Elections / 2018 · Senate · WV
West Virginia — 2018 U.S. Senate election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate2018 Senate electionWest Virginia · U.S. SenateManchinD+3.3
How it voted
Share of the 2018 vote
| Joe Manchin ✓Democrat | 49.5% | 288,808 |
|---|---|---|
| Patrick MorriseyRepublican | 46.3% | 269,872 |
| Rusty HollenLibertarian | 4.2% | 24,231 |
2018Senate margin
D+60R+60
55 counties, each filled by 2018 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (55 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| BARBOUR, WV | Republican | R+8.9 |
| BERKELEY, WV | Republican | R+10.6 |
| BOONE, WV | Democratic | D+17.4 |
| BRAXTON, WV | Democratic | D+6.2 |
| BROOKE, WV | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| CABELL, WV | Democratic | D+19.4 |
| CALHOUN, WV | Republican | R+4.6 |
| CLAY, WV | Republican | R+2.3 |
| DODDRIDGE, WV | Republican | R+27.4 |
| FAYETTE, WV | Democratic | D+11.0 |
| GILMER, WV | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| GRANT, WV | Republican | R+48.5 |
| GREENBRIER, WV | Democratic | D+5.2 |
| HAMPSHIRE, WV | Republican | R+28.9 |
| HANCOCK, WV | Republican | R+2.5 |
| HARDY, WV | Republican | R+12.9 |
| HARRISON, WV | Democratic | D+8.8 |
| JACKSON, WV | Republican | R+0.7 |
| JEFFERSON, WV | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| KANAWHA, WV | Democratic | D+26.3 |
| LEWIS, WV | Republican | R+9.9 |
| LINCOLN, WV | Democratic | D+6.1 |
| LOGAN, WV | Republican | R+1.4 |
| MARION, WV | Democratic | D+18.6 |
| MARSHALL, WV | Democratic | D+5.7 |
| MASON, WV | Democratic | D+5.6 |
| MCDOWELL, WV | Democratic | D+0.5 |
| MERCER, WV | Republican | R+14.4 |
| MINERAL, WV | Republican | R+27.1 |
| MINGO, WV | Republican | R+12.9 |
| MONONGALIA, WV | Democratic | D+22.9 |
| MONROE, WV | Republican | R+10.5 |
| MORGAN, WV | Republican | R+26.4 |
| NICHOLAS, WV | Republican | R+4.6 |
| OHIO, WV | Democratic | D+13.5 |
| PENDLETON, WV | Republican | R+21.0 |
| PLEASANTS, WV | Republican | R+4.3 |
| POCAHONTAS, WV | Republican | R+5.0 |
| PRESTON, WV | Republican | R+21.8 |
| PUTNAM, WV | Democratic | D+2.0 |
| RALEIGH, WV | Republican | R+8.5 |
| RANDOLPH, WV | Democratic | D+5.1 |
| RITCHIE, WV | Republican | R+27.5 |
| ROANE, WV | Democratic | D+6.3 |
| SUMMERS, WV | Democratic | D+4.9 |
| TAYLOR, WV | Republican | R+5.0 |
| TUCKER, WV | Republican | R+1.1 |
| TYLER, WV | Republican | R+19.2 |
| UPSHUR, WV | Republican | R+12.1 |
| WAYNE, WV | Democratic | D+3.5 |
| WEBSTER, WV | Republican | R+3.8 |
| WETZEL, WV | Democratic | D+7.7 |
| WIRT, WV | Republican | R+11.5 |
| WOOD, WV | Democratic | D+1.7 |
| WYOMING, WV | Republican | R+8.3 |
presidential baselinePresident 2016R+41.7Senate 2018D+3.2vs. baselineD+44.9
West Virginia's 2018 Senate race ran 44.9 points more Democratic than its 2016 presidential margin.
West Virginia's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | +100.0% |
| 1978 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | +37.7% |
| 1984 | +4.1% |
| 1988 | +29.5% |
| 1990 | +36.6% |
| 1994 | +38.0% |
| 1996 | +53.3% |
| 2000 | +57.6% |
| 2002 | +26.2% |
| 2006 | +54.1% |
| 2008 | +27.5% |
| 2010 | +10.1% |
| 2012 | +24.1% |
| 2014 | −27.7% |
| 2018 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | −43.3% |
| 2024 | −41.0% |
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Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2018 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · county returns aggregated from precinct-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.