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Elections in West Virginia |
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The 2022 West Virginia Senate elections were held on November 8, 2022, and elected 17 of the chamber's 34 members. This coincided with elections in the House of Delegates, and the election of West Virginia's two representatives. Following the 2020 census, this was the first West Virginia Senate election held after redistricting. Primary elections were held on May 10, 2022. [1]
The Republican party won 16 of the 17 races up for election, attaining supermajority status in the State Senate with 30 seats. A month after the election, state senator Glenn Jeffries (who was not up for re-election in 2022) switch from the Democratic to Republican party, further increasing the party's seat count. [2]
Three members of the West Virginia Senate - two Democrats, and one Republican - did not run for re-election.
In the West Virginia Senate, two members are elected from each of the 17 districts in staggered, four-year terms. In the 2022 cycle, nine Republican-held seats and eight Democrat-held seats were open for election. The names of members whose seats were up for election and their winning candidates are below.
District | Incumbent | Elected Senator | Result | |||
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Member | Party | First elected | Member | Party | ||
District 1 | Owens Brown | Democratic | 2021 (appointed) | Laura Chapman | Republican | Republican gain |
District 2 | Charles Clements | Republican | 2017 (appointed) | Charles Clements | Republican | Republican hold |
District 3 | Mike Azinger | Republican | 2016 | Mike Azinger | Republican | Republican hold |
District 4 | Eric Tarr | Republican | 2018 | Eric Tarr | Republican | Republican hold |
District 5 | Mike Woelfel | Democratic | 2014 | Mike Woelfel | Democratic | Democratic hold |
District 6 | Mark Maynard | Republican | 2014 | Mark Maynard | Republican | Republican hold |
District 7 | Ron Stollings | Democratic | 2006 | Mike Stuart | Republican | Republican gain |
District 8 | Richard Lindsay | Democratic | 2018 | Mark Hunt | Republican | Republican gain |
District 9 | Rollan Roberts | Republican | 2018 | Rollan Roberts | Republican | Republican hold |
District 10 | Stephen Baldwin | Democratic | 2017 (appointed) | Vince Deeds | Republican | Republican gain |
District 11 | Bill Hamilton | Republican | 2018 | Bill Hamilton | Republican | Republican hold |
District 12 | Mike Romano | Democratic | 2014 | Ben Queen | Republican | Republican gain |
District 13 | Bob Beach | Democratic | 2010 | Mike Oliverio | Republican | Republican gain |
District 14 | David Sypolt | Republican | 2006 | Jay Taylor | Republican | Republican hold |
District 15 | Charles Trump | Republican | 2014 | Charles Trump | Republican | Republican hold |
District 16 | Hannah Geffert | Democratic | 2021 (appointed) | Jason Barrett | Republican | Republican gain |
District 17 | Tom Takubo | Republican | 2014 | Tom Takubo | Republican | Republican hold |
Source | Ranking | As of |
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Sabato's Crystal Ball [6] | Safe R | May 19, 2022 |
The 2023 West Virginia Senate Presidential election was held on January 11, 2023.
On August 31, 2022, Republican senator and former chair of the Senate Education Committee Patricia Rucker announced that she would challenge incumbent president Craig Blair in the election. [7] On November 22, Rucker withdrew her bid. [8]
On December 4, 2022, Blair was renominated as President of the Senate, unopposed. [9]
At the convening of the 86th Legislature on January 11, 2023, Blair was re-elected by acclamation.
In 2022, the Democrats, though defending fewer seats than the Republicans, had the majority of their caucus up for re-election, leaving them vulnerable to Republicans. Of the eight seats held by Democrats going into the election, all but one elected Republicans.
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2022 West Virginia Senate election | |||||||||
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Party | Races Won | Votes | Percentage | % change | Seats before | Seats after | +/– | ||
Republican | 16 | 307,201 | 67.01% | 5.8% | 23 | 30 | 7 | ||
Democratic | 1 | 131,305 | 28.64% | 7.5% | 11 | 4 | 7 | ||
Libertarian | 0 | 13,723 | 2.99% | 2.3% | 0 | 0 | |||
Upwising WV | 0 | 5,148 | 1.12% | 1.1% | 0 | 0 | |||
Independent | 0 | 1,085 | 0.24% | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | |||
Totals | 17 | 458,462 | 100.00% | — | 34 | 34 | — | ||
Turnout | 39.76% | 23.5% |
During West Virginia's 85th Legislature (2021–2022), two senators resigned from their positions. According to §3-10-5 of West Virginia Code, vacancies in the Senate are filled through appointment by the Governor of one of three candidates chosen by the executive committee of the outgoing member's party. [10] Below is a list of appointments made during the 85th Legislature.
District | Incumbent | Party | Appointee | Ref. | ||
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Departing member | First elected | Incoming member | Appt. date | |||
16 | John Unger | 2020 | Dem | Hannah Geffert | September 29, 2021 | [11] |
1 | William Ihlenfeld | 2018 | Dem | Owens Brown | October 7, 2021 | [12] |
District | Winner | Margin |
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District 13 | Republican (flip) | 0.5% |
District 5 | Democratic | 7.9% |
District 8 | Republican (flip) | 13.5% |
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 |
Incumbent Owens Brown was appointed in 2021.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Laura Chapman | 6,136 | 68.7 | |
Republican | Judi Meyer | 2,792 | 31.3 | |
Total votes | 8,928 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Randy Swartzmiller | 3,554 | 53.4 | |
Democratic | Owens Brown (incumbent) | 3,097 | 46.6 | |
Total votes | 6,651 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Laura Chapman | 18,746 | 60.5 | |
Democratic | Randy Swartzmiller | 12,258 | 39.5 | |
Total votes | 31,004 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Incumbent Charles Clements was first elected in 2016.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles Clements (incumbent) | 6,834 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 6,834 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Eric Hayhurst | 4,765 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 4,765 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles Clements (incumbent) | 18,720 | 62.5 | |
Democratic | Eric Hayhurst | 11,213 | 37.5 | |
Total votes | 29,933 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Incumbent Michael Azinger was first elected in 2016.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael Azinger (incumbent) | 6,625 | 51.5 | |
Republican | John Kelly | 6,230 | 48.5 | |
Total votes | 12,855 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jody Murphy | 4,077 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 4,077 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Michael Azinger (incumbent) | 20,812 | 65.7 | |
Democratic | Jody Murphy | 10,861 | 34.3 | |
Total votes | 31,673 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Incumbent Eric Tarr was first elected in 2018.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Eric Tarr (incumbent) | 7,562 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 7,562 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Eric Tarr (incumbent) | 21,059 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 21,059 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Incumbent Mike Woelfel was first elected in 2014.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Melissa Clark | 3,916 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 3,916 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mike Woelfel (incumbent) | 5,063 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 5,063 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mike Woelfel (incumbent) | 13,542 | 54.0 | |
Republican | Melissa Clark | 11,552 | 46.0 | |
Total votes | 25,094 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Incumbent Mark Maynard was first elected in 2014.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mark Maynard (incumbent) | 3,435 | 59.3 | |
Republican | Sabrina Grace | 1,557 | 26.9 | |
Republican | Wesley Blankenship | 801 | 13.8 | |
Total votes | 5,793 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tiffany Clemins | 2,339 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 2,339 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mark Maynard (incumbent) | 17,222 | 73.4 | |
Democratic | Tiffany Clemins | 6,249 | 26.6 | |
Total votes | 23,471 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Incumbent Ron Stollings was first elected in 2006.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Stuart | 2,487 | 52.2 | |
Republican | Chad McCormick | 2,278 | 47.8 | |
Total votes | 4,765 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Ron Stollings (incumbent) | 4,962 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 4,962 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Stuart | 13,242 | 58.2 | |
Democratic | Ron Stollings (incumbent) | 9,526 | 41.8 | |
Total votes | 22,768 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Incumbent Richard Lindsay was first elected in 2018.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mark Hunt | 2,427 | 46.4 | |
Republican | Joshua Higginbotham | 1,786 | 34.2 | |
Republican | Mark Mitchem | 1,016 | 19.4 | |
Total votes | 5,229 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Richard Lindsay (incumbent) | 5,100 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 5,100 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mark Hunt | 14,615 | 56.8 | |
Democratic | Richard Lindsay (incumbent) | 11,136 | 43.2 | |
Total votes | 25,751 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Incumbent Rollan Roberts was first elected in 2018.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Rollan Roberts (incumbent) | 4,597 | 51.7 | |
Republican | Mick Bates | 4,294 | 48.3 | |
Total votes | 8,891 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Rollan Roberts (incumbent) | 18,540 | 78.1 | |
Libertarian | Kari Woodson | 5,194 | 21.9 | |
Total votes | 23,734 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Incumbent Stephen Baldwin was appointed in 2017.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Vince Deeds | 4,964 | 48.9 | |
Republican | Mike Steadham | 4,265 | 42.0 | |
Republican | Thomas Perkins | 931 | 9.1 | |
Total votes | 10,160 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Stephen Baldwin (incumbent) | 6,210 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 6,210 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Vince Deeds | 18,954 | 58.7 | |
Democratic | Stephen Baldwin (incumbent) | 12,250 | 37.9 | |
Independent | Aaron Ransom | 1,085 | 3.4 | |
Total votes | 32,289 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Incumbent Bill Hamilton was first elected in 2018.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bill Hamilton (incumbent) | 7,091 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 7,091 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Bill Hamilton (incumbent) | 23,105 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 23,105 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Incumbent Mike Romano was first elected in 2014. He retired, leaving an open seat.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ben Queen | 6,723 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 6,723 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Ben Queen | 18,711 | 68.7 | |
Libertarian | Austin Lynch | 8,529 | 31.3 | |
Write-in | 8 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 27,248 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Incumbent Bob Beach was first elected in 2010. He retired, leaving an open seat.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Oliverio | 4,528 | 80.4 | |
Republican | Carly Braun | 1,102 | 19.6 | |
Total votes | 5,630 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Barbara Fleischauer | 5,366 | 82.5 | |
Democratic | Rich Jacobs | 1,140 | 17.5 | |
Total votes | 6,506 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Oliverio | 13,495 | 50.3 | |
Democratic | Barbara Fleischauer | 13,342 | 49.7 | |
Total votes | 26,837 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Incumbent David Sypolt was first elected in 2006. He retired, leaving an open seat.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jay Taylor | 4,315 | 35.7 | |
Republican | J.R. Keplinger | 2,229 | 18.4 | |
Republican | Angela Iman | 2,217 | 18.3 | |
Republican | James Lough | 1,831 | 15.1 | |
Republican | Stephen Smith | 1,519 | 12.5 | |
Total votes | 12,111 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Amanda Pitzer | 3,226 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 3,226 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jay Taylor | 21,910 | 76.2 | |
Democratic | Amanda Pitzer | 6,855 | 23.8 | |
Total votes | 28,765 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Incumbent Charles Trump was first elected in 2014.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles Trump (incumbent) | 7,564 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 7,564 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Charles Trump (incumbent) | 21,137 | 80.4 | |
Upwising WV | Robin Mills | 5,148 | 19.6 | |
Total votes | 26,285 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Incumbent Hannah Geffert was appointed in 2021. She initially did not file for re-election, but changed her mind and entered the race. [13]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jason Barrett | 4,488 | 54.7 | |
Republican | Renee Wibly | 3,715 | 45.3 | |
Total votes | 8,203 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Jason Barrett | 18,672 | 60.5 | |
Democratic | Hannah Geffert (incumbent) | 12,196 | 39.5 | |
Total votes | 30,868 | 100.0 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
Incumbent Tom Takubo was first elected in 2014.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Tom Takubo (incumbent) | 4,263 | 71.1 | |
Republican | Terry Burns | 1,732 | 28.9 | |
Total votes | 5,995 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Samuel Wood | 4,663 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 4,663 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Tom Takubo (incumbent) | 16,739 | 58.5 | |
Democratic | Samuel Wood | 11,897 | 41.5 | |
Total votes | 28,636 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
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