American legislative district
West Virginia's 1st Senate district is one of 17 districts in theWest Virginia Senate. It is currently represented byRepublicansRyan Weld andLaura Chapman.[2][3] All districts in the West Virginia Senate elect two members to staggered four-year terms.
District 1 is based in theNorthern Panhandle, covering all ofBrooke,Hancock, andOhio Counties and parts ofMarshall County. It includes the communities ofWheeling,Chester,New Cumberland,Weirton,Follansbee,Wellsburg,West Liberty, andBethlehem.[4]
The district is located entirely withinWest Virginia's 2nd congressional district, and overlaps with all or part of the 1st through 7th districts of theWest Virginia House of Delegates.[5] It borders the states ofOhio andPennsylvania.
Recent election results
[edit]2022 West Virginia Senate election, District 1[7]| Primary election |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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| Democratic | Randy Swartzmiller | 3,520 | 53.3 |
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| Democratic | Owens Brown (incumbent) | 3,088 | 46.7 |
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| Total votes | 6,608 | 100 |
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| Republican | Laura Chapman | 5,619 | 69.5 |
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| Republican | Judi Varner Meyer | 2,466 | 30.5 |
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| Total votes | 8,085 | 100.0 |
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| General election |
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| Republican | Laura Chapman | 18,746 | 60.5 |
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| Democratic | Randy Swartzmiller | 12,258 | 39.5 |
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| Total votes | 31,004 | 100.0 |
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| Republicangain fromDemocratic |
Historical election results
[edit]Federal and statewide results
[edit]Historical district boundaries
[edit]- ^"FINAL PDF". West Virginia Legislature. RetrievedAugust 20, 2022.
- ^"Ryan W. Weld (R - Brooke, 01)". West Virginia State Senate. RetrievedDecember 21, 2019.
- ^"Laura Wakim Chapman (R - Ohio, 01)". West Virginia State Senate. RetrievedFebruary 14, 2023.
- ^"Senate District Maps - 2010 Plan". West Virginia Legislature. RetrievedDecember 21, 2019.
- ^"Map Viewer".wvlegislature.maps.arcgis.com. RetrievedDecember 1, 2022.
- ^"STATE SENATOR, 1st Senatorial District".West Virginia SoS. RetrievedJanuary 8, 2025.
- ^abcde"West Virginia State Senate District 1". Ballotpedia. RetrievedMay 23, 2022.
- ^"Statewide Results General Election - November 6, 2012". West Virginia Secretary of State. Archived fromthe original on January 21, 2019. RetrievedDecember 25, 2019.
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