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| Demographics | 97% White 1% Black 1% Hispanic 0% Asian 1% Other | ||||||||
| Population (2017) | 112,494 [1] | ||||||||
West Virginia's 11th Senate district is one of 17 districts in the West Virginia Senate. It is currently represented by Republicans Bill Hamilton and Robbie Morris. [2] [3] All districts in the West Virginia Senate elect two members to staggered four-year terms.
District 11 covers all of Nicholas, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Randolph, Upshur, and Webster Counties, as well as some of southern Grant County, in the eastern part of the state. Communities within the district include Richwood, Summersville, Craigsville, Webster Springs, Marlinton, Buckhannon, Elkins, Franklin, and Petersburg. [4]
The district overlaps with the state's 1st, 2nd, and 3rd congressional districts, and with the 32nd, 41st, 43rd, 44th, 45th, 46th, 54th, and 55th districts of the West Virginia House of Delegates. [5] It borders the state of Virginia. At over 4,400 square miles, it is by far the largest district in the Senate. [1]
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Robbie Morris | 9,199 | 65.9 | |
| Republican | Robert L. Karnes (incumbent) | 4,765 | 34.1 | |
| Total votes | 13,964 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic | Mandy Smith Weirich | 5,093 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 5,093 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Robbie Morris | 31,279 | 75.9 | |
| Democratic | Mandy Smith Weirich | 9,913 | 24.1 | |
| Total votes | 41,192 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Hamilton (incumbent) | 23,105 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 23,105 | 100 | ||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Robert Karnes | 7,778 | 54.0 | |
| Republican | John Pitsenbarger (incumbent) | 6,618 | 46.0 | |
| Total votes | 14,396 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Robert Karnes | 23,364 | 51.4 | |
| Democratic | Denise Campbell | 22,116 | 48.6 | |
| Total votes | 45,480 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Bill Hamilton | 6,523 | 62.3 | |
| Republican | Robert Karnes (incumbent) | 3,955 | 37.7 | |
| Total votes | 10,478 | 100 | ||
| Democratic | Laura Finch | 5,087 | 52.4 | |
| Democratic | Margaret Kerr Beckwith | 4,617 | 47.6 | |
| Total votes | 9,704 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Bill Hamilton | 23,718 | 70.4 | |
| Democratic | Laura Finch | 9,953 | 29.6 | |
| Total votes | 33,671 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Greg Boso (incumbent) | 20,610 | 49.4 | |
| Democratic | Denise Campbell | 19,718 | 47.3 | |
| Mountain | Bruce Breuninger | 1,404 | 3.4 | |
| Total votes | 41,732 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Robert Karnes | 3,327 | 53.1 | |
| Republican | Steve Foster | 2,941 | 46.9 | |
| Total votes | 6,268 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Robert Karnes | 15,171 | 55.6 | |
| Democratic | Gregory Tucker (incumbent) | 12,122 | 44.4 | |
| Total votes | 27,293 | 100 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Margaret Kerr Beckwith | 7,622 | 58.8 | |
| Democratic | Paul Louk | 5,347 | 41.2 | |
| Total votes | 12,969 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Clark Barnes (incumbent) | 24,571 | 65.5 | |
| Democratic | Margaret Kerr Beckwith | 12,941 | 34.5 | |
| Total votes | 37,512 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
| Year | Office | Results [9] [10] |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Trump 76.2 – 22.3% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 74.9 – 20.7% |
| 2014 | Senate | Capito 66.4 – 29.1% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 67.4 – 30.1% |
| Senate | Manchin 56.6 – 39.7% | |
| Governor | Tomblin 48.3 – 47.5% |
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