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.
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
By district
Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia by district:
District 1
Republican Rob Wittman had represented Virginia's 1st congressional district since 2007 and ran for re-election.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Norm Mosher, former navy officer and U.S. Senate staffer
Minor candidates
Withdrew
- Xavian Draper (Libertarian) did not achieve ballot access.
General election
Endorsements
Predictions
Results
External links
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
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
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
Results
External links
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
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
Results
External Links
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
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
Results
External links
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
Democratic convention
Candidates
Nominee
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
Results
External links
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
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
Results
External links
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
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Polling
Fundraising
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
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 surprising loss to Brat.
Results
General election
Endorsements
Predictions
Results
External links
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
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
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
Endorsements
Polling
Results
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
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.
Minor parties
- Gwendolyn Beck (independent)
- Gerard Blais (Independent Green)
- Jeffrey Carson (Libertarian), U.S. Army veteran
General election
Endorsements
Predictions
Results
External links
District 9
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
Minor parties
- William Carr (independent), businessman
Withdrew
- Matthew Edwards (Libertarian) was not listed on the ballot.
General election
Results
Endorsements
Predictions
Results
External links
District 10
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.
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
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Declined
- Carol Brauninger
- Beau Correll, attorney and chair 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, chair of the Frederick County Board of Supervisors
- Corey Stewart, chair 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, chair of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors
Endorsements
Polling
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
Withdrawn
- Richard Bolger, attorney
- Sam Kubba, architect
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.
Minor parties
Withdrew
- Francis "Frank" Pilliere (independent) was not listed on the ballot.
- James Rouse (independent) was not listed on the ballot.
General election
Endorsements
Polling
Predictions
Results
External links
District 11
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
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
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) was not listed on the ballot.
General election
Endorsements
Predictions
Results
External links
Notes
References
External links