2018 Senate elections · West Virginia history
West Virginia U.S. Senate election 2018
Joe Manchin, III DEM +3.3 · Class I seat · held 11/6/18
- Votes counted
- 586,034
- Margin
- 3.3 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
General election 11/6/18
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Manchin, III Won | DEM | 290,510 | 49.57% | |
| Patrick Morrisey | REP | 271,113 | 46.26% | |
| Rusty Hollen | LIB | 24,411 | 4.17% | |
| Total | 586,034 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other West Virginia Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Jim Justice | 41.0 |
| 2020 | Class II | Shelley Moore Capito | 43.3 |
| 2018 | Class I | Joe Manchin, III | 3.3 |
| 2014 | Class II | Shelley Moore Capito | 27.7 |
| 2012 | Class I | Joe Manchin, III | 24.1 |
| 2010 special | Class I | Joe Manchin, III | 10.1 |
| 2008 | Class II | John D. Rockefeller, IV | 27.5 |
| 2006 | Class I | Robert C. Byrd | 54.1 |
| 2002 | Class II | John D. Rockefeller, IV | 26.2 |
| 2000 | Class I | Robert C. Byrd | 57.6 |
| 1996 | Class II | John D. Rockefeller, IV | 53.3 |
| 1994 | Class I | Robert C. Byrd | 38.0 |
Full West Virginia Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2018 West Virginia Senate race?
Joe Manchin, III (DEM) won with 49.6% of the vote, ahead of Patrick Morrisey (46.3%), a margin of 3.3 points.
Did the West Virginia Senate seat change party in 2018?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2018 West Virginia Senate race?
586,034 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.