2024 Senate elections · West Virginia history
West Virginia U.S. Senate election 2024
Jim Justice REP +41.0 gain · Class I seat · held 11/5/24
- Votes counted
- 747,717
- Margin
- 41.0 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticchanged party
- President in WV
- R+41.9same year
General election 11/5/24
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Justice Won | REP | 514,079 | 68.75% | |
| Glenn Elliott | DEM | 207,548 | 27.76% | |
| David Moran | LIB | 26,075 | 3.49% | |
| Tim Stevenski | W | 7 | 0.00% | |
| Lewie Andrews | W | 6 | 0.00% | |
| Joshua Standridge | W | 2 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 747,717 | |||
By county
Counties carried: Jim Justice 55.
Official source: HistElecResults.aspx
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 2024 West Virginia Senate race?
Jim Justice (REP) won with 68.8% of the vote, ahead of Glenn Elliott (27.8%), a margin of 41.0 points.
Did the West Virginia Senate seat change party in 2024?
Yes. It moved from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2024 West Virginia Senate race?
747,717 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.