2014 United States Senate election in West Virginia

2014 United States Senate election in West Virginia
	Moore Capito: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
U.S. senator before election; Jay Rockefeller; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Shelley Moore Capito; Republican

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.^[1]

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.^[2] 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.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

Dennis Melton^[3]
Natalie Tennant, Secretary of State of West Virginia and candidate for governor in 2011^[4]
David Wamsley, developer^[5]

Withdrew[edit]

Sheirl Fletcher, former Republican State Delegate and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2008, 2010 and 2012^[6]

Declined[edit]

Ralph Baxter, attorney and CEO of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe^[7]
Gaston Caperton, former governor^[8]
Mike Callaghan, former Assistant United States Attorney and former chairman of the West Virginia Democratic Party^[9]
Nick Casey, former chairman of the West Virginia Democratic Party (running for the U.S. House)^[10]
Robin Davis, Justice for the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia^[11]
Glen Gainer III, West Virginia State Auditor (running for WV-01)^[12]
Booth Goodwin, United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia^[13]
Carte Goodwin, former U.S. Senator^[14]
Walt Helmick, West Virginia Agriculture Commissioner^[15]
Jim Humphreys, former state senator and nominee for West Virginia's 2nd congressional district in 2000 and 2002^[5]
Jeff Kessler, President of the West Virginia Senate and candidate for governor in 2011^[16]^[17]
Corey Palumbo, state senator^[5]
John Perdue, West Virginia State Treasurer and candidate for governor in 2011^[16]
Nick Preservati, attorney^[18]
Nick Rahall, U.S. Representative^[19]
Jay Rockefeller, incumbent U.S. Senator^[20]
Allen Tackett, former Adjutant General of the West Virginia National Guard^[21]
Rick Thompson, West Virginia Secretary of Veterans Affairs, former Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates and candidate for governor in 2011^[22]
Earl Ray Tomblin, Governor of West Virginia^[23]
Erik Wells, state senator^[24]
Bob Wise, former governor^[22]

Endorsements[edit]

Natalie Tennant

Individuals

Heidi Heitkamp, U.S. Senator from North Dakota^[25]
Jeff Kessler, President of the West Virginia Senate and candidate for governor in 2011^[17]
Carole King, singer
Joe Manchin, U.S. Senator^[17]
Tim Miley, Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates^[17]
Michelle Obama, First Lady of the United States^[26]
Jay Rockefeller, incumbent U.S. Senator^[17]
Allen Tackett, former Adjutant General of the West Virginia National Guard^[17]
Earl Ray Tomblin, Governor of West Virginia^[17]
Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts^[25]

Organizations

American Federation of Teachers^[27]
Council for a Livable World^[28]
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee^[29]
EMILY's List^[30]
Italian American Democratic Leadership Council^[31]
United Mine Workers of America (UMWA)^[32]
West Virginia AFL-CIO^[33]
West Virginia Education Association^[34]
Women's Political Committee^[35]

Newspapers

The Charleston Gazette^[34]

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Sheirl Fletcher	David Harless	Natalie Tennant	David Wamsley	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	September 19–22, 2013	600	± 4%	8%	3%	51%	4%	—	34%

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ralph Baxter	Robin Davis	Nick Preservati	Natalie Tennant	Other	Undecided
MBE Research	May 1–2, 2013	207		1%	12%	1%	40%	—	38%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Robin Davis	Carte Goodwin	Nick Rahall	Other	Undecided
Harper Polling Archived February 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine	January 21, 2013	579	± 4.07%	17%	8%	38%	—	37%

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[36]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Natalie Tennant	104,598	77.95%
	Democratic	Dennis Melton	15,817	11.79%
	Democratic	David Wamsley	13,773	10.26%
Total votes			134,188	100.00%

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

Larry Butcher^[3]
Shelley Moore Capito, U.S. Representative^[37]
Matthew Dodrill^[3]

Withdrew[edit]

Rick LeMasters, retired Marine officer and state employee^[5]^[6]
Pat McGeehan, former state delegate and former Air Force Intelligence Officer and Captain (running for House of Delegates)^[38]
Scott Regan, Democratic candidate for the state senate in 2010^[5]^[6]
Edwin Vanover, former Bramwell Police Chief and Democratic candidate for the House of Delegates in 2012^[6]^[39]

Declined[edit]

Bill Maloney, businessman and nominee for Governor in 2011 and 2012^[40]
David McKinley, U.S. Representative^[41]
Patrick Morrisey, Attorney General of West Virginia^[15]
John Raese, businessman, nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1984, 2006, 2010 and 2012 and candidate for governor in 1988^[42]

Endorsements[edit]

Shelley Moore Capito

Politicians

Lauren Ellifritz, Mineral County Clerk^[43]
Jerry Whisner, Mineral County Commissioner^[43]

Organizations

Americans for Legal Immigration^[44]
Charleston Regional Chamber of Commerce^[45]
Maggie's List^[45]
NFIB SAFE Trust^[45]
NRA-Political Victory Fund^[45]
United States Chamber of Commerce^[45]
WESPAC – WV Medical Association^[45]
West Virginia Chamber of Commerce^[45]
West Virginia Farm PAC^[45]
West Virginia Manufacturers Association^[45]
West Virginians for Coal^[45]
West Virginians for Liberty^[45]
West Virginians for Life PAC^[45]

Newspapers

Moorefield Examiner^[45]

Individuals

Donald Trump, businessman^[46]

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Shelley Moore Capito	Rick Lemasters	Pat McGeehan	Patrick Morrisey	Scott Regan	Edwin Vanover	Undecided
Harper Polling Archived February 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine	January 21, 2013	462	± 4.56%	73%	—	—	10%	—	—	18%
Public Policy Polling	September 19–22, 2013	348	± 5.3%	72%	5%	4%	—	1%	2%	17%
Harper Polling	September 24–25, 2013	354	± 5.21%	77%	—	7%	—	—	—	16%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Shelley Moore Capito	Someone more conservative	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	September 19–22, 2013	348	± 5.3%	65%	21%	14%

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Shelley Moore Capito	David McKinley	Undecided
Harper Polling Archived February 10, 2013, at the Wayback Machine	January 21, 2013	462	± 4.56%	70.5%	14.75%	14.75%

Results[edit]

Republican primary results^[36]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shelley Moore Capito	74,655	87.50%
	Republican	Matthew Dodrill	7,072	8.29%
	Republican	Larry Butcher	3,595	4.21%
Total votes			85,322	100.00%

Independents and third parties[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

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^[47]
John Buckley (Libertarian Party), attorney, retired law clerk, former Virginia state delegate, and cousin of William F. Buckley, Jr.^[48]
Phil Hudok (Constitution Party), nominee for West Virginia's 2nd congressional district in 2010^[49]

Withdrawn[edit]

Martin Staunton (Independent), former TV anchor (moved to Georgia)^[50]

General election[edit]

Debates[edit]

A televised debate between Tennant and Capito was held on October 7 in Charleston.^[51]

Complete video of debate

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[52]	Likely R (flip)	November 3, 2014
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[53]	Safe R (flip)	November 3, 2014
Rothenberg Political Report^[54]	Safe R (flip)	November 3, 2014
Real Clear Politics^[55]	Likely R (flip)	November 3, 2014

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Natalie Tennant (D)	Shelley Moore Capito (R)	Other	Undecided
West Virginia Poll	August 15–22, 2013	400	± 4.9%	40%	45%	—	15%
Public Policy Polling	September 19–22, 2013	1,110	± 2.9%	36%	50%	—	14%
Harper Polling	September 24–25, 2013	640	± 3.87%	34%	51%	—	15%
Clarity Campaigns Archived February 23, 2014, at the Wayback Machine	January 29–30, 2014	1,727	± 2.35%	39%	45%	—	16%
Rasmussen Reports	February 19–20, 2014	500	± 4.5%	35%	49%	4%	12%
Vox Populi Polling	April 16–17, 2014	571	± 4.1%	33%	49%	—	19%
Rasmussen Reports	May 14–15, 2014	750	± 4%	39%	48%	5%	9%
West Virginia Poll	May 19–22, 2014	400	± 4.9%	38%	49%	—	13%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	July 5–24, 2014	1,750	± 2.7%	40%	47%	1%	11%
Rasmussen Reports	August 19–20, 2014	750	± 4%	33%	50%	—	17%
West Virginia Poll Archived August 31, 2014, at the Wayback Machine	August 15–23, 2014	401	± 4.9%	37%	54%	—	9%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	August 18 – September 2, 2014	1,284	± 4%	32%	55%	1%	12%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	September 20 – October 1, 2014	1,066	± 4%	33%	56%	1%	9%
Rasmussen Reports	September 30 – October 1, 2014	750	± 4%	39%	50%	3%	8%
CBS News/NYT/YouGov	October 16–23, 2014	877	± 5%	34%	56%	0%	10%

Hypothetical polling

With Davis

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Robin Davis (D)	Shelley Moore Capito (R)	Other	Undecided
Harper Polling	January 21, 2013	1,444	± 2.58%	24%	51%	—	25%
MBE Research	May 1–2, 2013	406	± 4.87%	32%	51%	—	18%

With Fletcher

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Sheirl Fletcher (D)	Shelley Moore Capito (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	September 19–22, 2013	1,110	± 2.9%	26%	54%	—	20%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Sheirl Fletcher (D)	Pat McGeehan (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	September 19–22, 2013	1,110	± 2.9%	24%	27%	—	48%

With Goodwin

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Carte Goodwin (D)	Shelley Moore Capito (R)	Other	Undecided
Harper Polling	January 21, 2013	1,444	± 2.58%	19%	53%	—	28%

With Rahall

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Nick Rahall (D)	Shelley Moore Capito (R)	Other	Undecided
Harper Polling	January 21, 2013	1,444	± 2.58%	32%	50%	—	18%

With Rockefeller

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jay Rockefeller (D)	Shelley Moore Capito (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	September 30 – October 2, 2011	932	± 3.2%	44%	48%	—	7%
Repass & Partners	August 22–25, 2012	401	± 4.9%	44%	48%	—	8%

With Tennant

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Natalie Tennant (D)	Pat McGeehan (R)	Other	Undecided
Public Policy Polling	September 19–22, 2013	1,110	± 2.9%	42%	32%	—	26%

Results[edit]

2014 United States Senate election in West Virginia^[56]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Shelley Moore Capito	281,820	62.12%	+25.86%
	Democratic	Natalie Tennant	156,360	34.47%	-29.27%
	Libertarian	John Buckley	7,409	1.63%	N/A
	Mountain	Bob Henry Baber	5,504	1.21%	N/A
	Constitution	Phil Hudok	2,566	0.57%	N/A
Total votes			453,659	100.00%	N/A
	Republican gain from Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican[edit]

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[edit]

Capito won all three congressional districts.^[57]

District	Capito	Tennant	Representative
1st	62.19%	33.92%	David McKinley
2nd	63.13%	33.72%	Alex Mooney
3rd	60.94%	35.86%	Evan Jenkins

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External links[edit]

Official campaign websites (archived)

Shelley Moore Capito for U.S. Senate -Republican
Natalie Tennant for U.S. Senate - Democrat
Phil Hudok for U.S. Senate - Constitution

[1] Ostermeier, Eric (September 17, 2013). "West Virginia 2014 US Senate Race to Feature Rare Matchup". Smart Politics.

[2] "Republican Shelley Moore Capito Wins Senate Seat in WV". ABC News. November 4, 2014.

[nosurprises-3] Boucher, Dave (January 25, 2014). "No surprises in U.S. Senate race". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved January 25, 2014.

[4] Boucher, Dave (September 15, 2013). "Confirmed: Tennant announces Senate run Tuesday". Charleston Daily Mail. Retrieved September 15, 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}

[field-5] Messina, Lawrence (July 14, 2013). "2014 field growing in W.Va. federal races". Charleston Daily Mail. Archived from the original on July 25, 2013. Retrieved July 25, 2012.

[wvsoslisting-6] "Candidate listing by office". West Virginia Secretary of State. February 16, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2014.

[7] "Preservati out of Senate race". WV Metro News. June 3, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2013.

[Caperton-8] "West Virginia: Caperton Says He Is Not Interested in Senate Seat". Roll Call. January 15, 2013. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2013.

[9] Ry Rivard [@ryrivard] (November 27, 2012). "Fmr WV D Chair & #WV02 candidate Mike Callaghan (in email my inbox ate Monday) = interested in Senate if Jay doesn't run & House if Jay does" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[10] Boucher, Dave (April 30, 2013). "Nick Casey launches 2014 US House run". Charleston Daily Mail. Archived from the original on May 7, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2013.

[11] "Another Democrat passes on West Virginia Senate race". Washington Post. July 17, 2013. Retrieved July 17, 2013.

[12] Ali, Ann (November 8, 2013). "WV Auditor Glen Gainer announces run for Congress". State Journal. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.

[13] Kercheval, Hoppy (February 19, 2013). "2014 U.S. Senate race update". WVMetroNews.com. Retrieved February 20, 2013.

[14] Wilson, Reid (February 20, 2013). "Carte Goodwin out for 2014". WVMetroNews.com. Retrieved February 20, 2013.

[SSN-15] "Nationwide, Republicans' Congressional Prospects Looking Bright for 2014". Sunshine State News. January 12, 2013. Archived from the original on January 14, 2013. Retrieved May 5, 2013.

[democrats_rc-16] Livingston, Abby (January 11, 2013). "West Virginia: Democrats Begin Positioning to Run for Rockefeller's Seat". Roll Call. Archived from the original on January 13, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2013.

[tennant_announce-17] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Nyden, Paul J. (September 17, 2013). "Tennant announces run for Senate". The Charleston Gazette. Retrieved December 9, 2013.

[18] Harold, Zack (June 3, 2013). "Preservati Out of the 2014 U.S. Senate Race". Charleston Daily Mail. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved June 26, 2013.

[19] Livingston, Abby (April 30, 2013). "Rahall Forgoes Senate Run". Roll Call. Archived from the original on May 3, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2013.

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