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.
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 in 58 years. Not only was the 27.4 percent margin the largest for a Republican in a statewide race in West Virginia history, but Tennant's 34.5 percent was the lowest ever recorded for a Democrat in a Senate race in West Virginia. The results of this election were a near complete flip from 2008, in which Democrat Jay Rockefeller received 64% of the vote. This is the first open seat non-special election since 1984.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Polling


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Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Polling

Poll sourceShelley
Moore Capito
conservative		Undecided
September 19–22, 2013348± 5.3%65%21%14%


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Independents and third parties

Candidates

Declared

Debates

A televised debate between Tennant and Capito was held on October 7 in Charleston.

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Polling


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Results

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