2014Final results
2014 election for Virginia's 5th District
U.S. House · Virginia
Robert Hurt (R) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating W. Lawrence Gaughan (D) by 25.0 points.
Robert HurtRepublican · winner
60.9%124,735
W. Lawrence GaughanDemocrat
35.9%73,482
Paul F. JonesLibertarian
2.1%4,298
Kenneth J. HildebrandtIndependent
1.1%2,209
204,945 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2014
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
W. Lawrence GaughanRobert Hurt
$86.9K
Raised by the campaign
$1.3M
$86.1K
Spent by the campaign
$1.2M
$457
Cash on hand
$209K
Other candidates' campaigns: Paul F. Jones $2.5K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2014.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2014
The candidates
Robert Hurt (R)W. Lawrence Gaughan (D)
Also on the ballot: Paul F. Jones (Libertarian), 2.1%; Kenneth J. Hildebrandt (Independent), 1.1%