Help us improve in just 2 minutes—share your thoughts in our reader survey.
West Virginia state legislative election results, 2024
| 2024 Election Results |
|---|
 |
| State legislative election results by state |
| Alaska • Arizona • Arkansas • California • Colorado • Connecticut • Delaware • Florida • Georgia • Hawaii • Idaho • Illinois • Indiana • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Maine • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Missouri • Montana • Nebraska • Nevada • New Hampshire • New Mexico • New York • North Carolina • North Dakota • Ohio • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • South Dakota • Tennessee • Texas • Utah • Vermont • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • Wyoming |
| Election links |
| Election results Election analysis Poll times Elections calendar Elections by state and year |
The sections below contain analysis of election results in the state legislative elections for West Virginia in 2024.
General election results
Senate
| office | candidate | party | status |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Democratic | Lost General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Independent | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Democratic | Lost General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
Independent | Lost (Write-in) General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Democratic | Won General | |
Republican | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
Mountain Party | Lost General | ||
Republican | Won General | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Democratic | Lost General | |
 Eric Nelson  Incumbent | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General |
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
House
| office | candidate | party | status |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Democratic | Lost General | |
Republican | Won General | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 | Democratic | Won General | |
Republican | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Democratic | Lost General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 | Democratic | Won General | |
Republican | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
Republican | Won General | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Libertarian | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
Independent | Lost (Write-in) General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Democratic | Lost General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 Doug Smith Incumbent | Republican | Won General | |
 | Democratic | Lost General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Democratic | Lost General | |
 Eric Brooks Incumbent | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 | Independent | Lost General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Republican | Won General | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Republican | Won General | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 | Democratic | Won General | |
Republican | Lost General | ||
 JB Akers Incumbent | Republican | Won General | |
 | Democratic | Lost General | |
 | Democratic | Won General | |
 | Republican | Lost General | |
 Hollis Lewis Incumbent | Democratic | Won General | |
Republican | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Democratic | Lost General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Democratic | Lost General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Democratic | Lost General | |
 | Democratic | Won General | |
Republican | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 | Democratic | Won General | |
 | Democratic | Won General | |
Republican | Lost General | ||
 | Democratic | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
Republican | Won General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
 Bryan Ward Incumbent | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
 Rick Hillenbrand Incumbent | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
Republican | Won General | ||
Constitution Party | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
 Michael Hornby Incumbent | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Republican | Won General | |
 | Democratic | Lost General | |
Republican | Won General | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
Republican | Won General | ||
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 Joe Funkhouser Incumbent | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General | ||
 William Ridenour Incumbent | Republican | Won General | |
Democratic | Lost General |
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
Retiring incumbents
Senate
House
Primary election competitiveness
This section contains data on state legislative primary election competitiveness in West Virginia. These totals include data from all regularly-scheduled House and Senate elections. For more information about Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in West Virginia in 2024. Information below was calculated on April 8, 2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
There were 49 contested state legislative primaries in West Virginia in 2024, the fewest total since 2014. On average, there were 58 contested primaries each election year from 2014-2022.
One contributing factor was the limited number of Democratic primaries (four) in 2024. From 2014-2022, there was an average of 22.2 contested Democratic primaries in each cycle. The number of Republican primaries in 2024 (45) was higher than the average of 35.6 over that same span.
The total number of filed candidates (244) also declined in 2024 compared to the 2014-2022 average (303). There were 38 candidates for the Senate (28 Republicans, 9 Democrats, and one Mountain Party) and 208 candidates for the House (145 Republicans, 62 Democrats, and one Libertarian).
Seventeen of the 34 Senate seats and all 100 House seats were up for election in 2024.
Senate
The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the West Virginia State Senate from 2010 to 2024.[1]
| Open Seats in West Virginia State Senate elections: 2010 - 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Total seats | Open seats | Seats with incumbents running for re-election |
| 2024 | 17 | 3 (18 percent) | 14 (82 percent) |
| 2022 | 17 | 4 (24 percent) | 17 (76 percent) |
| 2020 | 17 | 4 (24 percent) | 13 (76 percent) |
| 2018 | 17 | 0 (0 percent) | 17 (100 percent) |
| 2016 | 18 | 4 (22 percent) | 14 (78 percent) |
| 2014 | 17 | 2 (12 percent) | 15 (88 percent) |
| 2012 | 17 | 3 (18 percent) | 14 (82 percent) |
| 2010 | 17 | 3 (18 percent) | 14 (82 percent) |
House
The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 2010 to 2024.[2]
| Open Seats in West Virginia House of Delegates elections: 2010 - 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Total seats | Open seats | Seats with incumbents running for re-election |
| 2024 | 100 | 16 (16 percent) | 84 (percent) |
| 2022 | 100 | 19 (19 percent) | 81 (81 percent) |
| 2020 | 100 | 20 (20 percent) | 80 (80 percent) |
| 2018 | 100 | 17 (17 percent) | 83 (83 percent) |
| 2016 | 100 | 21 (21 percent) | 79 (79 percent) |
| 2014 | 100 | 8 (8 percent) | 92 (92 percent) |
| 2012 | 100 | 16 (16 percent) | 84 (84 percent) |
| 2010 | 100 | 11 (11 percent) | 89 (89 percent) |
See also
- Elections
- Elections calendar
- Elections by state and year
- State Poll Opening and Closing Times
- State legislative elections, 2024
Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
 |
State of West Virginia Charleston (capital) |
|---|---|
| Elections |
What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures |
| Government |
Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy |
