West Virginia / Senate
How did West Virginia vote for the Senate?
2024 · data family: electiondata.dev
Jim Justice (Republican) won by 41.0 points
41.0ptsSenate, 2024: winner's margin
- Jim Justice (Republican) 68.8%, Glenn Elliott (Democrat) 27.8%, David Moran (Libertarian) 3.5%
- 747,717 votes for Senate candidates
Compare every state: where West Virginia ranks for 2024
- Democrat ahead
- Republican ahead
Show the numbers (17 rows)
| Year | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2024 | R +41.0 |
| 2020 | R +43.3 |
| 2018 | D +3.2 |
| 2014 | R +27.7 |
| 2012 | D +24.1 |
| 2008 | D +27.5 |
| 2006 | D +54.1 |
| 2002 | D +26.2 |
| 2000 | D +57.6 |
| 1996 | D +53.3 |
| 1994 | D +38.0 |
| 1990 | D +36.6 |
| 1988 | D +29.5 |
| 1984 | D +4.1 |
| 1982 | D +37.7 |
| 1978 | D +1.0 |
| 1976 | D +100.0 |
Every Senate race since 1976
| Race | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jim Justice (R) 68.8% | Glenn Elliott (D) 27.8% | 41.0 pts | 747,717 |
| 2020 | Shelley Moore Capito (R) 70.3% | Paula Jean Swearengin (D) 27.0% | 43.3 pts | 778,918 |
| 2018 | Joe Manchin (D) 49.5% | Patrick Morrisey (R) 46.3% | 3.2 pts | 582,911 |
| 2014 | Shelley Moore Capito (R) 62.1% | Natalie Tennant (D) 34.5% | 27.7 pts | 453,689 |
| 2012 | Joe Manchin Iii (D) 60.6% | John R. Raese (R) 36.5% | 24.1 pts | 660,202 |
| 2010 special | Joe Manchin Iii (D) 53.5% | John R. Raese (R) 43.4% | 10.1 pts | 529,948 |
| 2008 | John D. Rockefeller Iv (D) 63.7% | Jay Wolfe (R) 36.3% | 27.5 pts | 702,308 |
| 2006 | Robert C. Byrd (D) 77.0% | John R. Raese (R) 23.0% | 54.1 pts | 206,562 |
| 2002 | John D. Rockefeller Iv (D) 63.1% | Jay Wolfe (R) 36.9% | 26.2 pts | 436,183 |
| 2000 | Robert C. Byrd (D) 77.8% | David T. Gallaher (R) 20.2% | 57.6 pts | 603,477 |
| 1996 | John D. Rockefeller Iv (D) 76.6% | Betty A. Burks (R) 23.4% | 53.3 pts | 595,614 |
| 1994 | Robert C. Byrd (D) 69.0% | Stan Klos (R) 31.0% | 38.0 pts | 420,936 |
| 1990 | John D. Rockefeller Iv (D) 68.3% | John Yoder (R) 31.7% | 36.6 pts | 404,305 |
| 1988 | Robert C. Byrd (D) 64.8% | M. Jay Wolfe (R) 35.2% | 29.5 pts | 634,547 |
| 1984 | Jay Rockefeller (D) 51.8% | John R. Raese (R) 47.7% | 4.1 pts | 722,212 |
| 1982 | Robert C. Byrd (D) 68.5% | Cleve Benedict (R) 30.8% | 37.7 pts | 565,314 |
| 1978 | Jennings Randolph (D) 50.5% | Arch A. Moore Jr. (R) 49.5% | 1.0 pts | 493,351 |
| 1976 | Robert C. Byrd (D) 100.0% | unopposed | 100.0 pts | 566,359 |
Get this data
This page's numbers, as JSON:
curl https://visualizedata.org/data/places/us-wv/senate.jsonEvery Senate race, every state, from electiondata.dev (live, no key):
curl "https://api.electiondata.dev/v1/senate-results/download/senate-results.csv"What this can't tell you
- Statewide totals say nothing about who voted or why.
- Candidates with a party's support under another name (Minnesota's DFL, New York's fusion lines) are counted with that party, as the MIT data's simplified party does; independents stay independents.
How the answer is decided
Each candidate's votes are summed over every ballot line; blank, over- and under-votes are left out. The margin is the winner's share of the votes minus the runner-up's. A runoff, where held, is the result.