John Foust
float:right; border:1px solid #FFB81F; background-color: white; width: 250px; font-size: .9em; margin-bottom:0px;
} .infobox p { margin-bottom: 0; } .widget-row { display: inline-block; width: 100%; margin-top: 1px; margin-bottom: 1px; } .widget-row.heading { font-size: 1.2em; } .widget-row.value-only { text-align: center; background-color: grey; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.value-only.white { background-color: #f9f9f9; } .widget-row.value-only.black { background-color: #f9f9f9; color: black; } .widget-row.Democratic { background-color: #003388; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.Republican { background-color: red; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.Independent, .widget-row.Nonpartisan, .widget-row.Constitution { background-color: grey; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.Libertarian { background-color: #f9d334; color: black; font-weight: bold; } .widget-row.Green { background-color: green; color: white; font-weight: bold; } .widget-key { width: 43%; display: inline-block; padding-left: 10px; vertical-align: top; font-weight: bold; } .widget-value { width: 57%; float: right; display: inline-block; padding-left: 10px; word-wrap: break-word; } .widget-img { width: 150px; display: block; margin: auto; } .clearfix { clear: both; }
John Foust was a 2014 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 10th Congressional District of Virginia.[1] Foust was given the Democratic nomination by the Tenth Congressional District Democratic Committee on March 17, 2014.[2] John Foust lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
Campaign themes
Foust listed the following priorities on his website:
“ | Jobs & the Economy John will advocate for policies that expand the middle class by creating jobs and opportunities. He will work to end partisan gridlock that creates uncertainty in the economy and hampers expansion and growth. As Chairman of the County’s economic Advisory Commission, he has led the effort to plan and implement strategies for economic growth. He supports investments in job creators like education, infrastructure, and research and development. In Congress, he will continue his work to keep Northern Virginia’s economy strong and growing. |
” |
—John Foust, https://web.archive.org/web/20141103190658/http://foustforvirginia.com/priorities/ |
Elections
2014
Foust ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Virginia's 10th District.[1] John Foust lost the general election on November 4, 2014.
On March 17, 2014, the Tenth Congressional District Democratic Committee gave Foust the Democratic nomination. Because Foust was the only candidate to file for the nomination, the committee canceled its April 26 convention.[2] After receiving the nomination Foust said, "I am very grateful for the support I’m receiving across the district. I believe we’re unified because we represent the concerns and priorities of the residents of the 10th district, and I look forward to continuing the campaign through November and having a discussion on the issues with whomever the Republican nominee is."[2]
Election results
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Foust | 40.4% | 89,957 | |
Republican | Barbara Comstock | 56.5% | 125,914 | |
Libertarian | Bill Redpath | 1.5% | 3,393 | |
Green | Dianne Blais | 0.4% | 946 | |
Independent | Brad Eickholt | 1.1% | 2,442 | |
N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 258 | |
Total Votes | 222,910 | |||
Source: Virginia Department of Elections |
Endorsements
Foust listed the following endorsements on his campaign website:[4]
- Congressman Jim Moran
- Lt. Governor Ralph Northam
- Dick Saslaw - Virginia State Senate Democratic Leader
Polls
General Election | |||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poll | Barbara Comstock | John Foust | Diane Blais | Bill Redpath | Bill Eickholt | Undecided | Other | Refused | Margin of Error | Sample Size | |||||||||
Citizens United Political Victory Fund October 17-18, 2014 | 51% | 35% | 2% | 1% | 1% | 8% | 1% | 1% | +/-4.9 | 404 | |||||||||
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected] |
General Election | |||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poll | Barbara Comstock | John Foust | Other | Undecided | Margin of Error | Sample Size | |||||||||||||
The Tarrance Group September 23-25, 2014 | 46% | 34% | 7% | 14% | +/-4.9 | 403 | |||||||||||||
Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to [email protected] |
Media
|
|
|
Campaign finance summary
Ballotpedia currently provides campaign finance data for all federal- and state-level candidates from 2020 and later. We are continuously working to expand our data to include prior elections. That information will be published here as we acquire it. If you would like to help us provide this data, please consider donating to Ballotpedia.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "John + Foust + Virginia + Congress"
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Virginia's 10th Congressional District elections, 2014
- Virginia's 10th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Washington Post, "Democratic Fairfax supervisor John Foust will enter 2014 race to unseat GOP Rep. Frank Wolf," accessed January 7, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 ConnectionNewspapers.com, "10th District Democrats Nominate John Foust," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Foust for Virginia, "Endorsements," accessed May 8, 2014