The 2020 West Virginia Senate elections were held on November 3, 2020, as part of the biennial
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elections. Seventeen of the 34
West Virginia
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state senators stood for election. West Virginia Senate districts each have two elected representatives.
Retirements
Four incumbents did not run for re-election in 2020. Those incumbents are:
Republicans
#District 10:
Kenny Mann: Retiring
Democrats
#District 7:
Paul Hardesty: Retiring
#District 13:
Roman Prezioso
Roman W. Prezioso, Jr. (born June 29, 1949) is an American politician and former West Virginia state senator representing the 13th district which comprises parts of Marion and Monongalia counties. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
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: Retiring
#District 17:
Corey Palumbo: Retiring
Incumbents defeated
In primary elections
Three incumbents were defeated in the June 9 primaries, the same number as were defeated in the 2018 primaries. Senator
Mitch Carmichael
Mitchell Carmichael (born April 15, 1960) is an American politician. He is a former Republican member of the West Virginia Senate representing District 4 from 2012 until his defeat in 2020. Prior to his service in the Senate, Carmichael served in ...
(R) was one of the three incumbents defeated. As president of the state Senate, Carmichael also served as the lieutenant governor of
West Virginia
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.
Republicans
#District 4:
Mitch Carmichael
Mitchell Carmichael (born April 15, 1960) is an American politician. He is a former Republican member of the West Virginia Senate representing District 4 from 2012 until his defeat in 2020. Prior to his service in the Senate, Carmichael served in ...
lost renomination to Amy Nichole Grady.
#District 9:
Sue Cline lost renomination to David Stover.
#District 11:
John Pitsenbarger
John R. Pitsenbarger is an American politician and farmer from West Virginia. A Republican, Pitsenbarger represented the 11th district of the West Virginia Senate from 2019 to 2020.
Pitsenbarger operates a farm in Nicholas County, where he li ...
lost renomination to Robert Karnes.
In the general election
Democrat
#District 12:
Doug Facemire lost to Patrick Martin.
Predictions
Results summary
All results are certified by the
Secretary of State of West Virginia
The Secretary of State of West Virginia is an elected office within the U.S. state of West Virginia state government. The secretary of state is responsible for overseeing the state's election process, including voter registration and election re ...
.
Senate President Election
On January 13, 2021, the West Virginia Senate convened to elect a
President
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for the 85th Legislature. Republican leader and incumbent President Mitch Carmichael lost renomination, leaving the Presidency open to a new Senator. Senator Craig Blair was nominated by fellow
15th district member Charles Trump, and was seconded by
Eric Tarr
Eric J. Tarr (born September 10, 1972) is a Republican member of the West Virginia Senate, representing the 4th district
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. On a motion of Senator
Stephen Baldwin
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, nominations for the Presidency were closed, and Senator Blair was elected by acclamation to the office of Senate President.
Close races
Summary of results by State Senate District
Detailed results by State Senate District
District 1
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
District 2
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
District 3
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
District 4
Republican primary
Democratic primary
General election
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
References
External links
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West Virginia Senate
The West Virginia Senate is the upper house of the West Virginia Legislature.
There are seventeen senatorial districts. Each district has two senators who serve staggered four-year terms. Although the Democratic Party held a supermajority in t ...
West Virginia Senate elections