2014 West Virginia Senate election

2014 West Virginia Senate elections
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17 of 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate; 18 seats needed for a majority
Democratic 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%	Republican 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% >90%
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]

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

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%

^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference Results was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b Barnes, Clark (2016). West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (Volume 93 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. p. 511. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
^ 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.

[Results-1] Cite error: The named reference Results was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[After-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.

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