2014Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2014 election for West Virginia Senate District 8
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Ed Gaunch (R) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Erik P. Wells (D) by 9.9 points.
Ed GaunchRepublican · winner
53.0%14,094
Erik P. WellsDemocrat · incumbent
43.1%11,472
Mike FisherConstitution
3.9%1,041
26,607 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 2014
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET