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| Demographics | 88% White 5% Black 1% Hispanic 2% Asian 2% Native American | ||||||||
| Population (2021) | 106,335 | ||||||||
West Virginia's 5th Senate district is one of 17 districts in the West Virginia Senate. It is currently represented by Democrat Mike Woelfel and Republican Scott Fuller. [1] [2] All districts in the West Virginia Senate elect two members to staggered four-year terms.
District 5 is based in the city of Huntington, covering all of Cabell County and parts of northern Wayne County. It also includes the communities of Milton, Barboursville, Culloden, Lesage, Pea Ridge, Ceredo, and Kenova. [3]
The district is located entirely within West Virginia's 1st congressional district, and overlaps with the 22nd through 29th districts of the West Virginia House of Delegates. It borders the states of Ohio and Kentucky.
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Scott Fuller | 3,753 | 38.8 | |
| Republican | Josh Mathis | 3,515 | 36.4 | |
| Republican | Dallas K. Thacker | 2,401 | 24.8 | |
| Total votes | 9,669 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic | Ric Griffith | 6,828 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 6,828 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Scott Fuller | 19,951 | 51.1 | |
| Democratic | Ric Griffith | 19,098 | 48.9 | |
| Total votes | 39,049 | 100 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Charles Shaffer | 4,601 | 54.0 | |
| Republican | Glendon Watts | 3,925 | 46.0 | |
| Total votes | 8,526 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Robert Plymale (incumbent) | 22,808 | 53.6 | |
| Republican | Charles Shaffer | 19,724 | 46.4 | |
| Total votes | 42,532 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Mike Woelfel (incumbent) | 20,305 | 59.7 | |
| Republican | Larry Brooke Lunsford | 13,732 | 40.3 | |
| Total votes | 34,037 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Robert Plymale (incumbent) | 22,863 | 60.2 | |
| Republican | Tyson Smith | 15,092 | 39.8 | |
| Total votes | 37,955 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Primary election | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Mike Woelfel | 5,218 | 74.5 | |
| Democratic | Robert Alexander | 1,784 | 25.5 | |
| Total votes | 7,002 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Democratic | Mike Woelfel | 12,511 | 49.8 | |
| Republican | Vicki Dunn-Marshall | 11,818 | 47.0 | |
| Independent | Roy Ramey | 793 | 3.2 | |
| Total votes | 25,122 | 100 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert Plymale (incumbent) | 28,090 | 100 | |
| Total votes | 28,090 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Year | Office | Results |
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| 2020 | President | Trump 59.8 – 38.5% |
| Senate | Capito 63.1 – 34.5% | |
| Governor | Justice 58.0 – 38.4% | |
| 2018 | Senate | Manchin 57.8 – 39.1% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 61.2 – 33.5% |
| Governor | Justice 55.8 – 35.4% |
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