United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2014

United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2014

November 4, 2014

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%

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the 11 U.S. Representatives from the state of Virginia, one from each of the state's 11 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of 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]

Historical milestones

On June 10, 2014,^[2] Republican Eric Cantor became the first sitting House majority leader to lose in a primary election since the position was created in 1899.^[3][4]

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	—

District 1

Republican Rob Wittman has represented Virginia's 1st congressional district since 2007. He is running for re-election.

Republican primary

Anthony Riedel, a public relations specialist working for the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation, challenged Wittman in the Republican primary.^[6]

Results

Virginia's 1st Congressional District Republican Primary, 2014^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rob Wittman (incumbent)	13,292	76.17
	Republican	Anthony Riedel	4,159	23.83
Total votes			17,451	100

General election

Candidates

• Rob Wittman (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative
• Norm Mosher (Democratic), former Navy officer and U.S. Senate staffer^[8][9][10]
• Gail Parker (Independent), retired U.S. Air Force officer and perennial candidate^[11][12][13]
• Chris Hailey (write-in), government teacher at Lafayette High School^[14]

Withdrew

• Xavian Draper (Libertarian) did not achieve ballot access.^{[15][16][17][18]}

Endorsements

Rob Wittman
Organizations National Rifle Association[19] Virginia National Federation of Independent Business[20]

Gail Parker
Organizations Independent Greens of Virginia[11]

Results

Virginia's 1st Congressional District election, 2014 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rob Wittman (inc.)	131,861	62.90
	Democratic	Norm Mosher	72,059	34.38
	Independent Greens	G. Gail Parker	5,097	2.43
	Write-in		604	0.29
Total votes			209,621	100
	Republican hold

External links

• Rob Wittman campaign website
• Norm Mosher campaign website
• Gail Parker campaign website

District 2

Republican Scott Rigell has 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 is running for re-election.

General election

Candidates

• Scott Rigell (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative
• Suzanne Patrick (Democratic), retired Navy Commander^[21]

Withdrew

• Allen Knapp (Libertarian) is not listed on the ballot.^[18][22]
• John Smith (Independent Green) is not listed on the ballot.^[11][18]

Endorsements

Scott Rigell
Organizations Virginia National Federation of Independent Business[20]

Suzanne Patrick
Organizations EMILY's List[23]

Results

Virginia's 2nd Congressional District election, 2014 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Rigell (inc.)	101,558	58.68
	Democratic	Suzanne Patrick	71,178	41.13
	Write-in		324	0.19
Total votes			173,060	100
	Republican hold

External links

• Scott Rigell campaign website
• Suzanne Patrick campaign website

District 3

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 is running for re-election unopposed.

General election

Candidates

• Bobby Scott (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative

Withdrew

• Justin Gandino-Saadein (Independent) is not listed on the ballot.^[18][24]
• Justin Upshaw (Libertarian) is not listed on the ballot.^[18][25]

Results

Virginia's 3rd Congressional District election, 2014 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bobby Scott (inc.)	139,197	94.43
	Write-in		8,205	5.57
Total votes			147,402	100
	Democratic hold

External Links

• Bobby Scott campaign website

District 4

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 is running for re-election.

General election

Candidates

• Randy Forbes (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative
• Elliott Fausz (Democrat), a publishing manager
• Bo Brown (Libertarian), accounting professional^[26]

Withdrew

• Albert Burckardt (Independent Green) is not listed on the ballot.^[11][18]

Endorsements

Randy Forbes
Organizations Virginia National Federation of Independent Business[20]

Bo Brown
Organizations The Virginia Liberty Party[27]

Results

Virginia's 4th Congressional District election, 2014 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Forbes (inc.)	120,684	60.15
	Democratic	Elliott Fausz	75,270	37.52
	Libertarian	Bo Brown	4,427	2.21
	Write-in		257	0.13
Total votes			200,638	100
	Republican hold

External links

• Randy Forbes campaign website
• Elliott Fausz campaign website
• Bo Brown campaign website

District 5

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 is running for re-election.

Democratic convention

Results

Ben Hudson, a teacher and retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, challenged Lawrence Gaughan at the Democratic convention on May 31, 2014. Gaughan won the nomination.^[28][29]

General election

Candidates

• Robert Hurt (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative
• Lawrence Gaughan (Democratic), actor and political activist^[30]
• Kenneth Hildebrandt (Independent Green), former chiropractic physician^[11]
• Paul Jones (Libertarian), entrepreneur and owner of The Belvedere Company^[31][32][33]

Endorsements

Robert Hurt
Organizations Virginia National Federation of Independent Business[20]

Paul Jones
Organizations The Virginia Liberty Party[27]

Results

Virginia's 5th Congressional District election, 2014 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Hurt (inc.)	124,735	60.86
	Democratic	Lawrence Gaughan	73,482	35.85
	Libertarian	Paul Jones	4,298	2.10
	Independent Greens	Kenneth Hildebrandt	2,209	1.08
	Write-in		221	0.11
Total votes			204,945	100
	Republican hold

External links

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

District 6

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.

General election

Candidates

• Bob Goodlatte (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative
• Will Hammer (Libertarian)^[34][35]
• Elaine Hildebrandt (Independent Green)^[11]

Endorsements

Bob Goodlatte
Organizations Virginia National Federation of Independent Business[20]

Will Hammer
Organizations The Virginia Liberty Party[27]

Results

Virginia's 6th Congressional District election, 2014 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Goodlatte (inc.)	133,898	74.51
	Libertarian	Will Hammer	22,161	12.33
	Independent Greens	Elaine Hildebrandt	21,447	11.93
	Write-in		2,202	1.23
Total votes			179,708	100
	Republican hold

External links

• Bob Goodlatte campaign website
• Will Hammer campaign website

District 7

Eric Cantor, the U.S. House Majority Leader, has 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. On June 10, 2014,^[2]

Republican primary

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

Candidates

Declared

• Dave Brat, Randolph-Macon College professor and economist^[36]
• Eric Cantor, incumbent U.S. Representative and House Majority Leader

Withdrew

• Pete Greenwald, Senior Naval Science Instructor at Chesterfield County Public Schools^[37]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Eric Cantor	Dave Brat	Undecided
Vox Populi Polling	June 2, 2014	583	± 4%	52%	39%	9%
McLaughlin & Associates^	May 27–28, 2014	400	± 4.9%	62%	28%	11%

• ^ Internal poll for Eric Cantor campaign

Results

Virginia's 7th Congressional District Republican Primary, 2014^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Brat	36,105	55.53
	Republican	Eric Cantor (incumbent)	28,912	44.47
Total votes			65,017	100

General election

Candidates

• Dave Brat (Republican), Randolph-Macon College professor and economist
• Jack Trammell (Democratic), Randolph-Macon College professor^[38][38]
• James Carr (Libertarian), financial analyst^[22][39]

Withdrew

• Tareq Salahi (Independent Green), television personality and write-in candidate for Governor in 2013 (declared as a Republican, then switched parties)^{[40][41][42][43]} Originally, Joe Oddo, the State Chairman for the Independent Greens, was listed as the 7th district's candidate.^[11] However, Salahi failed to file the required 1,000 signatures to get on the ballot.^[18][44]

Endorsements

Dave Brat
Individuals Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts and 2012 Republican presidential nominee[45] Organizations The Fredericksburg Virginia Patriots[46] The Virginia Liberty Party[27]

James Carr
Organizations The Virginia Liberty Party[27]

Results

Virginia's 7th Congressional District election, 2014 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dave Brat	148,026	60.83
	Democratic	Jack Trammell	89,914	36.95
	Libertarian	James Carr	5,086	2.09
	Write-in		325	0.13
Total votes			243,351	100
	Republican hold

External links

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

District 8

Democrat Jim Moran, who has represented Virginia's 8th congressional district since 1991, was re-elected in 2012 over Republican 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.^[47]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Don Beyer, former Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, nominee for Governor in 1997 and former United States Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein^[48]
• Lavern Chatman, former President & CEO of the Northern Virginia Urban League^[49]
• Adam Ebbin, State Senator^[50]
• William Euille, Mayor of Alexandria^[51]
• Patrick Hope, State Delegate^[52]
• Derek Hyra, college professor and Alexandria Planning Commission member^[53]
• Mark Levine, talk radio host and former chief legislative counsel to Congressman Barney Frank^[54]

Withdrew

• Charniele Herring, State Delegate and former Chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia^[55][56]
• Satish Korpe, businessman^[57][58]
• Alfonso H. Lopez, State Delegate^[59][60]
• Nancy Najarian, business development consultant^[61][62]
• Bruce Shuttleworth, businessman and candidate for the seat in 2012^[63]
• Mark Sickles, State Delegate^[64][65]

Declined

• Bob Brink, State Delegate^[66]
• Aneesh Chopra, former Chief Technology Officer of the United States and candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2013^[67][68]
• Kerry J. Donley, former Mayor of Alexandria^[67]
• Barbara Favola, State Senator^[69]
• Paul Ferguson, Arlington County Clerk of the Court^[70]
• Jay Fisette, Chair of the Arlington County Board of Supervisors^[71]
• Libby Garvey, Arlington County Supervisor^[70]
• Rob Krupicka, State Delegate^[67]
• Ryan McElveen, member of the Fairfax County School Board^[72]
• Jeff McKay, Fairfax County Supervisor^[73]
• Brian Moran, Secretary of Public Safety of Virginia, former State Delegate and candidate for Governor in 2009^[66][74]
• Karyn Moran^[75]
• Tom Perriello, former U.S. Representative and President and CEO of the Center for American Progress Action Fund^[76]
• Scott Surovell, State Delegate^[67]
• Walter Tejada, Arlington County Supervisor^[66][77]
• Bob Witeck, President and Founder of Witeck Communications, Inc. and LGBT rights activist^[78]

Endorsements

Don Beyer

Individuals Melody Barnes, former Director of the United States Domestic Policy Council[79] David Bell, former Arlington County Clerk of the Court [79] Bob Brink, State Delegate[79] Judy Connally, former State Delegate[79] Karen Darner, former State Delegate [79] Howard Dean, former Governor of Vermont and former Chair of the Democratic National Committee[80] Bill Dolan, nominee for Virginia Attorney General in 1993 and 1997 [79] Kerry J. Donley, former Mayor of Alexandria[79] Phil Duncan, Falls Church City Council member [79] Paul Ferguson, Arlington County Clerk of the Court[79] Linwood Holton, former Governor of Virginia[79] Gerry Hyland, Fairfax County Supervisor[79] Rebecca Jaramillo, Founding Member of the Democratic Party of Virginia Latino Caucus and former executive board member of the Democratic Latino Organization of Virginia[79] Robley Jones, Public Education Advocate [79] Dana Kauffman, former Fairfax County Supervisor[79] Madeline Kunin, former Governor of Vermont[81] Ira Lechner, former State Delegate [79] Kate Michelman, President Emeritus of NARAL Pro-Choice America[79] Chris Miller, Environmental Leader [79] Harris Miller, former Chair of the Fairfax County Democratic Committee and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2006 [79] John Milliken, former Virginia Secretary of Transportation [79] Irene Natividad, President of Global Summit of Women [79] Toddy Puller, State Senator[82] Lonnie Rich, former Alexandria City Council member [79] Lilla Richards, former Fairfax County Supervisor[79] Bill Richardson, former Governor of New Mexico, former United States Secretary of Energy, and candidate for President in 2008[79] Lynda Johnson Robb, former First Lady of Virginia[79] Larry Schweiger, Environmental Leader [79] Jim Scott, former State Delegate[79] David Snyder, Vice Mayor of Falls Church[79] Patricia Sosa, Political Commentator on To The Contrary[79] David Speck, former State Delegate and former Alexandria City Council member[79] Marian Van Landingham, former State Delegate[79] Lawrence Webb, Falls Church School Board member[79] Mary Margaret Whipple, former State Senator [79] Organizations Council for a Livable World[83] National Association of Postal Supervisors[79] Professional Aviation Safety Specialists[79] Newspapers Falls Church News-Press[84] The Washington Post[85]

Lavern Chatman
Oprah Winfrey[86]

Adam Ebbin

Individuals Elmer Arias, former President of the El Salvadorian Chamber of Commerce[87] Sally Baird, member of the Arlington County School Board[87] Eileen Cassidy-Rivera, former Alexandria School Board member[87] Brad Center, former Fairfax County School Board[87] Keith Ellison, U.S. Representative (MN-05) and co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus[88] Sandy Evans, Fairfax County School Board member[87] Ed Fendley, former member of the Arlington County School Board[87] Jay Fisette, Chair of the Arlington County Board of Supervisors[87] Leni Gonzalez, board member of the Virginia Coalition of Latino Organizations and political activist[87] Tammy Kaufax, Fairfax County School Board member[87] Mike Lieberman, former Chair of the Arlington County Democratic Committee[87] Kathleen Murphy, candidate for State Delegate in 2013[89] Chap Petersen, State Senator[90] Art Schmalz, former Alexandria School Board member[87] Mark Sickles, State Delegate[91] Paul Smedberg, Alexandria City Councilman[87] Alfred Taylor, former President of the Nauck Civic Association[87] Patsy Ticer, former State Senator and former Mayor of Alexandria[92] Andres Tobar, former Chair of the Virginia Coalition of Latino Organizations[87] Ted Velkoff, Fairfax County School Board member[87] Bob Witeck, President and Founder of Witeck Communications, Inc. and LGBT rights activist[78] Howard Woodson, former President of the NAACP[87] Joyce Woodson, former Alexandria City Councilwoman[87] Nelson Zavaleta, President of the Arlandria Civic Association[87] Organizations Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund[93] National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws[94]

William Euille
Ronnie Campbell, Alexandria School Board member[95] William Campbell, Alexandria School Board member[95] John Chapman, Alexandria City Councilor[95] Tim Lovain, Alexandria City Councilor[95] Del Pepper, Alexandria City Councilor[95] Bryan Porter, Alexandria Commonwealth's Attorney[95]

Patrick Hope
Individuals Kaye Kory, State Delegate[96] Scott Surovell, State Delegate[97] Organizations Arab American Democratic Caucus of Virginia[98] Blue America[99]

Mark Levine
Individuals Chris Coons, U.S. Senator (D-DE)[100] Michael E. Mann, climatologist[101]

Bruce Shuttleworth
Individuals Dennis Kucinich, former U.S. Representative and candidate for President in 2004 and 2008[102] Organizations National Nurses United[103]

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*	May 1–5, 2014	402	± 4.9%	30%	3%	9%	8%	3%	9%	0%	3%	3%	31%

• * Internal poll for Bruce Shuttleworth campaign

Results

Virginia's 8th Congressional District Democratic Primary, 2014^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Don Beyer	17,783	45.75
	Democratic	Patrick Hope	7,095	18.26
	Democratic	Adam Ebbin	5,262	13.54
	Democratic	William Euille	3,264	8.40
	Democratic	Mark Levine	2,613	6.72
	Democratic	Lavern Chatman	2,117	5.45
	Democratic	Derek Hyra	479	1.23
	Democratic	Charniele Herring (withdrew)	126	0.32
	Democratic	Bruce Shuttleworth (withdrew)	85	0.22
	Democratic	Satish Korpe (withdrew)	42	0.11
Total votes			38,866	100

Republican primary

Candidates

• Dennis Bartow, wine importer and former congressional aide^[104]
• Micah Edmond, aerospace industry lobbyist and former congressional aide^[52][105]
• Paul Haring, former Texas State Representative and candidate for Texas's 34th congressional district in 2012^[106]

Endorsements

Micah Edmond
Organizations National Defense PAC[107]

Results

Micah Edmond won the nomination for the seat at the 8th District Republican Convention on April 26, 2014 with 51% of the vote.^[108][109]

General election

Candidates

• Don Beyer (Democratic), former Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, nominee for Governor in 1997 and former United States Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein
• Micah Edmond (Republican), aerospace industry lobbyist and former congressional aide
• Jeffrey Carson (Libertarian), U.S. Army veteran^[22][110]
• Gerard Blais (Independent Green)^[11]
• Gwendolyn Beck (Independent)

Endorsements

Jeffrey Carson
Organizations The Virginia Liberty Party[27]

Results

Virginia's 8th Congressional District election, 2014 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Don Beyer	128,102	63.08
	Republican	Micah Edmond	63,810	31.42
	Independent	Gwendolyn Beck	5,420	2.67
	Libertarian	Jeffrey Carson	4,409	2.17
	Independent Greens	Gerry Blais	963	0.47
	Write-in		372	0.18
Total votes			203,076	100
	Democratic hold

External links

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

District 9

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 is running for re-election.

General election

Candidates

• Morgan Griffith (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative
• William Carr (Independent), businessman^[18]

Withdrew

• Matthew Edwards (Libertarian) is not listed on the ballot.^{[18][111][112]}

Endorsements

Morgan Griffith
Organizations Virginia National Federation of Independent Business[20]

Results

Virginia's 9th Congressional District election, 2014 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Morgan Griffith (inc.)	117,465	72.15
	Independent	William Carr	39,412	24.21
	Write-in		5,938	3.65
Total votes			162,815	100
	Republican hold

External links

• Morgan Griffith campaign website
• William Carr campaign website

District 10

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.^[113]

Republican primary

Six candidates filed to run for the Republican nomination.^[114] There were two debates for the Republican candidates, held on March 15 and April 9.^[115]

Candidates

Declared

• Barbara Comstock, State Delegate^[116]
• Stephen Hollingshead, former United States Department of Housing and Urban Development adviser and nominee for WI-05 in 1994^[117]
• Howie Lind, former Chairman of the 10th Congressional District Republican Committee and former candidate for the U.S. Senate^[118]
• Bob Marshall, State Delegate^[119]
• Rob Wasinger, former Chief of Staff to Congressman Kerry Bentivolio and candidate for KS-01 in 2010^[120]
• Marc Savitt, President of the National Association of Independent Housing Professionals^[117][121]

Withdrew

• Brent Anderson, retired US Air Force officer^{[117][122][123]}
• Dick Black, State Senator^[124][125]
• Luellen Hoffman, Director of Exhibits at the National Defense Industrial Association^[126][127]
• Tareq Salahi, television personality and write-in candidate for Governor in 2013^[128]

Declined

• Carol Brauninger^[129]
• Beau Correll, attorney and Chairman of the Winchester Republican Committee^[130]
• Ken Cuccinelli, Attorney General of Virginia and nominee for Governor in 2013^[131][132]
• Artur Davis, former Democratic U.S. Representative from Alabama^[133]
• Michael Farris, founder of Patrick Henry College, the Home School Legal Defense Association and nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1993^[130]
• Keith Fimian, businessman and Republican nominee for the 11th District in 2008 and 2010^[130][134]
• Bill Fox, Loudoun County School Board member^[135]
• Pat Herrity, Fairfax County Supervisor^[131][136]
• Tim Hugo, State Delegate^[137]
• Jim LeMunyon, State Delegate^[130]
• Randy Minchew, State Delegate^[130][138]
• David Ramadan, State Delegate^[139]
• Richard Shickle, Chairman of the Frederick County Board of Supervisors^[140]
• Corey Stewart, Chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors^[131][141]
• John Stirrup, former Prince William County Supervisor^[130][142]
• Jill Holtzman Vogel, State Senator^[143]
• Suzanne Volpe, Loudoun County Supervisor^[144]
• Scott York, Chairman of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors^[145][146]

Endorsements

Barbara Comstock

Individuals Susan Allen, former First Lady of Virginia[147] American Conservative Union[148] Matt Ames, Chairman of the Fairfax County Republican Committee[149] Rich Anderson, State Delegate[142] Terrence Boulden, President of the Virginia Black Conservative Forum[142] L. Brent Bozell III, Founder and President of Media Research Center[150] Ralph Buona, Loudoun County Supervisor[151] Pete Candland, Prince William County Supervisor[142] Ben Cline, State Delegate[152] Betsy Davis, Mayor of Middleburg[147] John Engler, former Governor of Michigan[153] Peter Farrell, State Delegate[153] Kevin Gentry, conservative activist and vice president of special projects at Koch Industries[154] Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and candidate for President in 2012[153] Tag Greason, State Delegate[155] Pat Herrity, Fairfax County Supervisor[136] Bill Janis, former State Delegate[153] Leonard Leo, executive vice president of the Federalist Society[153] Matthew Letorneau, Loudoun County Supervisor[146] Mark Levin, talk radio host and conservative political commentator[156] Mike Lindsay, Chairman of the Frederick County Republican Committee[157] Jackson Miller, State Delegate[142] Pat Mullins, Chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia[158] 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[153] Kate O'Beirne, former Washington editor of National Review[153] Kate Obenshain, former Chair of the Republican Party of Virginia[159] Tim Phillips, President of Americans for Prosperity[160] David Ramadan, State Delegate[142] Ken Reid, Loudoun County Supervisor[161] Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts, candidate for President in 2008 and nominee for President in 2012[156] Debbie Rose, Loudoun County School Board member[155] 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[162] Rick Santorum, former U.S. Senator and candidate for President in 2012[153] Alyson Satterwhite, Prince William County School Board Member[142] Elizabeth Schultz, Fairfax County School Board member[163] John Scott, Chairman of the Virginia Young Republican Federation[164] Pete Snyder, technology executive and candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2013[165] Steven Spiker, Prince William Area Young Republican Chairman[142] John Stirrup, former Prince William County Supervisor[142] Steven Thomas, Chairman of the City of Manassas Republican Committee[142] Fred Thompson, former U.S. Senator (R-TN) and candidate for President in 2008[166] Jill Turgeon, Loudoun County School Board member[155] Bob Wertz, Loudoun County Commissioner of Revenue[155] Shawn Williams, Vice Chairman of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors[167] Scott York, Chairman of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors[146] Organizations Associated Builders and Contractors - Virginia Chapter[168] Citizens United[169] GOPAC[170]

Stephen Hollingshead
Individuals Brent Anderson, retired US Air Force officer and withdrawn candidate[123]

Howie Lind
Organizations National Defense PAC[171]

Bob Marshall

Individuals Mark Berg, State Delegate[172] Dick Black, State Senator[173] Robert Dornan, former U.S. Representative[174] Keith Fimian, businessman and Republican nominee for the 11th District in 2008 and 2010[134] Bill Fox, Loudoun County School Board member[175] Bill Kling, former Press Secretary for Senator John Warner[174] Elwood Sanders, attorney and political blogger[174] Phyllis Schlafly, conservative activist and founder of the Eagle Forum[174] Corey Stewart, Chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors[141] Media Conservative HQ[174]

Rob Wasinger
Individuals Kerry Bentivolio, U.S. Representative (R-MI-11)[176] Joe Grieboski, founder and Chairman of the Board of THE INSTITUTE on Religion and Public Policy[176] Steven W. Mosher, social scientist and author[177] Frank Pavone, Catholic priest and National Director of Priests for Life[178]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Barbara Comstock	Stephen Hollingshead	Howie Lind	Bob Marshall	Marc Savitt	Bob Wasinger	Undecided
The Polling Company/WomanTrend	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.^{[179][180][181]} Marshall was second with 28.1%, followed by Lind (8.1%), Hollingshead (5.9%), Wasinger (2.2%), and Savitt (1.6%).^[181][182]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• John Foust, Fairfax County Supervisor^[183]

Withdrew

• Richard Bolger, attorney^[184][185]
• Sam Kubba, architect^[186][187]

Declined

• Karen Kennedy Schultz, Shenandoah University professor and State Senate candidate in 2007^[130][188]

Endorsements

John Foust

Individuals Stan Barry, former Fairfax Sheriff[189] Jennifer Boysko, candidate for State Delegate in 2013[189] David Bulova, State Delegate[189] Sharon Bulova, Chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors[189] Kelly Burk, Leesburg Council Member and former Leesburg Supervisor[189] Bob Brink, State Delegate[189] Dan Drummond, member of the Fairfax County School Board[189] Adam Ebbin, State Senator[189] Sandy Evans, member of the Fairfax County School Board[189] Barbara Favola, State Senator[189] Judy Feder, Professor of Public Policy at Georgetown University and nominee in 2010[189] Eileen Filler-Corn, State Delegate[189] Penelope Gross, Fairfax County Supervisor[189] Patrick Hope, State Delegate[189] Janet Howell, State Senator[189] Cathy Hudgins, Fairfax County Supervisor[189] Gerry Hyland, Fairfax County Supervisor[189] Pat Hynes, member of the Fairfax County School Board[189] Melissa Jonas, Herndon Council Member[189] Tammy Kaufax, member of the Fairfax County School Board[189] Mark Keam, State Delegate[189] Stacey Kincaid, Fairfax Sheriff[189] Rachel Kirkland, Manassas Park School Board member[189] Kaye Kory, State Delegate[189] Babur Lateef, candidate for Prince William County Supervisor in 2011[189] Alfonso H. Lopez, State Delegate[189] Dave Marsden, State Senator[189] Ryan McElveen, member of the Fairfax County School Board[189] Jeff McKay, Fairfax County Supervisor[189] Megan McLaughlin, member of the Fairfax County School Board[189] Emilie Miller, former State Senator[189] Liz Miller, candidate for State Delegate in 2013[189] Ilryong Moon, member of the Fairfax County School Board[189] Jim Moran, U.S. Representative[189] Kathleen Murphy, candidate for State Delegate in 2013[189] Ralph Northam, Lieutenant Governor of Virginia[189] Sheila Olem, Herndon Council Member[189] Janet Oleszek, former member of the Fairfax County School Board[189] Chap Petersen, State Senator[189] Ken Plum, State Delegate[189] Frank Principi, Prince William County Supervisor[189] Toddy Puller, State Senator[189] Dick Saslaw, Majority Leader of the Virginia Senate[189] Mark Sickles, State Delegate[189] Scott Surovell, State Delegate[189] Jim Scott, former State Delegate[189] Marcus Simon, State Delegate[189] Kathy Smith, member of the Fairfax County School Board[189] Linda Smyth, Fairfax County Supervisor[189] Janie Strauss, member of the Fairfax County School Board[189] Margi Vanderhye, former State Delegate[189] Ted Velkoff, member of the Fairfax County School Board[189] Vivian Watts, State Delegate[189] Jennifer Wexton, State Senator[189] Grace Wolf, Herndon Council Member[189]

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.^[190]

General election

Candidates

• Barbara Comstock (Republican), State Delegate
• John Foust (Democratic), Fairfax County Supervisor
• Bill Redpath (Libertarian), Chairman of the Libertarian Party of Virginia^[26]
• Dianne Blais (Independent Green), businesswoman^[11]
• Brad Eickholt (Independent), former government employee^[18]

Withdrew

• Francis "Frank" Pilliere (Independent) is not listed on the ballot.^[11][18]
• James Rouse (Independent) is not listed on the ballot.^[11][18]

Endorsements

Barbara Comstock
Media Loudoun Times[191] Winchester Star[192] Sun Gazette[193] The Washington Times[194]

Bill Redpath
Organizations The Virginia Liberty Party[27]

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%	42%	40%	--	18%
The Polling Company	October 17–18, 2014	404	± 4.9%	51%	35%	5%[195]	9%
Victory Research	September 24–28, 2014	?	± ?	41%	39%	4%	16%
Tarrance Group	September 23–25, 2014	403	± 4.9%	46%	34%	7%	14%

Results

Virginia's 10th Congressional District election, 2014 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barbara Comstock	125,914	56.49
	Democratic	John Foust	89,957	40.36
	Libertarian	Bill Redpath	3,393	1.52
	Independent	Brad Eickholt	2,442	1.10
	Independent Greens	Dianne Blais	946	0.42
	Write-in		258	0.12
Total votes			222,910	100
	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

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.

General election

Candidates

• Gerry Connolly (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative
• Suzanne Scholte (Republican), human rights activist^[196][197]
• Joseph "Joe" Galdo (Green Party), former United States Department of Energy employee^[11]
• Marc Harrold (Libertarian), attorney, author, television analyst and former law-enforcement officer^[26]
• Joseph Plummer (write-in), founder of The Three Birds Foundation

Withdrew

• Mark Gibson (Independent) is not listed on the ballot.^[11][18]

Endorsements

Marc Harrold
Organizations The Virginia Liberty Party[27]

Results

Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2014 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gerry Connolly (inc.)	106,780	56.86
	Republican	Suzanne Scholte	75,796	40.36
	Libertarian	Marc Harrold	3,264	1.74
	Green	Joe F. Galdo	1,739	0.93
	Write-in		226	0.12
Total votes			187,805	100
	Democratic hold

External links

• Gerry Connolly campaign website
• Suzanne Scholte campaign website
• Marc Harrold campaign website
• Joe Galdo campaign website

See also

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

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167. Comstock, Barbara (February 4, 2014). "Thanks to Broad Run Supervisor Shawn Williams...". Facebook. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
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178. Wasinger, Rob (February 13, 2014). "Pro-life warrior Father Frank Pavone letter praising Rob". Rob Wasinger for Congress. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
179. "10th Congressional Republicans to hold firehouse primary to select nominee". Loudoun Times. January 23, 2014. Retrieved February 8, 2014.
180. Antonio Olivo (April 26, 2014). "Barbara Comstock wins GOP nomination for Virginia's 10th Congressional District". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
181. "Canvass Results by Balloting Station". Retrieved September 18, 2014.
182. Jack Fitzpatrick (April 28, 2014). "Comstock's Primary Win Could Bolster House GOP's Thin Female Ranks". National Journal. Retrieved April 28, 2014.
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186. Baratko, Trevor (July 11, 2013). "Leesburg Democrat announces U.S. House candidacy". Loudoun Times. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
187. Baratko, Trevor (February 18, 2014). "Leesburg Democrat exits 10th Congressional District race". Loudoun Times. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
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192. Our View: Barbara Comstock Winchester Star
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194. EDITORIAL: Barbara Comstock for Congress The Washington Times
195. Dianne Blais (G) 2%, Bill Eickholt (I) 1%, Bill Redpath (L) 1%, Other 1%
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External links

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