U.S. Senate elections in West Virginia
Elections won
R 9 · D 3140 Senate elections since 1916
Last decided by
41.0 pts2024, Jim Justice over Glenn Elliott
Closest ever
0.66 pts1946, Harley M. Kilgore over Thomas Sweeney
Longest streak
21 in a rowDemocratic, 1958–2012
Next election
2026Tuesday, November 3, 2026
West Virginia's U.S. Senate seats are held by Republican Shelley Moore Capito and Republican Jim Justice; Justice won the most recent race by 41.0 points in 2024. Capito has held one seat since 2014 and Justice the other since 2024. The 2024 race put Justice ahead of Glenn Elliott, 41.0 points clear. Across 40 elections since 1916, Republicans have won 9 and Democrats 31. Of those, the closest was 1946, decided by 0.66 points; the widest 2000, by 57.6 points.
Shelley Moore Capito R 281,820 · Natalie Tennant D 156,360 · John S. Buckley L 7,409 · Bob Henry Baber M 5,504 · +1 more
Jay Rockefeller D 447,560 · M. Jay Wolfe R 254,629
Robert C. Byrd D 159,154 · John R. Raese R 47,408
Jay Rockefeller D 275,281 · M. Jay Wolfe R 160,902
Jay Rockefeller D 456,526 · Betty A. Burks R 139,088
Robert C. Byrd D 290,495 · Stan Klos R 130,441
Jay Rockefeller D 276,234 · John Yoder R 128,071
Robert C. Byrd D 410,983 · M. Jay Wolfe R 223,564
Jennings Randolph D 249,034 · Arch A. Moore Jr. R 244,317
Jennings Randolph D 486,310 · Louise Leonard R 245,531
Robert C. Byrd D 345,965 · Elmer Dodson R 99,658
Jennings Randolph D 292,325 · Francis J. Love R 198,891
Robert C. Byrd D 515,015 · Cooper P. Benedict R 246,072
Jennings Randolph D 374,167 · John D. Hoblitzell Jr. R 256,510
Robert C. Byrd D 381,745 · Chapman Revercomb R 263,172
Chapman Revercomb R 432,123 · William C. Marland D 373,051
Matthew M. Neely D 325,263 · Thomas Sweeney R 268,066
Harley M. Kilgore D 470,019 · Chapman Revercomb R 406,554
Matthew M. Neely D 435,354 · Chapman Revercomb R 328,534
Harley M. Kilgore D 273,151 · Thomas Sweeney R 269,617
Chapman Revercomb R 41,486 · Matthew M. Neely D 34,503
Harley M. Kilgore D 492,413 · Thomas Sweeney R 381,806
Matthew M. Neely D 488,620 · Hugh I. Shott R 338,363 · John W. McDonald P 1,005 · J. H. Snider S 935