State legislatures / West Virginia

West Virginia Senate

Party seats now, after each election since 1968, and district results 2016-2024

Current seats

Republican majorityDemocrats 2, Republicans 32. 34 seats; 18 for a majority.
Democrats 2Republicans 32

Control counts seats by party; coalitions and power-sharing agreements are not shown.

Members as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.

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Republican 15Members of more than one party 2

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2024: the candidate(s) with the most votes in each contest (MEDSL); contests with unreliable rows are not shown. Lines of the 2024 elections (US Census Bureau).

Members as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.

Seats after each election, 1968-2022

Seats by election, table
YearDROtherSeatsControl
2022430034Republican majority
20201123034Republican majority
20181420034Republican majority
20161222034Republican majority
20141717034Tied
2012259034Democratic majority
2010286034Democratic majority
2008268034Democratic majority
20062311034Democratic majority
20042113034Democratic majority
20022410034Democratic majority
2000286034Democratic majority
1998295034Democratic majority
1996259034Democratic majority
1994268034Democratic majority
1992322034Democratic majority
1990331034Democratic majority
1988295034Democratic majority
1986277034Democratic majority
1984304034Democratic majority
1982313034Democratic majority
1980277034Democratic majority
1978268034Democratic majority
1976286034Democratic majority
1974268034Democratic majority
19722410034Democratic majority
19702311034Democratic majority
1968Not available

Carl Klarner, State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022: version 1.0, released June 12, 2024; a fixed historic release.

District results, 2016-2024

The candidate with the most votes in each contest.

2024: 17 contests
DistrictMost votesPartyShareNote
1RYAN W WELDRepublican100.0%one candidate
2CHRIS ROSERepublican100.0%one candidate
3DONNA J BOLEYRepublican100.0%one candidate
4AMY NICHOLE GRADYRepublican74.8%
5SCOTT FULLERRepublican51.1%
6CRAIG A HARTRepublican61.0%
7RUPIE PHILLIPSRepublican100.0%one candidate
8GLENN D JEFFRIESRepublican100.0%one candidate
9BRIAN HELTONRepublican75.0%
10JACK DAVID WOODRUMRepublican100.0%one candidate
11ROBBIE MORRISRepublican75.9%
12PATRICK S MARTINRepublican100.0%one candidate
13JOEY GARCIADemocrat54.4%
14RANDY E SMITHRepublican58.1%
15THOMAS "TOM" WILLISRepublican73.0%
16PATRICIA RUCKERRepublican60.0%
17ERIC NELSONRepublican64.3%
2022: 17 contests
DistrictMost votesPartyShareNote
1LAURA WAKIM CHAPMANRepublican60.5%
2CHARLES CLEMENTSRepublican62.5%
3MICHAEL AZINGERRepublican65.7%
4ERIC J TARRRepublican100.0%one candidate
5MIKE WOELFELDemocrat54.0%
6MARK R MAYNARDRepublican73.4%
7MIKE STUARTRepublican58.2%
8MARK HUNTRepublican56.8%
9ROLLAN ROBERTSRepublican78.1%
10VINCE DEEDSRepublican58.7%
11BILL HAMILTONRepublican100.0%one candidate
12BEN QUEENRepublican68.7%
13MIKE OLIVERIORepublican50.3%
14JAY TAYLORRepublican76.2%
15CHARLES S TRUMP IVRepublican80.4%
16JASON BARRETTRepublican60.5%
17TOM TAKUBORepublican58.5%
2020: 17 contests
DistrictMost votesPartyShareNote
1RYAN W WELDRepublican53.0%
2MIKE MARONEYRepublican56.2%
3DONNA J BOLEYRepublican66.3%
4AMY NICHOLE GRADYRepublican70.7%
5ROBERT H "BOB" PLYMALEDemocrat53.6%
6CHANDLER SWOPERepublican100.0%one candidate
7RUPIE PHILLIPSRepublican56.2%
8GLENN D JEFFRIESDemocrat55.8%
9DAVID BUGS STOVERRepublican100.0%one candidate
10JACK DAVID WOODRUMRepublican58.6%
11ROBERT LEE KARNESRepublican51.4%
12PATRICK S MARTINRepublican56.9%
13MIKE CAPUTODemocrat56.2%
14RANDY E SMITHRepublican72.6%
15CRAIG P BLAIRRepublican80.1%
16PATRICIA RUCKERRepublican51.8%
17ERIC NELSONRepublican53.6%
2018: 17 contests
DistrictMost votesPartyShareNote
1WILLIAM IHLENFELDDemocrat52.9%
2CHARLES CLEMENTSRepublican58.8%
3MIKE AZINGERRepublican57.4%
4ERIC J TARRRepublican51.8%
5MIKE WOELFELDemocrat59.7%
6MARK R MAYNARDRepublican61.5%
7RON STOLLINGSDemocrat56.7%
8RICHARD LINDSAYDemocrat50.2%
9ROLLAN A ROBERTSRepublican54.1%
10STEPHEN BALDWINDemocrat53.1%
11BILL HAMILTONRepublican70.4%
12MIKE ROMANODemocrat54.5%
13BOB BEACHDemocrat52.2%
14DAVE SYPOLTRepublican60.2%
15CHARLES S TRUMP IVRepublican71.1%
16JOHN UNGERDemocrat52.1%
17TOM TAKUBORepublican52.5%
2016: 18 contests
DistrictMost votesPartyShareNote
1RYAN W. WELDnot in source51.1%seats not in source
2MIKE MARONEYnot in source54.3%seats not in source
3DONNA J. BOLEYnot in source64.7%seats not in source
3 (special)MIKE AZINGERnot in source54.6%seats not in source
4MITCH B. CARMICHAELnot in source51.0%seats not in source
5ROBERT H. """"BOB"""" PLYMALEnot in source60.2%seats not in source
6CHANDLER SWOPEnot in source57.1%seats not in source
7RICHARD N. OJEDA IInot in source58.8%seats not in source
8GLENN JEFFRIESnot in source53.1%seats not in source
9SUE CLINEnot in source51.8%seats not in source
10KENNY W. MANNnot in source54.7%seats not in source
11GREG BOSOnot in source49.4%seats not in source
12DOUG FACEMIREnot in source50.1%seats not in source
13ROMAN W. PREZIOSO JR.not in source59.6%seats not in source
14RANDY E SMITHnot in source53.3%seats not in source
15CRAIG P. BLAIRnot in source70.4%seats not in source
16PATRICIA RUCKERnot in source52.8%seats not in source
17COREY PALUMBOnot in source55.4%seats not in source

MEDSL precinct returns 2016-2024: a fixed historic release; the file records no release date.

Sources

Current members: Open States (CC0 1.0), commit 3a1d876 of November 3, 2026; seat totals from openstates-metadata (MIT).

Seats after each election: Carl Klarner, State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022, Harvard Dataverse (CC0 1.0).

District results: MEDSL precinct returns (2018-2024 CC0 1.0; 2016 MIT License).

District lines: US Census Bureau, TIGER/Line cartographic boundaries (public domain), state legislative districts 2024, 1:500,000.

Data through November 3, 2026.