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
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. 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.

Summary of the 2014 West Virginia Senate election results
Party		Candidates	Votes	%	Seats
Party		Candidates	Votes	%	Before 81st Leg.	Up	Won	After 82nd Leg.	+/–
	Republican	17	239,003	55.28	10	3	11	18	8
	Democratic	16	186,688	43.18	24	14	6	16	8
	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%

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