegate in 2013 ^[209]

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. ^[210]

Minor parties

• Dianne Blais (Independent Green), businesswoman ^[13]
• Brad Eickholt (independent), former government employee ^[19]
• Bill Redpath (Libertarian), chairman of the Libertarian Party of Virginia ^[35]

Withdrew

• Francis "Frank" Pilliere (independent) was not listed on the ballot. ^{[13] [19]}
• James Rouse (independent) was not listed on the ballot. ^{[13] [19]}

General election

Endorsements

Barbara Comstock (R)

Executive branch officials

• Jim Nicholson, former United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs, former United States Ambassador to the Holy See, and former chairman of the Republican National Committee ^[166]

U.S. Senators

• Rick Santorum, former U.S. senator and candidate for president in 2012 ^[166]
• Fred Thompson, former U.S. senator (R-TN) and candidate for president in 2008

U.S. Representatives

• Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and candidate for president in 2012 ^[166]
• Paul Ryan, U.S. representative (WI-01), chairman of the House Committee on the Budget and nominee for Vice President of the United States in 2012

State officials

• John Engler, former governor of Michigan ^[166]
• Mitt Romney, former governor of Massachusetts, candidate for president in 2008 and nominee for president in 2012 ^[169]

State legislators

• Rich Anderson, state delegate ^[161]
• Tag Greason, state delegate ^[171]
• Bill Janis, former state delegate ^[166]
• Jackson Miller, state delegate ^[161]
• David Ramadan, state delegate ^[161]

Labor unions

• Associated Builders and Contractors - Virginia Chapter

Organizations

• American Conservative Union
• Citizens United
• GOPAC
• National Rifle Association - Political Victory Fund ^[22]
• National Right to Life Committee ^[23]

Newspapers

• Loudoun Times ^[211]
• Sun Gazette ^[212]
• The Washington Times ^[213]
• Winchester Star ^[214]

Individuals

• Susan Allen, former First Lady of Virginia ^[177]
• L. Brent Bozell III, founder and President of Media Research Center
• Kevin Gentry, conservative activist and vice president of special projects at Koch Industries
• Leonard Leo, executive vice president of the Federalist Society ^[166]
• Mark Levin, talk radio host and conservative political commentator ^[169]
• Pat Mullins, chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia
• Kate O'Beirne, former Washington editor of National Review ^[166]
• Kate Obenshain, former chair of the Republican Party of Virginia
• Tim Phillips, president of Americans for Prosperity
• Pete Snyder, technology executive and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2013

John Foust (D)

U.S. Representatives

• Jim Moran, U.S. representative ^[209]

State officials

• Ralph Northam, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia ^[209]

State legislators

• Bob Brink, state delegate ^[209]
• David Bulova, state delegate ^[209]
• Adam Ebbin, state senator ^[209]
• Barbara Favola, state senator ^[209]
• Eileen Filler-Corn, state delegate ^[209]
• Patrick Hope, state delegate ^[209]
• Janet Howell, state senator ^[209]
• Mark Keam, state delegate ^[209]
• Kaye Kory, state delegate ^[209]
• Alfonso H. Lopez, state delegate ^[209]
• Dave Marsden, state senator ^[209]
• Emilie Miller, former state senator ^[209]
• Chap Petersen, state senator ^[209]
• Ken Plum, state delegate ^[209]
• Toddy Puller, state senator ^[209]
• Dick Saslaw, Majority Leader of the Virginia Senate ^[209]
• Jim Scott, former state delegate ^[209]
• Mark Sickles, state delegate ^[209]
• Marcus Simon, state delegate ^[209]
• Scott Surovell, state delegate ^[209]
• Margi Vanderhye, former state delegate ^[209]
• Vivian Watts, state delegate ^[209]
• Jennifer Wexton, state senator ^[209]

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[24]
• American Federation of Government Employees ^[215]
• National Association of Letter Carriers ^[32]
• National Education Association. ^[216]

Organizations

• Everytown for Gun Safety ^[33]
• Human Rights Campaign ^[34]
• Sierra Club ^[29]

Individuals

• Judy Feder, Professor of Public Policy at Georgetown University and nominee in 2010 ^[209]

Bill Redpath (L)

Organizations

• The Virginia Liberty Party ^[38]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Barbara Comstock (R)	John Foust (D)	Other	Undecided
YouGov [217]	October 16–23, 2014	176	± 11%	42%	40%	–	18%
The Polling Company [218]	October 17–18, 2014	404	± 4.9%	51%	35%	5% [219]	9%
Victory Research [220]	September 24–28, 2014	–	–	41%	39%	4%	16%
Tarrance Group [221]	September 23–25, 2014	403	± 4.9%	46%	34%	7%	14%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [222]	Lean R	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg [223]	Lean R	October 24, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball [224]	Lean R	October 30, 2014
RCP	Tossup	November 2, 2014
Daily Kos Elections [225]	Lean R	November 4, 2014

Results

Virginia's 10th congressional district, 2014 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barbara Comstock	125,914	56.5
	Democratic	John Foust	89,957	40.4
	Libertarian	Bill Redpath	3,393	1.5
	Independent	Brad Eickholt	2,442	1.1
	Independent Greens	Dianne Blais	946	0.4
	n/a	Write-ins	262	0.1
Total votes			222,914	100.0
	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

2014 Virginia's 11th congressional district election

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Nominee Gerry Connolly Suzanne Scholte Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 106,780 75,796 Percentage 56.9% 40.4%

County and independent city results Connolly:     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Gerry Connolly Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Gerry Connolly Democratic

See also: Virginia's 11th congressional district

Democrat Gerry Connolly, who had represented Virginia's 11th congressional district since 2009, was re-elected in 2012 against Republican Christopher Perkins with 61% of the vote. Connolly was 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 ^{[226] [227]}

Minor parties

• Joseph "Joe" Galdo (Green Party), former United States Department of Energy employee ^[13]
• Marc Harrold (Libertarian), attorney, author, television analyst and former law-enforcement officer ^[35]
• Joseph Plummer (write-in), founder of the Three Birds Foundation

Withdrew

• Mark Gibson (independent) was not listed on the ballot. ^{[13] [19]}

General election

Endorsements

Gerry Connolly (D)

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO ^[24]
• National Association of Letter Carriers ^[32]

Organizations

• Everytown for Gun Safety ^[33]
• Human Rights Campaign ^[34]
• LGBT Democrats ^[25]
• Sierra Club ^[29]

Suzanne Scholte (R)

Organizations

• National Right to Life Committee ^[23]

Marc Harrold (L)

Organizations

• The Virginia Liberty Party ^[38]

Results

Virginia's 11th congressional district, 2014 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gerry Connolly (incumbent)	106,780	56.9
	Republican	Suzanne Scholte	75,796	40.4
	Libertarian	Marc Harrold	3,264	1.7
	Green	Joe F. Galdo	1,739	0.9
	n/a	Write-ins	226	0.1
Total votes			187,805	100.0
	Democratic hold

External links

• Gerry Connolly campaign website
• Suzanne Scholte campaign website
• Marc Harrold campaign website
• Joe Galdo campaign website Archived February 6, 2014, at the Wayback Machine

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

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External links

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