2024 West Virginia Senate elections ← 2022 November 5, 2024 2026 →
17 of 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate 18 seats needed for a majority GOP
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Leader Craig Blair (lost renomination) Mike Woelfel Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 13, 2021 January 11, 2023 Leader's seat 15th district 5th district Last election 30 seats, 67.0% 4 seats, 28.6% Current seats 31 3 Seats needed 15 Seats up 15 2
Map of the incumbents: Democratic incumbent retiring Republican incumbent Republican incumbent retiring or lost renomination
The 2024 West Virginia Senate elections will be held on November 5, 2024, with 17 of the chamber's 34 seats up for election. This will take place alongside elections to the House of Delegates , as well as a number of statewide elected positions and elections to Congress and the Presidency. Primary elections will be held on May 14, 2024.[1]
Partisan Background In the 2020 Presidential Election, Republican Donald Trump won all 17 West Virginia State Senate districts, and Joe Biden won 0. There are two districts Trump won in 2020 which Democrats represented going into the 2024 West Virginia Senate Election: District 5, including parts of Cabell and Wayne Counties (Trump +21%); and District 13, including part of Monongalia County ( Trump + 3%).
50–60%
Trump 40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
Retirements Democrats District 5 : Robert Plymale is retiring.[2] District 13 : Mike Caputo is retiring.[3] Republicans District 9 : David Stover is retiring.[4] Incumbents defeated In primary election Four incumbent senators, all Republicans, were defeated in the May 14 primary election.[5]
Republicans District 2 : Mike Maroney lost renomination to Chris Rose. District 6 : Chandler Swope lost renomination to Craig A. Hart. District 11 : Robert L. Karnes lost renomination to Robbie Morris. District 15 : Craig Blair lost renomination to Tom Willis. Seats for Election Predictions Competitive races This table lists any legislative seat not rated as Solid D or Solid R by at least one election prediction agency.
List of districts District 1 Incumbent Ryan Weld was first elected in 2016.
General election West Virginia's 1st Senate district, 2024 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Ryan Weld (incumbent) Total votes 100.0
District 2 Incumbent Mike Maroney was first elected in 2016. He lost renomination to challenger Chris Rose.
General election West Virginia's 2nd Senate district, 2024 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Chris Rose Total votes 100.0
District 3 Incumbent Donna Boley was first appointed in 1985.
General election West Virginia's 3rd Senate district, 2024 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Donna Boley (incumbent) Total votes 100.0
District 4 Incumbent Amy Grady was first elected in 2020.
Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes % Republican Amy Grady (incumbent) Total votes 100.0
Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Dwayne Russell Total votes 100.0
General election Predictions Results District 5 Incumbent Robert Plymale was first elected in 1992. He did not file for re-election.[9]
General election Predictions Results District 6 Incumbent Chandler Swope was first elected in 2016. He lost renomination to challenger Craig Hart.
Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Randy Fowler Total votes 100.0
General election Predictions Results West Virginia's 6th Senate district, 2024 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Craig A. Hart Democratic Randy Fowler Total votes 100.0
District 7 General election West Virginia's 7th Senate district, 2024 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Rupie Phillips (incumbent) Total votes 100.0
District 8 General election West Virginia's 8th Senate district, 2024 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Glenn Jeffries (incumbent) Total votes 100.0
District 9 Incumbent David Stover was first elected in 2020. He is retiring.
Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes % Republican Brian Helton Total votes 100.0
Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Christy Cardwell Total votes 100.0
General election Predictions Results West Virginia's 9th Senate district, 2024 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Brian Helton Democratic Christy Cardwell Total votes 100.0
District 10 Incumbent Jack Woodrum was first elected in 2020.
General election West Virginia's 10th Senate district, 2024 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Jack Woodrum (incumbent) Total votes 100.0
District 11 Incumbent Robert Karnes was first elected in 2020. He lost renomination to challenger Robbie Morris.
Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Mandy Smith Weirich Total votes 100.0
General election Predictions Results West Virginia's 11th Senate district, 2024 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Robbie Morris Democratic Mandy Smith Weirich Total votes 100.0
District 12 Incumbent Patrick Martin was first elected in 2020.
General election West Virginia's 12th Senate district, 2024 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Patrick Martin (incumbent) Total votes 100.0
District 13 Incumbent Mike Caputo was first elected in 2020. Caputo is retiring.
Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes % Republican Jonathan Board Total votes 100.0
General election Predictions Results District 14 Incumbent Randy Smith was first elected in 2016.
Republican primary results Party Candidate Votes % Republican Randy Smith (incumbent) Total votes 100.0
General election Predictions Results West Virginia's 14th Senate district, 2024 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Randy Smith (incumbent) Mountain Betsy-Orndoff Sayers Total votes 100.0
District 15 Incumbent Craig Blair was first elected in 2012. He lost renomination to challenger Tom Willis.
Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Anthony Murray Total votes 100.0
General election Predictions Results West Virginia's 15th Senate district, 2024 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Tom Willis Democratic Anthony Murray Total votes 100.0
District 16 Incumbent Patricia Rucker was first elected in 2016.
Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic John Doyle Total votes 100.0
General election Predictions Source Ranking As of CNalysis [8] Very Likely R May 20, 2024
Results District 17 Incumbent Eric Nelson was first elected in 2020.
Democratic primary results Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Bil Lepp Total votes 100.0
General election Predictions Results West Virginia's 17th Senate district, 2024 Party Candidate Votes % Republican Eric Nelson (incumbent) Democratic Bil Lepp Total votes 100.0
References ^ "West Virginia Election Calendar" (PDF) . sos.wv.gov . November 6, 2023. ^ Yohe, Randy (January 26, 2024). "Candidate Primary Election Filing Deadline Saturday". West Virginia Public Broadcasting . Retrieved May 15, 2024 . And the fourth is Sen. Robert Plymale, D-Wayne. Now, we still have two days, and I can't find evidence, that he's announced that he's not running, but he hasn't yet filed. ^ Galloway, McKenna (August 9, 2023). "West Virginia Sen. Mike Caputo will not seek re-election in 2024". Times West Virginian . Retrieved November 10, 2023 . ^ Brooks, Mary Catherine (October 31, 2023). "Stover will not seek re-election". The Register-Herald . Retrieved November 10, 2023 . ^ McElhinny, Brad (May 15, 2024). "Senate President Blair is defeated in primary as are incumbents Maroney, Swope and Karnes". West Virginia MetroNews . Retrieved May 15, 2024 . ^ "24 WV Forecast". projects.cnalysis.com . Retrieved 2024-05-19 . ^ "24 WV Forecast". projects.cnalysis.com . Retrieved 2024-05-19 . ^ a b c d e f g h "24 WV Forecast". projects.cnalysis.com . Retrieved 2024-05-20 . ^ "WV SOS - Elections - Candidate - Online Data Services". apps.sos.wv.gov . Retrieved 2024-01-28 . ^ a b "24 WV Forecast". projects.cnalysis.com . Retrieved 2024-05-20 .
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