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1934 US Senate election in West Virginia
Rush D. Holt (Democrat) beat Henry D. Hatfield (Republican) in West Virginia in 1934, 55.1% to 44.4%, a margin of 10.7 points and 68,126 votes.
West Virginia changed party: in 1928 it went Republican, for Henry D. Hatfield.
Democrats led in 40 of the 55 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 15. The largest, Kanawha, cast 63,332 votes and went to the Democrat by 15.6 points. The closest was Mineral, where 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush D. Holt won | Democratic | 349,882 | 55.1% |
| Henry D. Hatfield | Republican | 281,756 | 44.4% |
| All other candidates | 2,931 | 0.5% | |
| Total | 634,569 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanawha | 36,475 57.6% | 26,617 42.0% | 240 | 63,332 | D+15.6 |
| Cabell | 19,837 53.4% | 17,232 46.4% | 81 | 37,150 | D+7.0 |
| Ohio | 17,452 57.6% | 12,736 42.1% | 87 | 30,275 | D+15.6 |
| McDowell | 16,648 58.6% | 11,710 41.2% | 33 | 28,391 | D+17.4 |
| Harrison | 14,949 53.1% | 12,997 46.1% | 230 | 28,176 | D+6.9 |
| Marion | 15,084 58.7% | 10,363 40.3% | 259 | 25,706 | D+18.4 |
| Fayette | 14,401 63.6% | 8,123 35.9% | 110 | 22,634 | D+27.7 |
| Raleigh | 13,219 60.2% | 8,664 39.5% | 68 | 21,951 | D+20.8 |
| Wood | 11,637 53.3% | 10,053 46.1% | 130 | 21,820 | D+7.3 |
| Mercer | 12,203 57.0% | 9,148 42.7% | 68 | 21,419 | D+14.3 |
| Logan | 12,493 64.2% | 6,949 35.7% | 32 | 19,474 | D+28.5 |
| Monongalia | 9,330 57.8% | 6,720 41.6% | 93 | 16,143 | D+16.2 |
| Mingo | 8,484 59.0% | 5,863 40.8% | 27 | 14,374 | D+18.2 |
| Marshall | 6,741 49.2% | 6,889 50.3% | 71 | 13,701 | R+1.1 |
| Berkeley | 5,741 47.9% | 6,202 51.8% | 35 | 11,978 | R+3.8 |
| Wayne | 6,801 57.5% | 4,982 42.1% | 39 | 11,822 | D+15.4 |
| Greenbrier | 6,760 60.2% | 4,376 39.0% | 84 | 11,220 | D+21.2 |
| Preston | 3,931 41.1% | 5,565 58.2% | 72 | 9,568 | R+17.1 |
| Lewis | 4,922 52.6% | 4,396 47.0% | 42 | 9,360 | D+5.6 |
| Roane | 4,642 50.3% | 4,575 49.6% | 16 | 9,233 | D+0.7 |
| Mason | 4,303 48.3% | 4,525 50.8% | 85 | 8,913 | R+2.5 |
| Wyoming | 4,881 57.0% | 3,670 42.8% | 15 | 8,566 | D+14.1 |
| Boone | 5,348 64.1% | 2,976 35.6% | 25 | 8,349 | D+28.4 |
| Lincoln | 4,264 51.2% | 4,057 48.7% | 3 | 8,324 | D+2.5 |
| Randolph | 5,058 61.1% | 3,195 38.6% | 31 | 8,284 | D+22.5 |
| Hancock | 4,283 54.7% | 3,441 43.9% | 106 | 7,830 | D+10.8 |
| Wetzel | 4,431 56.7% | 3,361 43.0% | 24 | 7,816 | D+13.7 |
| Jackson | 3,630 46.7% | 4,135 53.3% | 7,765 | R+6.5 | |
| Upshur | 2,401 31.5% | 5,186 68.0% | 39 | 7,626 | R+36.5 |
| Braxton | 4,370 58.2% | 3,109 41.4% | 28 | 7,507 | D+16.8 |
| Taylor | 3,797 50.9% | 3,556 47.7% | 109 | 7,462 | D+3.2 |
| Brooke | 4,187 57.4% | 2,998 41.1% | 111 | 7,296 | D+16.3 |
| Barbour | 3,609 49.6% | 3,646 50.1% | 28 | 7,283 | R+0.5 |
| Nicholas | 4,081 56.1% | 3,114 42.8% | 85 | 7,280 | D+13.3 |
| Mineral | 3,538 49.7% | 3,552 49.9% | 27 | 7,117 | R+0.2 |
| Summers | 3,773 54.2% | 3,184 45.7% | 9 | 6,966 | D+8.5 |
| Putnam | 3,607 52.6% | 3,241 47.2% | 13 | 6,861 | D+5.3 |
| Ritchie | 2,263 35.2% | 4,135 64.2% | 40 | 6,438 | R+29.1 |
| Monroe | 2,835 51.3% | 2,677 48.4% | 19 | 5,531 | D+2.9 |
| Tyler | 1,956 36.3% | 3,416 63.4% | 19 | 5,391 | R+27.1 |
| Pocahontas | 2,589 48.8% | 2,678 50.5% | 33 | 5,300 | R+1.7 |
| Jefferson | 3,534 69.1% | 1,559 30.5% | 25 | 5,118 | D+38.6 |
| Clay | 2,292 48.8% | 2,389 50.9% | 16 | 4,697 | R+2.1 |
| Tucker | 2,610 58.9% | 1,749 39.5% | 69 | 4,428 | D+19.4 |
| Webster | 2,939 67.0% | 1,428 32.6% | 20 | 4,387 | D+34.4 |
| Gilmer | 2,499 59.8% | 1,667 39.9% | 13 | 4,179 | D+19.9 |
| Doddridge | 1,225 30.5% | 2,769 68.9% | 22 | 4,016 | R+38.4 |
| Calhoun | 2,458 62.6% | 1,465 37.3% | 4 | 3,927 | D+25.3 |
| Hampshire | 2,589 67.9% | 1,204 31.6% | 22 | 3,815 | D+36.3 |
| Hardy | 2,178 64.8% | 1,168 34.8% | 13 | 3,359 | D+30.1 |
| Pleasants | 1,567 51.0% | 1,505 49.0% | 3,072 | D+2.0 | |
| Morgan | 1,048 34.4% | 1,982 65.0% | 20 | 3,050 | R+30.6 |
| Pendleton | 1,718 56.5% | 1,308 43.0% | 15 | 3,041 | D+13.5 |
| Grant | 764 25.8% | 2,183 73.7% | 17 | 2,964 | R+47.9 |
| Wirt | 1,507 52.3% | 1,368 47.4% | 9 | 2,884 | D+4.8 |
Counties as they stood in 1934; 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 |