West Virginia's 4th Senate district

West Virginia's 4th State Senate district
Senator	Eric Tarr R–Scott Depot Amy Grady R–Leon
Demographics	94%  White 1%  Black 1%  Hispanic 1%  Asian 2%  Native American
Population (2021)	104,885

West Virginia's 4th Senate district is one of 17 districts in the West Virginia Senate. It is currently represented by Republicans Eric Tarr and Amy Grady. ^{[1] [2]} All districts in the West Virginia Senate elect two members to staggered four-year terms.

Geography

District 4 is based in Jackson County, Mason County, and parts of Putnam and Roane Counties to the north of Charleston. It includes the communities of Spencer, Ravenswood, Ripley, Point Pleasant, New Haven, Hurricane, Winfield, and Teays Valley. ^[3]

The district overlaps with West Virginia's 1st congressional district, and with the 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 22nd, 38th districts of the West Virginia House of Delegates. ^[4] It borders the state of Ohio.

Recent election results

2024

2024 West Virginia Senate election, District 4 ^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Amy Grady (incumbent)	12,955	100.0
Total votes			12,955	100.0
	Democratic	Dwayne Russell	4,217	100.0
Total votes			4,217	100.0
General election
	Republican	Amy Grady (incumbent)	33,655	74.79
	Democratic	Dwayne Russell	11,343	25.21
Total votes			44,998	100.0
	Republican hold

2022

West Virginia's 4th Senate district, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric Tarr (incumbent)	21,059	100.0
Total votes			21,059	100.0
	Republican hold

Historical election results

2020

2020 West Virginia Senate election, District 4 ^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Amy Grady	6,528	39.1
	Republican	Mitch Carmichael (incumbent)	5,810	34.8
	Republican	Jim Butler	4,349	26.1
Total votes			16,687	100
General election
	Republican	Amy Grady	33,409	70.7
	Democratic	Bruce Ashworth	11,950	25.3
	Libertarian	Loyd Butcher	1,904	4.0
Total votes			47,263	100
	Republican hold

2018

2018 West Virginia Senate election, District 4 ^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Eric Tarr	4,994	54.8
	Republican	Mark Drennan (incumbent)	4,126	45.2
Total votes			9,120	100
General election
	Republican	Eric Tarr	18,885	51.8
	Democratic	Brian Prim	13,583	37.2
	Independent	Amy Nichole Grady	4,005	11.0
Total votes			36,473	100
	Republican hold

2016

2016 West Virginia Senate election, District 4 ^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mitch Carmichael (incumbent)	8,442	59.5
	Republican	Dustin Lewis	5,749	40.5
Total votes			14,191	100
	Democratic	Brian Prim	6,999	58.8
	Democratic	Bruce Ashworth	4,910	41.2
Total votes			11,909	100
General election
	Republican	Mitch Carmichael (incumbent)	22,032	51.1
	Democratic	Brian Prim	21,123	48.9
Total votes			43,155	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 West Virginia Senate election, District 4 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Hall (incumbent)	22,561	100
Total votes			22,561	100
	Republican hold

2012

2012 West Virginia Senate election, District 4 ^[7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Bright	6,085	67.5
	Democratic	Marla Ingels	2,936	32.5
Total votes			9,021	100
General election
	Republican	Mitch Carmichael	20,951	52.7
	Democratic	Mike Bright	18,815	47.3
Total votes			39,766	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results
2020	President	Trump 72.0 – 26.2%
	Senate	Capito 74.7 – 23.0%
	Governor	Justice 66.9 – 29.7%
2018	Senate	Manchin 49.3 – 47.4%
2016	President	Trump 72.7 – 22.7%
	Governor	Justice 52.1 – 41.0%

Historical district boundaries

Main article: List of West Virginia Senate districts § Historical and present district boundaries

References

1. "Eric J. Tarr (R - Putnam, 04)". West Virginia State Senate. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
2. "Amy N. Grady (R - Mason, 04)". West Virginia State Senate. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
3. "Senate District Maps - 2010 Plan". West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
5. "STATE SENATOR, 4th Senatorial District". West Virginia SoS. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
6. "West Virginia State Senate District 4". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
7. "Statewide Results General Election - November 6, 2012". West Virginia Secretary of State. Archived from the original on January 21, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.