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Election 1936 Results

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1936 US Senate election in West Virginia

Matthew M. Neely (Democrat) beat Hugh Ike Shott (Republican) in West Virginia in 1936, 59.1% to 40.9%, a margin of 18.2 points and 150,257 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1930, when Matthew M. Neely also won.

Democrats led in 44 of the 55 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 11. The largest, Kanawha, cast 86,388 votes and went to the Democrat by 16.0 points. The closest was Pleasants, where 69 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 488,620 59.1%
Hugh Ike Shott Republican 338,363 40.9%
Total826,983

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Kanawha 50,097 58.0% 36,291 42.0% 86,388 D+16.0
Cabell 26,722 57.9% 19,431 42.1% 46,153 D+15.8
Harrison 22,954 59.8% 15,444 40.2% 38,398 D+19.6
Ohio 21,751 59.9% 14,584 40.1% 36,335 D+19.7
McDowell 24,167 69.0% 10,834 31.0% 35,001 D+38.1
Fayette 23,384 71.9% 9,152 28.1% 32,536 D+43.7
Marion 18,871 58.5% 13,396 41.5% 32,267 D+17.0
Raleigh 22,201 70.3% 9,359 29.7% 31,560 D+40.7
Wood 15,891 54.3% 13,401 45.7% 29,292 D+8.5
Mercer 17,517 59.9% 11,732 40.1% 29,249 D+19.8
Logan 17,794 70.4% 7,484 29.6% 25,278 D+40.8
Monongalia 13,152 58.3% 9,424 41.7% 22,576 D+16.5
Marshall 8,950 52.3% 8,167 47.7% 17,117 D+4.6
Mingo 11,037 65.2% 5,901 34.8% 16,938 D+30.3
Greenbrier 10,713 64.6% 5,872 35.4% 16,585 D+29.2
Berkeley 8,152 54.6% 6,783 45.4% 14,935 D+9.2
Wayne 8,812 60.7% 5,701 39.3% 14,513 D+21.4
Preston 5,429 42.0% 7,505 58.0% 12,934 R+16.1
Randolph 8,361 68.3% 3,881 31.7% 12,242 D+36.6
Hancock 7,269 64.1% 4,069 35.9% 11,338 D+28.2
Boone 7,523 67.5% 3,617 32.5% 11,140 D+35.1
Lewis 4,677 42.2% 6,415 57.8% 11,092 R+15.7
Mason 4,829 44.9% 5,932 55.1% 10,761 R+10.2
Wetzel 6,578 62.5% 3,943 37.5% 10,521 D+25.0
Roane 5,021 48.2% 5,398 51.8% 10,419 R+3.6
Wyoming 6,548 63.5% 3,767 36.5% 10,315 D+27.0
Taylor 5,453 55.5% 4,381 44.5% 9,834 D+10.9
Mineral 5,349 54.5% 4,468 45.5% 9,817 D+9.0
Nicholas 5,862 59.8% 3,945 40.2% 9,807 D+19.5
Braxton 5,780 60.6% 3,751 39.4% 9,531 D+21.3
Lincoln 5,061 53.2% 4,454 46.8% 9,515 D+6.4
Brooke 6,056 64.3% 3,358 35.7% 9,414 D+28.7
Summers 5,759 61.5% 3,608 38.5% 9,367 D+23.0
Barbour 5,121 55.9% 4,033 44.1% 9,154 D+11.9
Upshur 3,095 34.8% 5,811 65.2% 8,906 R+30.5
Putnam 4,709 54.2% 3,980 45.8% 8,689 D+8.4
Jackson 3,489 41.8% 4,859 58.2% 8,348 R+16.4
Ritchie 2,764 37.1% 4,678 62.9% 7,442 R+25.7
Jefferson 5,469 73.6% 1,961 26.4% 7,430 D+47.2
Pocahontas 4,102 59.4% 2,806 40.6% 6,908 D+18.8
Monroe 3,400 50.9% 3,286 49.1% 6,686 D+1.7
Webster 4,613 69.5% 2,026 30.5% 6,639 D+39.0
Tyler 2,500 38.1% 4,055 61.9% 6,555 R+23.7
Clay 3,492 57.3% 2,607 42.7% 6,099 D+14.5
Tucker 3,713 61.3% 2,341 38.7% 6,054 D+22.7
Hampshire 3,894 73.0% 1,443 27.0% 5,337 D+45.9
Gilmer 3,397 64.6% 1,864 35.4% 5,261 D+29.1
Calhoun 3,366 65.5% 1,773 34.5% 5,139 D+31.0
Doddridge 1,771 36.8% 3,046 63.2% 4,817 R+26.5
Hardy 3,044 65.9% 1,574 34.1% 4,618 D+31.8
Pendleton 2,680 60.5% 1,747 39.5% 4,427 D+21.1
Morgan 1,597 38.3% 2,569 61.7% 4,166 R+23.3
Grant 1,021 25.5% 2,976 74.5% 3,997 R+48.9
Pleasants 1,903 50.9% 1,834 49.1% 3,737 D+1.8
Wirt 1,760 51.7% 1,646 48.3% 3,406 D+3.3

Counties as they stood in 1936; 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