West Virginia's 6th Senate district

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West Virginia's 6th
State Senate district
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Senator
 
Mark Maynard
RGenoa
Craig A. Hart
RLenore

Demographics89%  White
7%  Black
1%  Hispanic
0%  Asian
2%  Native American
Population (2021)110,696

West Virginia's 6th Senate district is one of 17 districts in the West Virginia Senate. It is currently represented by Republicans Mark Maynard and Craig A. Hart. [1] [2] All districts in the West Virginia Senate elect two members to staggered four-year terms. District 6 is currently the most Republican-leaning district in the Senate.

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Geography

District 6 stretches along the state's southwestern border, covering all of Mercer County and parts of McDowell, Mingo, and Wayne Counties. It includes the communities of Bluefield, Princeton, Bluewell, Athens, Welch, Williamson, and Gilbert Creek. [3]

The district is located entirely within West Virginia's 1st congressional district, and overlaps with the 29th, 34th, 36th, 37th, 38th, 39th, and 41st districts of the West Virginia House of Delegates. [4] It borders the states of Kentucky and Virginia. [5]

Recent election results

2024

2024 West Virginia Senate election, District 6 [6]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Craig A. Hart 4,847 40.9
Republican Chandler Swope (incumbent)4,38436.9
Republican Eric Porterfield 2,63322.2
Total votes11,864 100.0
Democratic Randy Fowler 3,748 100.0
Total votes3,748 100.0
General election
Republican Craig A. Hart 23,014 61.0
Democratic Jeff DiSibbio12,92434.3
Independent Dave Sartin1,7654.7
Total votes37,703 100
Republican hold

DiSibbio became the Democratic nominee after Fowler was disqualified for not filing required campaign finance reports. [7]

2022

2022 West Virginia Senate election, District 6 [8]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark Maynard (incumbent) 3,213 60.8
Republican Sabrina Grace1,37826.1
Republican Wesley Blankenship69213.1
Total votes5,283 100
General election
Republican Mark Maynard (incumbent)
Democratic Tiffany Clemins
Total votes

Historical election results

2020

2020 West Virginia Senate election, District 6 [8]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chandler Swope (incumbent) 6,536 72.3
Republican Wesley Blankenship2,50227.7
Total votes9,038 100
General election
Republican Chandler Swope (incumbent) 33,682 100
Total votes33,682 100
Republican hold

2018

2018 West Virginia Senate election, District 6 [8]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark Maynard (incumbent) 3,209 61.0
Republican Wesley Blankenship2,04839.0
Total votes5,257 100
General election
Republican Mark R. Maynard (incumbent) 17,536 61.5
Democratic Charles Sammons10,97238.5
Total votes28,508 100
Republican hold

2016

2016 West Virginia Senate election, District 6 [8]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rocky Seay 8,618 64.6
Democratic Brandon Barker4,71535.4
Total votes13,333 100
General election
Republican Chandler Swope 20,776 57.1
Democratic Rocky Seay15,60642.9
Total votes36,382 100
Republican hold

2014

2014 West Virginia Senate election, District 6 [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mark Maynard 11,620 50.8
Democratic Truman Chafin (incumbent)11,24549.2
Total votes22,865 100
Republican gain from Democratic

2012

2012 West Virginia Senate election, District 6 [9]
Primary election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mark Wills (incumbent) 6,768 52.1
Democratic Mike Mitchem6,21647.9
Total votes12,984 100
General election
Republican Bill Cole 18,598 53.3
Democratic Mark Wills (incumbent)16,30746.7
Total votes34,905 100
Republican gain from Democratic

Federal and statewide results

YearOfficeResults
2020 President Trump 79.4 – 19.5%
Senate Capito 77.8 – 20.1%
Governor Justice 76.3 – 20.8%
2018 Senate Morrisey 54.1 – 42.9%
2016 President Trump 77.7 – 19.1%
Governor Cole 48.3 – 46.7%

Historical district boundaries

References

  1. "Mark R. Maynard (R - Wayne, 06)". West Virginia State Senate. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  2. "Chandler Swope (R - Mercer, 06)". West Virginia State Senate. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  3. "Senate District Maps - 2010 Plan". West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  5. "State Senate District 6, WV". Census Reporter. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  6. "STATE SENATOR, 6th Senatorial District". West Virginia SoS. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  7. Cohen, Matt (November 7, 2024). "Lawsuit Seeks Special Election in West Virginia County After Candidate Left Off Ballot". Democracy Docket. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "West Virginia State Senate District 6". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  9. "Statewide Results General Election - November 6, 2012". West Virginia Secretary of State. Archived from the original on January 21, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.