2014 Senate elections · West Virginia history
West Virginia U.S. Senate election 2014
Shelley Moore Capito REP +27.7 gain · Class II seat · held 11/4/14
- Votes counted
- 453,689
- Margin
- 27.7 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticchanged party
General election 11/4/14
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelley Moore Capito Won | REP | 281,820 | 62.12% | |
| Natalie E. Tennant | DEM | 156,360 | 34.46% | |
| John S. Buckley | LIB | 7,409 | 1.63% | |
| Bob Henry Baber | MTP | 5,504 | 1.21% | |
| Phillip J. Hudok | CON | 2,566 | 0.57% | |
| Alex Wolf Weinstein | W | 10 | 0.00% | |
| Roger Smith | W | 8 | 0.00% | |
| Dino Battista | W | 7 | 0.00% | |
| Larry Eugene Butcher | W | 5 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 453,689 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other West Virginia Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Jim Justice | 41.0 |
| 2020 | Class II | Shelley Moore Capito | 43.3 |
| 2018 | Class I | Joe Manchin, III | 3.3 |
| 2014 | Class II | Shelley Moore Capito | 27.7 |
| 2012 | Class I | Joe Manchin, III | 24.1 |
| 2010 special | Class I | Joe Manchin, III | 10.1 |
| 2008 | Class II | John D. Rockefeller, IV | 27.5 |
| 2006 | Class I | Robert C. Byrd | 54.1 |
| 2002 | Class II | John D. Rockefeller, IV | 26.2 |
| 2000 | Class I | Robert C. Byrd | 57.6 |
| 1996 | Class II | John D. Rockefeller, IV | 53.3 |
| 1994 | Class I | Robert C. Byrd | 38.0 |
Full West Virginia Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2014 West Virginia Senate race?
Shelley Moore Capito (REP) won with 62.1% of the vote, ahead of Natalie E. Tennant (34.5%), a margin of 27.7 points.
Did the West Virginia Senate seat change party in 2014?
Yes. It moved from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2014 West Virginia Senate race?
453,689 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.