See main article: 2020 West Virginia elections.
| Election Name: | 2020 West Virginia Senate election |
| Country: | West Virginia |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2018 West Virginia Senate election |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Next Election: | 2022 West Virginia Senate election |
| Next Year: | 2022 |
| Seats For Election: | 17 of the 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate |
| Majority Seats: | 18 |
| Leader1: | Mitch Carmichael (lost renomination) |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat1: | 4th district |
| Seats Before1: | 20 |
| Seats After1: | 23 |
| Seat Change1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 456,726 |
| Percentage1: | 61.2% |
| Swing1: | 7.8% |
| Leader2: | Roman Prezioso (retired) |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat2: | 13th district |
| Seats Before2: | 14 |
| Seats After2: | 11 |
| Seat Change2: | 3 |
| Popular Vote2: | 267,073 |
| Percentage2: | 36.1% |
| Swing2: | 8.0% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Senate President | |
| Before Election: | Mitch Carmichael |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Craig Blair |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| 1Blank: | Seats up |
| 1Data1: | 11 |
| 1Data2: | 6 |
| Leader Since1: | January 11, 2017 |
| Leader Since2: | January 11, 2017 |
| 2Blank: | Races won |
| 2Data1: | 14 |
| 2Data2: | 3 |
The 2020 West Virginia Senate elections were held on November 3, 2020, as part of the biennial United States elections. Seventeen of the 34 West Virginia state senators stood for election. West Virginia Senate districts each have two elected representatives.
Four incumbents did not run for re-election in 2020. Those incumbents are:
Three incumbents were defeated in the June 9 primaries, the same number as were defeated in the 2018 primaries. Senator Mitch Carmichael (R) was one of the three incumbents defeated. As president of the state Senate, Carmichael also served as the lieutenant governor of West Virginia.
All results are certified by the Secretary of State of West Virginia.
| Party | Votes | Seats | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Total before | Up | Won | Total after | ± | |||||
| Republican Party | 456,726 | 61.81 | 20 | 11 | 14 | data-sort-value="" | 3 | ||||
| Democratic Party | 267,073 | 36.14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | data-sort-value="" | 3 | ||||
| Mountain Party | 10,324 | 1.34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | data-sort-value="" | |||||
| Libertarian Party | 5,307 | 0.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | data-sort-value="" | |||||
On January 13, 2021, the West Virginia Senate convened to elect a president for the 85th Legislature. Republican leader and incumbent president Mitch Carmichael lost renomination, leaving the presidency open to a new senator. Senator Craig Blair was nominated by fellow 15th district member Charles Trump, and was seconded by Eric Tarr. On a motion of Senator Stephen Baldwin, nominations for the presidency were closed, and Senator Blair was elected by acclamation to the office of Senate President.
| District | Winner | Margin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District 11 | data-sort-value=1 | Republican | 2.6% | |
| District 16 | data-sort-value=1 | Republican | 4.4% | |
| District 1 | data-sort-value=1 | Republican | 6.2% | |
| District 5 | data-sort-value=1 | Democratic | 6.8% | |
| District 17 | data-sort-value=1 | Republican (flip) | 7.4% | |
| District 8 | data-sort-value=1 | Democratic | 11.6% | |
| District 7 | data-sort-value=1 | Republican (flip) | 12.4% | |
| District 13 | data-sort-value=1 | Democratic | 13.6% | |
| District 12 | data-sort-value=1 | Republican (flip) | 14.0% |
| Incumbent | Elected Senator | Result | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | Since | Member | Party | ||||||
| District 1 | Ryan Weld | Republican | 2016 | Ryan Weld | Republican | data-sort-value="2" | Republican Hold | |||
| District 2 | Mike Maroney | Republican | 2016 | Mike Maroney | Republican | data-sort-value="2" | Republican Hold | |||
| District 3 | Donna Boley | Republican | 1985 | Donna Boley | Republican | data-sort-value="2" | Republican Hold | |||
| District 4 | Mitch Carmichael | Republican | 2012 | Amy Grady | Republican | data-sort-value="2" | Republican Hold | |||
| District 5 | Robert Plymale | Democratic | 1992 | Robert Plymale | Democratic | data-sort-value="3" | Democratic Hold | |||
| District 6 | Chandler Swope | Republican | 2016 | Chandler Swope | Republican | data-sort-value="2" | Republican Hold | |||
| District 7 | Paul Hardesty | Democratic | 2018 | Rupie Phillips | Republican | data-sort-value="1" | Republican Gain | |||
| District 8 | Glenn Jeffries | Democratic | 2016 | Glenn Jeffries | Democratic | data-sort-value="3" | Democratic Hold | |||
| District 9 | Sue Cline | Republican | 2016 | David Stover | Republican | data-sort-value="2" | Republican Hold | |||
| District 10 | Kenny Mann | Republican | 2016 | Jack Woodrum | Republican | data-sort-value="2" | Republican Hold | |||
| District 11 | John Pitsenbarger | Republican | 2019 | Robert Karnes | Republican | data-sort-value="2" | Republican Hold | |||
| District 12 | Doug Facemire | Democratic | 2008 | Patrick Martin | Republican | data-sort-value="1" | Republican Gain | |||
| District 13 | Roman Prezioso | Democratic | 1996 | Mike Caputo | Democratic | data-sort-value="3" | Democratic Hold | |||
| District 14 | Randy Smith | Republican | 2016 | Randy Smith | Republican | data-sort-value="2" | Republican Hold | |||
| District 15 | Craig Blair | Republican | 2012 | Craig Blair | Republican | data-sort-value="2" | Republican Hold | |||
| District 16 | Patricia Rucker | Republican | 2016 | Patricia Rucker | Republican | data-sort-value="2" | Republican Hold | |||
| District 17 | Corey Palumbo | Democratic | 2009 | Eric Nelson | Republican | data-sort-value="1" | Republican Gain | |||
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