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Election 1918 Results

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1918 US Senate election in West Virginia

Davis Elkins (Republican) beat Clarence Watson (Democrat) in West Virginia in 1918, 53.5% to 45.4%, a margin of 8.1 points and 17,501 votes.

Republicans led in 37 of the 55 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 18. The largest, Kanawha, cast 15,540 votes and went to the Republican by 11.0 points. The closest was Pocahontas, where 20 votes separated the two parties.

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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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Davis Elkins won Republican 115,216 53.5%
Clarence Watson Democratic 97,715 45.4%
All other candidates 2,288 1.1%
Total215,219

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Kanawha 6,812 43.8% 8,520 54.8% 208 15,540 R+11.0
Harrison 4,239 42.0% 5,646 56.0% 206 10,091 R+13.9
Ohio 4,151 42.4% 5,444 55.7% 184 9,779 R+13.2
Cabell 4,490 48.9% 4,635 50.4% 64 9,189 R+1.6
Marion 5,115 57.4% 3,541 39.8% 252 8,908 D+17.7
Fayette 3,955 45.0% 4,494 51.2% 331 8,780 R+6.1
Mercer 3,295 46.0% 3,854 53.8% 11 7,160 R+7.8
Wood 3,228 45.1% 3,919 54.8% 3 7,150 R+9.7
McDowell 2,192 30.8% 4,913 69.1% 3 7,108 R+38.3
Raleigh 2,346 42.0% 3,235 58.0% 5,581 R+15.9
Marshall 1,979 38.2% 3,109 60.1% 87 5,175 R+21.8
Monongalia 1,509 33.7% 2,888 64.5% 83 4,480 R+30.8
Greenbrier 2,360 53.8% 2,000 45.6% 27 4,387 D+8.2
Braxton 2,233 53.3% 1,950 46.6% 6 4,189 D+6.8
Logan 2,544 61.6% 1,588 38.4% 4,132 D+23.1
Randolph 2,315 57.1% 1,612 39.7% 130 4,057 D+17.3
Berkeley 1,793 45.6% 2,100 53.4% 43 3,936 R+7.8
Preston 1,001 25.5% 2,919 74.5% 3,920 R+48.9
Mason 1,483 39.2% 2,273 60.0% 31 3,787 R+20.9
Wayne 2,017 54.4% 1,673 45.1% 17 3,707 D+9.3
Roane 1,592 43.1% 2,081 56.4% 19 3,692 R+13.2
Lewis 1,525 42.2% 1,997 55.3% 88 3,610 R+13.1
Jackson 1,499 41.6% 2,097 58.2% 9 3,605 R+16.6
Wetzel 1,952 56.9% 1,464 42.7% 16 3,432 D+14.2
Barbour 1,358 41.7% 1,810 55.5% 91 3,259 R+13.9
Ritchie 1,156 36.7% 1,969 62.5% 27 3,152 R+25.8
Mingo 1,639 52.1% 1,506 47.8% 3 3,148 D+4.2
Lincoln 1,325 42.5% 1,767 56.7% 22 3,114 R+14.2
Nicholas 1,609 53.1% 1,414 46.7% 8 3,031 D+6.4
Summers 1,501 51.2% 1,432 48.8% 1 2,934 D+2.4
Putnam 1,212 41.5% 1,710 58.5% 2,922 R+17.0
Upshur 716 24.6% 2,181 74.8% 18 2,915 R+50.3
Taylor 1,033 36.7% 1,733 61.5% 52 2,818 R+24.8
Jefferson 1,958 72.5% 738 27.3% 4 2,700 D+45.2
Pocahontas 1,279 50.2% 1,259 49.4% 11 2,549 D+0.8
Tyler 884 35.4% 1,590 63.7% 24 2,498 R+28.3
Monroe 1,149 46.4% 1,325 53.6% 2,474 R+7.1
Mineral 1,095 44.7% 1,356 55.3% 2,451 R+10.6
Tucker 1,082 45.1% 1,242 51.7% 77 2,401 R+6.7
Doddridge 650 29.9% 1,514 69.6% 11 2,175 R+39.7
Wyoming 781 37.0% 1,328 63.0% 2,109 R+25.9
Hampshire 1,468 72.8% 547 27.1% 1 2,016 D+45.7
Boone 955 48.7% 983 50.1% 23 1,961 R+1.4
Gilmer 1,110 60.1% 729 39.5% 7 1,846 D+20.6
Clay 855 48.4% 897 50.8% 15 1,767 R+2.4
Calhoun 950 54.7% 781 45.0% 5 1,736 D+9.7
Brooke 711 42.1% 946 56.1% 30 1,687 R+13.9
Webster 1,038 63.3% 597 36.4% 4 1,639 D+26.9
Pendleton 922 57.3% 673 41.8% 15 1,610 D+15.5
Hardy 995 61.8% 614 38.2% 1,609 D+23.7
Wirt 773 48.6% 816 51.4% 1,589 R+2.7
Hancock 545 36.1% 964 63.9% 1,509 R+27.8
Grant 269 18.6% 1,175 81.3% 2 1,446 R+62.7
Pleasants 649 46.5% 744 53.3% 4 1,397 R+6.8
Morgan 423 31.1% 924 67.8% 15 1,362 R+36.8

Counties as they stood in 1918; 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

YearWinnerMargin
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