| State: | West Virginia |
| District: | 1 |
| Chamber: | Senate |
| Representative: | Laura Chapman |
| Party: | Republican |
| Residence: | Wheeling |
| Representative1: | Ryan Weld |
| Party1: | Republican |
| Residence1: | Wellsburg |
| Percent White: | 91 |
| Percent Black: | 4 |
| Percent Hispanic: | 1 |
| Percent Asian: | 1 |
| Percent Native American: | 2 |
| Percent Other Race: | 1 |
| Population: | 102,975[1] |
| Population Year: | 2021 |
West Virginia's 1st Senate district is one of 17 districts in the West Virginia Senate. It is currently represented by Republicans Ryan Weld and Laura Chapman.[2] [3] All districts in the West Virginia Senate elect two members to staggered four-year terms.
District 1 is based in the Northern Panhandle, covering all of Brooke, Hancock, and Ohio Counties and parts of Marshall County. It includes the communities of Wheeling, Chester, New Cumberland, Weirton, Follansbee, Wellsburg, West Liberty, and Bethlehem.[4]
The district is located entirely within West Virginia's 2nd congressional district, and overlaps with all or part of the 1st through 7th districts of the West Virginia House of Delegates.[5] It borders the states of Ohio and Pennsylvania.
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Trump 68.0 – 30.4% |
| Senate | Capito 70.7 – 26.9% | |
| Governor | Justice 64.0 – 31.1% | |
| 2018 | Senate | Manchin 51.2 – 45.0% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 67.2 – 27.2% |
| Governor | Justice 45.9 – 45.5% |