West Virginia 2014 General Election

The Green Papers: West Virginia 2014 General Election

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West Virginia
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 13 May 2014
✓ General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

✓ Saturday 25 January 2014 - Filing Deadline - Primary.
✓ Tuesday 13 May 2014 - Primary. Polling hours 6:30a EDT (1030 UTC) to 7:30p EDT (2330 UTC).
✓ Friday 1 August 2014 - Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor.
✓ Tuesday 4 November 2014 - General Election. Polling hours 6:30a EST (1130 UTC) to 7:30p EST (0030 UTC).

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 1 and 2)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	1,859,815	(0.60% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	5	(0.93% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	3	(0.69% of 435)
Capital:	Charleston

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West Virginia State and Local Government

West Virginia 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

The Libertarian Party nominating convention date is 8 March 2014. The Mountain Party convention date is 19 July 2014.

4 November 2014 General Election returns and write-ins from the West Virginia Secretary of State.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 113^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 1		Democratic	Senator Joe Manchin, III • First elected in a special election to a partial term to fill the vacancy caused by the 28 June 2010 death of Senator Robert C. Byrd (Democratic): 2 November 2010. He replaces Senator Carte P. Goodwin (Democrat) who had been appointed by Governor Joe Manchin (Democratic) to temporarily fill the vacancy. Won the special election for the term ending in Jaunary 2013 and the the concurrent regular election for the term ending January 2019: 6 November 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list

		*Democratic*			*Senator Joe Manchin, III* • FEC S0WV00090

Class 2 Open		Democratic	Senator John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller, IV • First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996, 2002, 2008 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat - 11 January 2013: Announced retirement at the end of his term.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list

		Republican	281,820	62.12%	Congressman Shelley Moore Capito • FEC S4WV00159; 24 Nov 14; Tot $7,822,706; Dsb $8,577,502

		Democratic	156,360	34.46%	Secretary of State Natalie Ethel Tennant • FEC S4WV00183; 24 Nov 14; Tot $3,674,585; Dsb $3,547,949

		Libertarian	7,409	1.63%	former state legislator. John S. Buckley • FEC S4WV00266; 04 Dec 14; Tot $31,183; Dsb $31,245

		Mountain	5,504	1.21%	Bob Henry Baber • FEC S2WV00070

		Constitution	2,566	0.57%	Phil Hudok • FEC S4WV00274

		Write-in; (Independent)	10	0.00%	Alex Wolf Weinstein • FEC S4WV00308
		Write-in	8	0.00%	Roger Smith • FEC S4WV00290
		Write-in	7	0.00%	Dino Battista • FEC S4WV00282
		Write-in; (Republican)	5	0.00%	Larry Eugene Butcher • FEC S4WV00241
Total			453,689	100.00%

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor Earl Ray Tomblin • Ascended to the Governor's chair as acting Governor when Governor Joe Manchin, III resigned to take office as a U.S. Senator: 15 November 2010. First elected in a Special Election: 4 October 2011. Re-elected: 2012 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair
	Candidate list

		Democratic			Treasurer Johnny Duane "John" Perdue • 29 July 2014: Announced his candidacy.

113^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2014, 2016. No Term Limit. 113^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 2 Republican (1 Renominated, 1 Open); 1 Democratic (1 Renominated)

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Congressman David Bennett McKinley • Re-elected Tuesday 4 November 2014 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 13 May 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	92,491	63.90%	Congressman David Bennett McKinley • FEC H0WV01072; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,566,914; Dsb $1,962,372

		Democratic	52,109	36.00%	Auditor Glen Bertrum Gainer, III • FEC H2WV01037; 24 Nov 14; Tot $447,557; Dsb $444,331

		Write-in	137	0.09%	Chuck Wood • FEC H4WV01041
Total			144,737	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 2 Open		Republican	Congressman Shelley Moore Capito • First elected: 2000 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat - 26 November 2012: Announced candidacy for the U.S. Senate
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	72,619	47.08%	former Maryland state Senator Alexander Xavier "Alex" Mooney • FEC H4WV02080; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,902,194; Dsb $1,930,980

		Democratic	67,687	43.88%	George Nicholas "Nick" Casey, Jr. • FEC H4WV02072; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,993,420; Dsb $1,971,667

		Libertarian	7,682	4.98%	David "Davy" Jones • FEC H4WV02130

		Independent	6,250	4.05%	Edward Lawrence "Ed" Rabel, Jr. • Previously affiliated with the Mountain Party. • FEC H4WV02163; 15 Oct 14; Tot $20,038; Dsb $19,027

		Write-in; (Republican)	9	0.01%	Robert Lawrence Fluharty • FEC H4WV02148
		Write-in	3	0.00%	Liz Sullivan • FEC H4WV02171
Total			154,250	100.00%

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 3		Democratic	Congressman Nick Joe Rahall, II • First elected: 1976 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Renominated - 13 May 2014 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Republican	77,713	55.35%	state Senator Evan H. Jenkins • 30 July 2013: Switched from Democratic to Republican. Previously elected as a Democrat to the state Senate 2002-2010 and state House 1994-1998. • FEC H4WV03070; 24 Nov 14; Tot $1,645,429; Dsb $1,605,451

		Democratic	62,688	44.65%	Congressman Nick Joe Rahall, II • FEC H6WV04057; 24 Nov 14; Tot $2,589,881; Dsb $2,623,098
Total			140,401	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Democratic	Secretary of State Natalie Ethel Tennant • First elected: 2008; re-elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Open Seat - 13 September 2013: Running for the U.S. Senate Class 2 seat in 2014.

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Republican	Attorney General Patrick James Morrisey • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Democratic	Treasurer Johnny Duane "John" Perdue • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • Open Seat - 29 July 2014: Announced his candidacy for Governor.

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Democratic	Auditor Glen Bertrum Gainer, III • First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016 • 7 November 2013: Running for Congress CD 1 in 2014.

Commissioner of Agriculture 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016

		Democratic	Agriculture Commissioner Walter Dolph "Walt" Helmick • First elected: 2012 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 8 incumbents, 6 candidates
	• Republican: 3 incumbents, 6 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Green (affiliates)
	• Libertarian: 2 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• Justice Party
	• Mountain (affiliate of Green): 1 candidate
	• Right to Life
	• Unity
Independents
	• Independent: 2 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 7 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.

Links Links to other web sites

Election Authority
	• West Virginia Secretary of State
Legislature Links to State Legislatures
	• West Virginia Legislature
Democratic
	• West Virginia Democratic Party
Republican
	• West Virginia Republican Party
Third Party
	• Americans Coming Together Party 2022-2023.
	• Green Party of West Virginia
	• Justice Party of West Virginia
	• Libertarian Party of West Virginia
	• The Unity Party of West Virginia
	• West Virginians for Life
Media & others
	• Bluefield Daily Telegraph
	• Braxton Citizens' News - Sutton
	• Charleston Gazette-Mail
	• Charleston Newspapers
	• Clarksburg Exponent Telegram
	• Hampshire Review - Romney
	• Keyser Mineral Daily News-Tribune
	• Mountain Messenger - Lewisburg
	• Politics1.com - West Virginia
	• The Dominion Post - Morgantown
	• The Herald-Dispatch - Huntington
	• The Inter-Mountain - Elkins
	• The Lincoln Journal - Hamlin
	• The Morgan Messenger - Berkeley Springs
	• The Parkersburg News & Sentinel
	• The Register Herald - Beckley
	• The State Journal - Charleston
	• The Times - Fairmont
	• The Wayne County News
	• The Weston Democrat
	• WDTV TV - CBS - Bridgeport
	• West Virginia Metro News - Charleston
	• WSAZ TV - NBC - Charleston, Huntington