2024 West Virginia Senate elections
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%).
Biden 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
List of districts
District 1
Incumbent Ryan Weld was first elected in 2016.
General election
District 2
Incumbent Mike Maroney was first elected in 2016. He lost renomination to challenger Chris Rose.
General election
District 3
Incumbent Donna Boley was first appointed in 1985.
General election
District 4
Incumbent Amy Grady was first elected in 2020.
General election
Predictions
Results
District 5
Incumbent Robert Plymale was first elected in 1992. He did not file for re-election.[8]
General election
Predictions
Results
District 6
Incumbent Chandler Swope was first elected in 2016. He lost renomination to challenger Craig Hart.
General election
Predictions
Results
District 7
General election
District 8
General election
District 9
Incumbent David Stover was first elected in 2020. He is retiring.
General election
Predictions
Results
District 10
Incumbent Jack Woodrum was first elected in 2020.
General election
District 11
Incumbent Robert Karnes was first elected in 2020. He lost renomination to challenger Robbie Morris.
General election
Predictions
Results
District 12
Incumbent Patrick Martin was first elected in 2020.
General election
District 13
Incumbent Mike Caputo was first elected in 2020. Caputo is retiring.
General election
Predictions
Results
District 14
Incumbent Randy Smith was first elected in 2016.
General election
Predictions
Results
District 15
Incumbent Craig Blair was first elected in 2012. He lost renomination to challenger Tom Willis.
General election
Predictions
Results
District 16
Incumbent Patricia Rucker was first elected in 2016.
General election
Predictions
Source
Ranking
As of
CNalysis [7]
Very Likely R
May 20, 2024
Results
District 17
Incumbent Eric Nelson was first elected in 2020.
General election
Predictions
Results
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 .
^ 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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