2018 West Virginia Senate election

Not to be confused with 2018 United States Senate election in West Virginia.

2018 West Virginia Senate election

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17 of the 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
|  | Majority party  | Minority party

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Leader  | Mitch Carmichael | Roman Prezioso
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Leader since  | January 11, 2017  | January 11, 2017
Leader's seat  | 4th district | 13th district
Seats before  | 22  | 12
Seats after  | 20 | 14
Seat change  |  2  |  2
Popular vote  | 306,182 | 252,564
Percentage  | 53.4% | 44.1%
Swing  |  1.1%  |  3.6%
Seats up  | 11 | 6
Races won  | 9 | 8

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Results of the elections:
Democratic gain
Democratic hold Republican hold

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| Senate President before election

Mitch Carmichael
Republican

| Elected Senate President

Mitch Carmichael
Republican

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The 2018 West Virginia Senate elections were held on November 6, 2018, as part of the biennial United States elections. 17 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.

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 West Virginia, 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 had 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.

## Retirements

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No incumbents retired in 2018. All 17 incumbent senators ran for re-election.

## Incumbents defeated

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### In primary elections

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Three incumbents were defeated in the May primaries, one more than were defeated in the 2016 primaries.

#### Republicans

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1. District 4: Mark Drennan lost renomination to Eric Tarr.
2. District 9: Lynne Arvon lost renomination to Rollan Roberts.
3. District 11: Robert Karnes lost renomination to Bill Hamilton.

### In the general election

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#### Republicans

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1. District 1: Ryan Ferns lost to William J. Ihlenfeld.
2. District 8: Ed Gaunch lost to Richard Lindsay.

## Results summary

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Votes, of total, by party

1. Republican (53.4%)
2. Democratic (44.0%)
3. Independents (2.54%)

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

Results[1]

Party  | Votes  | Seats
Votes  | %  |  | Total
before  | Up  | Won  | Total
after  | ±
Republican Party |  | 306,182 | 53.41 |

| 22  | 11  | 9  |

20 / 34

|  2
Democratic Party |  | 267,073  | 44.05  |

| 12  | 6  | 8  |

14 / 34

|  2
Independents |  | 14,567  | 2.54  |

| 0  | 0  | 0  |

0 / 34

| Popular vote

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Republican |

| 53.41%
Democratic |

| 44.05%
Independents |

| 2.54%

| Senate seats

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Republican |

| 58.82%
Democratic |

| 41.18%

## Predictions

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Source  | Ranking  | As of

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Governing[2] | Likely R  | October 8, 2018

## Senate president election

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On January 9, 2019, the West Virginia Senate convened to elect a President for the 84th West Virginia Legislature. The incumbent president, Mitch Carmichael, was nominated by Randy Smith. The nomination was then seconded by Charles Trump. Roman Prezioso received a nomination from Bob Beach, which was seconded by Ron Stollings. In a 19 to 14 vote, Mitch Carmichael was re-elected president of the Senate, having received the support of the eighteen other Republicans present, as well as Senator Prezioso. Mike Maroney, a Republican, was the sole absent member.

Senate Presidential election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Mitch Carmichael (incumbent)  | 19  | 57.6
| Democratic | Roman Prezioso | 14  | 42.4
Total votes | 33  | 100.0
| Republican hold
Senate presidential election by member  District  | Member  | Vote

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District 3 |  | Mike Azinger |  | Mitch Carmichael
District 10 |  | Stephen Baldwin |  | Roman Prezioso
District 13 |  | Bob Beach |  | Roman Prezioso
District 15 |  | Craig Blair |  | Mitch Carmichael
District 3 |  | Donna Boley |  | Mitch Carmichael
District 11 |  | Greg Boso |  | Mitch Carmichael
District 4 |  | Mitch Carmichael |  | Roman Prezioso
District 2 |  | Charles Clements |  | Mitch Carmichael
District 9 |  | Sue Cline |  | Mitch Carmichael
District 12 |  | Doug Facemire |  | Roman Prezioso
District 11 |  | Bill Hamilton |  | Mitch Carmichael
District 1 |  | William Ihlenfeld |  | Roman Prezioso
District 8 |  | Glenn Jeffries |  | Roman Prezioso
District 8 |  | Richard Lindsay |  | Roman Prezioso
District 10 |  | Kenny Mann |  | Mitch Carmichael
District 6 |  | Mark Maynard |  | Mitch Carmichael
District 7 |  | Richard Ojeda |  | Roman Prezioso
District 17 |  | Corey Palumbo |  | Roman Prezioso
District 5 |  | Robert Plymale |  | Roman Prezioso
District 13 |  | Roman Prezioso |  | Mitch Carmichael
District 9 |  | Rollan Roberts |  | Mitch Carmichael
District 12 |  | Mike Romano |  | Roman Prezioso
District 16 |  | Patricia Rucker |  | Mitch Carmichael
District 14 |  | Randy Smith |  | Mitch Carmichael
District 7 |  | Ron Stollings |  | Roman Prezioso
District 6 |  | Chandler Swope |  | Mitch Carmichael
District 14 |  | David Sypolt |  | Mitch Carmichael
District 17 |  | Tom Takubo |  | Mitch Carmichael
District 4 |  | Eric Tarr |  | Mitch Carmichael
District 15 |  | Charles Trump |  | Mitch Carmichael
District 16 |  | John Unger |  | Roman Prezioso
District 1 |  | Ryan Weld |  | Mitch Carmichael
District 5 |  | Mike Woelfel |  | Roman Prezioso

## Close races

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District  | Winner  | Margin

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District 8  | Democratic (flip)  | 0.5%
District 16  | Democratic  | 4.3%
District 13  | Democratic  | 4.4%
District 17  | Republican  | 5.0%
District 1  | Democratic (flip)  | 5.8%
District 10  | Democratic  | 6.3%
District 9  | Republican  | 8.1%
District 12  | Democratic  | 9.0%

## Summary of results by state senate district

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District  | Incumbent  | Elected senator  | Result

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Member  | Party  | First elected  | Member  | Party
District 1 | Ryan Ferns | Republican  | 2014  | William Ihlenfeld | Democratic  | Democratic gain
District 2 | Charles Clements | Republican  | 2017 (appointed)  | Charles Clements | Republican  | Republican hold
District 3 | Mike Azinger | Republican  | 2016  | Mike Azinger | Republican  | Republican hold
District 4 | Mark Drennan | Republican  | 2017 (appointed)  | Eric Tarr | Republican  | Republican hold
District 5 | Mike Woelfel | Democratic  | 2014  | Mike Woelfel | Democratic  | Democratic hold
District 6 | Mark Maynard | Republican  | 2014  | Mark Maynard | Republican  | Republican hold
District 7 | Ron Stollings | Democratic  | 2006  | Ron Stollings | Democratic  | Democratic hold
District 8 | Ed Gaunch | Republican  | 2014  | Richard Lindsay | Democratic  | Democratic gain
District 9 | Lynne Arvon | Republican  | 2018 (appointed)  | Rollan Roberts | Republican  | Republican hold
District 10 | Stephen Baldwin | Democratic  | 2017 (appointed)  | Stephen Baldwin | Democratic  | Democratic hold
District 11 | Robert Karnes | Republican  | 2014  | Bill Hamilton | Republican  | Republican hold
District 12 | Mike Romano | Democratic  | 2014  | Mike Romano | Democratic  | Democratic hold
District 13 | Bob Beach | Democratic  | 2010  | Bob Beach | Democratic  | Democratic hold
District 14 | David Sypolt | Republican  | 2006  | David Sypolt | Republican  | Republican hold
District 15 | Charles Trump | Republican  | 2014  | Charles Trump | Republican  | Republican hold
District 16 | John Unger | Democratic  | 1998  | John Unger | Democratic  | Democratic hold
District 17 | Tom Takubo | Republican  | 2014  | Tom Takubo | Republican  | Republican hold

## Detailed results by state senate district

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District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • 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

All results are certified by the Secretary of State of West Virginia.[3]

### District 1

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#### Republican primary

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Republican primary[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Ryan Ferns (incumbent)  | 5,233  | 100.0%
Total votes | 5,233  | 100.0%

#### Democratic primary

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Democratic primary[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | William J. Ihlenfeld II | 8,500  | 100.0%
Total votes | 8,500  | 100.0%

#### General election

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2018 West Virginia's 1st Senate district election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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

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#### Republican primary

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Republican primary[6] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Charles Clements (incumbent)  | 6,809  | 100.0%
Total votes | 6,809  | 100.0%

#### Democratic primary

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Democratic primary[7] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Denny Longwell  | 5,388  | 58.94%
| Democratic | Carla Jones  | 3,753  | 41.06%
Total votes | 9,141  | 100.0%

#### General election

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2018 West Virginia's 2nd Senate district election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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

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#### Republican primary

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Republican primary[8] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Mike Azinger (incumbent)  | 6,404  | 100.0%
Total votes | 6,404  | 100.0%

#### Democratic primary

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Democratic primary[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Jim Leach  | 3,695  | 58.94%
| Democratic | Simon Hargus  | 3,009  | 44.88%
Total votes | 6,704  | 100.0%

### General election

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2018 West Virginia's 3rd Senate district election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Mike Azinger (incumbent)  | 19,964  | 57.40%
| Democratic | Jim Leach  | 14,818  | 42.60%
Total votes | 34,782  | 100%
| Republican hold

### District 4

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#### Republican primary

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Republican primary[10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Eric Tarr | 4,994  | 54.76%
| Republican | Mark Drennan (incumbent)  | 4,126  | 45.24%
Total votes | 9,120  | 100.0%

#### Democratic primary

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Democratic primary[11] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Brian Prim  | 6,819  | 100.0%
Total votes | 6,819  | 100.0%

#### General election

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2018 West Virginia's 4th Senate district election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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

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#### Republican primary

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Republican primary[12] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Larry Brooke Lunsford  | 4,819  | 100.0%
Total votes | 4,819  | 100.0%

#### Democratic primary

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Democratic primary[13] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Mike Woelfel (incumbent)  | 7,753  | 100.0%
Total votes | 7,753  | 100.0%

#### General election

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2018 West Virginia's 5th Senate district election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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

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#### Republican primary

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Republican primary[14] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Mark Maynard (incumbent)  | 3,209  | 61.04%
| Republican | Wesley Blankenship  | 2,048  | 38.96%
Total votes | 5,257  | 100.0%

#### Democratic primary

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Democratic primary[15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Charles E. Sammons  | 6,305  | 100.0%
Total votes | 6,305  | 100.0%

#### General election

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2018 West Virginia's 6th Senate district election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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

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#### Republican primary

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Republican primary[16] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Jason Stephens  | 1,851  | 51.81%
| Republican | Gary L. Johngrass  | 1,722  | 48.19%
Total votes | 3,573  | 100.0%

#### Democratic primary

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Democratic primary[17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Ron Stollings (incumbent)  | 9,276  | 100.0%
Total votes | 9,276  | 100.0%

#### General election

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2018 West Virginia's 7th Senate district election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Ron Stollings (incumbent)  | 15,181  | 56.70%
| Republican | Jason Stephens  | 11,594  | 43.30%
Total votes | 26,775  | 100%
| Democratic hold

### District 8

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#### Republican primary

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Republican primary[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Ed Gaunch (incumbent)  | 5,475  | 100.0%
Total votes | 5,475  | 100.0%

#### Democratic primary

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Democratic primary[19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Richard Lindsay | 4,721  | 51.72%
| Democratic | Mark Hunt | 4,407  | 48.28%
Total votes | 9,128  | 100.0%

#### General election

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2018 West Virginia's 8th Senate district election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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

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#### Republican primary

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Republican primary[20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Rollan Roberts | 3,384  | 52.87%
| Republican | Lynne Arvon (incumbent)  | 3,017  | 47.13%
Total votes | 6,401  | 100.0%

#### Democratic primary

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Democratic primary[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | William R. Wooton | 3,649  | 43.44%
| Democratic | John Queensberry  | 2,171  | 25.84%
| Democratic | Steve Davis  | 1,731  | 20.60%
| Democratic | Wayne Williams  | 850  | 10.12%
Total votes | 8,401  | 100.0%

#### General election

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2018 West Virginia's 9th Senate district election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Rollan Roberts | 16,111  | 54.07%
| Democratic | William R. Wooton | 13,686  | 45.93%
Total votes | 29,797  | 100%
| Republican hold

### District 10

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#### Republican primary

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Republican primary[22] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | George Ambler | 4,169  | 56.45%
| Republican | Dan Hill  | 3,216  | 43.55%
Total votes | 7,385  | 100.0%

#### Democratic primary

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Democratic primary[23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Stephen Baldwin (incumbent)  | 10,311  | 100.0%
Total votes | 10,311  | 100.0%

#### General election

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2018 West Virginia's 10th Senate district election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Stephen Baldwin (incumbent)  | 17,495  | 53.15%
| Republican | George Ambler | 15,421  | 46.85%
Total votes | 32,916  | 100%
| Democratic hold

### District 11

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#### Republican primary

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Republican primary[24] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Bill Hamilton | 6,523  | 62.25%
| Republican | Robert Karnes (incumbent)  | 3,955  | 37.75%
Total votes | 10,478  | 100.0%

#### Democratic primary

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Democratic primary[25] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Laura M. Finch  | 5,087  | 52.42%
| Democratic | Margaret Kerr Beckwith  | 4,617  | 47.58%
Total votes | 9,704  | 100.0%

#### General election

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2018 West Virginia's 11th Senate district election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Bill Hamilton | 23,718  | 70.44%
| Democratic | Laura M. Finch  | 9,953  | 29.56%
Total votes | 33,671  | 100%
| Republican hold

### District 12

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#### Republican primary

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Republican primary[26] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Waymond Cork II  | 5,820  | 100.0%
Total votes | 5,820  | 100.0%

#### Democratic primary

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Democratic primary[27] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Mike Romano (incumbent)  | 9,814  | 100.0%
Total votes | 9,814  | 100.0%

#### General election

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2018 West Virginia's 12th Senate district election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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

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#### Republican primary

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Republican primary[28] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Mike Oliverio | 4,763  | 100.0%
Total votes | 4,763  | 100.0%

#### Democratic primary

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Democratic primary[29] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Bob Beach (incumbent)  | 9,383  | 100.0%
Total votes | 9,383  | 100.0%

#### General election

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2018 West Virginia's 13th Senate district election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Bob Beach (incumbent)  | 18,692  | 52.18%
| Republican | Mike Oliverio | 17,129  | 47.82%
Total votes | 35,821  | 100%
| Democratic hold

### District 14

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#### Republican primary

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Republican primary[30] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | David Sypolt (incumbent)  | 8,997  | 100.0%
Total votes | 8,997  | 100.0%

#### Democratic primary

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Democratic primary[31] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Stephanie Zucker  | 7,813  | 100.0%
Total votes | 7,813  | 100.0%

#### General election

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2018 West Virginia's 14th Senate district election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | David Sypolt (incumbent)  | 21,936  | 60.22%
| Democratic | Stephanie Zucker  | 14,492  | 39.78%
Total votes | 36,428  | 100%
| Republican hold

### District 15

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#### Republican primary

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Republican primary[32] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Charles S. Trump (incumbent)  | 7,965  | 100.0%
Total votes | 7,965  | 100.0%

#### General election

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2018 West Virginia's 15th Senate district election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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

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#### Republican primary

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Republican primary[33] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Michael Craig Folk  | 5,729  | 100.0%
Total votes | 5,729  | 100.0%

#### Democratic primary

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Democratic primary[34] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | John Unger (incumbent)  | 6,309  | 100.0%
Total votes | 6,309  | 100.0%

#### General election

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2018 West Virginia's 16th Senate district election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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

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#### Republican primary

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Republican primary[35] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Republican | Tom Takubo (incumbent)  | 5,873  | 100.0%
Total votes | 5,873  | 100.0%

#### Democratic primary

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Democratic primary[36] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Terrell Ellis  | 5,317  | 52.01%
| Democratic | Mary Ann Claytor  | 3,746  | 36.64%
| Democratic | Justin 'Dick' Salsbury  | 1,161  | 11.36%
Total votes | 10,224  | 100.0%

#### General election

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2018 West Virginia's 17th Senate district election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| 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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