Election Name: | 2024 West Virginia Senate elections |
Seats Needed2: | 15 |
Last Election1: | 30 seats, 67.0% |
Country: | West Virginia |
Image1 Size: | 150px |
Ongoing: | yes |
Before Election: | Craig Blair |
Senate President | |
After Election: | Craig Blair |
After Party: | West Virginia Republican Party |
Type: | legislative |
Before Party: | West Virginia Republican Party |
Leader1: | Craig Blair (lost renomination) |
Leaders Seat2: | 5th district |
Next Year: | 2026 |
Leader2: | Mike Woelfel |
Leader Since2: | January 11, 2023 |
Party2: | West Virginia Democratic Party |
Last Election2: | 4 seats, 28.6% |
1Blank: | Seats up |
1Data1: | 15 |
Next Election: | 2026 West Virginia House of Delegates election |
Leader Since1: | January 13, 2021 |
Seats For Election: | 17 of 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate |
Majority Seats: | 18 |
Image1: | GOP |
Previous Election: | 2022 West Virginia Senate election |
Previous Year: | 2022 |
Party1: | West Virginia Republican Party |
Election Date: | November 5, 2024 |
Leaders Seat1: | 15th district |
1Data2: | 2 |
Seats Before1: | 31 |
Seats Before2: | 3 |
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]
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%).
Robert Plymale is retiring.[2]
Mike Caputo is retiring.[3]
David Stover is retiring.[4]
Four incumbent senators, all Republicans, were defeated in the May 14 primary election.[5]
Mike Maroney lost renomination to Chris Rose.
Chandler Swope lost renomination to Craig A. Hart.
Robert L. Karnes lost renomination to Robbie Morris.
Craig Blair lost renomination to Tom Willis.
District | Member | Party | First elected | Status | |||
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District 1 | Republican | 2016 | data-sort-value="3" | Running | |||
District 2 | Republican | 2016 | data-sort-value="2" | Primaried | |||
District 3 | Republican | 1985 (appointed) | data-sort-value="3" | Running | |||
District 4 | Republican | 2020 | data-sort-value="3" | Running | |||
District 5 | Democratic | 1992 | data-sort-value="1" | Retiring | |||
District 6 | Republican | 2016 | data-sort-value="2" | Primaried | |||
District 7 | Republican | 2020 | data-sort-value="3" | Running | |||
District 8 | Republican | 2016 | data-sort-value="3" | Running | |||
District 9 | Republican | 2020 | data-sort-value="1" | Retiring | |||
District 10 | Republican | 2020 | data-sort-value="3" | Running | |||
District 11 | Republican | 2020 | data-sort-value="2" | Primaried | |||
District 12 | Republican | 2020 | data-sort-value="3" | Running | |||
District 13 | Democratic | 2020 | data-sort-value="1" | Retiring | |||
District 14 | Republican | 2016 | data-sort-value="3" | Running | |||
District 15 | Republican | 2012 | data-sort-value="2" | Primaried | |||
District 16 | Republican | 2016 | data-sort-value="3" | Running | |||
District 17 | Republican | 2020 | data-sort-value="3" | Running |
This table lists any legislative seat not rated as Solid D or Solid R by at least one election prediction agency.
Seat | CNalysis[7] | ||
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align=left | District 5 | ||
align=left | District 13 | ||
align=left | District 16 |
District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 |
Incumbent Ryan Weld was first elected in 2016.
Incumbent Mike Maroney was first elected in 2016. He lost renomination to challenger Chris Rose.
Incumbent Donna Boley was first appointed in 1985.
Incumbent Amy Grady was first elected in 2020.
Incumbent Robert Plymale was first elected in 1992. He did not file for re-election.[9]
Incumbent Chandler Swope was first elected in 2016. He lost renomination to challenger Craig Hart.
Incumbent David Stover was first elected in 2020. He is retiring.
Incumbent Jack Woodrum was first elected in 2020.
Incumbent Robert Karnes was first elected in 2020. He lost renomination to challenger Robbie Morris.
Incumbent Patrick Martin was first elected in 2020.
Incumbent Mike Caputo was first elected in 2020. Caputo is retiring.
Incumbent Randy Smith was first elected in 2016.
Incumbent Craig Blair was first elected in 2012. He lost renomination to challenger Tom Willis.
Incumbent Patricia Rucker was first elected in 2016.
Incumbent Eric Nelson was first elected in 2020.