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
District map before the 2023 election District map from the 2023 election
Senator	Lamont Bagby D–Glen Allen
Demographics	68% White 18% Black 5% Hispanic 4% Asian 4% Other
Population (2019)	213,771[1]
Registered voters	154,807[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

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