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1930 US Senate election in West Virginia

Matthew M. Neely (Democrat) beat James Ellwood Jones (Republican) in West Virginia in 1930, 61.9% to 37.9%, a margin of 24.0 points and 133,040 votes.

West Virginia changed party: in 1924 it went Republican, for Guy D. Goff.

Democrats led in 53 of the 55 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 2. The largest, Kanawha, cast 59,005 votes and went to the Democrat by 17.3 points. The closest was Hancock, where 45 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
Matthew M. Neely won Democratic 342,467 61.9%
James Ellwood Jones Republican 209,427 37.9%
All other candidates 1,293 0.2%
Total553,187

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Kanawha 34,572 58.6% 24,385 41.3% 48 59,005 D+17.3
Cabell 18,983 59.6% 12,863 40.4% 31,846 D+19.2
Harrison 17,230 67.1% 8,446 32.9% 25,676 D+34.2
Fayette 15,113 62.0% 9,215 37.8% 30 24,358 D+24.2
Ohio 15,553 66.2% 7,786 33.2% 142 23,481 D+33.1
Marion 15,796 70.2% 6,573 29.2% 139 22,508 D+41.0
McDowell 8,023 36.0% 14,235 63.9% 25 22,283 R+27.9
Mercer 11,800 57.1% 8,859 42.8% 23 20,682 D+14.2
Logan 11,376 57.8% 8,255 41.9% 63 19,694 D+15.8
Raleigh 12,581 66.0% 6,424 33.7% 46 19,051 D+32.3
Wood 10,824 64.7% 5,850 35.0% 64 16,738 D+29.7
Monongalia 9,985 71.4% 3,953 28.3% 41 13,979 D+43.2
Mingo 6,781 51.8% 6,264 47.9% 40 13,085 D+4.0
Greenbrier 7,396 69.3% 3,269 30.6% 13 10,678 D+38.6
Marshall 7,482 71.4% 2,935 28.0% 64 10,481 D+43.4
Wayne 6,542 63.7% 3,692 36.0% 29 10,263 D+27.8
Preston 5,537 63.4% 3,153 36.1% 46 8,736 D+27.3
Lewis 5,269 62.9% 3,093 36.9% 17 8,379 D+26.0
Boone 5,135 64.3% 2,837 35.5% 14 7,986 D+28.8
Braxton 5,091 67.2% 2,474 32.7% 11 7,576 D+34.5
Berkeley 4,779 63.3% 2,750 36.4% 20 7,549 D+26.9
Randolph 5,691 75.6% 1,812 24.1% 25 7,528 D+51.5
Wetzel 5,274 73.2% 1,907 26.5% 20 7,201 D+46.8
Mason 4,021 57.2% 2,993 42.6% 13 7,027 D+14.6
Roane 3,917 56.1% 3,060 43.9% 6,977 D+12.3
Nicholas 4,448 64.2% 2,455 35.4% 24 6,927 D+28.8
Brooke 4,399 67.5% 2,061 31.6% 54 6,514 D+35.9
Barbour 4,135 63.6% 2,369 36.4% 6,504 D+27.2
Lincoln 3,743 57.9% 2,720 42.1% 6,463 D+15.8
Summers 4,471 71.6% 1,772 28.4% 2 6,245 D+43.2
Wyoming 3,589 58.1% 2,488 40.3% 99 6,176 D+17.8
Taylor 4,241 69.3% 1,860 30.4% 18 6,119 D+38.9
Upshur 3,100 52.3% 2,824 47.7% 5,924 D+4.7
Mineral 3,865 68.0% 1,800 31.7% 16 5,681 D+36.3
Jackson 3,001 53.1% 2,650 46.9% 5,651 D+6.2
Putnam 3,380 61.5% 2,111 38.4% 2 5,493 D+23.1
Ritchie 3,180 58.5% 2,243 41.2% 15 5,438 D+17.2
Pocahontas 3,144 65.3% 1,669 34.7% 3 4,816 D+30.6
Tyler 2,476 52.6% 2,205 46.9% 25 4,706 D+5.8
Monroe 2,597 55.8% 2,054 44.2% 1 4,652 D+11.7
Hancock 2,263 49.9% 2,218 49.0% 50 4,531 D+1.0
Webster 3,066 68.3% 1,419 31.6% 6 4,491 D+36.7
Tucker 2,972 67.1% 1,441 32.5% 19 4,432 D+34.5
Clay 2,527 59.1% 1,748 40.9% 2 4,277 D+18.2
Jefferson 3,310 77.4% 964 22.6% 4,274 D+54.9
Calhoun 2,712 68.2% 1,264 31.8% 3,976 D+36.4
Hampshire 2,801 76.8% 843 23.1% 1 3,645 D+53.7
Gilmer 2,619 72.6% 981 27.2% 7 3,607 D+45.4
Doddridge 2,006 57.1% 1,503 42.7% 7 3,516 D+14.3
Pendleton 2,091 66.5% 1,054 33.5% 3,145 D+33.0
Hardy 2,084 68.5% 957 31.4% 2 3,043 D+37.0
Morgan 1,706 62.1% 1,036 37.7% 4 2,746 D+24.4
Pleasants 1,510 55.1% 1,230 44.9% 2 2,742 D+10.2
Wirt 1,502 59.3% 1,031 40.7% 1 2,534 D+18.6
Grant 778 36.2% 1,374 63.8% 2,152 R+27.7

Counties as they stood in 1930; 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