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West Virginia U.S. Senate election history

Every West Virginia U.S. Senate election from 1976 to 2024: winners, parties, margins and the seats that changed hands.

Current senators

Wins by party

  • Democratic 15
  • Republican 3
D+60R+60D+30R+301978: D+1.019781982: D+37.719821984: D+4.119841988: D+29.519881990: D+36.619901994: D+38.019941996: D+53.319962000: D+57.620002002: D+26.220022006: D+54.120062008: D+27.520082012: D+24.120122014: R+27.720142018: D+3.320182020: R+43.320202024: R+41.02024
West Virginia Senate races: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
YearSeatWinnerPartyRunner-upMarginVotes
2024 flip Class I Jim Justice Republican Glenn Elliott 41.0 747,717
2020 Class II Shelley Moore Capito Republican Paula Jean Swearengin 43.3 778,918
2018 Class I Joe Manchin, III Democratic Patrick Morrisey 3.3 586,034
2014 flip Class II Shelley Moore Capito Republican Natalie E. Tennant 27.7 453,689
2012 Class I Joe Manchin, III Democratic John Raese 24.1 660,202
2010 special Class I Joe Manchin, III Democratic John Raese 10.1 529,948
2008 Class II John D. Rockefeller, IV Democratic Jay Wolfe 27.5 702,308
2006 Class I Robert C. Byrd Democratic John Raese 54.1 206,562
2002 Class II John D. Rockefeller, IV Democratic Jay Wolfe 26.2 436,183
2000 Class I Robert C. Byrd Democratic David T. Gallaher 57.6 603,477
1996 Class II John D. Rockefeller, IV Democratic Betty Burks 53.3 595,614
1994 Class I Robert C. Byrd Democratic Stan Klos 38.0 420,936
1990 Class II John D. Rockefeller, IV Democratic John Yoder 36.7 404,305
1988 Class I Robert C. Byrd Democratic Jay Wolfe 29.5 634,547
1984 Class II John D. Rockefeller, IV Democratic John Raese 4.1 722,212
1982 Class I Robert C. Byrd Democratic Cleveland Keith Benedict 37.7 565,314
1978 Class II Jennings Randolph Democratic Arch A. Moore 1.0 493,351
1976 Class I Robert C. Byrd Democratic — — —

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Questions and answers

Who won the most recent West Virginia Senate election?

Jim Justice won in 2024 by 41.0 points.

Who are West Virginia's U.S. senators?

Shelley Moore Capito (Republican, term ends 2027) and James C. Justice (Republican, term ends 2031).

When did a Democrat last win a West Virginia Senate race?

In 2018, when Joe Manchin, III won.

When did a Republican last win a West Virginia Senate race?

In 2024, when Jim Justice won.

Results: FiveThirtyEight (from 1976 for Senate, 1996 for governor). Current members: congress-legislators.