2022 West Virginia Senate election

2022 West Virginia Senate elections

← 2020 November 8, 2022 2024 →

17 of 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
GOP
DEM
Leader Craig Blair Stephen Baldwin
(lost re-election)
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since January 13, 2021 January 13, 2021
Leader's seat 15th district 10th district
Seats before 23 11
Seats after 30 4
Seat change Increase 7 Decrease 7
Popular vote 307,201 131,305
Percentage 67.0% 28.6%
Swing Increase 5.8% Decrease 7.5%
Seats up 9 8
Races won 16 1

Results of the elections:
     Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold

Senate President before election

Craig Blair
Republican

Elected Senate President

Craig Blair
Republican

The 2022 West Virginia Senate elections were held on November 8, 2022, and elected 17 of the chamber's 34 members. This coincided with elections in the House of Delegates, and the election of West Virginia's two representatives. Following the 2020 census, this was the first West Virginia Senate election held after redistricting. Primary elections were held on May 10, 2022.[1]

  1. ^ "2022 Elections Calendar" (PDF). West Virginia Secretary of State. May 10, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2021.

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