Darren Thorne

Darren Thorne

Republican Party

Candidate, West Virginia State Senate District 15

West Virginia State Senate District 15

Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

1

Predecessor: Charles S. Trump IV (R)

Prior offices:

West Virginia House of Delegates District 89

Years in office: 2022 - 2025

Successor: David Cannon (R)

Compensation

Base salary

$23,000/year

Per diem

$75/day for members who commute daily. $175/day for members who do not commute daily.

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Next election

May 12, 2026

Appointed

December 20, 2024

Personal

Profession

Farmer

Contact

Official website

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Darren Thorne (Republican Party) is a member of the West Virginia State Senate, representing District 15. He assumed office on January 3, 2025. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.

Thorne (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the West Virginia State Senate to represent District 15. He is on the ballot in the Republican primary on May 12, 2026.^[source]

West Virginia Governor Jim Justice (R) appointed Thorne to the West Virginia State Senate District 15 on December 20, 2024, to replace Charles S. Trump IV.

Biography

Darren Thorne's career experience includes working as a farmer.

Sponsored legislation

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Committee assignments

2025-2026

Thorne was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Agriculture Committee, Vice chair
• Senate Economic Development Committee
• Senate Finance Committee
• Senate Government Organization Committee
• Pensions Committee
• Workforce Committee

2023-2024

Thorne was assigned to the following committees:

• Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee
• House Banking and Insurance Committee
• Economic Development Committee
• House Education Committee
• Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services Committee

Elections

2026

See also: West Virginia State Senate elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on May 12, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

Democratic primary

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Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 15

Elizabeth Ferris (D) is running in the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 15 on May 12, 2026.

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Republican primary

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Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 15

Incumbent Darren Thorne (R), Ken Reed (R), and Robert Wolford (R) are running in the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 15 on May 12, 2026.

		Candidate
		Darren Thorne
		Ken Reed
	Submit photo	Robert Wolford

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2024

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2024

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 89

Incumbent Darren Thorne defeated Alyson Reeves in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 89 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Darren Thorne (R)	79.4	6,665
	Submit photo	Alyson Reeves (D)	20.6	1,726

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,391
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 89

Alyson Reeves advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 89 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Alyson Reeves	100.0	484

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 484
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 89

Incumbent Darren Thorne advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 89 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Darren Thorne	100.0	2,088

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Endorsements

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2022

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2022

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 89

Darren Thorne defeated Robert Wolford in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 89 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Darren Thorne (R)	75.1	3,789
	Submit photo	Robert Wolford (Independent)	24.9	1,253

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,042
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 89

Darren Thorne defeated incumbent Ruth Rowan in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 89 on May 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Darren Thorne	51.0	991
		Ruth Rowan	49.0	954

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,945
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2026

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2024

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2022

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Campaign finance summary

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Darren Thorne campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024	West Virginia House of Delegates District 89	Won general	$12,579	$12,533
2022	West Virginia House of Delegates District 89	Won general	$13,570	$12,827
Grand total			$26,149	$25,360
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards, State legislative scorecards in West Virginia

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• 2025
• 2024
• 2023

Below you can find the scorecards found for the West Virginia State Legislature in 2025.

• Americans for Prosperity - West Virginia — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
• The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
• West Virginia Citizen's Defense League — Legislators are scored on their votes on firearms issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the West Virginia State Legislature in 2024.

• Americans for Prosperity - West Virginia — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
• Sierra Club West Virginia — Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
• West Virginia Citizen's Defense League — Legislators are scored on their votes on firearms issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the West Virginia State Legislature in 2023.

• Americans for Prosperity - West Virginia — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
• West Virginia Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Charles S. Trump IV (R)	West Virginia State Senate District 15 2025-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	West Virginia House of Delegates District 89 2022-2025	Succeeded by David Cannon (R)

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Current members of the West Virginia State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Randy Smith

Majority Leader:Patrick Martin

Minority Leader:Mike Woelfel

Senators

District 1

Laura Wakim Chapman (R)

Ryan Weld (R)

District 2

Charles Clements (R)

Christopher Rose (R)

District 3

Mike Azinger (R)

Trenton Barnhart (R)

District 4

Amy Grady (R)

Eric Tarr (R)

District 5

Scott Fuller (R)

Mike Woelfel (D)

District 6

Craig Hart (R)

Mark Maynard (R)

District 7

Zack Maynard (R)

Rupie Phillips (R)

District 8

T. Kevan Bartlett (R)

Glenn Jeffries (R)

District 9

Brian Helton (R)

Rollan Roberts (R)

District 10

Vince Deeds (R)

Jack Woodrum (R)

District 11

William Hamilton (R)

Robbie Morris (R)

District 12

Patrick Martin (R)

Ben Queen (R)

District 13

Joey Garcia (D)

Mike Oliverio (R)

District 14

Randy Smith (R)

Jay Taylor (R)

District 15

Darren Thorne (R)

Tom Willis (R)

District 16

Jason Barrett (R)

Patricia Rucker (R)

District 17

Anne Charnock (R)

Tom Takubo (R)

Republican Party (32)

Democratic Party (2)