West Virginia Senate

West Virginia Senate
86th West Virginia Legislature
Type
Type	Upper house of the West Virginia Legislature
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 10, 2024
Leadership
President	Craig Blair (R) since January 13, 2021
President pro tempore	Donna Boley (R) since January 14, 2015
Majority leader	Tom Takubo (R) since January 9, 2019
Minority leader	Mike Woelfel (D) since January 11, 2023
Structure
Seats	34
Political groups	Majority   Republican (31) Minority   Democratic (3)
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Article VI, West Virginia Constitution
Salary	$20,000/year + per diem
Elections
Voting system	Plurality voting in staggered elections
Last election	November 8, 2022 (17 seats)
Next election	November 5, 2024 (17 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
Senate Chamber West Virginia State Capitol Charleston, West Virginia
Website
West Virginia Legislature

The West Virginia Senate is the upper house of the West Virginia Legislature. There are seventeen senatorial districts. Each district has two senators who serve staggered four-year terms. Although the Democratic Party held a supermajority in the Senate as recently as 2015, Republicans now dominate in the chamber, and hold 31 seats to the Democrats' three seats.