Virginia's 14th Senate district

Virginia's 14th Senate district is one of 40 districts in the Senate of Virginia. It has been represented by Republican Senator John Cosgrove since his victory in a 2013 special election to replace fellow Republican Harry Blevins.

Virginia's 14th State Senate District
Senator	John Cosgrove R–Chesapeake
Demographics	68% White 18% Black 5% Hispanic 5% Asian 4% Other
Population (2017)	211,191[1]
Registered voters	147,663[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 U.S. congressional districts 2, 3, and 4.[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)	36,226	60.1
	Democratic	Rebecca Raveson	23,890	39.7
Total votes			60,251	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]
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 14 August 2019.
2. "Registrant Counts by District Type" (PDF). Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Elections. June 2019.
3. "District 14 Description". John A. Cosgrove, Jr. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
5. "Virginia State Senate District 14". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
6. "Elections Database". Virginia Board of Elections. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved 14 August 2019.