2024 West Virginia Senate election

2024 West Virginia Senate elections
17 of 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate; 18 seats needed for a majority
	Map of the incumbents:; Democratic incumbent retiring ; Republican incumbent Republican incumbent retiring or lost renomination
Incumbent Senate President; Craig Blair; Republican	; ;

The 2024 West Virginia Senate elections will be held on November 5, 2024, with 17 of the chamber's 34 seats up for election. This will take 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 will be held on May 14, 2024.^[1]

Retirements[edit]

Democrats[edit]

District 5: Robert Plymale is retiring.^[2]
District 13: Mike Caputo is retiring.^[3]

Republicans[edit]

District 9: David Stover is retiring.^[4]

Incumbents defeated[edit]

In primary election[edit]

Four incumbent senators, all Republicans, were defeated in the May 14 primary election.^[5]

Republicans[edit]

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

Seats for Election[edit]

District	Member	Party	First elected	Status
District 1	Ryan Weld	Republican	2016	Running
District 2	Mike Maroney	Republican	2016	Primaried
District 3	Donna Boley	Republican	1985 (appointed)	Running
District 4	Amy Grady	Republican	2020	Running
District 5	Robert Plymale	Democratic	1992	Retiring
District 6	Chandler Swope	Republican	2016	Primaried
District 7	Rupie Phillips	Republican	2020	Running
District 8	Glenn Jeffries	Republican	2016	Running
District 9	David Stover	Republican	2020	Retiring
District 10	Jack Woodrum	Republican	2020	Running
District 11	Robert Karnes	Republican	2020	Primaried
District 12	Patrick Martin	Republican	2020	Running
District 13	Mike Caputo	Democratic	2020	Retiring
District 14	Randy Smith	Republican	2016	Running
District 15	Craig Blair	Republican	2012	Primaried
District 16	Patricia Rucker	Republican	2016	Running
District 17	Eric Nelson	Republican	2020	Running

List of districts[edit]

District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17

District 1[edit]

Incumbent Ryan Weld was first elected in 2016.

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Ryan Weld (incumbent)
	Republican	Scott Adams
Total votes			100.0

General election[edit]

West Virginia's 1st Senate district, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ryan Weld (incumbent)
Total votes				100.0

District 2[edit]

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

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Chris Rose
	Republican	Mike Maroney (incumbent)
Total votes			100.0

General election[edit]

West Virginia's 2nd Senate district, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Rose
Total votes				100.0

District 3[edit]

Incumbent Donna Boley was first appointed in 1985.

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donna Boley (incumbent)
Total votes				100.0

General election[edit]

West Virginia's 3rd Senate district, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donna Boley (incumbent)
Total votes				100.0

District 4[edit]

Incumbent Amy Grady was first elected in 2020.

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Amy Grady (incumbent)
Total votes				100.0

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dwayne Russell
Total votes				100.0

General election[edit]

West Virginia's 4th Senate district, 2024
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Amy Grady (incumbent)
	Democratic	Dwayne Russell
Total votes			100.0

District 5[edit]

Incumbent Robert Plymale was first elected in 1992. He did not file for re-election.^[6]

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Scott Fuller
	Republican	Josh Mathis
	Republican	Dallas K. Thacker
Total votes			100.0

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ric Griffith
Total votes				100.0

General election[edit]

West Virginia's 5th Senate district, 2024
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Ric Griffith
	Republican	Scott Fuller
Total votes			100.0

District 6[edit]

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

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Craig A. Hart
	Republican	Chandler Swope (incumbent)
	Republican	Eric Porterfield
Total votes			100.0

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Randy Fowler
Total votes				100.0

General election[edit]

West Virginia's 6th Senate district, 2024
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Craig A. Hart
	Democratic	Randy Fowler
Total votes			100.0

District 7[edit]

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rupie Phillips (incumbent)
Total votes				100.0

General election[edit]

West Virginia's 7th Senate district, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rupie Phillips (incumbent)
Total votes				100.0

District 8[edit]

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glenn Jeffries (incumbent)
Total votes				100.0

General election[edit]

West Virginia's 8th Senate district, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Glenn Jeffries (incumbent)
Total votes				100.0

District 9[edit]

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

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Helton
Total votes				100.0

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christy Cardwell
Total votes				100.0

General election[edit]

West Virginia's 9th Senate district, 2024
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Brian Helton
	Democratic	Christy Cardwell
Total votes			100.0

District 10[edit]

Incumbent Jack Woodrum was first elected in 2020.

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Woodrum (incumbent)
Total votes				100.0

General election[edit]

West Virginia's 10th Senate district, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Woodrum (incumbent)
Total votes				100.0

District 11[edit]

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

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Robbie Morris
	Republican	Robert Karnes (incumbent)
Total votes			100.0

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mandy Smith Weirich
Total votes				100.0

General election[edit]

West Virginia's 11th Senate district, 2024
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Robbie Morris
	Democratic	Mandy Smith Weirich
Total votes			100.0

District 12[edit]

Incumbent Patrick Martin was first elected in 2020.

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick Martin (incumbent)
Total votes				100.0

General election[edit]

West Virginia's 12th Senate district, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick Martin (incumbent)
Total votes				100.0

District 13[edit]

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

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jonathan Board
Total votes				100.0

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joey Garcia
Total votes				100.0

General election[edit]

West Virginia's 13th Senate district, 2024
Party		Candidate	%
	Democratic	Joey Garcia
	Republican	Jonathan Board
Total votes			100.0

District 14[edit]

Incumbent Randy Smith was first elected in 2016.

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Smith (incumbent)
Total votes				100.0

General election[edit]

West Virginia's 14th Senate district, 2024
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Smith (incumbent)
Total votes				100.0

District 15[edit]

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

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Tom Willis
	Republican	Craig Blair (incumbent)
	Republican	Michael Folk
Total votes			100.0

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Anthony Murray
Total votes				100.0

General election[edit]

West Virginia's 15th Senate district, 2024
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Tom Willis
	Democratic	Anthony Murray
Total votes			100.0

District 16[edit]

Incumbent Patricia Rucker was first elected in 2016.

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Patricia Rucker (incumbent)
	Republican	Paul Espinosa
Total votes			100.0

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Doyle
Total votes				100.0

General election[edit]

West Virginia's 16th Senate district, 2024
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Patricia Rucker (incumbent)
	Democratic	John Doyle
Total votes			100.0

District 17[edit]

Incumbent Eric Nelson was first elected in 2020.

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Eric Nelson (incumbent)
	Republican	Chris Pritt
Total votes			100.0

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bil Lepp
Total votes				100.0

General election[edit]

West Virginia's 17th Senate district, 2024
Party		Candidate	%
	Republican	Eric Nelson (incumbent)
	Democratic	Bil Lepp
Total votes			100.0

References[edit]

^ "West Virginia Election Calendar" (PDF). sos.wv.gov. November 6, 2023.
^ Yohe, Randy (January 26, 2024). "Candidate Primary Election Filing Deadline Saturday". West Virginia Public Broadcasting. Retrieved May 15, 2024. And the fourth is Sen. Robert Plymale, D-Wayne. Now, we still have two days, and I can't find evidence, that he's announced that he's not running, but he hasn't yet filed.
^ Galloway, McKenna (August 9, 2023). "West Virginia Sen. Mike Caputo will not seek re-election in 2024". Times West Virginian. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
^ Brooks, Mary Catherine (October 31, 2023). "Stover will not seek re-election". The Register-Herald. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
^ McElhinny, Brad (May 15, 2024). "Senate President Blair is defeated in primary as are incumbents Maroney, Swope and Karnes". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
^ "WV SOS - Elections - Candidate - Online Data Services". apps.sos.wv.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-28.

[1] "West Virginia Election Calendar" (PDF). sos.wv.gov. November 6, 2023.

[2] Yohe, Randy (January 26, 2024). "Candidate Primary Election Filing Deadline Saturday". West Virginia Public Broadcasting. Retrieved May 15, 2024. And the fourth is Sen. Robert Plymale, D-Wayne. Now, we still have two days, and I can't find evidence, that he's announced that he's not running, but he hasn't yet filed.

[3] Galloway, McKenna (August 9, 2023). "West Virginia Sen. Mike Caputo will not seek re-election in 2024". Times West Virginian. Retrieved November 10, 2023.

[4] Brooks, Mary Catherine (October 31, 2023). "Stover will not seek re-election". The Register-Herald. Retrieved November 10, 2023.

[5] McElhinny, Brad (May 15, 2024). "Senate President Blair is defeated in primary as are incumbents Maroney, Swope and Karnes". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved May 15, 2024.

[6] "WV SOS - Elections - Candidate - Online Data Services". apps.sos.wv.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-28.

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