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2018 US Senate election in West Virginia

Joe Manchin (Democrat) beat Patrick Morrisey (Republican) in West Virginia in 2018, 49.6% to 46.3%, a margin of 3.3 points and 19,397 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 2012, when Joe Manchin III also won.

Republicans led in 31 of the 55 counties and Democrats in 24. The largest, Kanawha, cast 63,878 votes and went to the Democrat by 26.3 points. The closest was Gilmer, where 15 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
Joe Manchin won Democratic 290,510 49.6%
Patrick Morrisey Republican 271,113 46.3%
All other candidates 24,411 4.2%
Total586,034

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Kanawha 39,333 61.6% 22,527 35.3% 2,018 63,878 D+26.3
Berkeley 14,508 42.6% 18,111 53.2% 1,416 34,035 R+10.6
Monongalia 18,010 58.2% 10,918 35.3% 2,019 30,947 D+22.9
Cabell 16,909 58.2% 11,267 38.8% 885 29,061 D+19.4
Wood 14,189 48.9% 13,696 47.2% 1,141 29,026 D+1.7
Raleigh 10,581 43.9% 12,620 52.3% 926 24,127 R+8.5
Harrison 11,491 51.0% 9,512 42.3% 1,508 22,511 D+8.8
Putnam 10,513 49.3% 10,090 47.3% 716 21,319 D+2.0
Jefferson 10,666 51.3% 9,360 45.0% 756 20,782 D+6.3
Marion 10,889 56.2% 7,280 37.6% 1,197 19,366 D+18.6
Mercer 7,430 41.2% 10,033 55.6% 577 18,040 R+14.4
Ohio 8,731 55.2% 6,588 41.6% 504 15,823 D+13.5
Wayne 6,395 50.3% 5,954 46.9% 355 12,704 D+3.5
Fayette 6,502 53.2% 5,160 42.2% 561 12,223 D+11.0
Greenbrier 6,201 50.8% 5,563 45.6% 448 12,212 D+5.2
Marshall 5,485 50.8% 4,868 45.1% 436 10,789 D+5.7
Preston 3,686 35.6% 5,943 57.3% 736 10,365 R+21.8
Jackson 4,890 47.9% 4,964 48.6% 357 10,211 R+0.7
Hancock 4,707 46.5% 4,963 49.1% 447 10,117 R+2.5
Logan 4,574 47.7% 4,708 49.1% 300 9,582 R+1.4
Mineral 3,108 34.8% 5,525 61.8% 301 8,934 R+27.1
Randolph 4,472 50.3% 4,017 45.2% 407 8,896 D+5.1
Mason 4,270 51.1% 3,805 45.5% 288 8,363 D+5.6
Nicholas 3,588 45.7% 3,948 50.3% 307 7,843 R+4.6
Brooke 3,987 50.9% 3,513 44.9% 328 7,828 D+6.1
Upshur 3,102 41.2% 4,010 53.2% 422 7,534 R+12.1
Mingo 2,929 42.1% 3,825 55.0% 198 6,952 R+12.9
Hampshire 2,325 33.8% 4,313 62.7% 240 6,878 R+28.9
Boone 3,894 57.1% 2,710 39.8% 213 6,817 D+17.4
Morgan 2,143 34.5% 3,783 61.0% 278 6,204 R+26.4
Wyoming 2,607 44.3% 3,096 52.6% 186 5,889 R+8.3
Lincoln 2,899 51.4% 2,553 45.3% 188 5,640 D+6.1
Lewis 2,326 41.6% 2,879 51.5% 381 5,586 R+9.9
Taylor 2,376 44.9% 2,642 49.9% 272 5,290 R+5.0
Wetzel 2,518 50.9% 2,135 43.2% 293 4,946 D+7.7
Barbour 2,121 43.0% 2,562 51.9% 252 4,935 R+8.9
Monroe 2,125 43.1% 2,644 53.6% 163 4,932 R+10.5
McDowell 2,222 48.7% 2,198 48.1% 145 4,565 D+0.5
Hardy 1,880 41.4% 2,467 54.3% 193 4,540 R+12.9
Roane 2,165 51.3% 1,899 45.0% 156 4,220 D+6.3
Braxton 2,148 51.2% 1,887 45.0% 157 4,192 D+6.2
Summers 2,069 50.6% 1,868 45.7% 150 4,087 D+4.9
Grant 935 24.0% 2,820 72.5% 135 3,890 R+48.5
Ritchie 1,082 33.9% 1,961 61.4% 153 3,196 R+27.5
Tucker 1,469 46.9% 1,502 48.0% 161 3,132 R+1.1
Pocahontas 1,269 44.6% 1,411 49.6% 166 2,846 R+5.0
Tyler 1,065 38.0% 1,603 57.2% 135 2,803 R+19.2
Pleasants 1,157 45.9% 1,266 50.2% 99 2,522 R+4.3
Pendleton 948 37.6% 1,478 58.7% 92 2,518 R+21.0
Clay 1,141 46.9% 1,197 49.2% 94 2,432 R+2.3
Webster 1,033 45.0% 1,120 48.8% 141 2,294 R+3.8
Doddridge 746 33.8% 1,352 61.2% 111 2,209 R+27.4
Calhoun 967 45.3% 1,065 49.9% 101 2,133 R+4.6
Gilmer 944 47.2% 929 46.5% 126 1,999 D+0.8
Wirt 790 42.2% 1,005 53.7% 76 1,871 R+11.5

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