2014 United States Senate election in West Virginia

The 2014 United States Senate election in West Virginia was held on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of West Virginia, concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. This election was the fifth consecutive even-number year in which a senate election was held in West Virginia after elections in 2006, 2008, 2010, and 2012.

Incumbent Democratic senator Jay Rockefeller decided to retire rather than run for reelection for a sixth term. The Democrats nominated Secretary of State of West Virginia Natalie Tennant and the Republicans nominated U.S. Representative Shelley Moore Capito. It was the thirteenth U.S. Senate election that involved two major party female nominees in U.S. history.

Capito defeated Tennant and became the first female senator elected in West Virginia's history as well as the first Republican elected to the Senate from West Virginia since 1956, and their victory in this seat since 1942. The results of this election were a near complete flip from 2008, in which Democrat Jay Rockefeller received 64% of the vote. This was the first open-seat non-special election since 1984.

Declared

 * Dennis Melton
 * Natalie Tennant, Secretary of State of West Virginia and candidate for governor in 2011
 * David Wamsley, developer

Withdrew

 * Sheirl Fletcher, former Republican State Delegate and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2008, 2010 and 2012

Declined

 * Ralph Baxter, attorney and CEO of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe
 * Gaston Caperton, former governor
 * Mike Callaghan, former Assistant United States Attorney and former chairman of the West Virginia Democratic Party
 * Nick Casey, former chairman of the West Virginia Democratic Party (running for the U.S. House)
 * Robin Davis, Justice for the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
 * Glen Gainer III, West Virginia State Auditor (running for WV-01)
 * Booth Goodwin, United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia
 * Carte Goodwin, former U.S. Senator
 * Walt Helmick, West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner
 * Jim Humphreys, former state senator and nominee for West Virginia's 2nd congressional district in 2000 and 2002
 * Jeff Kessler, President of the West Virginia Senate and candidate for governor in 2011
 * Corey Palumbo, state senator
 * John Perdue, West Virginia State Treasurer and candidate for governor in 2011
 * Nick Preservati, attorney
 * Nick Rahall, U.S. Representative
 * Jay Rockefeller, incumbent U.S. Senator
 * Allen Tackett, former Adjutant General of the West Virginia National Guard
 * Rick Thompson, West Virginia Secretary of Veterans Affairs, former Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates and candidate for governor in 2011
 * Earl Ray Tomblin, Governor of West Virginia
 * Erik Wells, state senator
 * Bob Wise, former governor

Results
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Declared

 * Larry Butcher
 * Shelley Moore Capito, U.S. Representative
 * Matthew Dodrill

Withdrew

 * Rick LeMasters, retired Marine officer and state employee
 * Pat McGeehan, former state delegate and former Air Force Intelligence Officer and Captain (running for House of Delegates)
 * Scott Regan, Democratic candidate for the state senate in 2010
 * Edwin Vanover, former Bramwell Police Chief and Democratic candidate for the House of Delegates in 2012

Declined

 * Bill Maloney, businessman and nominee for Governor in 2011 and 2012
 * David McKinley, U.S. Representative
 * Patrick Morrisey, Attorney General of West Virginia
 * John Raese, businessman, nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1984, 2006, 2010 and 2012 and candidate for governor in 1988

Declared

 * Bob Henry Baber (Mountain Party), writer, former mayor of Richwood, nominee for Governor of West Virginia in 2011 and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2012
 * John Buckley (Libertarian Party), attorney, retired law clerk, former Virginia state delegate, and cousin of William F. Buckley, Jr.
 * Phil Hudok (Constitution Party), nominee for West Virginia's 2nd congressional district in 2010

Withdrawn

 * Martin Staunton (Independent), former TV anchor (moved to Georgia)

Debates
A televised debate between Tennant and Capito was held on October 7 in Charleston.
 * Complete video of debate

Polling

 * With Davis


 * With Fletcher


 * With Goodwin


 * With Rahall


 * With Rockefeller


 * With Tennant

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

 * Barbour (largest city: Philippi)
 * Cabell (largest city: Huntington)
 * Calhoun (largest city: Grantsville)
 * Clay (largest city: Clay)
 * Gilmer (largest city: Glenville)
 * Greenbrier (largest city: Lewisburg)
 * Hancock (largest city: Weirton)
 * Hardy (largest city: Moorefield)
 * Jackson (largest city: Ravenswood)
 * Jefferson (largest city: Charles Town)
 * Lewis (largest city: Weston)
 * Marshall (largest city: Moundsville)
 * Mason (largest city: Point Pleasant)
 * Mercer (largest city: Bluefield)
 * Monongalia (largest city: Morgantown)
 * Monroe (largest city: Peterstown)
 * Nicholas (largest city: Summersville)
 * Ohio (largest city: Wheeling)
 * Pendleton (largest city: Franklin)
 * Pleasants (largest city: St. Marys)
 * Pocahontas (largest city: Marlinton)
 * Raleigh (largest city: Beckley)
 * Randolph (largest city: Elkins)
 * Roane (largest city: Spencer)
 * Summers (largest city: Hinton)
 * Taylor (largest city: Grafton)
 * Tucker (largest city: Parsons)
 * Tyler (largest city: Paden City)
 * Wayne (largest city: Kenova)
 * Wetzel (largest city: New Martinsville)
 * Harrison (largest city: Clarksburg)
 * Kanawha (largest city: Charleston)
 * Lincoln (largest city: Hamlin)
 * Wyoming (largest city: Mullens)
 * Brooke (largest borough: Wellsburg)
 * Fayette (largest city: Fayetteville)
 * Logan (largest borough: Logan)
 * Mingo (largest borough: Williamson)
 * Boone (largest city: Madison)
 * Braxton (largest town: Sutton)
 * Marion (largest city: Fairmont)
 * McDowell (largest city: Welch)
 * Webster (largest town: Webster Springs)
 * Berkeley (largest municipality: Martinsburg)
 * Hampshire (largest municipality: Romney)
 * Mineral (largest municipality: Keyser)
 * Morgan (largest municipality: Berkeley Springs)
 * Upshur (largest municipality: Buckhannon)
 * Wirt (largest municipality: Elizabeth)
 * Putnam (largest municipality: Hurricane)
 * Preston (largest municipality: Kingwood)
 * Wood (largest municipality: Parkersburg)

By congressional district
Capito won all three congressional districts.