2018 West Virginia Senate election

The 2018 West Virginia Senate elections were held on November 6, 2018, as part of the biennial United States elections. Seventeen of West Virginia's 34 state senators were up for election. West Virginia Senate districts each have two elected representatives. State senators serve staggered four-year terms in West Virginia, with one senator from each district up in even-numbered years corresponding to presidential election years (most recently held in 2016), and the other up in even-numbered years corresponding to presidential midterm years.

2018 West Virginia Senate election
November 6, 2018
17 of the 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Mitch Carmichael Roman Prezioso
Party Republican Democratic
Seats before 22 12
Seats won 20 14
Seat change 2 2
Popular vote 306,182 252,564
Percentage 53.4% 44.1%
Senate President before election

Mitch Carmichael
Republican

 Elected Senate President

Mitch Carmichael
Republican

Primary elections in the state were held on May 8. After the previous 2016 state elections, Republicans held a majority in the Senate, holding 22 seats to the Democrats' 12. The Republican Party had long been the minority party in the Mountain State, but the decline of the strength of coal worker unions, the Democratic Party's increasing focus on environmentalism, the unpopularity of President Barack Obama, and the increasing social conservatism of the Republican Party have helped the GOP solidify power in the state rapidly since 2000.

Despite the high popularity of President Donald Trump within the state and his 42-point margin of victory there in 2016, the Democrats gained two seats in the West Virginia Senate in 2018. This can be attributed to the competitive U.S. Senate race at the top of the ticket (which was won by incumbent Democrat Joe Manchin), the increasing insulation of the West Virginia Democratic Party from the national Democratic Party (particularly on social issues, such as abortion), and a strong year for the Democratic Party nationally, in which they gained control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Following the state's 2018 Senate elections, Republicans maintained control of the Senate with 20 seats to the Democrats' 14.

Results summary

All results are certified by the Secretary of State of West Virginia.[1]

District 1
2018 West Virginia's 1st Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William J. Ihlenfeld II 18,450 52.88%
Republican Ryan Ferns (incumbent) 16,438 47.12%
Total votes 34,888 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 2
2018 West Virginia's 2nd Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles H. Clements (incumbent) 19,895 58.79%
Democratic Denny Longwell 13,944 41.21%
Total votes 33,839 100%
Republican hold

District 3
2018 West Virginia's 3rd Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Azinger (incumbent) 19,964 57.40%
Democratic Jim Leach 14,818 42.60%
Total votes 34,782 100%
Republican hold

District 4
2018 West Virginia's 4th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Eric Tarr 18,885 51.78%
Democratic Brian Prim 13,583 37.24%
Independent Amy Nichole Grady 4,005 10.98%
Total votes 36,473 100%
Republican hold

District 5
2018 West Virginia's 5th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Woelfel (incumbent) 20,305 59.66%
Republican Larry Brooke Lunsford 13,732 40.34%
Total votes 34,037 100%
Democratic hold

District 6
2018 West Virginia's 6th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark R. Maynard (incumbent) 17,536 61.51%
Democratic Charles E. Sammons 10,972 38.49%
Total votes 28,508 100%
Republican hold

District 7
2018 West Virginia's 7th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ron Stollings (incumbent) 15,181 56.70%
Republican Jason Stephens 11,594 43.30%
Total votes 26,775 100%
Democratic hold

District 8
2018 West Virginia's 8th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard Lindsay 16,537 50.25%
Republican Ed Gaunch (incumbent) 16,372 49.75%
Total votes 32,909 100%
Democratic gain from Republican

District 9
2018 West Virginia's 9th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rollan Roberts 16,111 54.07%
Democratic William R. "Bill" Wooton 13,686 45.93%
Total votes 29,797 100%
Republican hold

District 10
2018 West Virginia's 10th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stephen Baldwin (incumbent) 17,495 53.15%
Republican George Ambler 15,421 46.85%
Total votes 32,916 100%
Democratic hold

District 11
2018 West Virginia's 11th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Hamilton 23,718 70.44%
Democratic Laura M. Finch 9,953 29.56%
Total votes 33,671 100%
Republican hold

District 12
2018 West Virginia's 12th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Romano (incumbent) 18,919 54.51%
Republican Waymond Cork II 15,791 45.49%
Total votes 34,710 100%
Democratic hold

District 13
2018 West Virginia's 13th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Beach (incumbent) 18,692 52.18%
Republican Mike Oliverio 17,129 47.82%
Total votes 35,821 100%
Democratic hold

District 14
2018 West Virginia's 14th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Sypolt (incumbent) 21,936 60.22%
Democratic Stephanie Zucker 14,492 39.78%
Total votes 36,428 100%
Republican hold

District 15
2018 West Virginia's 15th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charles S. Trump (incumbent) 25,937 71.06%
Independent Jason A. Armentrout 10,562 28.94%
Total votes 36,499 100%
Republican hold

District 16
2018 West Virginia's 16th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Unger (incumbent) 18,802 52.14%
Republican Michael Craig Folk 17,257 47.86%
Total votes 36,059 100%
Democratic hold

District 17
2018 West Virginia's 17th Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Takubo (incumbent) 18,466 52.46%
Democratic Terrell Ellis 16,735 47.54%
Total votes 35,201 100%
Republican hold
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References
  1. https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/WV/92360/Web02-state.222648/#/
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