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1924 US Senate election in West Virginia

Guy D. Goff (Republican) beat William Chilton (Democrat) in West Virginia in 1924, 50.9% to 47.7%, a margin of 3.2 points and 18,195 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1918, when Davis Elkins won.

Republicans led in 28 of the 55 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 27. The largest, Kanawha, cast 51,874 votes and went to the Republican by 1.6 points. The closest was Pocahontas, where 33 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
Guy D. Goff won Republican 290,004 50.9%
William Chilton Democratic 271,809 47.7%
All other candidates 7,751 1.4%
Total569,564

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Kanawha 25,232 48.6% 26,053 50.2% 589 51,874 R+1.6
Cabell 16,823 51.6% 15,575 47.8% 218 32,616 D+3.8
Harrison 13,717 46.0% 15,513 52.1% 562 29,792 R+6.0
Ohio 9,497 37.3% 15,209 59.7% 770 25,476 R+22.4
Marion 11,207 48.9% 10,865 47.4% 856 22,928 D+1.5
Fayette 10,450 48.7% 10,553 49.2% 467 21,470 R+0.5
Mercer 11,081 53.2% 9,531 45.7% 231 20,843 D+7.4
Wood 10,561 52.6% 9,448 47.0% 88 20,097 D+5.5
McDowell 5,753 30.9% 12,531 67.3% 327 18,611 R+36.4
Raleigh 8,127 47.3% 8,833 51.4% 222 17,182 R+4.1
Logan 7,679 51.7% 7,088 47.8% 75 14,842 D+4.0
Monongalia 5,541 41.9% 6,905 52.2% 776 13,222 R+10.3
Marshall 5,088 39.4% 7,564 58.6% 250 12,902 R+19.2
Greenbrier 6,325 56.8% 4,733 42.5% 72 11,130 D+14.3
Mingo 5,594 52.9% 4,847 45.8% 131 10,572 D+7.1
Berkeley 4,722 46.9% 5,278 52.5% 58 10,058 R+5.5
Wayne 5,805 58.4% 4,063 40.8% 80 9,948 D+17.5
Braxton 5,261 55.5% 4,194 44.3% 18 9,473 D+11.3
Randolph 5,497 58.9% 3,695 39.6% 144 9,336 D+19.3
Lewis 4,296 46.4% 4,850 52.3% 121 9,267 R+6.0
Preston 2,476 27.1% 6,581 72.1% 72 9,129 R+45.0
Wetzel 5,037 58.9% 3,467 40.5% 49 8,553 D+18.4
Mason 3,503 44.3% 4,330 54.7% 80 7,913 R+10.5
Roane 3,523 46.2% 4,102 53.8% 7,625 R+7.6
Summers 4,257 57.1% 3,178 42.6% 18 7,453 D+14.5
Nicholas 3,985 54.0% 3,364 45.6% 26 7,375 D+8.4
Barbour 3,251 45.8% 3,566 50.2% 282 7,099 R+4.4
Boone 3,756 53.1% 3,172 44.9% 142 7,070 D+8.3
Mineral 3,290 47.2% 3,568 51.2% 110 6,968 R+4.0
Upshur 1,895 27.3% 5,029 72.3% 28 6,952 R+45.1
Lincoln 3,408 51.2% 3,225 48.4% 27 6,660 D+2.7
Taylor 3,026 45.4% 3,544 53.2% 88 6,658 R+7.8
Jackson 2,837 42.7% 3,794 57.0% 20 6,651 R+14.4
Ritchie 2,435 36.7% 4,174 63.0% 18 6,627 R+26.2
Jefferson 4,464 69.9% 1,880 29.5% 38 6,382 D+40.5
Brooke 2,338 38.0% 3,671 59.7% 140 6,149 R+21.7
Putnam 3,021 50.0% 2,937 48.6% 79 6,037 D+1.4
Wyoming 2,513 42.2% 3,377 56.8% 59 5,949 R+14.5
Pocahontas 2,801 50.2% 2,768 49.6% 16 5,585 D+0.6
Tyler 2,172 38.9% 3,389 60.7% 19 5,580 R+21.8
Monroe 2,691 49.5% 2,741 50.4% 4 5,436 R+0.9
Hancock 1,240 24.2% 3,776 73.8% 101 5,117 R+49.6
Tucker 2,221 46.6% 2,393 50.3% 148 4,762 R+3.6
Doddridge 1,527 34.7% 2,859 65.0% 11 4,397 R+30.3
Gilmer 2,681 62.3% 1,605 37.3% 16 4,302 D+25.0
Webster 2,534 60.8% 1,623 39.0% 8 4,165 D+21.9
Hampshire 2,973 71.6% 1,163 28.0% 14 4,150 D+43.6
Clay 2,027 51.9% 1,868 47.9% 8 3,903 D+4.1
Hardy 2,453 65.6% 1,278 34.2% 10 3,741 D+31.4
Calhoun 2,221 60.5% 1,449 39.5% 3,670 D+21.0
Pendleton 2,030 58.1% 1,460 41.8% 1 3,491 D+16.3
Pleasants 1,674 50.6% 1,623 49.1% 10 3,307 D+1.5
Wirt 1,607 51.9% 1,487 48.0% 3 3,097 D+3.9
Grant 672 22.1% 2,343 77.0% 27 3,042 R+54.9
Morgan 1,014 34.6% 1,892 64.6% 24 2,930 R+30.0

Counties as they stood in 1924; 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