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1946 US Senate election in West Virginia
Harley M. Kilgore (Democrat) beat Thomas Sweeney (Republican) in West Virginia in 1946, 50.3% to 49.7%, a margin of 0.7 points and 3,534 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1940, when Harley M. Kilgore also won.
Democrats led in 30 of the 55 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 25. The largest, Kanawha, cast 65,112 votes and went to the Democrat by 3.5 points. The closest was Clay, where 1 vote 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harley M. Kilgore won | Democratic | 273,151 | 50.3% |
| Thomas Sweeney | Republican | 269,617 | 49.7% |
| Total | 542,768 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanawha | 33,703 51.8% | 31,409 48.2% | 65,112 | D+3.5 | |
| Cabell | 17,998 52.7% | 16,132 47.3% | 34,130 | D+5.5 | |
| Ohio | 10,260 41.6% | 14,413 58.4% | 24,673 | R+16.8 | |
| Harrison | 12,550 51.6% | 11,791 48.4% | 24,341 | D+3.1 | |
| Marion | 12,957 57.2% | 9,685 42.8% | 22,642 | D+14.5 | |
| McDowell | 12,699 57.4% | 9,432 42.6% | 22,131 | D+14.8 | |
| Raleigh | 10,566 50.6% | 10,333 49.4% | 20,899 | D+1.1 | |
| Wood | 8,665 42.0% | 11,946 58.0% | 20,611 | R+15.9 | |
| Fayette | 11,508 64.0% | 6,483 36.0% | 17,991 | D+27.9 | |
| Mercer | 8,945 52.0% | 8,264 48.0% | 17,209 | D+4.0 | |
| Logan | 10,305 63.0% | 6,057 37.0% | 16,362 | D+26.0 | |
| Monongalia | 6,546 47.1% | 7,351 52.9% | 13,897 | R+5.8 | |
| Mingo | 6,667 57.2% | 4,980 42.8% | 11,647 | D+14.5 | |
| Marshall | 5,301 45.9% | 6,258 54.1% | 11,559 | R+8.3 | |
| Wayne | 5,633 60.8% | 3,637 39.2% | 9,270 | D+21.5 | |
| Berkeley | 3,915 44.3% | 4,916 55.7% | 8,831 | R+11.3 | |
| Greenbrier | 4,597 53.7% | 3,967 46.3% | 8,564 | D+7.4 | |
| Wyoming | 4,405 54.2% | 3,723 45.8% | 8,128 | D+8.4 | |
| Hancock | 4,057 52.7% | 3,641 47.3% | 7,698 | D+5.4 | |
| Preston | 2,198 29.1% | 5,350 70.9% | 7,548 | R+41.8 | |
| Randolph | 4,292 57.5% | 3,169 42.5% | 7,461 | D+15.1 | |
| Mason | 2,929 39.8% | 4,437 60.2% | 7,366 | R+20.5 | |
| Boone | 4,664 65.8% | 2,421 34.2% | 7,085 | D+31.7 | |
| Lincoln | 3,184 45.7% | 3,785 54.3% | 6,969 | R+8.6 | |
| Brooke | 3,655 52.5% | 3,302 47.5% | 6,957 | D+5.1 | |
| Roane | 2,899 43.3% | 3,789 56.7% | 6,688 | R+13.3 | |
| Wetzel | 3,645 55.7% | 2,904 44.3% | 6,549 | D+11.3 | |
| Taylor | 2,873 44.5% | 3,579 55.5% | 6,452 | R+10.9 | |
| Barbour | 2,972 46.3% | 3,450 53.7% | 6,422 | R+7.4 | |
| Mineral | 2,509 39.7% | 3,805 60.3% | 6,314 | R+20.5 | |
| Lewis | 2,360 37.4% | 3,952 62.6% | 6,312 | R+25.2 | |
| Putnam | 3,127 50.4% | 3,081 49.6% | 6,208 | D+0.7 | |
| Braxton | 3,405 58.0% | 2,466 42.0% | 5,871 | D+16.0 | |
| Jackson | 2,152 38.4% | 3,445 61.6% | 5,597 | R+23.1 | |
| Nicholas | 2,869 52.1% | 2,636 47.9% | 5,505 | D+4.2 | |
| Upshur | 1,311 24.8% | 3,980 75.2% | 5,291 | R+50.4 | |
| Summers | 2,762 54.9% | 2,266 45.1% | 5,028 | D+9.9 | |
| Ritchie | 1,214 26.1% | 3,440 73.9% | 4,654 | R+47.8 | |
| Monroe | 1,992 45.0% | 2,432 55.0% | 4,424 | R+9.9 | |
| Tyler | 1,207 28.5% | 3,034 71.5% | 4,241 | R+43.1 | |
| Webster | 2,662 64.9% | 1,442 35.1% | 4,104 | D+29.7 | |
| Tucker | 1,957 49.7% | 1,979 50.3% | 3,936 | R+0.6 | |
| Clay | 1,936 50.0% | 1,937 50.0% | 3,873 | level | |
| Jefferson | 2,201 58.1% | 1,588 41.9% | 3,789 | D+16.2 | |
| Pocahontas | 1,844 51.0% | 1,772 49.0% | 3,616 | D+2.0 | |
| Calhoun | 1,901 53.3% | 1,668 46.7% | 3,569 | D+6.5 | |
| Gilmer | 2,026 61.9% | 1,246 38.1% | 3,272 | D+23.8 | |
| Pendleton | 1,654 52.1% | 1,523 47.9% | 3,177 | D+4.1 | |
| Grant | 529 17.8% | 2,450 82.2% | 2,979 | R+64.5 | |
| Doddridge | 860 29.0% | 2,106 71.0% | 2,966 | R+42.0 | |
| Hardy | 1,749 60.2% | 1,155 39.8% | 2,904 | D+20.5 | |
| Morgan | 692 26.2% | 1,949 73.8% | 2,641 | R+47.6 | |
| Hampshire | 1,538 58.3% | 1,102 41.7% | 2,640 | D+16.5 | |
| Pleasants | 1,143 44.9% | 1,402 55.1% | 2,545 | R+10.2 | |
| Wirt | 963 45.4% | 1,157 54.6% | 2,120 | R+9.2 |
Counties as they stood in 1946; 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 |