West Virginia held its general election on November 5, 2024, deciding 134 legislative seats across 117 districts and 6 statewide offices led by the governorship. No chamber changed party control.
Highlights
- Republicans swept every statewide office in West Virginia and nudged two of the country's most lopsided legislative majorities a little further, to 32-2 in the Senate and 91-9 in the House of Delegates.
- Attorney General Patrick Morrisey (R), who had outraised Huntington Mayor Steve Williams (D) roughly 25 to one, won the open governorship by about 30 points in a race called minutes after the polls closed. The rest of the Board of Public Works, the state's elected executive officers, followed: Auditor John B. McCuskey (R) moved up to attorney general, Kris Warner (R) won secretary of state, Mark Hunt (R) won auditor, Larry Pack (R) won treasurer with no opponent on the ballot, and Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt (R) was re-elected.
- In the Legislature, Scott Fuller (R) picked up Senate District 5, and Michael Amos (R) in House District 27 and Tresa Howell (R) in House District 52 took two Democratic-held House seats. No incumbent lost, and 48 of the 117 legislative races drew a single candidate.
- The closest statewide result was Amendment 1, which passed by about a point and wrote a ban on medically assisted suicide into the constitution; some voters told reporters the ballot wording had confused them. Under state law the amendment took effect on ratification.
Legislature
- House of Delegates (100 seats): 12 D, 88 R before the election, 9 D, 90 R, 1 other or vacant after; control stayed with Republicans.
- Senate (34 seats): 4 D, 30 R before the election, 2 D, 32 R after; control stayed with Republicans.
Statewide races
Legislative races
Ballot measures
| Measure | Description | Result |
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| Amendment 1 | Prohibit people from participating in "the practice of medically assisted suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing of a person". This legislatively referred constitutional amendment was placed on the West Virginia 2024 ballot. Voters approved it with 50.0% voting yes. | Passed (50% yes) |