West Virginia State Senate elections, 2014

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West Virginia State Senate elections, 2014

Majority control • Qualifications

List of candidates District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17

State Legislative Election Results

West Virginia State Senate • 2014 West Virginia House Elections

Elections for the West Virginia State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 13, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 25, 2014.

Following the general election, the Republican Party gained majority control of the West Virginia State Senate. Prior to the election, the Democratic Party held majority control of the chamber with 24 seats. However, after sustaining a net loss of eight seats to bring their total down to 16, the party lost control. Majority control was held by the Republican Party, which increased its total seats from ten to 18.

Incumbents retiring

A total of two incumbents did not run for re-election in 2014. Those incumbents were:

Name	Party	Current Office
Evan Jenkins	Republican	Senate District 5
Brooks McCabe	Democratic	Senate District 17

Majority control

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 4 election, the Democratic Party held the majority in the West Virginia State Senate:

West Virginia State Senate
Party		As of November 3, 2014	After November 4, 2014
	Democratic Party	24	16
	Republican Party	10	18
Total		34	34

Qualifications

Section 13 of Article 6 of the West Virginia Constitution states, "No person holding any other lucrative office or employment under this state, the United States, or any foreign government; no member of Congress; and no person who is sheriff, constable, or clerk of any court of record, shall be eligible to a seat in the Legislature."

2014 Competitiveness Overview
Primary competition (state comparison)
Incumbents defeated • Victorious challengers • Primary competitiveness
Major party challengers (state comparison)
Candidates with no challenges at all in 2014
Open seats (state comparisons)
Impact of term limits on # of open seats Long-serving senators • Long-serving reps
Chart Comparing 2014 Results
Chart Comparing 2014 Results • Comparisons Between Years
Competitiveness Index • Absolute Index
2014 State Legislative Elections State legislative incumbent turnover in 2014
Competitiveness Studies from Other Years
2007 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013

Competitiveness

Candidates unopposed by a major party

In one of the seventeen districts up for election in 2014, there was only one major party candidate running for election. One Republican was guaranteed election in November barring unforeseen circumstances.

Two major party candidates faced off in the general election in 16 of the 17 districts up for election. Three of these seats, Districts 8, 9 and 16, held mildly competitive elections in 2012.

• District 8: Incumbent Erik P. Wells (D) was defeated by Ed Gaunch (R). In 2012, Chris Walters claimed the other seat in the district left open by Corey Palumbo (D) by a margin of victory of 6 percent.
• District 9: Incumbent Mike Green (West Virginia) (D) was defeated by Jeff Mullins (R). In 2012, Daniel Hall (D) won election to the other seat in the district by a margin of victory of 7 percent.
• District 16: Incumbent John Unger (D) defeated challenger Larry V. Faircloth (R). In 2012, Herb Snyder (D) won re-election to the other seat in the district by a margin of victory of 8 percent.

Primary challenges

Just one incumbent faced primary competition on May 13. Two incumbents did not for re-election in 2014 and another 14 incumbents advanced past the primary without opposition. The state senator who faced primary competition was:

• District 12: Incumbent Sam J. Cann (D) was defeated by Mike Romano in the Democratic primary.

Retiring incumbents

Two incumbent senators did not for re-election, while 15 (88.3%) ran for re-election. A list of those incumbents, one Democrat and one Republican, can be found above.

List of candidates

District 1

May 13 Democratic primary:

• Rocky Fitzsimmons: 6,990 a- Incumbent Fitzsimmons first assumed office in 2010.

May 13 Republican primary:

• Ryan Ferns: 3,589 a

November 4 General election candidates:

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Rocky Fitzsimmons: 12,821

Ryan Ferns: 13,762

District 2

May 13 Democratic primary:

• Larry John Edgell: 7,163 a- Incumbent Edgell first assumed office in 1998.

May 13 Republican primary:

• Kent Leonhardt: 4,783 a

Constitution candidates:

• Jeffrey Jarrell a

November 4 General election candidates:

Larry John Edgell: 12,358

Kent Leonhardt: 13,034

Jeffrey Jarrell: 681

District 3

May 13 Democratic primary:

• Robin Wilson, Jr.: 3,704 a

May 13 Republican primary:

• David C. Nohe: 5,643 a- Incumbent Nohe first assumed office in 1998.

November 4 General election candidates:

Robin Wilson, Jr.: 6,014

David C. Nohe: 19,321

District 4

May 13 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

May 13 Republican primary:

• Mike Hall: 5,723 a- Incumbent Hall first assumed office in 2006.

November 4 General election candidates:

Mike Hall: 22,561

District 5

Note: Incumbent Evan Jenkins (R) did not run for re-election.

May 13 Democratic primary:

• Robert Alexander: 1,784
• Mike Woelfel: 5,218 a

May 13 Republican primary:

• Vicki Dunn-Marshall: 2,856 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Mike Woelfel: 12,511

Vicki Dunn-Marshall: 11,818

Roy L. Ramey: 793

District 6

May 13 Democratic primary:

• H. Truman Chafin: 7,722 a- Incumbent Chafin first assumed office in 1982.

May 13 Republican primary:

• Mark R. Maynard: 1,626 a

November 4 General election candidates:

H. Truman Chafin: 11,245

Mark R. Maynard: 11,620

District 7

May 13 Democratic primary:

• Ron Stollings: 8,726 a- Incumbent Stollings first assumed office in 2006.

May 13 Republican primary:

• Gary Johngrass: 1,341 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Ron Stollings: 14,177

Gary Johngrass: 7,394

District 8

May 13 Democratic primary:

• Erik P. Wells: 5,887 a- Incumbent Wells first assumed office in 2006.

May 13 Republican primary:

• Ed Gaunch: 3,743 a

Constitution candidates:

• Mike Fisher a

November 4 General election candidates:

Erik P. Wells: 11,472

Ed Gaunch: 14,094

Mike Fisher: 1,041

District 9

May 13 Democratic primary:

• Mike Green: 6,562 a- Incumbent Green first assumed office in 2006.

Note: Michael M. Kostenko withdrew before the primary.

May 13 Republican primary:

• Jeff Mullins: 2,923 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Mike Green: 10,970

Jeff Mullins: 14,465

District 10

May 13 Democratic primary:

• Ronald F. Miller: 7,159 a- Incumbent Miller first assumed office in 2010.

May 13 Republican primary:

• Duane Zobrist: 2,351 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Ronald F. Miller: 13,776

Duane Zobrist: 11,815

District 11

May 13 Democratic primary:

• Gregory A. Tucker: 7,231 a- Incumbent Tucker first assumed office in 2010.

May 13 Republican primary:

• Steve Foster: 2,941
• Robert L. Karnes: 3,327 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Gregory A. Tucker: 12,122

Robert L. Karnes: 15,171

District 12

May 13 Democratic primary:

• Sam J. Cann: 5,823 - Incumbent Cann first assumed office in 2013.
• Mike Romano: 7,308 a

May 13 Republican primary:

• Mike L. Queen: 4,065 a

Libertarian candidates:

• Patrick Smith

November 4 General election candidates:

Mike Romano: 14,036

Mike L. Queen: 11,850

Patrick Smith: 2,192

District 13

May 13 Democratic primary:

• Bob Beach: 6,271 a- Incumbent Beach first assumed office in 2010.

May 13 Republican primary:

• Kris Warner: 2,601 a

American Freedom Party candidates:

• Harry Bertram

November 4 General election candidates:

Bob Beach: 12,055

Kris Warner: 10,589

Harry Bertram: 767

District 14

May 13 Democratic primary:

• Stan Shaver: 5,859 a

May 13 Republican primary:

• Dave Sypolt: 5,238 a- Incumbent Sypolt first assumed office in 2006.

November 4 General election candidates:

Stan Shaver: 8,456

Dave Sypolt: 15,953

District 15

May 13 Democratic primary:

• Donald H. Cookman: 3,396 a- Incumbent Cookman first assumed office in 2013.

May 13 Republican primary:

• Charles S. Trump, IV: 5,758 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Donald H. Cookman: 8,622

Charles S. Trump, IV: 17,609

District 16

May 13 Democratic primary:

• John Unger: 3,071 a- Incumbent Unger first assumed office in 1998.

May 13 Republican primary:

• Larry V. Faircloth: 2,962 a

November 4 General election candidates:

John Unger: 12,287

Larry V. Faircloth: 11,122

District 17

Note: Incumbent Brooks McCabe (D) did not run re-election.

May 13 Democratic primary:

• Doug Skaff, Jr.: 6,798 a

May 13 Republican primary:

• Lance V. Wheeler: 1,624
• Tom Takubo: 3,477 a

Mountain Party candidates:

• Jesse Johnson

November 4 General election candidates:

Doug Skaff, Jr.: 13,029

Tom Takubo: 15,488

Jesse Johnson: 1,221

See also

• West Virginia State Senate
• West Virginia State Legislature
• State legislative elections, 2014

External links

Suggest a link

• West Virginia Secretary of State, "Official 2014 General Election Results"
• West Virginia Secretary of State, "Unofficial 2014 General Election Results"
• West Virginia Secretary of State, "2014 Candidate Listing By Office"
• West Virginia Secretary of State, Official primary election results

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Current members of the West Virginia State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Randy Smith

Majority Leader:Patrick Martin

Minority Leader:Mike Woelfel

Senators

District 1

Laura Wakim Chapman (R)

Ryan Weld (R)

District 2

Charles Clements (R)

Christopher Rose (R)

District 3

Mike Azinger (R)

Donna Boley (R)

District 4

Amy Grady (R)

Eric Tarr (R)

District 5

Scott Fuller (R)

Mike Woelfel (D)

District 6

Craig Hart (R)

Mark Maynard (R)

District 7

Rupie Phillips (R)

Mike Stuart (R)

District 8

T. Kevan Bartlett (R)

Glenn Jeffries (R)

District 9

Brian Helton (R)

Rollan Roberts (R)

District 10

Vince Deeds (R)

Jack Woodrum (R)

District 11

William Hamilton (R)

Robbie Morris (R)

District 12

Patrick Martin (R)

Ben Queen (R)

District 13

Joey Garcia (D)

Mike Oliverio (R)

District 14

Randy Smith (R)

Jay Taylor (R)

District 15

Darren Thorne (R)

Tom Willis (R)

District 16

Jason Barrett (R)

Patricia Rucker (R)

District 17

Anne Charnock (R)

Tom Takubo (R)

Republican Party (32)

Democratic Party (2)