Virginia's 14th Senate district

Virginia's 14th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It was most recently represented by Republican John Cosgrove from his victory in a 2013 special election to replace fellow Republican Harry Blevins to his resignation September 2023.

Virginia's 14th
State Senate district
Senator
  Vacant
Demographics68% White
18% Black
5% Hispanic
4% Asian
4% Other
Population (2019)213,771[1]
Registered voters154,807[2]

Geography

District 14 contains parts of several counties and independent cities in the southern Hampton Roads area, including Isle of Wight County, Southampton County, and the cities of Chesapeake, Franklin, Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach.[3]

The district overlaps with Virginia's 2nd, 3rd, and 4th congressional districts, and with the 21st, 64th, 75th, 76th, 77th, 78th, 79th, 80th, 81st, and 84th districts of the Virginia House of Delegates.[4] It borders the state of North Carolina.[1]

Recent election results

2019
2019 Virginia Senate election, District 14[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Cosgrove (incumbent) 36,370 60.2
Democratic Rebecca Raveson 23,949 39.6
Total votes 60,460 100
Republican hold

2015
2015 Virginia Senate election, District 14[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Cosgrove (incumbent) 2,586 64.6
Republican William Haley 1,417 35.4
Total votes 4,003 100
General election
Republican John Cosgrove (incumbent) 15,371 92.4
Total votes 16,637 100
Republican hold

2013 special
2013 Virginia Senate special election, District 14[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Cosgrove 2,254 87.9
Democratic Kerry Holmes 228 8.9
Total votes 2,563 100
Republican hold

2011
2011 Virginia Senate election, District 14[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harry Blevins (incumbent) 16,063 96.0
Total votes 16,738 100
Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 14
Year Office Results[7][8]
2020 President Trump 58.1–40.1%
2017 Governor Gillespie 56.1–42.8%
2016 President Trump 58.2–36.8%
2014 Senate Gillespie 58.0–39.7%
2013 Governor Cuccinelli 55.1–38.8%
2012 President Romney 59.5–39.3%
Senate Allen 58.3–41.7%

Historical results

All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.

2007
2007 Virginia Senate election, District 14[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harry Blevins (incumbent) 13,402 70.8
Libertarian W. Donald Tabor, Jr. 5,455 28.8
Total votes 18,923 100
Republican hold

2003
2003 Virginia Senate election, District 14[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harry Blevins (incumbent) 12,878 70.8
Total votes 13,216 100
Republican hold

2001 special
2001 Virginia Senate special election, District 14[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Harry Blevins 3,096 97.9
Total votes 3,163 100
Republican hold

1999
1999 Virginia Senate election, District 14[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Randy Forbes (incumbent) 25,193 97.9
Total votes 25,731 100
Republican hold

1997 special
1997 Virginia Senate special election, District 14[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Randy Forbes 16,889 69.1
Democratic James Wheaton 7,526 30.8
Total votes 24,449 100
Republican hold

1995
1995 Virginia Senate election, District 14[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Earley (incumbent) 22,571 79.9
Libertarian Mark Walker 5,654 20.0
Total votes 28,262 100
Republican hold

References
  1. "State Senate District 14, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  2. "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  3. "John A. Cosgrove, Jr". Senate of Virginia. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  5. "Virginia State Senate District 14". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  6. "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
  8. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. April 16, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
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