2024 West Virginia House of Delegates election

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2024 West Virginia House of Delegates elections
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All 100 seats in the West Virginia House of Delegates
51 seats needed for a majority
 
GOP
DEM
Leader Roger Hanshaw Sean Hornbuckle
Party Republican Democratic
Leader since August 29, 2018 August 8, 2023
Leader's seat 62nd district 25th district
Last election 88 seats, 68.7% 12 seats, 30.1%
Current seats 89 11
Seats needed Steady Increase 40
Map of the incumbents:
     Democratic incumbent      Democratic incumbent retiring
     Republican incumbent      Republican incumbent retiring
Incumbent Speaker

Roger Hanshaw
Republican



The 2024 West Virginia House of Delegates elections will be held on November 5, 2024, alongside elections to the presidency, governorship, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and other offices. Primary elections will be held on May 14, 2024.[1]

Background

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Following the 2022 legislative races and party changes in both chambers of the legislature, Democratic presence in state government has been reduced to a historically small level. This has come after roughly a decade of change in the composition of the state government, with the legislature beginning the 2010s with decisive Democratic majorities and ending the decade with Republican ones. This change has been characterized by Democratic to Republican party switches among legislators and other officials, and increasing margins of victory for Republicans over time, as ancestrally Democratic-leaning regions and demographics shift towards the GOP.

Retiring incumbents

Democrats

  1. District 27: Ric Griffith is retiring to run for State Senate.[2]
  2. District 52: Larry L. Rowe is retiring.
  3. District 76: Joey Garcia is retiring to run for State Senate.[3]

Republicans

  1. District 16: Steve Westfall is retiring to run for Jackson County Commission.[4]
  2. District 20: Geoff Foster is retiring.
  3. District 28: Mark Ross is retiring.
  4. District 44: Todd Kirby is retiring to run for Raleigh County Circuit Court.[5]
  5. District 47: Todd Longanacre is retiring.[6]
  6. District 51: Tom Fast is retiring to run for Fayette County Circuit Court.[7]
  7. District 53: Chris Pritt is retiring to run for State Senate.[8]
  8. District 66: Ty Nestor is retiring to run for Randolph County Circuit Court.[9]
  9. District 73: Amy Summers is retiring.[10]
  10. District 82: Debbie Warner is retiring.[11]
  11. District 96: Eric Householder is retiring to run for State Auditor.[12]
  12. District 97: John Hardy is retiring to run for Berkeley County Commission.[13]
  13. District 98: Paul Espinosa is retiring to run for State Senate.[14]

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
CNalysis[15] Solid R March 19, 2024

Appointments

According to §3-10-5 of West Virginia Code, vacancies in the Senate are filled through appointment by the Governor of one of three candidates chosen by the executive committee of the outgoing member's party.[16] Below is a list of appointments made during the 86th Legislature.

District Incumbent Party Appointee Ref.
Departing Member First Elected Incoming Member Appt. Date
4 Erikka Storch 2010 Rep Diana Winzenreid June 5, 2023 [17]
6 Charlie Reynolds 2020 Rep Jeffrey Stephens October 26, 2023 [18]
15 Riley Keaton 2020 Rep Erica Moore October 31, 2023 [19]
36 Anita Hall 2022 Rep Stephen Green January 29, 2024 [20]
46 Michael Honaker 2021 (appointed) Rep Jeff Campbell September 13, 2023 [21]
48 Caleb Hanna 2018 Rep Tom Clark January 12, 2024 [22]
55 Moore Capito 2016 Rep JB Akers January 9, 2024 [23]
57 Doug Skaff
  • 2008
  • 2014 (retired)
  • 2018
 		Dem Hollis Lewis September 19, 2023 [24]
81 Danielle Walker 2018 Dem Anitra Hamilton April 27, 2023 [25]

References

  1. ^ "2024 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "WV SOS - Elections - Candidate - Online Data Services". West Virginia Secretary of State. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  3. ^ Adkins, Roger (August 17, 2023). "Delegate Joey Garcia launches campaign for WV Senate". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  4. ^ Hodousek, Carrie (August 4, 2023). "Westfall to give up House of Delegates seat and run for Jackson County Commission". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Brown, Kassidy (November 15, 2023). "Delegate Todd Kirby not seeking re-election, announces candidacy for new position". WVVA. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  6. ^ Young, Matthew (January 27, 2024). "Greenbrier County Delegate Todd Longanacre will not seek re-election in 2024". RealWV. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  7. ^ Keenan, Steve (October 20, 2023). "Fast eyes circuit judge seat in 2024". The Register-Herald. Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  8. ^ Simms, Austin (January 22, 2024). "Del. Chris Pritt announces run for West Virginia State Senate". Lootpress. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  9. ^ Johnson, Brad (December 19, 2023). "Nestor to run for second Randolph judicial position". The Inter-Mountain. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  10. ^ Skinner, Nicki (November 11, 2023). "Summers named 2023 Taylor County Republican of the Year, announces retirement from House of Delegates". Mountain Statesman. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  11. ^ Nolting, Mike (September 8, 2023). "Delegate Warner decides against reelection to go 'all-in' for husband's gubernatorial campaign". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  12. ^ Chwalik, Marsha (September 8, 2023). "Householder announces run for auditor". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  13. ^ Durkin, Angela F. (January 19, 2024). "Hardy announces candidacy for Berkeley Co. Commission". The Journal. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  14. ^ Cook, Tim (May 17, 2023). "ELECTION 2024: Espinosa launches state Senate campaign against Rucker". Spirit of Jefferson. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  15. ^ "24 WV Forecast". projects.cnalysis.com. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
  16. ^ "West Virginia Code 3-10-5". West Virginia Code. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  17. ^ "Gov. Justice appoints Diana Winzenreid to 4th District seat in House of Delegates". governor.wv.gov. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  18. ^ "Gov. Justice appoints Jeffrey Stephens to Sixth District seat in House of Delegates". governor.wv.gov. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  19. ^ "Gov. Justice appoints Erica Moore to Fifteenth District seat in House of Delegates". governor.wv.gov. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  20. ^ "Gov. Justice appoints Stephen Green to 36th District in House of Delegates". governor.wv.gov. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  21. ^ "Gov. Justice appoints Jeff Campbell to 46th District seat in House of Delegates". governor.wv.gov. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  22. ^ "Gov. Justice appoints Tom Clark to 48th District seat in House of Delegates". governor.wv.gov. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
  23. ^ "Gov. Justice appoints JB Akers to 55th District seat in House of Delegates". governor.wv.gov. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  24. ^ "Gov. Justice appoints Hollis T. Lewis to 57th District seat in House of Delegates". governor.wv.gov. Retrieved September 20, 2023.
  25. ^ "Gov. Justice appoints Anitra Hamilton to 81st District seat in House of Delegates". governor.wv.gov. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
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