| West Virginia's 2nd State Senate district | |||||||||
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| Demographics | 92% White 2% Black 1% Hispanic 0% Asian 2% Native American 1% Other | ||||||||
| Population (2021) | 104,256 | ||||||||
West Virginia's 2nd Senate district is one of 17 districts in the West Virginia Senate. It is currently represented by Republicans Charles H. Clements and Chris Rose. [1] All districts in the West Virginia Senate elect two members to staggered four-year terms.
District 2 is based in the Mid-Ohio Valley region, covering all of Calhoun, Doddridge, Ritchie, Tyler, and Wetzel Counties and parts of Gilmer, Marion, Marshall, and Monongalia Counties. It includes the communities of Moundsville, McMechen, New Martinsville, Paden City, Mannington, Pennsboro, Sistersville, and Grantsville. [2]
The district is located largely within West Virginia's 1st congressional district, with a small portion extending into West Virginia's 2nd congressional district, and overlaps with the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 33rd, 34th, 50th, and 51st districts of the West Virginia House of Delegates. [3] It borders the states of Ohio and Pennsylvania.
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Chris Rose | 7,653 | 61.3 | |
| Republican | Mike Maroney (incumbent) | 4,824 | 38.7 | |
| Total votes | 12,477 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Chris Rose | 37,022 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 37,022 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Mike Maroney (incumbent) | 7,964 | 61.4 | |
| Republican | Elijah Dean | 5,016 | 38.6 | |
| Total votes | 12,980 | 100 | ||
| Democratic | Josh Gary | 5,770 | 51.3 | |
| Democratic | Carla Jones | 5,478 | 48.7 | |
| Total votes | 11,248 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Mike Maroney (incumbent) | 25,136 | 56.2 | |
| Democratic | Josh Gary | 19,569 | 43.8 | |
| Total votes | 44,705 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Denny Longwell | 5,388 | 58.9 | |
| Democratic | Carla Jones | 3,753 | 41.1 | |
| Total votes | 9,141 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Charles Clements (incumbent) | 19,895 | 58.8 | |
| Democratic | Denny Longwell | 13,944 | 41.2 | |
| Total votes | 33,839 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Mike Maroney | 6,585 | 54.3 | |
| Republican | Ginger Nalley | 5,541 | 45.7 | |
| Total votes | 12,126 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Mike Maroney | 22,902 | 54.3 | |
| Democratic | Lisa Zukoff | 15,754 | 37.4 | |
| Libertarian | H. John Rogers | 3,521 | 8.3 | |
| Total votes | 42,177 | 100 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Kent Leonhardt | 13,034 | 50.0 | |
| Democratic | Larry J. Edgell (incumbent) | 12,358 | 47.4 | |
| Libertarian | Jeffrey Jarrell | 681 | 2.6 | |
| Total votes | 26,073 | 100 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jeff Kessler (incumbent) | 29,474 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 29,474 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Trump 69.1 – 29.0% |
| Senate | Capito 70.9 – 25.8% | |
| Governor | Justice 64.4 – 30.6% | |
| 2018 | Senate | Manchin 50.5 – 44.0% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 69.3 – 24.9% |
| Governor | Justice 46.8 – 44.2% |