# 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.

## 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.
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. It borders the state of North Carolina.

## Recent election results
### 2019

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

### 2015

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

### 2013 special

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

### 2011

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

### Federal and statewide results

| Year | Office | Results |
| 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% |
| 2012 | 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 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Harry Blevins (incumbent) | 13,402 | 70.8 |
| | Libertarian | W. Donald Tabor, Jr. | 5,455 | 28.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,923 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2003

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

### 2001 special

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

### 1999

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

### 1997 special

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

### 1995

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