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Election 1942 Results

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1942 US Senate election in West Virginia

Chapman Revercomb (Republican) beat Matthew M. Neely (Democrat) in West Virginia in 1942, 55.4% to 44.6%, a margin of 10.7 points and 49,771 votes.

Hugh Ike Shott (Republican) beat Joseph Rosier (Democrat) in West Virginia in 1942, 52.3% to 47.7%, a margin of 4.5 points and 19,791 votes. (This was a special election.)

West Virginia changed party: in 1936 it went Democratic, for Matthew M. Neely.

Republicans led in 44 of the 55 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 11. The largest, Kanawha, cast 56,736 votes and went to the Republican by 24.0 points. The closest was Pendleton, where 2 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

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Chapman Revercomb won	Republican	256,816	55.4%
Matthew M. Neely	Democratic	207,045	44.6%
Total		463,861

Special election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Hugh Ike Shott won	Republican	227,469	52.3%
Joseph Rosier	Democratic	207,678	47.7%
Total		435,147

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Total	Margin
Kanawha	21,566 38.0%	35,170 62.0%	56,736	R+24.0
Cabell	15,572 49.6%	15,825 50.4%	31,397	R+0.8
Ohio	10,492 40.7%	15,315 59.3%	25,807	R+18.7
Harrison	9,020 45.0%	11,023 55.0%	20,043	R+10.0
McDowell	10,280 55.3%	8,306 44.7%	18,586	D+10.6
Wood	6,496 36.6%	11,252 63.4%	17,748	R+26.8
Marion	9,252 53.7%	7,975 46.3%	17,227	D+7.4
Mercer	7,554 48.3%	8,092 51.7%	15,646	R+3.4
Raleigh	6,977 46.0%	8,198 54.0%	15,175	R+8.0
Fayette	7,780 52.8%	6,962 47.2%	14,742	D+5.5
Logan	7,995 60.6%	5,208 39.4%	13,203	D+21.1
Marshall	5,221 43.6%	6,760 56.4%	11,981	R+12.8
Monongalia	5,237 45.4%	6,301 54.6%	11,538	R+9.2
Mingo	6,207 66.0%	3,195 34.0%	9,402	D+32.0
Wayne	4,368 58.2%	3,133 41.8%	7,501	D+16.5
Preston	2,120 29.6%	5,031 70.4%	7,151	R+40.7
Greenbrier	3,177 45.3%	3,842 54.7%	7,019	R+9.5
Berkeley	2,656 38.9%	4,176 61.1%	6,832	R+22.2
Mason	2,685 39.5%	4,113 60.5%	6,798	R+21.0
Roane	2,881 43.1%	3,800 56.9%	6,681	R+13.8
Lewis	1,848 29.2%	4,489 70.8%	6,337	R+41.7
Brooke	3,136 49.8%	3,160 50.2%	6,296	R+0.4
Lincoln	3,007 48.2%	3,233 51.8%	6,240	R+3.6
Boone	3,775 60.6%	2,457 39.4%	6,232	D+21.1
Randolph	2,486 41.3%	3,539 58.7%	6,025	R+17.5
Hancock	2,747 47.0%	3,101 53.0%	5,848	R+6.1
Wetzel	2,587 45.3%	3,123 54.7%	5,710	R+9.4
Mineral	2,017 36.7%	3,480 63.3%	5,497	R+26.6
Wyoming	3,167 59.3%	2,170 40.7%	5,337	D+18.7
Upshur	1,320 24.8%	3,998 75.2%	5,318	R+50.4
Jackson	1,540 29.8%	3,623 70.2%	5,163	R+40.3
Putnam	2,169 42.7%	2,912 57.3%	5,081	R+14.6
Barbour	1,936 39.5%	2,969 60.5%	4,905	R+21.1
Nicholas	2,130 44.9%	2,615 55.1%	4,745	R+10.2
Taylor	1,784 38.1%	2,904 61.9%	4,688	R+23.9
Braxton	1,989 44.6%	2,469 55.4%	4,458	R+10.8
Monroe	1,732 39.6%	2,644 60.4%	4,376	R+20.8
Ritchie	874 22.0%	3,105 78.0%	3,979	R+56.1
Summers	1,880 48.3%	2,013 51.7%	3,893	R+3.4
Tyler	921 25.2%	2,737 74.8%	3,658	R+49.6
Webster	2,048 58.8%	1,436 41.2%	3,484	D+17.6
Clay	1,337 39.2%	2,074 60.8%	3,411	R+21.6
Gilmer	1,486 52.6%	1,339 47.4%	2,825	D+5.2
Pocahontas	1,053 37.9%	1,725 62.1%	2,778	R+24.2
Tucker	1,289 47.3%	1,436 52.7%	2,725	R+5.4
Calhoun	1,032 38.2%	1,670 61.8%	2,702	R+23.6
Hampshire	1,390 52.5%	1,259 47.5%	2,649	D+4.9
Jefferson	1,259 49.8%	1,271 50.2%	2,530	R+0.5
Doddridge	625 25.2%	1,854 74.8%	2,479	R+49.6
Hardy	1,125 46.0%	1,323 54.0%	2,448	R+8.1
Pendleton	1,210 50.0%	1,212 50.0%	2,422	R+0.1
Grant	446 18.9%	1,911 81.1%	2,357	R+62.2
Pleasants	904 41.8%	1,257 58.2%	2,161	R+16.3
Wirt	772 39.3%	1,190 60.7%	1,962	R+21.3
Morgan	488 25.3%	1,441 74.7%	1,929	R+49.4

Counties as they stood in 1942; 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