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2024 West Virginia Senate election

The 2024 West Virginia Senate election was held on November 5, 2024, with 17 of the chamber's 34 seats up for election. This took place alongside elections to the House of Delegates, as well as a number of statewide elected positions and elections to Congress and the Presidency. Primary elections were held on May 14, 2024.

Partisan Background

In the 2020 Presidential Election, Republican Donald Trump won all 17 West Virginia State Senate districts, and Joe Biden won 0. There are two districts Trump won in 2020 which Democrats represented going into the 2024 West Virginia Senate Election: District 5, including parts of Cabell and Wayne Counties (Trump +21%); and District 13, including part of Monongalia County ( Trump + 3%).

Retirements

Democrats

  1. District 5: Robert Plymale is retiring.
  2. District 13: Mike Caputo is retiring.

Republicans

  1. District 9: David Stover is retiring.

Incumbents defeated

In primary election

Four incumbent senators, all Republicans, were defeated in the May 14 primary election.

Republicans

  1. District 2: Mike Maroney lost renomination to Chris Rose.
  2. District 6: Chandler Swope lost renomination to Craig A. Hart.
  3. District 11: Robert L. Karnes lost renomination to Robbie Morris.
  4. District 15: Craig Blair lost renomination to Tom Willis.

Seats for election

Predictions

Competitive races

This table lists any legislative seat not rated as Solid D or Solid R by at least one election prediction agency.

Close races

List of districts

District 1

Incumbent Ryan Weld was first elected in 2016.

General election

District 2

Incumbent Mike Maroney was first elected in 2016. He lost renomination to challenger Chris Rose.

General election

District 3

Incumbent Donna Boley was first appointed in 1985.

General election

District 4

Incumbent Amy Grady was first elected in 2020.

General election

Predictions
Results

District 5

Incumbent Robert Plymale was first elected in 1992. He did not file for re-election.

General election

Predictions
Results

District 6

Incumbent Chandler Swope was first elected in 2016. He lost renomination to challenger Craig Hart.

General election

Predictions
Results

District 7

General election

District 8

General election

District 9

Incumbent David Stover was first elected in 2020. He is retiring.

General election

Predictions
Results

District 10

Incumbent Jack Woodrum was first elected in 2020.

General election

District 11

Incumbent Robert Karnes was first elected in 2020. He lost renomination to challenger Robbie Morris.

General election

Predictions
Results

District 12

Incumbent Patrick Martin was first elected in 2020.

General election

District 13

Incumbent Mike Caputo was first elected in 2020. Caputo is retiring.

General election

Predictions
Results

District 14

Incumbent Randy Smith was first elected in 2016.

General election

Predictions
Results

District 15

Incumbent Craig Blair was first elected in 2012. He lost renomination to challenger Tom Willis.

General election

Predictions
Results

District 16

Incumbent Patricia Rucker was first elected in 2016.

General election

Predictions
Results

District 17

Incumbent Eric Nelson was first elected in 2020.

General election

Predictions
Results

See also

References