2014Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2014 election for U.S. Senate in West Virginia
U.S. Senate · West Virginia
Shelley Moore Capito (R) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Natalie Tennant (D) by 27.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Shelley Moore CapitoRepublican · winner
62.1%281,820
Natalie TennantDemocrat
34.5%156,360
John S. BuckleyLibertarian
1.6%7,409
Bob Henry BaberMountain
1.2%5,504
Phil HudokConstitution
0.6%2,566
453,689 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2014
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Natalie TennantShelley Moore Capito
$3.7M
Raised by the campaign
$7.9M
$3.6M
Spent by the campaign
$8.8M
$116K
Cash on hand
$682.2K
Other candidates' campaigns: John S. Buckley $31.2K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2014.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2014
The candidates
Shelley Moore Capito (R)Natalie Tennant (D)
Also on the ballot: John S. Buckley (Libertarian), 1.6%; Bob Henry Baber (Mountain), 1.2%; Phil Hudok (Constitution), 0.6%