# West Virginia's 14th Senate district

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. 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.
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. It borders the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 West Virginia Senate election, District 14 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Randy Smith (incumbent) | 13,897 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,897 | 100.0 |
| | Mountain | Betsy Orndoff-Sayers | 19 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 41,890 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2022

2022 West Virginia Senate election, District 14 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 12,050 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Jay Taylor | 21,910 | 76.2 |
| | Democratic | Amanda Pitzer | 6,855 | 23.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 28,765 | 100 |

## Historical election results
### 2020

2020 West Virginia Senate election, District 14 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Randy Smith (incumbent) | 35,382 | 72.6 |
| | Democratic | David Childers | 13,361 | 27.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 48,743 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

2018 West Virginia Senate election, District 14 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | David Sypolt (incumbent) | 21,936 | 60.2 |
| | Democratic | Stephanie Zucker | 14,492 | 39.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,428 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

2016 West Virginia Senate election, District 14 :
| Party | 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 | Total votes | Total votes | 43,563 | 100 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2014

2014 West Virginia Senate election, District 14 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | David Sypolt (incumbent) | 15,953 | 65.4 |
| | Democratic | Stan Shaver | 8,456 | 34.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,409 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2012

2012 West Virginia Senate election, District 14 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Bob Williams (incumbent) | 27,690 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,690 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### Federal and statewide results

| Year | Office | Results |
| 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% |
| 2012 | Senate | Manchin 50.1 – 47.1% |
| 2012 | Governor | Maloney 49.9 – 45.2% |