1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1994 election for West Virginia Senate District 14
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Sarah M. Minear (R) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating J. M. Withers (D) by 19.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Sarah M. MinearRepublican · winner
60.0%16,787
J. M. WithersDemocrat · incumbent
40.0%11,204
27,991 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 1994
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET