2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia
2014 House 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 2026, 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
Rob Wittman, incumbent U.S. representative
Eliminated in primary
Anthony Riedel, public relations specialist for National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
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.
General election
Endorsements
Predictions
Results
External links
Rob Wittman campaign website
Norm Mosher campaign website Archived June 27, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
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.
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