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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]
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%).
| Biden 50–60% | Trump 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% |
Retirements
Democrats
- District 5: Robert Plymale is retiring.[2]
- District 13: Mike Caputo is retiring.[3]
Republicans
- District 9: David Stover is retiring.[4]
Incumbents defeated
In primary election
Four incumbent senators, all Republicans, were defeated in the May 14 primary election.[5]
Republicans
- 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
| District | Member | Party | First elected | Status |
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| 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 |
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| CNalysis[6] | Solid R | May 14, 2024 |
Competitive races
This table lists any legislative seat not rated as Solid D or Solid R by at least one election prediction agency.
