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}}{{Elections in West Virginia sidebar}} 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 [[West Virginia House of Delegates|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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=November 6, 2023 |title=West Virginia Election Calendar |url=https://sos.wv.gov/elections/Documents/West%20Virginia%20Election%20Calendar.pdf |website=sos.wv.gov}}</ref>
}}{{Elections in West Virginia sidebar}} 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 [[West Virginia House of Delegates|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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=November 6, 2023 |title=West Virginia Election Calendar |url=https://sos.wv.gov/elections/Documents/West%20Virginia%20Election%20Calendar.pdf |website=sos.wv.gov}}</ref>


===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%).
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==Retirements==
==Retirements==



Revision as of 00:07, 16 June 2024

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
DEM
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 Steady Increase 15
Seats up 15 2

Map of the incumbents:
     Democratic incumbent retiring
     Republican incumbent      Republican incumbent retiring or lost renomination

Incumbent Senate President

Craig Blair
Republican



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%).

Retirements

Democrats

  1. District 5: Robert Plymale is retiring.[2]
  2. District 13: Mike Caputo is retiring.[3]

Republicans

  1. 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

  1. District 2: Mike Maroney lost renomination to Chris Rose.
  2. District 6: Chandler Swope lost renomination to Craig A. Hart.
  3. District 11: Robert L. Karnes lost renomination to Robbie Morris.
  4. District 15: Craig Blair lost renomination to Tom Willis.

Seats for Election

District Member Party First elected Status
District 1 Ryan Weld Republican 2016 Running
District 2 Mike Maroney Republican 2016 Primaried
District 3 Donna Boley Republican 1985 (appointed) Running
District 4 Amy Grady Republican 2020 Running
District 5 Robert Plymale Democratic 1992 Retiring
District 6 Chandler Swope Republican 2016 Primaried
District 7 Rupie Phillips Republican 2020 Running
District 8 Glenn Jeffries Republican 2016 Running
District 9 David Stover Republican 2020 Retiring
District 10 Jack Woodrum Republican 2020 Running
District 11 Robert Karnes Republican 2020 Primaried
District 12 Patrick Martin Republican 2020 Running
District 13 Mike Caputo Democratic 2020 Retiring
District 14 Randy Smith Republican 2016 Running
District 15 Craig Blair Republican 2012 Primaried
District 16 Patricia Rucker Republican 2016 Running
District 17 Eric Nelson Republican 2020 Running

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
CNalysis[6] Solid R May 14, 2024

List of districts

District 1District 2District 3District 4District 5District 6District 7District 8District 9District 10District 11District 12District 13District 14District 15District 16District 17

District 1

Incumbent Ryan Weld was first elected in 2016.

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ryan Weld (incumbent)
Republican Scott Adams
Total votes 100.0

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.

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Rose
Republican Mike Maroney (incumbent)
Total votes 100.0

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.

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donna Boley (incumbent)
Total votes 100.0

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
Source Ranking As of
CNalysis[7] Solid R May 20, 2024
Results
West Virginia's 4th Senate district, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Amy Grady (incumbent)
Democratic Dwayne Russell
Total votes 100.0

District 5

Incumbent Robert Plymale was first elected in 1992. He did not file for re-election.[8]

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott Fuller
Republican Josh Mathis
Republican Dallas K. Thacker
Total votes 100.0
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ric Griffith
Total votes 100.0

General election

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
CNalysis[9] Tossup May 20, 2024
Results
West Virginia's 5th Senate district, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ric Griffith
Republican Scott Fuller
Total votes 100.0

District 6

Incumbent Chandler Swope was first elected in 2016. He lost renomination to challenger Craig Hart.

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Craig A. Hart
Republican Chandler Swope (incumbent)
Republican Eric Porterfield
Total votes 100.0
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Randy Fowler
Total votes 100.0

General election

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
CNalysis[7] Solid R May 20, 2024
Results
West Virginia's 6th Senate district, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Craig A. Hart
Democratic Randy Fowler
Total votes 100.0

District 7

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rupie Phillips (incumbent)
Total votes 100.0

General election

West Virginia's 7th Senate district, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rupie Phillips (incumbent)
Total votes 100.0

District 8

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Glenn Jeffries (incumbent)
Total votes 100.0

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
Source Ranking As of
CNalysis[7] Solid R May 20, 2024
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.

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack Woodrum (incumbent)
Total votes 100.0

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.

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Robbie Morris
Republican Robert Karnes (incumbent)
Total votes 100.0
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mandy Smith Weirich
Total votes 100.0

General election

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
CNalysis[7] Solid R May 20, 2024
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.

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patrick Martin (incumbent)
Total votes 100.0

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
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joey Garcia
Total votes 100.0

General election

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
CNalysis[9] Tossup May 20, 2024
Results
West Virginia's 13th Senate district, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joey Garcia
Republican Jonathan Board
Total votes 100.0

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
Source Ranking As of
CNalysis[7] Solid R May 20, 2024
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.

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Willis
Republican Craig Blair (incumbent)
Republican Michael Folk
Total votes 100.0
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Anthony Murray
Total votes 100.0

General election

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
CNalysis[7] Solid R May 20, 2024
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.

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patricia Rucker (incumbent)
Republican Paul Espinosa
Total votes 100.0
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Doyle
Total votes 100.0

General election

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
CNalysis[7] Very Likely R May 20, 2024
Results
West Virginia's 16th Senate district, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patricia Rucker (incumbent)
Democratic John Doyle
Total votes 100.0

District 17

Incumbent Eric Nelson was first elected in 2020.

Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Eric Nelson (incumbent)
Republican Chris Pritt
Total votes 100.0
Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bil Lepp
Total votes 100.0

General election

Predictions
Source Ranking As of
CNalysis[7] Solid R May 20, 2024
Results
West Virginia's 17th Senate district, 2024
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Eric Nelson (incumbent)
Democratic Bil Lepp
Total votes 100.0

References

  1. ^ "West Virginia Election Calendar" (PDF). sos.wv.gov. November 6, 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Galloway, McKenna (August 9, 2023). "West Virginia Sen. Mike Caputo will not seek re-election in 2024". Times West Virginian. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  4. ^ Brooks, Mary Catherine (October 31, 2023). "Stover will not seek re-election". The Register-Herald. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "24 WV Forecast". projects.cnalysis.com. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h "24 WV Forecast". projects.cnalysis.com. Retrieved 2024-05-20.
  8. ^ "WV SOS - Elections - Candidate - Online Data Services". apps.sos.wv.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-28.
  9. ^ a b "24 WV Forecast". projects.cnalysis.com. Retrieved 2024-05-20.