2026 West Virginia Senate election

2026 West Virginia Senate election
November 3, 2026
19 of 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate
(17 regular, 2 special)
18 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Randy Smith Mike Woelfel (retiring)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 8, 2025 January 11, 2023
Leader's seat 14th–Preston 5th–Cabell
Last election 16 seats, 79.30% 1 seat, 19.61%
Current seats 32 2
Seats needed 16
Seats up 18 1
Status of the incumbents:
     Republican incumbent      Republican incumbent retiring
     Democratic incumbent retiring
Circular insets (Districts 3 and 17): special elections
Incumbent Senate President

Randy Smith
Republican



Not to be confused with 2026 United States Senate election in West Virginia.

The 2026 West Virginia Senate election will be held on November 3, 2026, alongside the other 2026 United States elections. Voters will elect half the members of the West Virginia Senate to serve a four-year term. Two other Senate seats will hold special elections. Primary elections will be held on May 12, 2026.

As of November 1, 2025, there were 34 active candidacies for the 2026 state senate election. Candidate filing for office ended on January 31, 2026, with Republicans filing in all 17 regular elections and both specials, as well as with Democrats filing in 15 regular elections and one special.

This election will take place alongside races for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state house, and numerous other state and local elections.

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