American legislative district
Virginia's 14th State Senate district |
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District map before the 2023 election District map from the 2023 election |
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Demographics | 68% White 18% Black 5% Hispanic 4% Asian 4% Other |
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Population (2019) | 213,771[1] |
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Registered voters | 154,807[2] |
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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.
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
Federal and statewide results
Historical results
All election results below took place prior to 2011 redistricting, and thus were under different district lines.
2007
2003
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
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
References
- ^ a b "State Senate District 14, VA". Census Reporter. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- ^ "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. February 1, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
- ^ "John A. Cosgrove, Jr". Senate of Virginia. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
- ^ "Virginia State Senate District 14". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. April 16, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021.