West Virginia's 1st Senate district
| West Virginia's 1st State Senate district | |||
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| Demographics | 91% White 4% Black 1% Hispanic 1% Asian 2% Native American 1% Other | ||
| Population (2021) | 102,975[1] | ||
West Virginia's 1st Senate district is one of 17 districts in the West Virginia Senate. It is currently represented by Republicans Ryan Weld and Laura Chapman.[2][3] All districts in the West Virginia Senate elect two members to staggered four-year terms.
Geography
District 1 is based in the Northern Panhandle, covering all of Brooke, Hancock, and Ohio Counties and parts of Marshall County. It includes the communities of Wheeling, Chester, New Cumberland, Weirton, Follansbee, Wellsburg, West Liberty, and Bethlehem.[4]
The district is located entirely within West Virginia's 2nd congressional district, and overlaps with all or part of the 1st through 7th districts of the West Virginia House of Delegates.[5] It borders the states of Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Recent election results
2022
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Democratic | Randy Swartzmiller | 3,520 | 53.3 | |
| Democratic | Owens Brown (incumbent) | 3,088 | 46.7 | |
| Total votes | 6,608 | 100 | ||
| Republican | Laura Chapman | 5,619 | 69.5 | |
| Republican | Judi Varner Meyer | 2,466 | 30.5 | |
| Total votes | 8,085 | 100.0 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Laura Chapman | 18,746 | 60.46 | |
| Democratic | Randy Swartzmiller (incumbent) | 12,258 | 39.54 | |
| Total votes | 31,004 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
Historical election results
2020
| Primary election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Ryan Weld (incumbent) | 7,283 | 64.1 | |
| Republican | Jack Newbrough | 4,081 | 35.9 | |
| Total votes | 11,364 | 100 | ||
| General election | ||||
| Republican | Ryan Weld (incumbent) | 23,844 | 53.0 | |
| Democratic | Randy Swartzmiller | 21,137 | 47.0 | |
| Total votes | 44,981 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William J. Ihlenfeld II | 18,450 | 52.9 | |
| Republican | Ryan Ferns (incumbent) | 16,438 | 47.1 | |
| Total votes | 34,888 | 100 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
2016
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ryan Weld | 21,191 | 51.1 | |
| Democratic | Jack Yost (incumbent) | 20,303 | 48.9 | |
| Total votes | 41,494 | 100 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ryan Ferns | 13,762 | 51.8 | |
| Democratic | Rocky Fitzsimmons (incumbent) | 12,821 | 48.2 | |
| Total votes | 26,583 | 100 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jack Yost (incumbent) | 22,661 | 57.4 | |
| Republican | Pat McGeehan | 16,850 | 42.6 | |
| Total votes | 39,511 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Federal and statewide results
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | President | Trump 68.0 – 30.4% |
| Senate | Capito 70.7 – 26.9% | |
| Governor | Justice 64.0 – 31.1% | |
| 2018 | Senate | Manchin 51.2 – 45.0% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 67.2 – 27.2% |
| Governor | Justice 45.9 – 45.5% |
Historical district boundaries
References
- ^ "FINAL PDF". West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
- ^ "Ryan W. Weld (R - Brooke, 01)". West Virginia State Senate. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ "Laura Wakim Chapman (R - Ohio, 01)". West Virginia State Senate. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
- ^ "Senate District Maps - 2010 Plan". West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
- ^ "Map Viewer". wvlegislature.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "West Virginia State Senate District 1". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
- ^ "Statewide Results General Election - November 6, 2012". West Virginia Secretary of State. Archived from the original on January 21, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.