Senate elections were held in Liberia on 20 December 2014, with half the seats in the Senate up for election.
Background The elections were originally scheduled to be held on 14 October 2014, as defined by the constitution.Liberian Supreme Court Puts Hold on Special Senate Election VOA News, 1 December 2014 However, they were postponed until 16 December due to the Ebola epidemic. Shortly before 16 December, they were postponed again until 20 December.Liberia delays elections again because of Ebola ENCA, 15 December 2014
Campaign In early December President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf banned political rallies, claiming that they could cause the Ebola virus to spread.Liberia Bans Election Rallies to Fight Ebola New York Times, 4 December 2014
A total of 139 candidates ran for the 15 seats. Fourteen parties nominated candidates, with 26 people standing as independents.Ebola crisis: Liberia holds senate postponed election BBC News, 20 December 2014Final List of Candidates, National Elections Commission Among the candidates were former footballer George Weah of the Congress for Democratic Change, who won the Montserrado County election and sat in the Senate until his election as president in 2017.
Results
By county The following are the results for the 2014 Senate elections from the National Elections Commission.
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