West Virginia's 5th Senate district

West Virginia's 5th State Senate district
Senator	Mike Woelfel D–Huntington Scott Fuller R–Kenova
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.

Geography

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.

Recent election results

2024

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

Primary election
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

2022

West Virginia's 5th Senate district, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Woelfel (incumbent)	13,542	54.0
	Republican	Melissa Clark	11,552	46.0
Total votes			25,094	100.0
	Democratic hold

Historical election results

2020

2020 West Virginia Senate election, District 5 ^[5]

Primary election
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

2018

2018 West Virginia Senate election, District 5 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Woelfel (incumbent)	20,305	59.7
	Republican	Larry Brooke Lunsford	13,732	40.3
Total votes			34,037	100
	Democratic hold

2016

2016 West Virginia Senate election, District 5 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Plymale (incumbent)	22,863	60.2
	Republican	Tyson Smith	15,092	39.8
Total votes			37,955	100
	Democratic hold

2014

2014 West Virginia Senate election, District 5 ^[5]

Primary election
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

2012

2012 West Virginia Senate election, District 5 ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Plymale (incumbent)	28,090	100
Total votes			28,090	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results
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%

Historical district boundaries

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

References

1. "Robert H. Plymale (D - Wayne, 05)". West Virginia State Senate. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
2. "Michael A. Woelfel (D - Cabell, 05)". West Virginia State Senate. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
3. "Senate District Maps - 2010 Plan". West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
4. "STATE SENATOR, 5th Senatorial District". West Virginia SoS. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
5. "West Virginia State Senate District 5". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
6. "Statewide Results General Election - November 6, 2012". West Virginia Secretary of State. Archived from the original on January 21, 2019. Retrieved December 26, 2019.