West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2022
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| Primary | May 10, 2022 |
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Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2022. The general election was on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for May 10, 2022. The filing deadline was January 29, 2022.
The West Virginia House of Delegates was one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2022. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. At the time of the 2022 elections, Republicans held a majority in more chambers than Democrats. There was a Republican majority in 62 chambers and a Democratic majority in 36 chambers. In the Alaska House, there was a power-sharing agreement between the parties as part of a coalition.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia identified 24 battleground races in the West Virginia House of Delegates 2022 elections, 12 of which were in newly-created or split districts, nine of which were in Republican-held districts, and three of which were in Democratic-held districts. Based on analysis of these districts' electoral histories, these races had the potential to be more competitive than other races and could possibly have led to shifts in a chamber's partisan balance.
All 100 seats were up for election in 2022. The chamber's Republican supermajority increased from 78-22 to 88-12. As of the 2022 election, the Republican Party controlled 78 seats and the Democratic Party controlled 22 seats.
At the time of the 2022 election, West Virginia had had a Republican trifecta since 2017. If the Democratic Party flipped 28 or more seats, then the Republican Party would have lost its trifecta. If the Republican Party lost no more than 27 seats, and maintained control of the state senate they would have kept their trifecta. This was one of 28 state legislative chambers Ballotpedia identified as a battleground chamber in 2022. Click here for more on why this chamber was identified as a battleground.
Party control
| West Virginia House of Delegates | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 8, 2022 | After November 9, 2022 | |
| Democratic Party | 22 | 12 | |
| Republican Party | 78 | 88 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 | |
Candidates
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= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate ConnectionThe West Virginia House of Delegates was among 28 state legislative chambers Ballotpedia identified as battleground chambers for the 2022 cycle.
What was at stake?
- The Democratic Party needed to gain 29 or more seats to take control of the chamber in 2022. The Republican Party needed to lose 28 or fewer seats to maintain control.
- The Democratic Party flipping the state house would break the Republican Party's trifecta. The Republican Party would have needed to keep the state house as well as the state senate to maintain their trifecta.
Why was it a battleground?
- Seats flipped in the last election: Sixteen of the seats up for election (16% of seats up) flipped to a different party the last time they were up.
Battleground races
District 3
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
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Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district which CNalysis rates as a Tilt D[2] with a Republican partisan lean of over 60% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2020, Republican and Democratic incumbents Erikka Storch and Shawn Fluharty were re-elected 38.6% of the vote and 30.1% of the vote compared to Republican and Democratic candidates Dalton Haas’s and Ben Schneider’s 19.3% and 12.0% of the vote. |
District 5
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Democratic Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district with a Democratic incumbent where the Republican Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2020, Democratic incumbent David Pethtel received 53.6% of the vote compared to Republican candidate Phillip Wiley’s 46.4% of the vote. |
District 6
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district which CNalysis rates as a Tilt R[3] with a Republican partisan lean of over 60% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2020, Republican incumbent David Kelly was re-elected with 72.7% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate Cindy Welch's 27.3% of the vote. |
District 24
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| Split[4] |
Who were the candidates running?
What made this a battleground race?
| This was an open district where the Republican Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2020, Republican candidates Jordan Bridges and Margitta Mazzocchi were elected with 29.2% and 28.5% of the vote compared to Democratic incumbent Tim Tomblin’s 26.1% of the vote and Democratic candidate Susan Shelton Perry’s 16.1% of the vote. |
District 26
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Democratic Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was a district with a Republican incumbent where the Republican Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2020, Democratic incumbent Ed Evans received 50.6% of the vote compared to Republican candidate Wesley Payne’s 49.4% of the vote. |
District 27
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| Split[5] |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was an open district with a Democratic incumbent where the Republican Party maintains a partisan lean of almost 60% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2020, Republican candidates Doug Smith, Marty Gearheart, and incumbent Joe Ellington were elected with 28.3%, 28.1%, and 27% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate Tina Russell’s 16.7% of the vote. |
District 36
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| Split[6] |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was an open district with a Democratic incumbent where the Republican Party maintains a partisan lean of over 70% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2020, Democratic incumbent Larry Rowe was re-elected with 20.4% of the vote while Republican and Democratic candidates Chris Pritt and Jim Barach were both elected with 16.8% of the vote. |
District 44
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
What made this a battleground race?
| This was an open district where the Republican Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2020, Republican incumbent Caleb Hanna was re-elected with 63.9% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate Robin Cutlip’s 36.1% of the vote. |
District 52
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was an open district where the Republican Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2020, Republican incumbent Terri Funk Sypolt received 61.1% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate Junior Wolfe’s 38.9% of the vote. |
District 53
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was an open district with a Republican incumbent where the Republican Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 60% according to Dave's Redistricting and CNalysis rates as a Toss-up[7]. In 2020, Republican incumbent D.R. Jennings received 68.8% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate Cory Chase’s 31.2% of the vote. |
District 55
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was an open district with a Republican incumbent where the Republican Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2020, Republican Bryan Ward received 71.7% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate Jarod Shockey’s 28.3% of the vote. |
District 56
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was an open district with a Democratic and Republican incumbent where the Republican Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2020, Republican incumbent Gary G. Howell was re-elected unopposed. |
District 57
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was an open district where the Democratic Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2020, Republican incumbent Ruth Rowan was re-elected unopposed. |
District 58
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Republican Party |
Who were the candidates running?
What made this a battleground race?
| This was an open district with a Republican incumbent where the Republican Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. In 2020, Republican candidate George Miller received 76% of the vote compared to Democratic candidate Tom Harden’s 24% of the vote. |
District 67
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| The Democratic Party |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was an open district with a Democratic incumbent where the Republican Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 70% according to Dave's Redistricting and CNalysis rates as a Toss-up[8]. In 2020, Democratic incumbent John Doyle received 54.1% of the vote compared to Republican candidate Elliot Simon’s 45.9% of the vote. |
District 70
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| This district was created following the 2020 census. |
Who were the candidates running?
What made this a battleground race?
| This was an open district where the Republican Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 60% according to Dave's Redistricting. |
District 76
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| This district was created following the 2020 census. |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was an open district where the Republican Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. |
District 78
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| This district was created following the 2020 census. |
Who were the candidates running?
What made this a battleground race?
| This was a newly-created district that CNalysis rated Leans Republican. |
District 80
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| This district was created following the 2020 census. |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was an open district where the Democratic Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. |
District 82
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| This district was created following the 2020 census. |
Who were the candidates running?
What made this a battleground race?
| This was an open district where the Republican Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. |
District 93
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| This district was created following the 2020 census. |
Who were the candidates running?
What made this a battleground race?
| This was a newly-created district that CNalysis rated Leans Republican. |
District 97
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| This district was created following the 2020 census. |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was an open district where the Republican Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. |
District 99
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| This district was created following the 2020 census. |
Who were the candidates running?
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What made this a battleground race?
| This was an open district where the Republican Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. |
District 100
What party controlled the seat heading into the election?
| This district was created following the 2020 census. |
Who were the candidates running?
What made this a battleground race?
| This was an open district where the Republican Party maintains a partisan lean of less than 55% according to Dave's Redistricting. |
Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
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Incumbents who were not re-elected
Incumbents defeated in general elections
Six incumbents lost in the Nov. 8 general election.
Incumbents defeated in primary elections
Ten incumbents lost in the May 10 primaries.
Retiring incumbents
Fifteen incumbents were not on the ballot in 2022.[9] Those incumbents were:
| Name | Party | Office | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Pethtel |  Democratic |
House District 5 | Retired |
| John R. Kelly |  Republican |
House District 10 | Other office |
| John Mandt Jr. | Republican |
House District 16 | Other office |
| Nathan Brown | Democratic |
House District 20 | Other office |
| Zack Maynard | Republican |
House District 22 | Retired |
| Tony Paynter | Republican |
House District 25 | Other office |
| Mick Bates | Republican |
House District 30 | Other office |
| Kayla Kessinger | Republican |
House District 32 | Retired |
| Brent Boggs | Democratic |
House District 34 | Retired |
| Jim Barach | Democratic |
House District 36 | Withdrew |
| Ben Queen | Republican |
House District 48 | Other office |
| Barbara Fleischauer | Democratic |
House District 51 | Other office |
| Terri Funk Sypolt | Republican |
House District 52 | Retired |
| Jason Barrett | Republican |
House District 61 | Other office |
| John Doyle | Democratic |
House District 67 | Other office |
Primary election competitiveness
This section contains data on state legislative primary election competitiveness in West Virginia. These totals include data from all regularly-scheduled House and Senate elections. For more information about Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.
| West Virginia state legislative competitiveness, 2014-2022 | ||||||||||||||
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| Office | Districts/ offices |
Seats | Open seats | Candidates | Possible primaries | Contested Democratic primaries | Contested Republican primaries | % of contested primaries | Incumbents in contested primaries | % of incumbents in contested primaries | ||||
| 2022 | 117 | 117 | 23[10] | 299 | 234 | 18 | 54 | 30.8% | 36 | 36.7% | ||||
| 2020 | 84 | 117 | 24 | 294 | 168 | 19 | 33 | 31.0% | 45 | 48.4% | ||||
| 2018 | 84 | 117 | 20 | 304 | 168 | 23 | 34 | 33.9% | 40 | 41.2% | ||||
| 2016 | 85 | 118 | 25 | 313 | 170 | 30 | 32 | 36.5% | 40 | 43.0% | ||||
| 2014 | 84 | 117 | 11 | 283 | 168 | 19 | 24 | 25.6% | 33 | 31.1% | ||||
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in West Virginia in 2022. Information below was calculated on Feb. 28, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
The 2022 election cycle marked the first election following West Virginia’s redistricting process, which introduced structural changes to the state’s legislature.
Before the 2022 election cycle, the West Virginia House of Delegates used multi-member districts, with 100 seats divided between 67 districts. During the redistricting process, the legislature created 100 single-member districts. As a result, 84 of the 85 incumbents who filed for re-election did so in districts different from those they represented before 2022.
The Senate kept its multi-member districts, in which two senators represent each of the 17 districts. One seat from each district is up for election each cycle, and senators are elected to staggered four-year terms. The 13 incumbent senators seeking re-election all filed to run in the same districts they represented before redistricting.
Other takeaways from West Virginia's candidate filing deadline can be found below:
- Overall, 295 major party candidates filed for the 117 districts holding elections this year: 100 Democrats and 195 Republicans. This equals 2.5 candidates per seat, matching 2020 but lower than the 2.6 in 2018.
- Twenty-three of the 117 districts holding elections (20%) were left open, meaning no incumbents filed to run. Four were in the Senate and 19 were in the House. Among those in the House, nine were in districts that did not exist before 2022, three were in districts that were previously multi-member, and seven were in districts that remained single-member.
- Ninety-eight incumbents filed for re-election—22 Democrats and 76 Republicans. Thirty-six incumbents (37%) were set to face primary challengers as of the candidate filing deadline, the lowest percentage since 2014.
- 30.8% of possible primaries were set to be contested between multiple candidates, the lowest percentage since 2016. However, numerically, this equals 72 total contested primaries, the most since 2014. This shift was caused due to the 33 new single-member House districts.
Open seats
The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 2010 to 2022.[11]
| Open Seats in West Virginia House of Delegates elections: 2010 - 2022 | |||
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| Year | Total seats | Open seats | Seats with incumbents running for re-election |
| 2022 | 100 | 19 (19 percent) | 81 (81 percent) |
| 2020 | 100 | 20 (20 percent) | 80 (80 percent) |
| 2018 | 100 | 17 (17 percent) | 83 (83 percent) |
| 2016 | 100 | 21 (21 percent) | 79 (79 percent) |
| 2014 | 100 | 8 (8 percent) | 92 (92 percent) |
| 2012 | 100 | 16 (16 percent) | 84 (84 percent) |
| 2010 | 100 | 11 (11 percent) | 89 (89 percent) |
Incumbents running in new districts
When an incumbent files to run for re-election in the same chamber but a new district, it leaves his or her original seat open. This may happen for a variety of reasons ranging from redistricting to a change in residences. This may result in instances where multiple incumbents face each other in contested primaries or general elections if the incumbent in the new district also seeks re-election.
Before the 2022 elections, West Virginia's House of Delegates used multi-member districts: there were 67 districts with a total of 100 seats. During the redistricting process following the 2020 census, legislators chose to create 100 districts with one seat each.
As a result of this change, in 2022, 84 of the 85 incumbents seeking re-election filed to run in new districts different from those they represented before the election. Click [show] on the header below to view a table showing the original 67 districts in the leftmost column along with all incumbent legislators at the time of the 2022 filing deadline. The "Filed in 2022 in ..." column lists the districts, in which incumbents filed to run.
Process to become a candidate
See statutes: Chapter 3, Article 5 of the West Virginia Code
Political party candidates
Before raising money for a campaign, a candidate must file a pre-candidacy registration form. The form must identify a campaign treasurer, who will be responsible for the campaign's financial transactions. A candidate must file a certificate of announcement declaring his or her candidacy with the West Virginia Secretary of State. The candidate must pay a filing fee, which is calculated as a percentage of the salary of the office sought. The candidate must also file a financial disclosure statement with the West Virginia Ethics Commission within 10 days of filing the certificate of announcement.[14][15][16]
Independent candidates
An independent candidate must gain authorization to collect petition signatures by obtaining an official credentials form from the county clerk in each county in which the candidate wishes to collect signatures. This form must be presented to each voter canvassed or solicited.[14][17]
The candidate must obtain a candidate nomination petition at the time of gaining authorization. The candidate must obtain signatures equaling at least 1 percent of the entire vote cast at the last preceding general election for the office being sought (or at least 25 signatures).[14][18][19]
The candidate must file the certificate of announcement and nominating petition with the appropriate office. An independent candidate must also pay a filing fee (the same as that paid by political party candidates).[14][20]
Write-in candidates
A write-in candidate must file a certificate of announcement with the West Virginia Secretary of State. Write-in candidates are not listed on the ballot, but a list of official write-in candidates is posted at each polling place during early voting and on Election Day.[14]
A write-in candidate is not required to pay a filing fee or collect signatures.[14]
Qualifications
Section 13 of Article 6 of the West Virginia Constitution states, "No person holding any other lucrative office or employment under this state, the United States, or any foreign government; no member of Congress; and no person who is sheriff, constable, or clerk of any court of record, shall be eligible to a seat in the Legislature."
Salaries and per diem
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[21] | |
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| Salary | Per diem |
| $20,000/year | $75/day for members who commute daily. $175/day for members who do not commute daily. |
When sworn in
West Virginia legislators assume office on the first day of December following their election.[22]
West Virginia political history
Trifectas
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.
West Virginia Party Control: 1992-2024
Nineteen years of Democratic trifectas • Seven years of Republican trifectas
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
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| Governor | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D[23] | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Senate | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Presidential politics in West Virginia
2020
- See also: Presidential election, 2020
Presidential election in West Virginia, 2020
Candidate/Running mate |
% |
Popular votes |
Electoral votes |
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| ✔ |
 
| Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R) |
68.6
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545,382 | 5 |
 
| Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D) |
29.7
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235,984 | 0 | |
 
| Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L) |
1.3
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10,687 | 0 | |
 
| Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (Mountain Party of West Virginia) |
0.3
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2,599 | 0 | |
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Total votes: 794,652 |
2016
- See also: Presidential election, 2016
| U.S. presidential election, West Virginia, 2016 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine | 26.4% | 188,794 | 0 | |
| Republican |  Donald Trump/Mike Pence |
68.5% | 489,371 | 5 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson/Bill Weld | 3.2% | 23,004 | 0 | |
| Green | Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka | 1.1% | 8,075 | 0 | |
| Constitution | Darrell Lane Castle/Scott Bradley | 0.5% | 3,807 | 0 | |
| - | Other/Write-in | 0.2% | 1,372 | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 714,423 | 5 | |||
| Election results via: Federal Election Commission | |||||
West Virginia presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 15 Democratic wins
- 17 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
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| Winning Party | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | D | D | D | R | D | D | R | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Voting information
- See also: Voting in West Virginia
Redistricting following the 2020 census
West Virginia enacted district maps for the Senate and House of Delegates on October 22, 2021.[24] On September 30, 2021, the House Redistricting Committees released a single-member district map proposal for the West Virginia House of Delegates.[25] The proposal passed the House on October 13, 2021, in a 79-20 vote and passed the Senate on October 18, 2021, in a 28-5 vote.[26] On October 5, 2021, the Senate Redistricting Committee released five map proposals for West Virginia's State Senate districts.[27] On October 11, 2021, the Senate Redistricting Committee voted to recommend Sen. Charles S. Trump IV's (R) 8th proposed senate map to the full Senate.[28] The Senate approved a map that combined aspects of previous proposals in a 31-2 vote on October 19, 2021. The map, named after Sens. Trump, Tom Takubo (R), Eric Tarr (R) Patricia Rucker (R), and Robert Karnes (R) was approved by the House in a 72-19 vote. Both the House and Senate maps were signed into law by Gov. Jim Justice (R) on October 20, 2021.[29] These maps took effect for West Virginia's 2022 legislative elections.
Below is the House of Delegatesmap in effect before and after the 2020 redistricting cycle.
West Virginia State House Districts
until November 30, 2022
Click a district to compare boundaries.
West Virginia State House Districts
starting December 1, 2022
Click a district to compare boundaries.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Heading into the 2022 election, West Virginia had a mix of multi- and single-member districts. This district was represented by a Democrat and a Republican at the time of the election. West Virginia eliminated its multi-member districts during redistricting after the 2020 census.
- ↑ CNalysis, "WV State Leg. Forecast," accessed September 29, 2022
- ↑ CNalysis, "WV State Leg. Forecast," accessed October 13, 2022
- ↑ Heading into the 2022 election, West Virginia had a mix of multi- and single-member districts. This district was represented by a Democrat and a Republican at the time of the election. West Virginia eliminated its multi-member districts during redistricting after the 2020 census.
- ↑ Heading into the 2022 election, West Virginia had a mix of multi- and single-member districts. This district was represented by three Republicans at the time of the election. West Virginia eliminated its multi-member districts during redistricting after the 2020 census.
- ↑ Heading into the 2022 election, West Virginia had a mix of multi- and single-member districts. This district was represented by two Democrats and a Republican at the time of the election. West Virginia eliminated its multi-member districts during redistricting after the 2020 census.
- ↑ CNalysis, "WV State Leg. Forecast," accessed September 29, 2022
- ↑ CNalysis, "WV State Leg. Forecast," accessed September 29, 2022
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
- ↑ There were four open seats in the Senate. Of the 19 open seats in the House, nine were in districts that did not exist before the 2022 election cycle. Three open seats were in districts that, before 2022, contained multiple seats. The remaining seven open seats were in districts that had been single-member districts before 2022.
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
- ↑ Pack filed to run in House District 56, advanced from the primary, and withdrew before the general election.
- ↑ Barach filed to run in House District 53, advanced from the primary, and withdrew before the general election.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 West Virginia Secretary of State, "Running for Office in West Virginia," accessed April 28, 2025
- ↑ West Virginia Code, "Chapter 3-8-5(e)," accessed April 28, 2025
- ↑ West Virginia Code, "Chapter 3-5-8," accessed April 28, 2025
- ↑ West Virginia Code, "Chapter 3-5-23," accessed April 28, 2025
- ↑ West Virginia Code, "Chapter 3-5-23," accessed April 28, 2025
- ↑ West Virginia Code, "Chapter 3-5-24," accessed April 28, 2025
- ↑ West Virginia Code, "Chapter 3-5-8," accessed April 28, 2025
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ West Virginia Constitution, "Article IV, Section 7," accessed February 9, 2021
- ↑ Gov. Jim Justice switched his registration to Republican on August 4, 2017.
- ↑ West Virginia Legislature, "Actions by the Governor," accessed October 25, 2021
- ↑ WSAZ, "First West Virginia redistricting maps released," September 30, 2021
- ↑ West Virginia Legislature, "Actions by the Governor," accessed October 25, 2021
- ↑ West Virginia Legislature, "Senate Select Committee on Redistricting," accessed October 7, 2021
- ↑ WV News, "(West Virginia) Senate Redistricting Committee selects proposed maps," October 11, 2021
- ↑ Metro News, "After days of trying, Senate overwhelmingly passes a map of its own districts," October 19, 2021
