# West Virginia's 6th Senate district

West Virginia's 6th Senate district is one of 17 districts in the West Virginia Senate. It is currently represented by Republicans Mark Maynard and Craig A. Hart. All districts in the West Virginia Senate elect two members to staggered four-year terms. District 6 is currently the most Republican-leaning district in the Senate.

## Geography

District 6 stretches along the state's southwestern border, covering all of Mercer County and parts of McDowell, Mingo, and Wayne Counties. It includes the communities of Bluefield, Princeton, Bluewell, Athens, Welch, Williamson, and Gilbert Creek.
The district is located entirely within West Virginia's 1st congressional district, and overlaps with the 29th, 34th, 36th, 37th, 38th, 39th, and 41st districts of the West Virginia House of Delegates. It borders the states of Kentucky and Virginia.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 West Virginia Senate election, District 6 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Craig A. Hart | 4,847 | 40.9 |
| | Republican | Chandler Swope (incumbent) | 4,384 | 36.9 |
| | Republican | Eric Porterfield | 2,633 | 22.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,864 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic | Randy Fowler | 3,748 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,748 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Craig A. Hart | 23,014 | 61.0 |
| | Democratic | Jeff DiSibbio | 12,924 | 34.3 |
| | Independent | Dave Sartin | 1,765 | 4.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 37,703 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
DiSibbio became the Democratic nominee after Fowler was disqualified for not filing required campaign finance reports.

### 2022

2022 West Virginia Senate election, District 6 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mark Maynard (incumbent) | 3,213 | 60.8 |
| | Republican | Sabrina Grace | 1,378 | 26.1 |
| | Republican | Wesley Blankenship | 692 | 13.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,283 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Mark Maynard (incumbent) | | |
| | Democratic | Tiffany Clemins | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | | |

## Historical election results
### 2020

2020 West Virginia Senate election, District 6 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Chandler Swope (incumbent) | 6,536 | 72.3 |
| | Republican | Wesley Blankenship | 2,502 | 27.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,038 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Chandler Swope (incumbent) | 33,682 | 100 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,682 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2018

2018 West Virginia Senate election, District 6 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mark Maynard (incumbent) | 3,209 | 61.0 |
| | Republican | Wesley Blankenship | 2,048 | 39.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,257 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Mark R. Maynard (incumbent) | 17,536 | 61.5 |
| | Democratic | Charles Sammons | 10,972 | 38.5 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 28,508 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2016

2016 West Virginia Senate election, District 6 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Rocky Seay | 8,618 | 64.6 |
| | Democratic | Brandon Barker | 4,715 | 35.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,333 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Chandler Swope | 20,776 | 57.1 |
| | Democratic | Rocky Seay | 15,606 | 42.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,382 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2014

2014 West Virginia Senate election, District 6 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mark Maynard | 11,620 | 50.8 |
| | Democratic | Truman Chafin (incumbent) | 11,245 | 49.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,865 | 100 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2012

2012 West Virginia Senate election, District 6 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Mark Wills (incumbent) | 6,768 | 52.1 |
| | Democratic | Mike Mitchem | 6,216 | 47.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 12,984 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Bill Cole | 18,598 | 53.3 |
| | Democratic | Mark Wills (incumbent) | 16,307 | 46.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,905 | 100 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### Federal and statewide results

| Year | Office | Results |
| 2020 | President | Trump 79.4 – 19.5% |
| 2020 | Senate | Capito 77.8 – 20.1% |
| 2020 | Governor | Justice 76.3 – 20.8% |
| 2018 | Senate | Morrisey 54.1 – 42.9% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 77.7 – 19.1% |
| 2016 | Governor | Cole 48.3 – 46.7% |