2024 West Virginia Senate election


2024 West Virginia Senate elections

November 5, 2024

17 of 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
GOP
DEM
Leader Craig Blair
(lost renomination)
Mike Woelfel
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 13, 2021 January 11, 2023
Leader's seat 15th district 5th district
Last election 30 seats, 67.0% 4 seats, 28.6%
Seats before 31 3
Seats after 32 2
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 534,558 134,343
Percentage 79.04% 19.86%
Seats up 15 2
Races won 16 1


     Republican gain
     Republican hold      Democratic hold

     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
     50–60%

Senate President before election

Craig Blair
Republican

Elected Senate President

Randy Smith
Republican

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.

Summary of the 2024 West Virginia Senate election results
Party Seats contested Votes % Seats
Before
86th Leg.
Up Won After
87th Leg.
+/–
Republican 17 534,558 79.01% 31 15 12 32 1
Democratic 9 134,343 19.86% 3 2 1 2 1
Mountain 1 5,594 0.83% 0 0 0 0
Independents 2 1,785 0.26% 0 0 0 0
Total 676,280 100.0% 34 17 34
Popular vote
Republican
79.01%
Democratic
19.86%
Mountain
0.83%
Independents
0.26%
Seats won
Republican
94.22%
Democratic
5.88%
Total senate seats
Republican
94.22%
Democratic
5.88%