1998Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1998 election for West Virginia Senate District 14
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Sarah M. Minear (R) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Gary A. Livengood (D) by 16.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Sarah M. MinearRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.3%15,230
Gary A. LivengoodDemocrat
39.9%10,795
John R. BartlettLibertarian
3.8%1,033
27,058 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET