2014 West Virginia Senate election

2014 West Virginia Senate elections
November 4, 2014
17 of 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Mike Hall Jeff Kessler
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since 2010 2010
Leader's seat SD 4 SD 2
Seats before 9 25
Seats after 18 16
Seat change Increase 9 Decrease 9
Popular vote 239,003 186,688
Percentage 55.28% 43.18%
Seats up 3 14
Seats won 11 6
Holds and gains
     Democratic hold
     Republican gain      Republican hold
Senate President before election

Jeff Kessler
Democratic

 Elected Senate President

Bill Cole
Republican

The 2014 West Virginia Senate election took place on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect members to the 82nd and 83rd Legislatures; held concurrently with the U.S. House, and U.S. Senate elections.[1] State senate seats in West Virginia are staggered, with senators serving 4-year terms. 17 of the 34 state senate seats were up for election. The Republicans won in a landslide, flipping 8 Democratic seats and securing a majority in the chamber after the defection of Democratic senator Daniel Hall the day after the election.[2][3]

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
Governing[4] Likely D October 20, 2014

Results

Summary of the 2014 West Virginia Senate election results[1]
Party Candidates Votes % Seats
Before
81st Leg.		 Up Won After[2]
82nd Leg.		 +/–
Republican 17 239,003 55.28 9 3 11 18 Increase 9
Democratic 16 186,688 43.18 25 14 6 16 Decrease 9
Libertarian 1 2,192 0.51 0 0 0 0 Steady
Constitution 2 1,722 0.40 0 0 0 0 Steady
American Freedom 2 1,560 0.36 0 0 0 0 Steady
Mountain 1 1,221 0.28 0 0 0 0 Steady
Total 432,386 100% 34 17 34 Steady
Popular vote
Republican
 
 55.28%
Democratic
 
 43.18%
Libertarian
 
 0.51%
Constitution
 
 0.40%
American Freedom
 
 0.36%
Mountain
 
 0.28%
Seats won
Republican
 
 82.35%
Democratic
 
 17.65%
Total senate seats
Republican
 
 52.94%
Democratic
 
 47.06%

SD 1

2014 West Virginia SD 1 general election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ryan Ferns 13,762 51.8
Democratic Rocky Fitzsimmons (incumbent) 12,821 48.2
Total votes 26,583 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

SD 2

2014 West Virginia SD 2 general election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Kent Leonhardt 13,034 50.0
Democratic Larry Edgell (incumbent) 12,358 47.4
Constitution Jeffrey Jarrell 681 2.6
Total votes 26,073 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

SD 3

2014 West Virginia SD 3 general election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Nohe (incumbent) 19,321 76.3
Democratic Robin Wilson 6,014 23.7
Total votes 25,335 100.0
Republican hold

SD 4

2014 West Virginia SD 4 general election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Hall (incumbent) 22,561 100.0
Total votes 22,561 100.0
Republican hold

SD 5

2014 West Virginia SD 5 general election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Woelfel 12,511 49.8
Republican Vicki Dunn-Marshall 11,818 47.0
American Freedom Roy Ramey 793 3.2
Total votes 25,122 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 6

2014 West Virginia SD 6 general election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Maynard 11,620 50.8
Democratic H. Truman Chafin (incumbent) 11,245 49.2
Total votes 22,865 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

SD 7

2014 West Virginia SD 7 general election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ron Stollings (incumbent) 14,177 65.7
Republican Gary Johngrass 7,394 34.3
Total votes 21,571 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 8

2014 West Virginia SD 8 general election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ed Gaunch 14,094 53.0
Democratic Erik Wells (incumbent) 11,472 43.1
Constitution Mike Fisher 1,041 3.9
Total votes 26,607 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

SD 9

2014 West Virginia SD 9 general election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jeff Mullins 14,465 56.9
Democratic Mike Green (incumbent) 10,970 43.1
Total votes 25,435 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

SD 10

2014 West Virginia SD 10 general election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ronald F. Miller (incumbent) 13,776 53.8
Republican Duane Zobrist 11,815 46.2
Total votes 25,591 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 11

2014 West Virginia SD 11 general election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robert L. Karnes 15,171 55.6
Democratic Gregory Tucker (incumbent) 12,122 44.4
Total votes 27,293 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

SD 12

2014 West Virginia SD 12 general election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Romano 14,063 50.0
Republican Mike Queen 11,850 42.2
Libertarian Patrick Smith 2,192 7.8
Total votes 28,105 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 13

2014 West Virginia SD 13 general election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Beach (incumbent) 12,061 51.5
Republican Kris Warner 10,596 45.2
American Freedom Harry Bertram 767 3.3
Total votes 23,424 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 14

2014 West Virginia SD 14 general election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Sypolt (incumbent) 17,283 65.4
Democratic Stan Shaver 9,160 34.6
Total votes 26,443 100.0
Republican hold

SD 15

2014 West Virginia SD 15 general election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles S. Trump IV 17,609 67.1
Democratic Donald Cookman (incumbent) 8,622 32.9
Total votes 26,231 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

SD 16

2014 West Virginia SD 16 general election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Unger (incumbent) 12,287 52.5
Republican Larry Faircloth 11,122 47.5
Total votes 23,409 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 17

2014 West Virginia SD 17 general election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Takubo 15,488 52.1
Democratic Doug Skaff Jr. 13,029 43.8
Mountain Jesse Johnson 1,221 4.1
Total votes 29,738 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic


See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Barnes, Clark (2016). West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (Volume 93 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. pp. 826–34. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Barnes, Clark (2016). West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (Volume 93 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. p. 511. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
  3. ↑ Mistich, Dave (November 6, 2014). "Hall Switches Parties, GOP Will Control Both Chambers of West Virginia Legislature". West Virginia Public Broadcasting. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  4. ↑ Luzer, Daniel (October 20, 2014). "Only a Few 2014 Legislative Races Are Competitive". Governing. Retrieved July 10, 2024.
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