Virginia elections, 2014
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Thestate ofVirginia held elections in 2014.Below are the dates of note:
| 2014 elections and events in Virginia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Senate and House special elections | January 7, 2014 | |||
| State Senate special election | January 21, 2014 | |||
| State House special election | February 25, 2014 | |||
| Signature filing deadline | March 27, 2014 | |||
| School board elections (3) | May 6, 2014 | |||
| Voter registration deadline for primary election | May 19, 2014 | |||
| Primary date | June 10, 2014 | |||
| Voter registration deadline for general election | October 14, 2014 | |||
| General election date | November 4, 2014 | |||
| School board elections (4) | November 4, 2014 | |||
Below are the types of elections that were scheduled inVirginia in 2014:
| On the 2014 ballot | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Senate |  a | |||
| U.S. House | a | |||
| State Executives |  d | |||
| State Senate | a | |||
| State House | a | |||
| Statewide ballot measures (1 measures) | d | |||
| Local ballot measures | d | |||
| School boards | a | |||
2014 elections
Races to watch in Virginia
U.S. Congress
Rep.Scott Rigell (R) faced re-election in a district that became increasingly Democratic since his 2010 election. He defeatedSuzanne Patrick, a member of theDemocratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Jumpstart program, which was designed to provide early support to top-tier Democratic challengers.
Elections by type
U.S. Senate
U.S. Senate elections in Virginia
Voters inVirginiaelected one member to theU.S. Senate in theelection on November 4, 2014.
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
|---|---|---|
Primary: Aprimary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Virginia utilizes anopen primary process in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[1]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, seethis article.
Voter registration: Voters had to register tovote in the primary by February 10, 2014. For thegeneral election, the voter registration deadline was October 14, 2014 (22 days before election).[2]
- See also:Virginia elections, 2014
Incumbent: The election filled the Senate seat held byMark Warner (D). Warner was first elected in 2008.
Candidates
Note: The filing deadline for candidates was March 27, 2014.
General election candidates
Mark Warner - Incumbent
a[3]
Ed Gillespie
Robert Sarvis[3][4][5]
June 7, 2014, Republican State Convention
Withdrew from race
U.S. House
U.S. House of Representatives elections in Virginia
The2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections inVirginia took place onNovember 4, 2014. Voterselected 11 candidates to serve in theU.S. House, one from each of the state's 11 congressional districts.
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
|---|---|---|
Primary: Aprimary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Virginia utilizes anopen primary process in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[1]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, seethis article.
Voter registration: Voters had to register tovote in the primary by February 10, 2014. For thegeneral election, the voter registration deadline was October 14, 2014 (22 days before election).[11]
- See also:Virginia elections, 2014
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held 8 of the 11 congressional seats fromVirginia.
| Members of the U.S. House from Virginia -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 2014 | After the 2014 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 3 | 3 | |
| Republican Party | 8 | 8 | |
| Total | 11 | 11 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2014 election, the incumbents for the 11 congressional districts were:
List of candidates by district
- Note: The filing deadline for candidates was March 27, 2014.
1st Congressional District
General election candidates
- Rob Wittmana
- Norm Mosher
Gail Parker - Independent Green Party[3]
Chris Hailey - write-in candidate[12]
June 10, 2014, Republican primary
- Rob Wittman - Incumbenta[13]
- Anthony Riedel[14]
Failed to file
2nd Congressional District
General election candidates
- Scott Rigell - Incumbenta
- Suzanne Patrick[16]
Failed to file
3rd Congressional District
General election candidates
- Robert C. Scott - Incumbenta
Failed to file
4th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Randy Forbes - Incumbenta
- Elliott Fausz[21]
- Bo Brown[22]
5th Congressional District
General election candidates
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Third Party candidates
6th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Bob Goodlatte - Incumbenta
- Will Hammer[30]
- Elaine Hildebrandt[3]
Failed to file
7th Congressional District
General election candidates
June 10, 2014, Republican primary
- Eric Cantor - Incumbent
- David Brata[33]
Libertarian candidate
Failed to file
7th Congressional District Special election
Special election candidates
Failed to file
8th Congressional District
General election candidates
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Third Party Candidates
Failed to file
Withdrew prior to primary
- Charniele Herring:State Delegate[57][58]
- Satish Korpe[59]
- Alfonso Lopez:State Delegate[47][52][60]
- Bruce Shuttleworth[44][61][62]
- Mark Sickles:State Delegate[63][48]
Potential candidates
- Walter Tejada: Arlington County Board member[47]
9th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Morgan Griffith - Incumbenta
- William Carr[64]
Failed to file
10th Congressional District
General election candidates
April 26, 2014, Republican primary results[70]
- Barbara Comstocka
- Rob Wasinger: Former congressional aide[71]
- Marc Savitt: President of the National Association of Independent Housing Professionals[71][72]
- Howie Lind: Former Pentagon official and lobbyist[71]
- Stephen Hollingshead: Former official in the administration of President George W. Bush[71][73]
- Bob Marshall:State Delegate[74]
Failed to file
- Tareq Salahi[44][75][76]
- Joseph Schmidt[44][77]
- Scott Weible[44][78]
- Richard Shickle: Chairman of the Frederick County Board of Supervisors[44][71]
Withdrew from race
Declined to run
- Artur Davis[83]
- Richard Black[84][85]
11th Congressional District
General election candidates
Failed to file
State Senate
State Senate special elections in Virginia
There were no regularly scheduled state legislature election in Virginia in 2014 - only special elections.
Special elections by date
January 7, 2014
| ☑Virginia State Senate District 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Lynwood Lewis (D) defeatedWayne Coleman (R) in the special election.[3] Initial returns showed Lewis leading by only 22 votes,[90] within the range of a recount. Official results published by the State Board of Elections declared Lewis the winner by nine votes, leading Coleman to seek a recount.[91] Following the recount, Lewis was declared the winner by eleven votes.[92][93] The seat was vacant followingRalph Northam's (D) election asLieutenant Governor of Virginia on November 5, 2013. Aspecial election for the position ofVirginia State Senate District 6 was called for January 7. Candidates were nominated by their party rather than chosen through a primary.[94]
January 7 Special election candidates: | |||||||||||||||||||||
January 21, 2014
| ☑Virginia State Senate District 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jennifer Wexton (D) defeatedJohn Whitbeck (R) andJoe T. May (I) in the special election, which took place on January 21.[3][95][96] The seat was vacant followingMark Herring's (D) election asAttorney General of Virginia. Aspecial election for the position ofVirginia State Senate District 33 was called for January 21. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was December 26, 2013.[97]
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State House
State House special elections in Virginia
There were no regularly scheduled state legislature election in Virginia in 2014 - only special elections.
Special elections by date
January 7, 2014
| ☑Virginia House of Delegates District 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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S. "Sam" Rasoul (D) defeatedOctavia L. Johnson (R) in the special election, which took place on January 7.[3][98][99] The seat was vacant followingOnzlee Ware's (D) resignation on November 14, 2013, to spend time with his family.[100] Aspecial election for the position ofVirginia House of Delegates District 11 was called for January 7. Candidates were nominated by their party rather than chosen through a primary. The nominating deadline for parties was December 11, 2013.[101]
January 7 Special election candidates: | |||||||||||||||||||||
February 25, 2014
| ☑Virginia House of Delegates District 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. (R) defeatedWillie C. Randall (D) in the special election, which took place on February 25.[3][102][103] The seat was vacant followingLynwood Lewis's (D) election to theVirginia State Senate onJanuary 7. Aspecial election for the position ofVirginia House of Delegates District 100 was called for February 25. Candidates were nominated by their party rather than chosen through a primary. The nominating deadline for parties was February 10.[104]
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School boards
School board elections in Virginia
In 2014,670 ofAmerica's largest school districtsheldelections for2,188 seats. These elections tookplace in37 states.
State elections
A total ofnine Virginia school districts amongAmerica's largest school districts by enrollment heldelections in 2014 for32 seats.Chesterfield County Public Schools held a special election on March 18, 2014, for one seat. Three districts held elections on May 6, 2014, while the remaining five districts heldelections on November 4, 2014.
Here are several quick facts about Virginia's school board elections in 2014:
- An average of 2.16 candidates ran for each board seat up for election in 2014 in Virginia’s largest school districts by enrollment, which was higher than thenational average of 1.89 candidates per seat.
- 15.63 percent of the school board seats on the ballot in 2014 were unopposed. This was a lower percentage than the 32.57 percent of school board seats that wereunopposed nationally.
- Three-quarters of theincumbents whose seats were on the ballot ran for re-election in 2014, and they retained half of the total seats up for election.
- A total of 16 newcomers were elected to school boards in Virginia. They took 50 percent of the total seats in 2014, which was higher than the 38.19 percent of school board seats thatwent to newcomers nationally.
- The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2014 wasVirginia Beach City Public Schools with 71,185 K-12 students.
- The smallest school district by enrollment with an election in 2014 wasSuffolk Public Schools with 14,507 K-12 students.
- Virginia Beach City Public Schools had the most seats on the ballot in 2014 with six seats up for election.
- Chesterfield County Public Schools andHenrico County Public Schools tied for the fewest seats on the ballot in 2014 with one seat up for special election in each district.
The districts listed below served 322,532 K-12 students during the 2010-2011 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.[105] Click on the district names for more information on the district and its school board elections.
| 2014 Virginia School Board Elections | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Date | Seats up for election | Total board seats | Student enrollment |
| Chesterfield County Public Schools | 3/18/2014 | 1 | 5 | 59,233 |
| Chesapeake Public Schools | 5/6/2014 | 5 | 9 | 39,748 |
| Hampton City Schools | 5/6/2014 | 3 | 7 | 21,588 |
| Newport News City Public Schools | 5/6/2014 | 4 | 7 | 30,488 |
| Arlington Public Schools | 11/4/2014 | 2 | 5 | 21,485 |
| Henrico County Public Schools | 11/4/2014 | 1 | 5 | 49,654 |
| Portsmouth Public Schools | 11/4/2014 | 5 | 9 | 14,674 |
| Suffolk Public Schools | 11/4/2014 | 5 | 7 | 14,507 |
| Virginia Beach City Public Schools | 11/4/2014 | 6 | 11 | 71,185 |
Voting in Virginia
- See also:Voting in Virginia
Important voting information
- Aprimary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Virginia utilizes anopen primary process in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[1]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, seethis article.
- Virginia passed legislation in 2013 authorizing online voter registration, but a system has not yet been implemented.
Voting absentee
- See also:Absentee voting by state
For information abouteligibility,deadlines,military and overseas voting andupdates to the voting laws in Virginia, please visit ourabsentee voting by state page.
Voting early
- See also:Early voting
Virginia is one of fourteen states that do not allow early voting. Although it is not technically considered early voting, Virginians may submit an absentee ballot in-person, serving the same purpose as early voting.[106][107]
Elections Performance Index
Virginia ranked25th out of the 50 states and District of Columbia in thePew Charitable Trusts' Elections Performance Index (EPI), based on the2012 elections. The EPI examined election administration performance and assigned an average percentage score based on 17 indicators of election performance. These indicators were chosen in order to determine both the convenience and integrity of these three phases of an election: registration, voting and counting. Virginia received an overall score of 65 percent.[108]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑1.01.11.2Virginia Legislative Information System, "Va. Code § 24.2–530," accessed December 23, 2025
- ↑Virginia State Board of Elections Website, "Become a Registered Voter," accessed January 3, 2014
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- ↑WJLA, "Robert Sarvis considering U.S. Senate run against Warner", accessed December 3, 2013
- ↑Roll Call, "Report: Ed Gillespie to Challenge Mark Warner", accessed January 10, 2014
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- ↑Politico, "Ed Gillespie GOP challenger Howie Lind drops out," accessed February 4, 2014
- ↑Virginia State Board of Elections Website, "Become a Registered Voter," accessed January 3, 2014
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- ↑Associated Press, "Virginia - Summary Vote Results," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑Anthony Riedel for U.S. Congress Facebook Page, "Info," accessed February 25, 2014
- ↑Williamsburg Yorktown Daily, "Libertarian to Challenge Wittman for House Seat," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑Roll Call, "Rigell receives Democratic challenger," accessed August 28, 2013
- ↑Libertarian Party of Virginia, "Our Candidates," accessed March 21, 2014
- ↑18.018.118.218.318.4Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections, "List of Candidates," accessed July 24, 2014
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- ↑Virginia State Board of Elections, "2014 Republican Primaries for U.S House of Representatives," accessed April 3, 2014
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- ↑National Review, "Meet Micah Edmond, a Republican Running in Moran’s District," accessed March 12, 2014
- ↑VAGOP8CD.org, "8th Congressional District Virginia Republican Convention," accessed April 30, 2014
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- ↑Armenian Reporter, "Nancy Najarian joins congressional race in N. Virginia," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑Washington Post, "Charniele Herring joins field for Rep. Moran’s seat, will step down as chair of Va. Democrats," accessed February 3, 2014
- ↑Washington Post "Alexandria delegate drops out of Democratic primary in Virginia’s 8th District", accessed May 15, 2014
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- ↑Roll Call, "Fifth Democrat to Enter Race to Replace Jim Moran," accessed January 27, 2014
- ↑Washington Post, "Shuttleworth withdraws from Northern Virginia congressional race", accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑The Washington Post, "Sickles drops out of race for Moran’s N.Va. congressional seat," accessed March 17, 2014
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- ↑Matthew Edwards, "Home," accessed June 2, 2014
- ↑Washington Post, "Democratic Fairfax supervisor John Foust will enter 2014 race to unseat GOP Rep. Frank Wolf," accessed January 7, 2014
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- ↑ABC News, "State Dinner Crasher Tareq Salahi to Run for Congress," accessed December 20, 2013
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- ↑Bolger for Congress, "Richard Bolger Suspends Campaign for Virginia’s 10th Congressional District," accessed March 17, 2014
- ↑Roll Call, "Frank Wolf Receives Democratic Challenger," accessed September 9, 2013
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- ↑Washington Post, "Race to succeed Frank Wolf in Congress could feature sharp Republican divide," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑Mother Jones, "GOP Congressional Candidate: Spousal Rape Shouldn't Be a Crime," accessed January 17, 2014
- ↑Roll Call, "Republican Drops Bid for Wolf’s Seat in Virginia," accessed January 23, 2014
- ↑Suzanne Scholte for Congress, "Meet Suzanne," accessed May 8, 2014
- ↑Joe Galdo for Congress, "Home," accessed March 5, 2014
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- ↑washingtonpost.com, "Va. Senate control hangs in balance as Democrat leads special election by 22 votes," January 7, 2014
- ↑bradblog.com, "Another VA 'Recount' Coming: 9-Vote Margin in Special Election for Control of State Senate," January 10, 2014
- ↑Washington Post, "Democrat wins Virginia Senate recount, giving Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s agenda a crucial boost," January 27, 2014
- ↑Virginia Secretary of State, "Official special election results," accessed January 30, 2014
- ↑wvec.com, "Special Election in Senate District 6 set for January 7th," December 6, 2013(dead link)
- ↑Washington Post, "Democrats win state Senate seat in Northern Virginia — and perhaps control of the chamber," January 21, 2014
- ↑Virginia Secretary of State, "Official special election results," accessed January 30, 2014
- ↑nbc29.com, "VA Senate Special Election Set Jan. 21," December 20, 2013
- ↑washingtonpost.com, "Va. Senate control hangs in balance as Democrat leads special election by 22 votes," January 7, 2014
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- ↑roanoke.com, " Ware to resign from House of Delegates, citing mother’s poor health," November 14, 2013
- ↑governor.virginia.gov, " Governor McDonnell Sets Date for Special Election in Virginia House District 11," November 27, 2013(dead link)
- ↑Washington Post, "Bloxom wins special election to fill Va House seat," February 26, 2014
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- ↑dailyprogress.com, "Feb. 25 set for Va. House special election," January 29, 2014
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