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1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1986 election for West Virginia Senate District 14

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

George Warner (R) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Stephen L. Cook (D) by 2.2 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

George WarnerRepublican · winner
51.1%13,573
Stephen L. CookDemocrat · incumbent
48.9%12,990
26,563 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986

Races before and after

EvenD+22.41984D+66.21986 special electionD+31.71986 runoffR+2.21986D+3.51990R+19.91994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET