West Virginia's 14th Senate district is one of 17 districts in the West Virginia Senate. It is currently represented by Republicans Randy Smith and Jay Taylor.[2][3] All districts in the West Virginia Senate elect two members to staggered four-year terms.
West Virginia's 14th State Senate district | |||||||||
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Senator |
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Demographics | 93% White 3% Black 2% Hispanic 1% Asian 1% Other | ||||||||
Population (2017) | 114,911[1] |
District 14 is located at the base of the state's Eastern Panhandle, covering all of Barbour, Hardy, Preston, Taylor, and Tucker Counties, as well as parts of Grant, Mineral, and Monongalia Counties. Communities within the district include Philippi, Belington, Grafton, Brookhaven, Kingwood, Terra Alta, Parsons, Keyser, and Moorefield.[4]
The district is largely within West Virginia's 1st congressional district, with a small portion extending into the 2nd district. It overlaps with the 47th, 48th, 49th, 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 54th, 55th, and 56th districts of the West Virginia House of Delegates.[5] It borders the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia.[1]
Primary election | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Jay Taylor | 4,292 | 35.6 | |
Republican | JR Keplinger | 2,217 | 18.4 | |
Republican | Angela Iman | 2,206 | 18.3 | |
Republican | James Lough | 1,821 | 15.1 | |
Republican | Stephen Smith | 1,514 | 12.6 | |
Total votes | 12,050 | 100 | ||
General election | ||||
Republican | Jay Taylor | |||
Democratic | Amanda Pitzer | |||
Total votes |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Randy Smith (incumbent) | 35,382 | 72.6 | |
Democratic | David Childers | 13,361 | 27.4 | |
Total votes | 48,743 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | David Sypolt (incumbent) | 21,936 | 60.2 | |
Democratic | Stephanie Zucker | 14,492 | 39.8 | |
Total votes | 36,428 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Randy Smith | 23,201 | 53.3 | |
Democratic | Bob Williams (incumbent) | 18,264 | 41.9 | |
Libertarian | Matthew Persinger | 2,098 | 4.8 | |
Total votes | 43,563 | 100 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | David Sypolt (incumbent) | 15,953 | 65.4 | |
Democratic | Stan Shaver | 8,456 | 34.6 | |
Total votes | 24,409 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bob Williams (incumbent) | 27,690 | 100 | |
Total votes | 27,690 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
Year | Office | Results[8][9] |
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2020 | President | Trump 73.4 – 24.9% |
2016 | President | Trump 72.7 – 22.3% |
2014 | Senate | Capito 65.5 – 30.2% |
2012 | President | Romney 67.4 – 30.0% |
Senate | Manchin 50.1 – 47.1% | |
Governor | Maloney 49.9 – 45.2% |