Virginia's 14th Senate district

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Virginia's 14th
State Senate district
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Senator
  Lamont Bagby
D Glen Allen
Demographics68%  White
18%  Black
5%  Hispanic
4%  Asian
4% Other
Population (2019)213,771 [1]
Registered voters154,807 [2]

Virginia's 14th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It was most recently represented by Republican John Cosgrove from his victory in a 2013 special election to replace fellow Republican Harry Blevins to his resignation September 2023.

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Geography

District 14 contains parts of several counties and independent cities in the southern Hampton Roads area, including Isle of Wight County, Southampton County, and the cities of Chesapeake, Franklin, Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach. [3]

The district overlaps with Virginia's 2nd, 3rd, and 4th congressional districts, and with the 21st, 64th, 75th, 76th, 77th, 78th, 79th, 80th, 81st, and 84th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates. [4] It borders the state of North Carolina. [1]

Recent election results

2019

2019 Virginia Senate election, District 14 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Cosgrove (incumbent) 36,370 60.2
Democratic Rebecca Raveson23,94939.6
Total votes60,460 100
Republican hold

2015

2015 Virginia Senate election, District 14 [6]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Cosgrove (incumbent) 2,586 64.6
Republican William Haley1,41735.4
Total votes4,003 100
General election
Republican John Cosgrove (incumbent) 15,371 92.4
Total votes16,637 100
Republican hold

2013 special

2013 Virginia Senate special election, District 14 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Cosgrove 2,254 87.9
Democratic Kerry Holmes2288.9
Total votes2,563 100
Republican hold

2011

2011 Virginia Senate election, District 14 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Harry Blevins (incumbent) 16,063 96.0
Total votes16,738 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

YearOfficeResults [7] [8]
2020 President Trump 58.1–40.1%
2017 Governor Gillespie 56.1–42.8%
2016 President Trump 58.2–36.8%
2014 Senate Gillespie 58.0–39.7%
2013 Governor Cuccinelli 55.1–38.8%
2012 President Romney 59.5–39.3%
Senate Allen 58.3–41.7%

Historical results

All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.

2007

2007 Virginia Senate election, District 14 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Harry Blevins (incumbent) 13,402 70.8
Libertarian W. Donald Tabor, Jr.5,45528.8
Total votes18,923 100
Republican hold

2003

2003 Virginia Senate election, District 14 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Harry Blevins (incumbent) 12,878 70.8
Total votes13,216 100
Republican hold

2001 special

2001 Virginia Senate special election, District 14 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Harry Blevins 3,096 97.9
Total votes3,163 100
Republican hold

1999

1999 Virginia Senate election, District 14 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Randy Forbes (incumbent) 25,193 97.9
Total votes25,731 100
Republican hold

1997 special

1997 Virginia Senate special election, District 14 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Randy Forbes 16,889 69.1
Democratic James Wheaton7,52630.8
Total votes24,449 100
Republican hold

1995

1995 Virginia Senate election, District 14 [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark Earley (incumbent) 22,571 79.9
Libertarian Mark Walker5,65420.0
Total votes28,262 100
Republican hold

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