2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia

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 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.

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.

Nominee

 * Rob Wittman, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Anthony Riedel, public relations specialist for National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation

Nominee

 * Norm Mosher, former navy officer and U.S. Senate staffer

Minor candidates

 * Chris Hailey (write-in), government teacher at Lafayette High School
 * Gail Parker (independent), retired U.S. Air Force officer and perennial candidate

Withdrew

 * Xavian Draper (Libertarian) did not achieve ballot access.

Results

 * External links
 * Rob Wittman campaign website
 * Norm Mosher campaign website
 * Gail Parker campaign website

District 2
Republican Scott Rigell represented Virginia's 2nd congressional district since 2011. He won re-election to a second term in 2012 against Democratic businessman Paul Hirschbiel with 54% of the vote. Rigell ran for re-election.

Nominee

 * Scott Rigell, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Suzanne Patrick, retired Navy Commander

Withdrew

 * Allen Knapp (Libertarian) was not listed on the ballot.
 * John Smith (Independent Green) was not listed on the ballot.

Results

 * External links
 * Scott Rigell campaign website
 * Suzanne Patrick campaign website

District 3
Democrat Bobby Scott had represented Virginia's 3rd congressional district since 1993. He won re-election to an eleventh term in 2012 against Republican businessman Dean Longo, with 81% of the vote. Scott ran for re-election unopposed.

Nominee

 * Bobby Scott, incumbent U.S. Representative

Minor parties

 * Justin Gandino-Saadein (independent) was not listed on the ballot.
 * Justin Upshaw (Libertarian) was not listed on the ballot.

Results

 * External Links
 * Bobby Scott campaign website

District 4
Republican Randy Forbes had represented Virginia's 4th congressional district since 2001. He won re-election in 2012 against Democratic Chesapeake City Councilwoman Ella Ward, with 57% of the vote. Forbes ran for re-election.

Nominee

 * Randy Forbes, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Elliott Fausz, publishing manager

Minor parties

 * Bo Brown (Libertarian), accounting professional

Withdrew

 * Albert Burckardt (Independent Green) was not listed on the ballot.

Results

 * External links
 * Randy Forbes campaign website
 * Elliott Fausz campaign website
 * Bo Brown campaign website

District 5
Republican Robert Hurt had represented Virginia's 5th congressional district since 2011. He won re-election to a second term in 2012 against Democrat John W. Douglass, with 55% of the vote. Hurt ran for re-election.

Nominee

 * Robert Hurt, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Lawrence Gaughan, actor and political activist

Eliminated at the convention

 * Ben Hudson, teacher and retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel

Results
Hudson challenged Gaughan at the Democratic convention on May 31, 2014. Gaughan won the nomination.

Minor parties

 * Kenneth Hildebrandt (Independent Green), former chiropractic physician
 * Paul Jones (Libertarian), entrepreneur and owner of the Belvedere Company

Results

 * External links
 * Robert Hurt campaign website
 * Lawrence Gaughan campaign website
 * Paul Jones campaign page
 * Kenneth Hildebrandt campaign website

District 6
Republican Bob Goodlatte had represented Virginia's 6th congressional district since 1993. He won his eleventh term to Congress over Democrat Andy Schmookler with 65% of the vote in 2012. Goodlatte was running for re-election.

Nominee

 * Bob Goodlatte, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary
Bruce Elder, a Staunton City Councilman, the only Democrat to file, had to end his campaign after being diagnosed with cancer. As a result, Democrats did not field any candidate to challenge Goodlatte.

Withdrawn

 * Bruce Elder, Staunton City Councilman

Minor parties

 * Will Hammer (Libertarian)
 * Elaine Hildebrandt (Independent Green)

Results

 * External links
 * Bob Goodlatte campaign website
 * Will Hammer campaign website

District 7
Eric Cantor, the U.S. House Majority Leader, had represented the 7th District since 2001. Cantor won re-election to a seventh term in 2012 against Democrat Wayne Powell with 58% of the vote.

Republican primary
On June 10, 2014, Cantor lost the Republican primary to college professor Dave Brat. This was the first time a sitting House Majority Leader lost a primary election since the position was created in 1899.

Nominee

 * Dave Brat, Randolph–Macon College professor and economist

Eliminated in primary

 * Eric Cantor, incumbent U.S. representative and House Majority Leader

Withdrawn

 * Pete Greenwald, Senior Naval Science Instructor at Chesterfield County Public Schools

Results
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Nominee

 * Jack Trammell, Randolph-Macon College professor

Minor parties

 * James Carr (Libertarian), financial analyst

Withdrew

 * Tareq Salahi (Independent Green), television personality and write-in candidate for governor in 2013 (declared as a Republican, then switched parties).   Originally, Joe Oddo, the state chairman 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

 * External links
 * Dave Brat campaign website
 * Jack Trammell campaign website
 * James Carr campaign website

District 8
Democrat Jim Moran, who had represented Virginia's 8th congressional district since 1991, was re-elected in 2012 over Republican Jay Patrick Murray with 65% of the vote. On January 15, 2014, Moran announced that he would retire from Congress, rather than run for re-election.

Nominee

 * Don Beyer, former Lieutenant Governor (1990–1998), nominee for governor in 1997, and former United States Ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein (2009–2013)

Eliminated in primary

 * Lavern Chatman, former president and CEO of the Northern Virginia Urban League
 * Adam Ebbin, state senator
 * William Euille, Mayor of Alexandria
 * Patrick Hope, state delegate
 * Derek Hyra, college professor and Alexandria Planning Commission member
 * Mark Levine, talk radio host and former chief legislative counsel to Congressman Barney Frank

Withdrawn

 * Charniele Herring, state delegate and former chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia
 * Satish Korpe, businessman
 * Alfonso H. Lopez, state delegate
 * Nancy Najarian, business development consultant
 * Bruce Shuttleworth, businessman and candidate for the seat in 2012
 * Mark Sickles, state delegate

Declined

 * Bob Brink, state delegate
 * Aneesh Chopra, former Chief Technology Officer of the United States and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2013
 * Kerry J. Donley, former mayor of Alexandria
 * Barbara Favola, state senator
 * Paul Ferguson, Arlington County Clerk of the Court
 * Jay Fisette, chair of the Arlington County Board of Supervisors
 * Libby Garvey, Arlington County Supervisor
 * Rob Krupicka, state delegate
 * Ryan McElveen, member of the Fairfax County School Board
 * Jeff McKay, Fairfax County Supervisor
 * Brian Moran, Secretary of Public Safety of Virginia, former state delegate and candidate for governor in 2009
 * Karyn Moran
 * 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

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

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

Results

 * 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 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.

Nominee

 * Morgan Griffith, incumbent U.S. Representative

Minor parties

 * William Carr (independent), businessman

Withdrew

 * Matthew Edwards (Libertarian) was not listed on the ballot.

Results

 * External links
 * Morgan Griffith campaign website
 * William Carr campaign website

District 10
Republican Frank Wolf had served 17 terms in the House of Representatives. He announced in January of 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.

Nominee

 * Barbara Comstock, state delegate

Eliminated in primary

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

Withdrawn

 * Brent Anderson, retired US Air Force officer
 * Dick Black, state senator
 * Luellen Hoffman, director of exhibits at the National Defense Industrial Association
 * Tareq Salahi, television personality and write-in candidate for governor in 2013

Declined

 * Carol Brauninger
 * Beau Correll, attorney and chairman 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, chairman of the Frederick County Board of Supervisors
 * Corey Stewart, chairman 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, chairman of the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors

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%).

Nominee

 * John Foust, Fairfax County Supervisor

Withdrawn

 * Richard Bolger, attorney
 * Sam Kubba, architect

Declined

 * Karen Kennedy Schultz, Shenandoah University professor and state senate candidate in 2007

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

 * Dianne Blais (Independent Green), businesswoman
 * Brad Eickholt (independent), former government employee
 * Bill Redpath (Libertarian), chairman of the Libertarian Party of Virginia

Withdrew

 * Francis "Frank" Pilliere (independent) was not listed on the ballot.
 * James Rouse (independent) was not listed on the ballot.

Results

 * 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 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.

Nominee

 * Gerry Connolly, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Suzanne Scholte, human rights activist

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.

Results

 * External links
 * Gerry Connolly campaign website
 * Suzanne Scholte campaign website
 * Marc Harrold campaign website
 * Joe Galdo campaign website