2014 Liberian Senate election Senate
Senate elections were held inLiberia on 20 December 2014, with half the seats in theSenate up for election.
The elections were originally scheduled to be held on 14 October 2014, as defined by theconstitution .[ 1] Ebola epidemic . Shortly before 16 December, they were postponed again until 20 December.[ 2]
In early December PresidentEllen Johnson Sirleaf banned political rallies, claiming that they could cause the Ebola virus to spread.[ 3]
A total of 139 candidates ran for the 15 seats. Fourteen parties nominated candidates, with 26 people standing as independents.[ 4] [ 5] George Weah of theCongress for Democratic Change , who won theMontserrado County election and sat in the Senate untilhis election as president in 2017 .
Party Votes % Seats Congress for Democratic Change 135,897 29.78 2 Liberty Party 52,351 11.47 2 Unity Party 47,123 10.33 4 National Patriotic Party 27,602 6.05 1 People's Unification Party 22,528 4.94 1 Alternative National Congress 18,917 4.15 1 Alliance for Peace and Democracy 18,410 4.03 0 National Democratic Coalition 5,726 1.25 1 Union of Liberian Democrats 4,092 0.90 0 Liberia Transformation Party 3,680 0.81 0 Grassroot Democratic Party of Liberia 3,154 0.69 0 Movement for Progressive Change 3,038 0.67 0 Liberia National Union 1,779 0.39 0 Victory for Change Party 1,266 0.28 0 Independents 110,707 24.26 3 Total 456,270 100.00 15 Valid votes 456,270 95.07 Invalid/blank votes 23,666 4.93 Total votes 479,936 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,903,229 25.22 Source:[ 6]
The following are the results for the 2014 Senate elections from theNational Elections Commission .
2014 Bomi County Senatorial election Party Candidate Votes % UP Morris Gato Saytumah 8,857 47.1% NPP Lahai Gbabye Lansanah 6,837 36.3% Independent Michael Abou Jones 1,318 7.0% CDC Duannah A. Kamara 537 2.9% Independent Neh Dukuly Tolbert 421 2.2% LTP Abraham Abraham Nyei 291 1.5% LP Hajah Sheri Washington 218 1.2% Independent Gbatokai F. M. Dakinah 145 0.8% ANC Frances Johnson Morris Allison 137 0.7% MPC Dwolu Murvee Anderson Sr. 56 0.3% Total votes 18,817 100.0
2014 Bong County Senatorial election Party Candidate Votes % NPP Jewel C. Howard-Taylor 13,672 35.2% Independent Henrique Flomo Tokpa 11,737 30.2% UP Ranney Banama Jackson 4,038 10.4% LP Franklin Obed Siakor 2,497 6.4% CDC Augustus Jonathan Flomo 2,265 5.8% GDPL Martin Fahnlon Kerkula Sr. 1,213 3.1% NDC Edwin Tokpa Juah 872 2.2% LINU James Karpee Saybay 681 1.8% Independent Numehn Owen Dunbar 533 1.4% VCP Benedict Kpakama Sagbeh 386 1.0% ANC James Yarkpawolo Gbarbea Jr. 375 1.0% LTP Jefferson Gbaryan 342 0.9% MPC Mator M. F. Kpangbai 201 0.5% Total votes 38,812 100.0
2014 Gbarpolu County Senatorial election Party Candidate Votes % ANC Daniel Flomo Naatehn Sr. 3,962 34.3% UP Gertrude Tene Lamin 1,906 16.5% CDC Nathaniel Farlo McGill 1,636 14.2% APD J. S. B. Theodore Momo Jr. 1,431 12.4% LP Sumoward Edwin Harris 1,241 10.7% PUP Fatuma Mamie Zinnah 1,159 10.0% NDC Alaric K. Tokpa 219 1.9% Total votes 11,554 100.0
2014 Grand Cape Mount County Senatorial election Party Candidate Votes % UP Varney Sherman 13,651 61.7% CDC Fodee Kromah 3,431 15.5% NPP Abel Momodu Massalay 1,131 5.1% ANC Simeon Boima Taylor 1,083 4.9% ULD James Kormah Momo 884 4.0% PUP Victor Varney Watson 654 3.0% NDC Matthew V. Z. Darblo Sr. 582 2.6% LP Jesse Zinnah Segbo 440 2.0% LTP Mohammed Abraham Ware Sr. 181 0.8% Independent Elizabeth G. M. Armstrong 52 0.2% GDPL Henrietta Victoria Kandakai 38 0.2% Total votes 22,127 100.0
2014 Grand Gedeh County Senatorial election Party Candidate Votes % CDC A. Marshall Dennis 6,148 35.9% Independent Zoe Emmanuel Pennue 3,273 19.1% PUP George Saigbe Boley Sr. 2,146 12.5% LP Thomas Yaya Nimely 2,109 12.3% MPC Charles Gaye Breeze Jr. 1,076 6.3% Independent Samuel Kanyon Doe Jr. 870 5.1% NDC George Sluwar Dweh Sr. 509 3.0% APD Cyrus S. Cooper II 388 2.3% ANC William K. Glay Sr. 221 1.3% NPP William Y. Glay 196 1.1% GDPL Cecilia K. Towah 190 1.1% Total votes 17,126 100.0
2014 Grand Kru County Senatorial election Party Candidate Votes % Independent Albert Tugbe Chie 5,619 45.4% UP Rosalind Segbe Tonne Sneh 2,781 22.5% Independent Samuel E. S. Badio 1,551 12.5% APD Gbenimah Balu Slopadoe I 879 7.1% MPC Patrice Pokar Weah 611 4.9% NDC Amos Yonkon Bartu 576 4.7% ANC Joseph N. Kpanie II 362 2.9% Total votes 12,379 100.0
2014 Lofa County Senatorial election Party Candidate Votes % LP Stephen J. H. Zargo 12,797 26.2% APD Joseph Kpator Jallah 8,554 17.5% Independent Alhaji G. V. Kromah 7,127 14.6% PUP Sumo G. Kupee 6,288 12.9% ANC Stanley S. Kparkillen 4,855 9.9% CDC Galakpai Woizee Kortimai 3,570 7.3% UP Francis Mazuwu Carbah 2,966 6.1% Independent Fomba Varlee Sannoh 1,870 3.8% GDPL Gladys G. Y. Beyan 785 1.6% Total votes 48,812 100.0
2014 Margibi County Senatorial election Party Candidate Votes % PUP Jim Womba Tornonlah 7,893 30.5% CDC Ansu Dao Sonii 6,640 25.7% NPP Saah Richard Gbollie 2,696 10.4% ANC J. Stanley Nyumah 2,280 8.8% LP Clarice Alpha Jah 1,967 7.6% ULD Roland C. Kaine 1,712 6.6% GDPL William Garway Sharpe 928 3.6% UP Edna Araminta Lloyd 715 2.8% Independent Gabriel Gahie Bedell Jr. 349 1.3% APD William R. Slocum 272 1.1% LTP Pennoh Wreh Bestman 196 0.8% MPC B. Abraham F. Tengbeh 155 0.6% NDC John Fayah Josiah 66 0.3% Total votes 25,869 100.0
2014 Maryland County Senatorial election Party Candidate Votes % Independent J. Gbleh-bo Brown 5,192 32.7% CDC Bhofal Chambers 5,116 32.2% PUP Isaac Blalu Roland 2,122 13.4% NPP James N. Anderson II 1,101 6.9% UP John A. Ballout Jr. 877 5.5% ANC Thomas G. Bedell 621 3.9% ULD Abraham Botimo Jackson 506 3.2% LP Roosevelt S. Kla-Fleh 339 2.1% Total votes 15,874 100.0
2014 Montserrado County Senatorial election Party Candidate Votes % CDC George Weah 99,226 78.0% Independent Robert Alvin Sirleaf 13,692 10.8% LP Benjamin Robert Sanvee 4,410 3.5% Independent Christopher Zeohn Neyor 3,730 2.9% LTP Sheikh Al Moustapha Kouyateh 2,348 1.8% LINU Nathaniel T. Blama Sr. 1,098 0.9% Independent Miatta Aries Fahnbulleh 970 0.8% UP Ali Sylla 610 0.5% Independent J. Musu Freeman-Sumo 427 0.3% Independent Celia Cuffy-Brown 396 0.3% PUP James Laveli Supuwood 331 0.3% Total votes 127,238 100.0
2014 Nimba County Senatorial election Party Candidate Votes % Independent Prince Johnson 37,932 66.6% LP Edith Lianue Gongloe-Weh 9,471 16.6% CDC Yamie QuiQui Gbeisay Sr. 5,941 10.4% ANC Peter Y. B. Weato 2,210 3.9% NDC Joseph D. Z. Korto 943 1.7% NPP John Leagar Teah 426 0.7% Total votes 56,923 100.0
2014 Rivercess County Senatorial election Party Candidate Votes % NDC Francis Saturday Paye 1,959 22.8% UP Wellington Geevon Smith 1,278 14.9% ANC J. Josephus Burgess Sr. 1,010 11.7% VCP Bob Tompoe-Ziankahn 880 10.2% MPC Rosana Glaypohkpay D. H. Schaack 687 8.0% PUP Jay Jonathan Banney 627 7.3% NPP Victor Missiongar Wilson 611 7.1% LP D. Onesimus Banwon 566 6.6% APD Jerry Vogar Geedeh 441 5.1% ULD Emmanuel S. Toe 312 3.6% CDC Teplah P. Reeves 143 1.7% Independent Minnie Travers Tomah 82 1.0% Total votes 8,596 100.0
2014 River Gee County Senatorial election Party Candidate Votes % UP Conmany Wesseh 2,672 26.1% APD Jonathan Boycharles Sogbie 1,719 16.8% ANC Daniel G. Johnson 1,565 15.3% PUP Charles Korkor Bardyl 1,308 12.8% Independent Andrew Nyenpan Saytue Sr. 1,031 10.1% CDC Alexander P. B. Yeaher 742 7.3% ULD Geetor Sarku Saydee 678 6.6% LTP Michael A. Cooper 322 3.1% NPP G. Saygbegee Davis Sr. 193 1.9% Total votes 10,230 100.0
2014 Sinoe County Senatorial election Party Candidate Votes % UP Juojulue Milton Teahjay 6,772 50.1% APD Mobutu Vlah Nyenpan 4,726 35.0% NPP Delcontee Juah Wleh Sr. 739 5.5% Independent Michael Geegbae Mueller 427 3.2% Independent Oscar Jaryee Quiah 304 2.3% CDC Richmond Nagbe Tobii 289 2.1% MPC Klahn-Gboloh Jarbah 252 1.9% Total votes 13,509 100.0
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