West Virginia's 1st Senate district

West Virginia's 1st Senate district is one of 17 districts in the West Virginia Senate. It is currently represented by Republican Ryan Weld and Republican Laura Wakim Chapman .[2][3] All districts in the West Virginia Senate elect two members to staggered four-year terms.

West Virginia's 1st
State Senate district
Senator
 
Laura Chapman
R–Wheeling
Ryan Weld
R–Wellsburg

Demographics91% White
4% Black
1% Hispanic
1% Asian
2% Native American
1% Other
Population (2021)102,975[1]

Geography

District 1 is based in the Northern Panhandle, covering all of Brooke, Hancock, and Ohio Counties and parts of Marshall County. It includes the communities of Wheeling, Chester, New Cumberland, Weirton, Follansbee, Wellsburg, West Liberty, and Bethlehem.[4]

The district is located entirely within West Virginia's 2nd congressional district, and overlaps with all or part of the 1st through 7th districts of the West Virginia House of Delegates.[5] It borders the states of Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Recent election results

2022
2022 West Virginia Senate election, District 1[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Randy Swartzmiller 3,520 53.3
Democratic Owens Brown (incumbent) 3,088 46.7
Total votes 6,608 100
Republican Laura Wakim Chapman 5,619 69.5
Republican Judi Varner Meyer 2,466 30.5
Total votes 8,085 100.0
General election
Republican Laura Wakim Chapman 18,746 60.46
Democratic Randy Swartzmiller (incumbent) 12,258 39.54
Total votes 31,004 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

Historical election results

2020
2020 West Virginia Senate election, District 1[6]
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ryan Weld (incumbent) 7,283 64.1
Republican Jack Newbrough 4,081 35.9
Total votes 11,364 100
General election
Republican Ryan Weld (incumbent) 23,844 53.0
Democratic Randy Swartzmiller 21,137 47.0
Total votes 44,981 100
Republican hold

2018
2018 West Virginia Senate election, District 1[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William J. Ihlenfeld II 18,450 52.9
Republican Ryan Ferns (incumbent) 16,438 47.1
Total votes 34,888 100
Democratic gain from Republican

2016
2016 West Virginia Senate election, District 1[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ryan Weld 21,191 51.1
Democratic Jack Yost (incumbent) 20,303 48.9
Total votes 41,494 100
Republican gain from Democratic

2014
2014 West Virginia Senate election, District 1[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ryan Ferns 13,762 51.8
Democratic Rocky Fitzsimmons (incumbent) 12,821 48.2
Total votes 26,583 100
Republican gain from Democratic

2012
2012 West Virginia Senate election, District 1[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jack Yost (incumbent) 22,661 57.4
Republican Pat McGeehan 16,850 42.6
Total votes 39,511 100
Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 1
Year Office Results
2020 President Trump 68.0 – 30.4%
Senate Capito 70.7 – 26.9%
Governor Justice 64.0 – 31.1%
2018 Senate Manchin 51.2 – 45.0%
2016 President Trump 67.2 – 27.2%
Governor Justice 45.9 – 45.5%

References
  1. "FINAL PDF". West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
  2. "Ryan W. Weld (R - Brooke, 01)". West Virginia State Senate. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  3. "Laura Wakim Chapman (R - Ohio, 01)". West Virginia State Senate. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
  4. "Senate District Maps - 2010 Plan". West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
  5. "Map Viewer". wvlegislature.maps.arcgis.com. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  6. "West Virginia State Senate District 1". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  7. "Statewide Results General Election - November 6, 2012". West Virginia Secretary of State. Archived from the original on January 21, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
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