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1916 US Senate election in West Virginia
Howard Sutherland (Republican) beat William Chilton (Democrat) in West Virginia in 1916, 50.1% to 48.2%, a margin of 2.0 points and 5,658 votes.
Republicans led in 29 of the 55 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 26. The largest, Kanawha, cast 20,487 votes and went to the Democrat by 2.3 points. The closest was Fayette, where 12 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Senate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Sutherland won | Republican | 144,243 | 50.1% |
| William Chilton | Democratic | 138,585 | 48.2% |
| All other candidates | 4,877 | 1.7% | |
| Total | 287,705 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanawha | 10,436 50.9% | 9,965 48.6% | 86 | 20,487 | D+2.3 |
| Ohio | 5,919 44.2% | 7,464 55.7% | 9 | 13,392 | R+11.5 |
| Harrison | 5,813 47.6% | 6,381 52.2% | 27 | 12,221 | R+4.6 |
| Cabell | 6,439 53.2% | 5,670 46.8% | 5 | 12,114 | D+6.3 |
| Fayette | 5,420 49.9% | 5,432 50.0% | 4 | 10,856 | R+0.1 |
| McDowell | 3,629 33.8% | 7,057 65.8% | 40 | 10,726 | R+32.0 |
| Marion | 5,449 53.7% | 4,488 44.2% | 219 | 10,156 | D+9.5 |
| Mercer | 4,751 49.1% | 4,868 50.3% | 67 | 9,686 | R+1.2 |
| Wood | 4,767 51.2% | 4,540 48.7% | 7 | 9,314 | D+2.4 |
| Raleigh | 3,254 44.5% | 3,834 52.4% | 224 | 7,312 | R+7.9 |
| Marshall | 2,973 43.9% | 3,703 54.7% | 91 | 6,767 | R+10.8 |
| Logan | 3,223 55.0% | 2,092 35.7% | 544 | 5,859 | D+19.3 |
| Greenbrier | 3,154 54.4% | 2,602 44.9% | 41 | 5,797 | D+9.5 |
| Berkeley | 2,918 50.4% | 2,810 48.5% | 63 | 5,791 | D+1.9 |
| Monongalia | 2,196 38.9% | 3,443 61.0% | 6 | 5,645 | R+22.1 |
| Preston | 1,642 29.8% | 3,867 70.2% | 5,509 | R+40.4 | |
| Braxton | 2,928 54.2% | 2,354 43.6% | 118 | 5,400 | D+10.6 |
| Randolph | 2,826 53.4% | 2,377 44.9% | 89 | 5,292 | D+8.5 |
| Wayne | 2,939 56.5% | 2,250 43.3% | 10 | 5,199 | D+13.3 |
| Nicholas | 2,467 49.3% | 2,073 41.4% | 465 | 5,005 | D+7.9 |
| Mingo | 2,449 49.2% | 2,238 44.9% | 292 | 4,979 | D+4.2 |
| Mason | 2,317 48.1% | 2,451 50.9% | 52 | 4,820 | R+2.8 |
| Wetzel | 2,771 58.9% | 1,918 40.8% | 12 | 4,701 | D+18.1 |
| Roane | 2,181 47.3% | 2,412 52.3% | 21 | 4,614 | R+5.0 |
| Lewis | 2,192 47.9% | 2,324 50.8% | 59 | 4,575 | R+2.9 |
| Jackson | 2,013 44.4% | 2,479 54.7% | 44 | 4,536 | R+10.3 |
| Lincoln | 2,093 49.1% | 2,119 49.7% | 55 | 4,267 | R+0.6 |
| Summers | 2,357 55.9% | 1,799 42.6% | 64 | 4,220 | D+13.2 |
| Barbour | 1,798 44.7% | 2,140 53.2% | 81 | 4,019 | R+8.5 |
| Ritchie | 1,608 41.1% | 2,265 58.0% | 35 | 3,908 | R+16.8 |
| Putnam | 1,836 48.6% | 1,941 51.4% | 3,777 | R+2.8 | |
| Taylor | 1,592 42.2% | 2,075 55.0% | 104 | 3,771 | R+12.8 |
| Jefferson | 2,548 68.3% | 1,185 31.7% | 3,733 | D+36.5 | |
| Mineral | 1,684 45.4% | 2,020 54.5% | 4 | 3,708 | R+9.1 |
| Upshur | 995 27.5% | 2,584 71.5% | 36 | 3,615 | R+44.0 |
| Pocahontas | 1,767 50.8% | 1,609 46.3% | 100 | 3,476 | D+4.5 |
| Tyler | 1,296 39.4% | 1,925 58.5% | 67 | 3,288 | R+19.1 |
| Monroe | 1,608 50.0% | 1,585 49.3% | 23 | 3,216 | D+0.7 |
| Doddridge | 1,042 32.7% | 1,815 56.9% | 332 | 3,189 | R+24.2 |
| Tucker | 1,395 46.2% | 1,561 51.7% | 61 | 3,017 | R+5.5 |
| Hampshire | 2,071 70.8% | 748 25.6% | 108 | 2,927 | D+45.2 |
| Boone | 1,394 48.0% | 1,500 51.7% | 9 | 2,903 | R+3.7 |
| Brooke | 1,192 41.2% | 1,473 51.0% | 226 | 2,891 | R+9.7 |
| Hardy | 1,420 52.6% | 702 26.0% | 576 | 2,698 | D+26.6 |
| Gilmer | 1,679 64.0% | 945 36.0% | 2,624 | D+28.0 | |
| Wyoming | 1,138 43.5% | 1,481 56.5% | 2,619 | R+13.1 | |
| Webster | 1,509 62.1% | 857 35.3% | 63 | 2,429 | D+26.8 |
| Hancock | 884 37.7% | 1,457 62.1% | 4 | 2,345 | R+24.4 |
| Calhoun | 1,299 57.5% | 950 42.1% | 10 | 2,259 | D+15.4 |
| Pendleton | 1,259 57.9% | 908 41.8% | 6 | 2,173 | D+16.2 |
| Wirt | 1,080 50.2% | 938 43.6% | 132 | 2,150 | D+6.6 |
| Clay | 1,046 50.0% | 1,014 48.5% | 30 | 2,090 | D+1.5 |
| Grant | 384 20.0% | 1,452 75.8% | 80 | 1,916 | R+55.7 |
| Morgan | 650 34.2% | 1,223 64.4% | 26 | 1,899 | R+30.2 |
| Pleasants | 895 49.0% | 880 48.2% | 50 | 1,825 | D+0.8 |
Counties as they stood in 1916; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
West Virginia Senate elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jim Justice (R) | R+41.0 |
| 2020 | Shelley Moore Capito (R) | R+43.3 |
| 2018 | Joe Manchin (D) | D+3.3 |
| 2014 | Shelley Moore Capito (R) | R+27.7 |
| 2012 | Joe Manchin III (D) | D+24.1 |
| 2008 | John D. Rockefeller IV (D) | D+27.5 |
| 2006 | Robert Byrd (D) | D+30.7 |
| 2002 | John D. Rockefeller IV (D) | D+26.2 |
| 2000 | Robert C. Byrd (D) | D+57.6 |
| 1996 | John D. Rockefeller IV (D) | D+53.3 |
| 1994 | Robert C. Byrd (D) | D+38.0 |
| 1990 | John D. Rockefeller IV (D) | D+36.6 |
| 1988 | Robert C. Byrd (D) | D+29.5 |
| 1984 | Jay Rockefeller (D) | D+4.1 |
| 1982 | Robert C. Byrd (D) | D+37.7 |
| 1978 | Jennings Randolph (D) | D+1.0 |
| 1976 | Robert C. Byrd (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1972 | Jennings Randolph (D) | D+32.9 |
| 1970 | Robert C. Byrd (D) | D+55.3 |
| 1966 | Jennings Randolph (D) | D+19.0 |
| 1964 | Robert C. Byrd (D) | D+35.3 |
| 1960 | Jennings Randolph (D) | D+10.7 |
| 1958 | Robert C. Byrd (D) | D+18.4 |
| 1954 | Matthew Neely (D) | D+9.6 |
| 1952 | Harley M. Kilgore (D) | D+7.2 |
| 1948 | Matthew M. Neely (D) | D+14.0 |
| 1946 | Harley M. Kilgore (D) | D+0.7 |
| 1942 | Chapman Revercomb (R) | R+10.7 |
| 1940 | Harley M. Kilgore (D) | D+12.7 |
| 1936 | Matthew M. Neely (D) | D+18.2 |
| 1934 | Rush D. Holt (D) | D+10.7 |
| 1930 | Matthew M. Neely (D) | D+24.0 |
| 1928 | Henry D. Hatfield (R) | R+1.5 |
| 1924 | Guy D. Goff (R) | R+3.2 |
| 1922 | Matthew M. Neely (D) | D+3.6 |
| 1918 | Davis Elkins (R) | R+8.1 |
| 1916 | Howard Sutherland (R) | R+2.0 |