West Virginia's 14th Senate district

West Virginia's 14th State Senate district
From 2012 to 2022 From 2022 onward
Senator	Jay Taylor R–Grafton Randy Smith R–Thomas
Demographics	93%  White 3%  Black 2%  Hispanic 1%  Asian 1% Other
Population (2017)	114,911 [1]

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.

Geography

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]

Recent election results

2024

2024 West Virginia Senate election, District 14 ^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Smith (incumbent)	13,897	100.0
Total votes			13,897	100.0
	Mountain	Betsy Orndoff-Sayers	19	100.0
Total votes			19	100.0
General election
	Republican	Randy Smith (incumbent)	36,296	86.65
	Mountain	Betsy Orndoff-Sayers	5,594	13.35
Total votes			41,890	100
	Republican hold

2022

2022 West Virginia Senate election, District 14 ^[7]

Primary election
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	21,910	76.2
	Democratic	Amanda Pitzer	6,855	23.8
Total votes			28,765	100

Historical election results

2020

2020 West Virginia Senate election, District 14 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Smith (incumbent)	35,382	72.6
	Democratic	David Childers	13,361	27.4
Total votes			48,743	100
	Republican hold

2018

2018 West Virginia Senate election, District 14 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Sypolt (incumbent)	21,936	60.2
	Democratic	Stephanie Zucker	14,492	39.8
Total votes			36,428	100
	Republican hold

2016

2016 West Virginia Senate election, District 14 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2014

2014 West Virginia Senate election, District 14 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Sypolt (incumbent)	15,953	65.4
	Democratic	Stan Shaver	8,456	34.6
Total votes			24,409	100
	Republican hold

2012

2012 West Virginia Senate election, District 14 ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Williams (incumbent)	27,690	100
Total votes			27,690	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results [9] [10]
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%

Historical district boundaries

Main article: List of West Virginia Senate districts § Historical and present district boundaries

References

1. "State Senate District 14, WV". Census Reporter. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
2. "Dave Sypolt (R - Preston, 14)". West Virginia State Senate. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
3. "Randy E. Smith (R - Tucker, 14)". West Virginia State Senate. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
4. "Senate District Maps - 2010 Plan". West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
6. "STATE SENATOR, 14th Senatorial District". West Virginia SoS. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
7. "West Virginia State Senate District 14". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
8. "Statewide Results General Election - November 6, 2012". West Virginia Secretary of State. Archived from the original on January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
9. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
10. "2020 Presidential by Legislative District & Most Recent Election Result". CNalysis. Archived from the original on June 4, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2021.