# West Virginia's 8th Senate district

West Virginia's 8th Senate district is one of 17 districts in the West Virginia Senate. It is currently represented by Republicans Glenn Jeffries and Mark Hunt. All districts in the West Virginia Senate elect two members to staggered four-year terms.

## Geography

District 8 covers parts of Kanawha and Putnam Counties, including much of northern Charleston, the state's capital and largest city. Other communities in the district include Dunbar, Nitro, Cross Lanes, Rand, Sissonville, Buffalo, and Eleanor.
The district is located entirely within West Virginia's 2nd congressional district, and overlaps with the 13th, 35th, 36th, 37th, 38th, 39th, and 40th districts of the West Virginia House of Delegates.

## Recent election results
### 2024

2024 West Virginia Senate election, District 8 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Glenn Jeffries (incumbent) | 8,976 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 8,976 | 100.0 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Glenn Jeffries (incumbent) | 30,980 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 30,980 | 100 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

### 2022

2022 West Virginia Senate election, District 8 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mark Hunt (incumbent) | 1,801 | 45.1 |
| | Republican | Joshua Higginbotham | 1,370 | 34.3 |
| | Republican | Mark Mitchem | 821 | 20.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 3,992 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Mark Hunt | 14,615 | 56.8 |
| | Democratic | Richard Lindsay (incumbent) | 11,136 | 43.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,751 | 100 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

## Historical election results
### 2020

2020 West Virginia Senate election, District 8 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Glenn Jeffries (incumbent) | 23,389 | 55.8 |
| | Republican | Kathie Hess Crouse | 18,557 | 44.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 41,946 | 100 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### 2018

2018 West Virginia Senate election, District 8 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Richard Lindsay | 4,721 | 51.7 |
| | Democratic | Mark Hunt | 4,407 | 48.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,128 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Democratic | Richard Lindsay | 16,537 | 50.3 |
| | Republican | Ed Gaunch (incumbent) | 16,372 | 49.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,909 | 100 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 2016

2016 West Virginia Senate election, District 8 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Glenn Jeffries | 20,768 | 53.1 |
| | Republican | Chris Walters (incumbent) | 18,357 | 46.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 39,125 | 100 |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### 2014

2014 West Virginia Senate election, District 8 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ed Gaunch | 14,094 | 53.0 |
| | Democratic | Erik Wells (incumbent) | 11,472 | 43.1 |
| | Constitution | Mike Fisher | 1,041 | 3.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 26,607 | 100 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

### 2012

2012 West Virginia Senate election, District 8 :
| Primary election |||||
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joshua Martin | 3,928 | 54.3 |
| | Democratic | Jennifer Scragg Karr | 3,307 | 45.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 7,235 | 100 |
| General election |||||
| | Republican | Chris Walters | 19,242 | 52.8 |
| | Democratic | Joshua Martin | 17,184 | 47.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,426 | 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 58.2 – 39.9% |
| 2016 | President | Trump 59.1 – 36.3% |
| 2014 | Senate | Capito 57.4 – 39.8% |
| 2012 | President | Romney 54.5 – 43.8% |
| 2012 | Senate | Manchin 62.1 – 33.9% |
| 2012 | Governor | Tomblin 52.2 – 42.6% |