United States Senate election in West Virginia, 2024

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← 2020
U.S. Senate, West Virginia
Democratic primary Republican primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline: January 27, 2024
Primary: May 14, 2024 General: November 5, 2024
How to vote
Poll times: 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Voting in West Virginia
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican Inside Elections: Solid Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
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Voters in West Virginia will elect one member to the U.S. Senate in the general election on November 5, 2024. The primary is May 14, 2024. The filing deadline is January 27, 2024.

The election will fill the Class I Senate seat held by Joe Manchin III (D), who first took office in 2010.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• United States Senate election in West Virginia, 2024 (May 14 Democratic primary)
• United States Senate election in West Virginia, 2024 (May 14 Republican primary)

Candidates and election results

Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:

• Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
• Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies
  

General election

The primary will occur on May 14, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for U.S. Senate West Virginia

Michael Sigmon is running in the general election for U.S. Senate West Virginia on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate
		Michael Sigmon (Independent)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Christopher Rose (R)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate West Virginia

Zachary Shrewsbury is running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate West Virginia on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate
		Zachary Shrewsbury

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joe Manchin III (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate West Virginia

Jim Justice, Zane Lawhorn, Bryan McKinney, and Alexander Mooney are running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate West Virginia on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate
		Jim Justice
		Zane Lawhorn
		Bryan McKinney
		Alexander Mooney

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Voting information

See also: Voting in West Virginia

Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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No candidate in this race has completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey. Ballotpedia is seeking 100 percent participation so voters can learn more about all the candidates on their ballots.

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Zachary Shrewsbury	Democratic Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Jim Justice	Republican Party	$1,547,998	$380,641	$1,167,357	As of September 30, 2023
Zane Lawhorn	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Bryan McKinney	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Alexander Mooney	Republican Party	$2,324,446	$746,432	$1,578,015	As of September 30, 2023
Michael Sigmon	Independent	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from three outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato's Crystal Ball. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: U.S. Senate election in West Virginia, 2024
Race tracker	Race ratings
	January 2, 2024	December 19, 2023	December 12, 2023	December 5, 2023
The Cook Political Report	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican	Solid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican	Safe Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access requirements

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in West Virginia in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in West Virginia, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2024
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Signature formula	Filing fee	Filing fee formula	Filing deadline	Source
West Virginia	U.S. Senate	Recognized party	N/A	N/A	$1,740.00	1% of annual salary	1/27/2024	Source
West Virginia	U.S. Senate	Unaffiliated	4,537	1% of all votes cast in the last election for the office being sought	$1,740.00	1% of annual salary	8/1/2024	Source

Election history

The section below details election results for this state's U.S. Senate elections dating back to 2014.

2020

General election

General election for U.S. Senate West Virginia

Incumbent Shelley Moore Capito defeated Paula Jean Swearengin and David Moran in the general election for U.S. Senate West Virginia on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shelley Moore Capito (R)	70.3	547,454
		Paula Jean Swearengin (D)	27.0	210,309
		David Moran (L)	2.7	21,155

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 778,918
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Franklin Riley (Unaffiliated)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate West Virginia

Paula Jean Swearengin defeated Richard Ojeda and Richie Robb in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate West Virginia on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Paula Jean Swearengin	38.3	71,725
		Richard Ojeda	32.9	61,712
		Richie Robb	28.8	53,944

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 187,381
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate West Virginia

Incumbent Shelley Moore Capito defeated Allen Whitt and Larry Butcher in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate West Virginia on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Shelley Moore Capito	83.3	173,331
		Allen Whitt	9.6	19,972
		Larry Butcher	7.1	14,673

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 207,976
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2018

General election

General election for U.S. Senate West Virginia

Incumbent Joe Manchin III defeated Patrick Morrisey and Rusty Hollen in the general election for U.S. Senate West Virginia on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joe Manchin III (D)	49.6	290,510
		Patrick Morrisey (R)	46.3	271,113
		Rusty Hollen (L)	4.2	24,411

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 586,034 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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2014

On November 4, 2014, Shelley Moore Capito (R) won election to the U.S. Senate. She defeated Natalie Tennant (D), John Buckley (L), Phil Hudok (Constitution) and Bob Henry Baber (Mountain) in the general election.

U.S. Senate, West Virginia General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Shelley Moore Capito	62.1%	281,820
	Democratic	Natalie Tennant	34.5%	156,360
	Libertarian	John Buckley	1.6%	7,409
	Constitution	Phil Hudok	0.6%	2,566
	Mountain	Bob Henry Baber	1.2%	5,504
	N/A	Write-ins	0%	30
Total Votes				453,689
Source: U.S. House Clerk "2014 Election Statistics"

Political context

This section will be updated with information about the political landscape in West Virginia.

See also

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Footnotes

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West Virginia's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Shelley Capito (R)

Joe Manchin (D)

Representatives

District 1

Carol Miller (R)

District 2

Alexander Mooney (R)

Republican Party (3)

Democratic Party (1)