State Senate elections of the U.S. state of West Virginia
Main article: 2020 West Virginia elections
The 2020 West Virginia Senate elections were held on November 3, 2020, as part of the biennial United States elections. Seventeen of the 34 West Virginia state senators stood for election. West Virginia Senate districts each have two elected representatives.
Retirements [ ]
Four incumbents did not run for re-election in 2020. Those incumbents are:
Republicans [ ]
District 10: Kenny Mann : Retiring
Democrats [ ]
District 7: Paul Hardesty : Retiring
District 13: Roman Prezioso : Retiring
District 17: Corey Palumbo : Retiring
Incumbents defeated [ ]
In primary elections [ ]
Three incumbents were defeated in the June 9 primaries, the same number as were defeated in the 2018 primaries. Senator Mitch Carmichael (R) was one of the three incumbents defeated. As president of the state Senate, Carmichael also served as the lieutenant governor of West Virginia .
Republicans [ ]
District 4: Mitch Carmichael lost renomination to Amy Nichole Grady.
District 9: Sue Cline lost renomination to David Stover.
District 11: John Pitsenbarger lost renomination to Robert Karnes.
In the general election [ ]
Democrat [ ]
District 12: Doug Facemire lost to Patrick Martin.
Predictions [ ]
Source
Ranking
As of
The Cook Political Report [1]
Likely R
October 21, 2020
Results summary [ ]
Votes, of total, by party
Republican (61.81%)
Democratic (36.14%)
Mountain (1.34%)
Libertarian (0.71%)
All results are certified by the Secretary of State of West Virginia .
Results[2]
Party
Votes
Seats
Votes
%
Total before
Up
Won
Total after
±
Republican Party
456,726
61.81
20
11
14
3
Democratic Party
267,073
36.14
14
6
3
3
Mountain Party
10,324
1.34
0
0
0
Libertarian Party
5,307
0.71
0
0
0
Popular vote
Republican
61.81%
Democratic
36.14%
Mountain
1.34%
Libertarian
0.71%
Senate seats
Republican
67.64%
Democratic
32.35%
Close races [ ]
District
Winner
Margin
District 11
Republican
2.6%
District 16
Republican
4.4%
District 1
Republican
6.2%
District 5
Democratic
6.8%
District 17
Republican (flip)
7.4%
District 8
Democratic
11.6%
District 7
Republican (flip)
12.4%
District 13
Democratic
13.6%
District 12
Republican (flip)
14.0%
Summary of results by State Senate District [ ]
State Senate District
Incumbent
Party
Elected Senator
Party
West Virginia 1
Ryan Weld
Rep
Ryan Weld
Rep
West Virginia 2
Mike Maroney
Rep
Mike Maroney
Rep
West Virginia 3
Donna Boley
Rep
Donna Boley
Rep
West Virginia 4
Mitch Carmichael *
Rep
Amy Nichole Grady
Rep
West Virginia 5
Robert H. Plymale
Dem
Robert H. Plymale
Dem
West Virginia 6
Chandler Swope
Rep
Chandler Swope
Rep
West Virginia 7
Paul Hardesty
Dem
Rupie Phillips
Rep
West Virginia 8
Glenn Jeffries
Dem
Glenn Jeffries
Dem
West Virginia 9
Sue Cline *
Rep
David Stover
Rep
West Virginia 10
Kenny Mann
Rep
Jack Woodrum
Rep
West Virginia 11
John Pitsenbarger *
Rep
Robert L. Karnes
Rep
West Virginia 12
Doug Facemire
Dem
Patrick Martin
Rep
West Virginia 13
Roman Prezioso
Dem
Mike Caputo
Dem
West Virginia 14
Randy Smith
Rep
Randy Smith
Rep
West Virginia 15
Craig Blair
Rep
Craig Blair
Rep
West Virginia 16
Patricia Rucker
Rep
Patricia Rucker
Rep
West Virginia 17
Corey Palumbo
Dem
Eric Nelson
Rep
Detailed results by State Senate District [ ]
District 1 [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Democratic primary [ ]
General election [ ]
District 2 [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Democratic primary [ ]
General election [ ]
District 3 [ ]
Republican primary [ ]
Democratic primary [ ]
General election [ ]
District 4 [ ]
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Democratic primary [ ]
General election [ ]
District 5 [ ]
District 6 [ ]
District 7 [ ]
District 8 [ ]
District 9 [ ]
District 10 [ ]
District 11 [ ]
District 12 [ ]
District 13 [ ]
District 14 [ ]
District 15 [ ]
District 16 [ ]
District 17 [ ]
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