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Election 1940 Results

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1940 US Senate election in West Virginia

Harley M. Kilgore (Democrat) beat Thomas Sweeney (Republican) in West Virginia in 1940, 56.3% to 43.7%, a margin of 12.7 points and 110,607 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1934, when Rush D. Holt won.

Democrats led in 38 of the 55 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 17. The largest, Kanawha, cast 98,183 votes and went to the Democrat by 16.6 points. The closest was Mineral, where 19 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
Harley M. Kilgore won Democratic 492,413 56.3%
Thomas Sweeney Republican 381,806 43.7%
Total874,219

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Kanawha 57,252 58.3% 40,931 41.7% 98,183 D+16.6
Cabell 27,905 56.7% 21,283 43.3% 49,188 D+13.5
Harrison 22,795 57.2% 17,062 42.8% 39,857 D+14.4
Ohio 18,119 46.0% 21,271 54.0% 39,390 R+8.0
McDowell 24,156 63.0% 14,188 37.0% 38,344 D+26.0
Raleigh 23,246 66.3% 11,837 33.7% 35,083 D+32.5
Marion 21,057 61.2% 13,367 38.8% 34,424 D+22.3
Fayette 22,516 68.0% 10,578 32.0% 33,094 D+36.1
Wood 15,853 50.8% 15,370 49.2% 31,223 D+1.5
Mercer 18,026 60.9% 11,576 39.1% 29,602 D+21.8
Logan 17,391 63.1% 10,159 36.9% 27,550 D+26.3
Monongalia 13,216 56.3% 10,276 43.7% 23,492 D+12.5
Marshall 8,678 47.6% 9,565 52.4% 18,243 R+4.9
Mingo 11,758 66.8% 5,838 33.2% 17,596 D+33.6
Greenbrier 10,218 61.2% 6,484 38.8% 16,702 D+22.4
Wayne 9,601 62.5% 5,752 37.5% 15,353 D+25.1
Berkeley 8,589 56.3% 6,660 43.7% 15,249 D+12.7
Hancock 7,760 56.9% 5,879 43.1% 13,639 D+13.8
Preston 4,757 36.6% 8,256 63.4% 13,013 R+26.9
Randolph 8,706 66.9% 4,305 33.1% 13,011 D+33.8
Wyoming 7,853 61.8% 4,848 38.2% 12,701 D+23.7
Boone 7,859 65.4% 4,167 34.6% 12,026 D+30.7
Brooke 6,232 55.9% 4,912 44.1% 11,144 D+11.8
Lewis 4,806 44.4% 6,020 55.6% 10,826 R+11.2
Mason 4,548 42.1% 6,267 57.9% 10,815 R+15.9
Roane 5,180 49.3% 5,335 50.7% 10,515 R+1.5
Mineral 5,180 49.9% 5,199 50.1% 10,379 R+0.2
Lincoln 5,277 52.1% 4,851 47.9% 10,128 D+4.2
Wetzel 5,565 55.0% 4,550 45.0% 10,115 D+10.0
Taylor 4,972 50.5% 4,874 49.5% 9,846 D+1.0
Nicholas 5,448 55.5% 4,365 44.5% 9,813 D+11.0
Braxton 5,726 58.5% 4,065 41.5% 9,791 D+17.0
Barbour 5,061 52.6% 4,567 47.4% 9,628 D+5.1
Putnam 4,871 53.0% 4,327 47.0% 9,198 D+5.9
Summers 5,457 59.7% 3,691 40.3% 9,148 D+19.3
Upshur 2,898 32.4% 6,048 67.6% 8,946 R+35.2
Jackson 3,299 39.2% 5,126 60.8% 8,425 R+21.7
Jefferson 5,375 70.3% 2,274 29.7% 7,649 D+40.5
Ritchie 2,483 32.9% 5,063 67.1% 7,546 R+34.2
Monroe 3,337 49.6% 3,393 50.4% 6,730 R+0.8
Webster 4,633 69.2% 2,066 30.8% 6,699 D+38.3
Pocahontas 3,592 55.2% 2,912 44.8% 6,504 D+10.5
Tyler 2,000 31.3% 4,396 68.7% 6,396 R+37.5
Clay 3,462 54.3% 2,911 45.7% 6,373 D+8.6
Tucker 3,361 55.3% 2,717 44.7% 6,078 D+10.6
Gilmer 3,321 62.1% 2,030 37.9% 5,351 D+24.1
Hampshire 3,367 67.1% 1,650 32.9% 5,017 D+34.2
Doddridge 1,570 31.8% 3,362 68.2% 4,932 R+36.3
Calhoun 2,976 60.7% 1,929 39.3% 4,905 D+21.3
Pendleton 2,742 58.4% 1,956 41.6% 4,698 D+16.7
Hardy 2,760 61.8% 1,709 38.2% 4,469 D+23.5
Grant 854 21.0% 3,216 79.0% 4,070 R+58.0
Morgan 1,370 34.1% 2,653 65.9% 4,023 R+31.9
Pleasants 1,802 48.5% 1,910 51.5% 3,712 R+2.9
Wirt 1,577 46.6% 1,810 53.4% 3,387 R+6.9

Counties as they stood in 1940; 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