# 2018 United States Senate election in West Virginia

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The 2018 United States Senate election in West Virginia took place on November 6, 2018, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of West Virginia, concurrently with other elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives, and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic Senator Joe Manchin won re-election to a second full term against Republican West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey. This was one of ten Democratic-held Senate seats up for election in a state won by Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election.
Manchin was considered to be among the most vulnerable Democratic senators facing re-election in 2018 due to the state's deepening partisan lean and his declining popularity. He ultimately won a second full term, though by a much narrower margin of 3.33% compared to his 2012 landslide. Manchin outperformed the margins of defeat from both Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Joe Biden in 2020 by more than 40 percentage points.
As of 2025, is the last time that a Democrat won a congressional and/or statewide election in West Virginia. Morrisey would later be re-elected as State Attorney General in 2020 and be elected Governor of West Virginia in 2024.

## Background

West Virginia was once a Democratic stronghold at the state and federal level, but is now deeply red at the federal and state levels. In 2008, John McCain defeated Barack Obama by a margin of 13.1%. From 1959 to 2015, West Virginia was exclusively represented in the U.S. Senate by Democrats.
In the 2012 presidential election, Mitt Romney defeated Obama by 26.7% and swept every single county in the state. Despite this, Manchin was reelected in his own landslide over perennial candidate John Raese, receiving more than 60% of the vote and carrying all but three counties. Manchin's 2012 re-election against Raese was a rematch between the two, as Manchin previously defeated Raese in the 2010 special election where he was first elected to the U.S. Senate.
In 2016, Donald Trump won the state by a greater than 40-point margin over Hillary Clinton (68–26%), with Clinton's performance being the worst for either party in the state's history. Trump also won every county in the state.
Concurrent with Trump's landslide victory in West Virginia, Democratic businessman Jim Justice won the gubernatorial election with 49% of the vote but changed his party affiliation back to Republican within a year (Justice had previously been a Republican prior to running as a Democrat for governor). Democrats lost almost every statewide office in the state in 2016, with State Treasurer John Perdue being the only statewide Democrat re-elected.
Because of the heavy Republican lean of his state, Manchin was ranked by many outlets as one of the most vulnerable incumbents up for reelection. President Trump headlined three rallies in the state on behalf of Manchin's opponent Patrick Morrisey. Manchin's vote to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh in his highly contentious confirmation hearing, making him the only Democrat to do so, garnered national attention and backlash from members of his own party just weeks before the midterm elections. Despite the challenges to his re-election, Manchin leaned into his close personal ties to the state and emphasized his moderate views.
Although Manchin was seen as vulnerable during the lead-up to the election, polling considered him to be a slight favorite for most of the general election cycle.

## Democratic primary
### Candidates
#### Nominee

* Joe Manchin, incumbent U.S. senator

#### Eliminated in primary

* Paula Jean Swearengin, social and environmental activist

### Endorsements
#### State legislators

* Charlotte Pritt, former state senator from the 17th district (1988–1992) and 1996 Democratic nominee and 2016 Mountain Party nominee for governor (Mountain)

#### Individuals

* Tim Canova, founder of Progress For All
* Carol Hechler, widow of former West Virginia Secretary of State Ken Hechler
* Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks

#### Organizations

* Brand New Congress
* Justice Democrats
* The People for Bernie Sanders
* Upshur County Indivisible

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Joe Manchin | Paula Jean Swearengin | Undecided |
| SurveyMonkey (D-Swearengin) | September 2017 | 46% | 8% | 38% |

### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joe Manchin (incumbent) | 112,658 | 69.86% |
| | Democratic | Paula Jean Swearengin | 48,594 | 30.14% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 161,252 | 100% |

## Republican primary
### Candidates
#### Nominee

* Patrick Morrisey, Attorney General of West Virginia

#### Eliminated in primary

* Don Blankenship, former chairman and CEO of Massey Energy
* Bo Copley, coal miner
* Evan Jenkins, U.S. representative for West Virginia's 3rd congressional district (2015–2018)
* Jack Newbrough, truck driver and navy veteran
* Tom Willis, Army veteran

#### Declined

* Ryan Ferns, Majority Leader of the West Virginia Senate (running for re-election)
* David McKinley, U.S. representative for West Virginia's 1st congressional district (2011–2023) (running for re-election)
* Alex Mooney, U.S. representative for West Virginia's 2nd congressional district (2015–2025) (running for re-election)

### Endorsements
#### State officials

* John McCuskey, Auditor of West Virginia

#### Organizations

* Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce
* West Virginia Chamber of Commerce

#### Newspapers

* Charleston Daily Mail

### Debates

| Host network | Date | Link(s) | Participants | Participants | Participants | Participants | Participants | Participants |
| Host network | Date | Link(s) | Evan Jenkins | Patrick Morrisey | Don Blankenship | Bo Copley | Jack Newbrough | Tom Willis |
| Fox News | May 1, 2018 | | Invited | Invited | Invited | – | – | – |
| WVPB | April 23, 2018 | | Invited | Invited | Invited | Invited | Invited | Invited |

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Don Blankenship | Evan Jenkins | Patrick Morrisey | Other | Undecided |
| Public Opinion Strategies (R-Morrisey) | April 22–23, 2018 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 15% | 26% | 28% | – | 18% |
| Fox News | April 18–22, 2018 | 985 | ± 3.0% | 16% | 25% | 21% | 8% | 24% |
| National Research Inc. (R-GOPAC) | April 17–19, 2018 | 411 | ± 4.9% | 12% | 20% | 24% | 5% | 39% |
| Osage Research (R-Morrisey) | March 13, 2018 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 23% | 17% | 24% | 4% | – |
| Harper Polling (R-Jenkins) | March 5–6, 2018 | 400 | – | 27% | 29% | 19% | 10% | 15% |
| Harper Polling (R-Jenkins) | February 5–6, 2018 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 18% | 33% | 25% | 12% | 12% |
| Harper Polling (R-Jenkins) | February 5–6, 2018 | 500 | ± 4.4% | – | 42% | 36% | – | 22% |
| Fabrizio, Lee and Associates (R-35th PAC) | October 19–22, 2017 | 400 | ± 4.9% | – | 34% | 40% | – | 26% |

### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Patrick Morrisey | 48,007 | 34.90% |
| | Republican | Evan Jenkins | 40,185 | 29.21% |
| | Republican | Don Blankenship | 27,478 | 19.97% |
| | Republican | Tom Willis | 13,540 | 9.84% |
| | Republican | Bo Copley | 4,248 | 3.09% |
| | Republican | Jack Newbrough | 4,115 | 2.99% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 137,573 | 100% |

## Libertarian Party
### Candidates
#### Nominated

* Rusty Hollen

## Constitution Party
### Candidates
#### Denied ballot access

* Don Blankenship, former chairman and CEO of Massey Energy. Observers noted that he would be ineligible to run due to West Virginia's sore-loser law which states that the loser of a partisan primary election cannot appear on the ballot as an independent or with another political party in the general election. Blankenship was eligible to run as a write-in candidate. Secretary of State Mac Warner denied ballot access to Blankenship's campaign on July 26, citing West Virginia's "sore loser" law. After a lawsuit, the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia ordered Warner to deny Blankenship ballot access on August 29, 2018.

### Endorsements
#### Organizations

* Constitution Party of West Virginia

## General election
### Candidates

* Mark Brazaitis (Independent, write-in), author and deputy mayor of Morgantown, West Virginia

### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Lean D | October 26, 2018 |
| Inside Elections | Tilt D | November 1, 2018 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean D | November 5, 2018 |
| CNN | Lean D | November 5, 2018 |
| RealClearPolitics | Tossup | November 5, 2018 |
| Daily Kos | Lean D | November 5, 2018 |
| Fox News | Lean D | November 5, 2018 |
| FiveThirtyEight | Likely D | November 6, 2018 |

### Endorsements
#### U.S. senators

* Al Franken, former U.S. senator (MN)
* Amy Klobuchar, U.S. senator (MN)
* Elizabeth Warren, U.S. senator (MA)

#### Labor unions

* American Federation of Teachers, West Virginia affiliate
* Jackson County Education Association
* United Automobile Workers
* United Mine Workers of America
* West Virginia AFL–CIO
* West Virginia Education Association
* West Virginia State Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO

#### Organizations

* Democrats for Life of America
* Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce
* National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare

#### Individuals

* Bob Huggins, basketball coach for the West Virginia University
* Nick Saban, college football coach for the University of Alabama
* Jerry West, former NBA player

#### Newspapers

* The Sunday News-Register

#### U.S. executive branch officials

* Mike Pence, 48th vice president of the United States
* Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States

#### U.S. senators

* Shelley Moore Capito, U.S. senator (WV)
* Ted Cruz, U.S. senator (TX)
* Rand Paul, U.S. senator (KY)
* David Perdue, U.S. senator (GA)

#### U.S. representatives

* Evan Jenkins (WV-03)
* David McKinley (WV-01)
* Alex Mooney (WV-02)

#### U.S. governors

* Jim Justice, governor of West Virginia
* Scott Walker, governor of Wisconsin

#### State senators

* Mike Azinger, state senator
* Craig Blair, state senator
* Eric Householder, state senator
* Patricia Rucker, state senator
* Randy Smith, state senator
* Charles S. Trump, state senator

#### State delegates

* Karen Arvon, state delegate
* Jim Butler, state delegate
* Vernon Criss, state delegate
* Paul Espinosa, state delegate
* Michael Folk, state delegate
* Geoff Foster, state delegate
* Nancy Reagan Foster, state delegate
* Danny Hamrick, state delegate
* Joshua Higginbotham, state delegate
* Jordan Hill, state delegate
* Ray Hollen, state delegate
* Gary Howell, state delegate
* John R. Kelly, state delegate
* Tony J. Lewis, state delegate
* Patrick S. Martin, state delegate
* Pat McGeehan, state delegate
* John Overington, state delegate
* Tony Paynter, state delegate
* William Romine, state delegate
* Ruth Rowan, state delegate
* Jill Upson, state delegate
* Ron Walters, state delegate
* Guy Ward, state delegate
* S. Marshall Wilson, state delegate

#### Organizations

* American Conservative Union
* Family Policy Council of West Virginia
* FreedomWorks
* Great America Alliance
* Gun Owners of America
* NRA Political Victory Fund
* Republican Jewish Coalition
* Senate Conservatives Fund
* Students For Trump
* Tea Party Patriots
* U.S. Chamber of Commerce
* West Virginia Citizens Defense League
* West Virginia Coal Association
* West Virginians for Life

#### Individuals

* Don Blankenship, former Massey Energy CEO
* Dinesh D'Souza, conservative political commentator, author and filmmaker
* Sebastian Gorka, former Deputy Assistant to the President
* Donald Trump Jr., businessman and son of U.S. President Donald Trump

#### Newspapers

* National Review

### Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of September 30, 2018 :
| Candidate (party) | Total receipts | Total disbursements | Cash on hand |
| Joe Manchin (D) | $8,872,162 | $6,459,930 | $4,200,530 |
| Patrick Morrisey (R) | $4,943,056 | $3,315,300 | $1,627,756 |
| Source: Federal Election Commission ||||

### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Joe Manchin (D) | Patrick Morrisey (R) | Rusty Hollen (L) | Other | Undecided |
| Emerson College | October 28–31, 2018 | 1,013 | ± 3.2% | 47% | 42% | 3% | – | 8% |
| Research America Inc. | October 19–30, 2018 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 45% | 40% | 11% | – | 5% |
| Strategic Research Associates | October 12–19, 2018 | 650 | ± 3.8% | 52% | 36% | 4% | – | 8% |
| Fabrizio, Lee and Associates (R-NRSC) | October 16–18, 2018 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 42% | 44% | 3% | – | 12% |
| Fabrizio, Lee and Associates (R-NRSC) | October 16–18, 2018 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 45% | 47% | – | – | 8% |
| Vox Populi Polling | October 13–15, 2018 | 789 | ± 3.5% | 53% | 47% | – | – | – |
| The Polling Company (R-Citizens United) | October 11–13, 2018 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 49% | 45% | – | 2% | 3% |
| Public Opinion Strategies (R-NRSC) | October 7–9, 2018 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 41% | 40% | 8% | – | – |
| Strategic Research Associates | September 17–26, 2018 | 650 | ± 3.8% | 46% | 38% | 3% | – | 13% |
| 1892 Polling (R-Morrisey) | September 24–25, 2018 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 45% | 45% | – | – | 10% |
| The Tarrance Group (R-SLF) | September 23–25, 2018 | 612 | ± 4.1% | 47% | 43% | 5% | – | 5% |
| Global Strategy Group (D-Manchin) | September 19–23, 2018 | 601 | ± 4.0% | 48% | 36% | 4% | – | – |
| Emerson College | September 13–15, 2018 | 825 | ± 3.5% | 45% | 33% | – | 6% | 16% |
| Harper Polling (R-35th PAC) | August 23–26, 2018 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 47% | 41% | – | – | 12% |
| Research America Inc. | August 16–26, 2018 | 404 | ± 4.9% | 46% | 38% | – | – | 16% |
| Trafalgar Group (R) | July 13–16, 2018 | 1,158 | ± 2.9% | 50% | 40% | 2% | – | 8% |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios | June 11 – July 2, 2018 | 892 | ± 5.5% | 53% | 40% | – | – | 6% |
| Monmouth University | June 14–19, 2018 | 653 | ± 3.8% | 49% | 42% | – | 3% | 6% |
| Public Policy Polling | June 12–13, 2018 | 633 | – | 49% | 42% | – | – | 9% |
| Hart Research Associates (D-DSCC) | May 15–16, 2018 | 602 | ± 4.0% | 52% | 40% | – | – | – |
| Global Strategy Group (D-Manchin) | May 13–16, 2018 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 50% | 42% | – | – | – |
| Global Strategy Group (D-Manchin) | May 13–16, 2018 | 600 | ± 4.0% | 47% | 40% | 4% | – | – |
| WPA Intelligence (R) | May 10, 2018 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 44% | 46% | – | – | 11% |
| Zogby Analytics | September 27–30, 2017 | 320 | ± 5.5% | 45% | 38% | – | – | 17% |
| Research America Inc. | August 11–20, 2017 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 51% | 37% | – | – | 12% |
| Harper Polling | November 16–17, 2016 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 57% | 35% | – | – | 8% |
with Don Blankenship
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Joe Manchin (D) | Patrick Morrisey (R) | Don Blankenship (C) | Other | Undecided |
| Research America Inc. | August 16–26, 2018 | 404 | ± 4.9% | 45% | 34% | 8% | – | 13% |
| Monmouth University | June 14–19, 2018 | 653 | ± 3.8% | 48% | 39% | 4% | 2% | 6% |
| Public Policy Polling | June 12–13, 2018 | 633 | – | 46% | 35% | 11% | – | 7% |
| Gravis Marketing | May 22, 2018 | 543 | ± 4.2% | 51% | 39% | 5% | – | – |
with generic Republican
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Joe Manchin (D) | Generic Republican | Undecided |
| National Research Inc. (R-GOPAC) | April 17–19, 2018 | – | – | 37% | 41% | 20% |
| SurveyMonkey/Axios | February 12 – March 5, 2018 | 1,591 | ± 3.5% | 43% | 52% | 5% |
with Evan Jenkins
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Joe Manchin (D) | Evan Jenkins (R) | Undecided |
| Zogby Analytics | September 27–30, 2017 | 320 | ± 5.5% | 49% | 36% | 15% |
| Research America Inc. | August 11–20, 2017 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 50% | 40% | 10% |
| Harper Polling | November 16–17, 2016 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 51% | 39% | 10% |
with Alex Mooney
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Joe Manchin (D) | Alex Mooney (R) | Undecided |
| Zogby Analytics | September 27–30, 2017 | 320 | ± 5.5% | 49% | 35% | 17% |
| Harper Polling | November 16–17, 2016 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 58% | 28% | 14% |
with David McKinley
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Joe Manchin (D) | David McKinley (R) | Undecided |
| Harper Polling | November 16–17, 2016 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 54% | 34% | 12% |
| Public Policy Polling | April 29 – May 1, 2016 | 1,201 | ± 2.8% | 46% | 36% | 18% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Carte Goodwin (D) | David McKinley (R) | Undecided |
| Harper Polling | November 16–17, 2016 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 36% | 42% | 22% |
with generic Democratic and Republican
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Generic Democrat | Generic Republican | Other | Undecided |
| National Research Inc. (R-GOPAC) | April 17–19, 2018 | – | – | 37% | 49% | 4% | 11% |
| Zogby Analytics | September 27–30, 2017 | 320 | ± 5.5% | 35% | 40% | 6% | 19% |
with Carte Goodwin
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Carte Goodwin (D) | Alex Mooney (R) | Undecided |
| Harper Polling | November 16–17, 2016 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 41% | 31% | 28% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Carte Goodwin (D) | Evan Jenkins (R) | Undecided |
| Harper Polling | November 16–17, 2016 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 31% | 43% | 25% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Carte Goodwin (D) | Patrick Morrisey (R) | Undecided |
| Harper Polling | November 16–17, 2016 | 500 | ± 4.4% | 39% | 43% | 18% |

### Results

United States Senate election in West Virginia, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Joe Manchin (incumbent) | 290,510 | 49.57% | −12.00% |
| | Republican | Patrick Morrisey | 271,113 | 46.26% | +9.79% |
| | Libertarian | Rusty Hollen | 24,411 | 4.17% | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 586,034 | 100.00% | N/A |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

#### By congressional district

Manchin won all three congressional districts, all of which elected Republicans.
| District | Manchin | Morrisey | Representative |
| 1st | 49% | 46% | David McKinley |
| 2nd | 50% | 46% | Alex Mooney |
| 3rd | 49% | 47% | Evan Jenkins (115th Congress) |
| 3rd | 49% | 47% | Carol Miller (116th Congress) |

#### By county

All results are from the office of the Secretary of State of West Virginia.
| County | Candidate | Candidate | Candidate | Candidate | Candidate | Candidate | Total votes |
| County | Joe Manchin | Joe Manchin | Patrick Morrisey | Patrick Morrisey | Rusty Hollen | Rusty Hollen | | Total votes |
| County | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | Total votes |
| Barbour | 42.98% | 2,121 | 51.91% | 2,562 | 5.11% | 252 | 4,935 |
| Berkeley | 42.63% | 14,508 | 53.21% | 18,111 | 4.16% | 1,416 | 34,035 |
| Boone | 57.12% | 3,894 | 39.75% | 2,710 | 3.12% | 213 | 6,817 |
| Braxton | 51.24% | 2,148 | 45.01% | 1,887 | 3.75% | 157 | 4,192 |
| Brooke | 50.93% | 3,987 | 44.88% | 3,513 | 4.19% | 328 | 7,828 |
| Cabell | 58.18% | 16,909 | 38.77% | 11,267 | 3.05% | 885 | 29,061 |
| Calhoun | 45.34% | 967 | 49.93% | 1,065 | 4.74% | 101 | 2,133 |
| Clay | 46.92% | 1,141 | 49.22% | 1,197 | 3.87% | 94 | 2,432 |
| Doddridge | 33.77% | 746 | 61.20% | 1,352 | 5.02% | 111 | 2,209 |
| Fayette | 53.19% | 6,502 | 42.22% | 5,160 | 4.59% | 561 | 12,223 |
| Gilmer | 47.22% | 944 | 46.47% | 929 | 6.30% | 126 | 1,999 |
| Grant | 24.04% | 935 | 72.49% | 2,820 | 3.47% | 135 | 3,890 |
| Greenbrier | 50.78% | 6,201 | 45.55% | 5,563 | 3.67% | 448 | 12,212 |
| Hampshire | 33.80% | 2,325 | 62.71% | 4,313 | 3.49% | 240 | 6,878 |
| Hancock | 46.53% | 4,707 | 49.06% | 4,963 | 4.42% | 447 | 10,117 |
| Hardy | 41.41% | 1,880 | 54.34% | 2,467 | 4.25% | 193 | 4,540 |
| Harrison | 51.05% | 11,491 | 42.25% | 9,512 | 6.70% | 1,508 | 22,511 |
| Jackson | 47.89% | 4,890 | 48.61% | 4,964 | 3.50% | 357 | 10,211 |
| Jefferson | 51.32% | 10,666 | 45.04% | 9,360 | 3.64% | 756 | 20,782 |
| Kanawha | 61.58% | 39,333 | 35.27% | 22,527 | 3.16% | 2,018 | 63,878 |
| Lewis | 41.64% | 2,326 | 51.54% | 2,879 | 6.82% | 381 | 5,586 |
| Lincoln | 51.40% | 2,899 | 45.27% | 2,553 | 3.33% | 188 | 5,640 |
| Logan | 47.74% | 4,574 | 49.13% | 4,708 | 3.13% | 300 | 9,582 |
| Marion | 56.23% | 10,889 | 37.59% | 7,280 | 6.18% | 1,197 | 19,366 |
| Marshall | 50.84% | 5,485 | 45.12% | 4,868 | 4.04% | 436 | 10,789 |
| Mason | 51.06% | 4,270 | 45.50% | 3,805 | 3.44% | 288 | 8,363 |
| McDowell | 48.67% | 2,222 | 48.15% | 2,198 | 3.18% | 145 | 4,565 |
| Mercer | 41.19% | 7,430 | 55.62% | 10,033 | 3.20% | 577 | 18,040 |
| Mineral | 34.79% | 3,108 | 61.84% | 5,525 | 3.37% | 301 | 8,934 |
| Mingo | 42.13% | 2,929 | 55.02% | 3,825 | 2.85% | 198 | 6,952 |
| Monongalia | 58.20% | 18,010 | 35.28% | 10,918 | 6.52% | 2,019 | 30,947 |
| Monroe | 43.09% | 2,125 | 53.61% | 2,644 | 3.30% | 163 | 4,932 |
| Morgan | 34.54% | 2,143 | 60.98% | 3,783 | 4.48% | 278 | 6,204 |
| Nicholas | 45.75% | 3,588 | 50.34% | 3,948 | 3.91% | 307 | 7,843 |
| Ohio | 55.18% | 8,731 | 41.64% | 6,588 | 3.19% | 504 | 15,823 |
| Pendleton | 37.65% | 948 | 58.70% | 1,478 | 3.65% | 92 | 2,518 |
| Pleasants | 45.88% | 1,157 | 50.20% | 1,266 | 3.93% | 99 | 2,522 |
| Pocahontas | 44.59% | 1,269 | 49.58% | 1,411 | 5.83% | 166 | 2,846 |
| Preston | 35.56% | 3,686 | 57.34% | 5,943 | 7.10% | 736 | 10,365 |
| Putnam | 49.31% | 10,513 | 47.33% | 10,090 | 3.36% | 716 | 21,319 |
| Raleigh | 43.86% | 10,581 | 52.31% | 12,620 | 3.84% | 926 | 24,127 |
| Randolph | 50.27% | 4,472 | 45.16% | 4,017 | 4.58% | 407 | 8,896 |
| Ritchie | 33.85% | 1,082 | 61.36% | 1,961 | 4.79% | 153 | 3,196 |
| Roane | 51.30% | 2,165 | 45.00% | 1,899 | 3.70% | 156 | 4,220 |
| Summers | 50.62% | 2,069 | 45.71% | 1,868 | 3.67% | 150 | 4,087 |
| Taylor | 44.91% | 2,376 | 49.94% | 2,642 | 5.14% | 272 | 5,290 |
| Tucker | 46.90% | 1,469 | 47.96% | 1,502 | 5.14% | 161 | 3,132 |
| Tyler | 38.00% | 1,065 | 57.19% | 1,603 | 4.82% | 135 | 2,803 |
| Upshur | 41.17% | 3,102 | 53.23% | 4,010 | 5.60% | 422 | 7,534 |
| Wayne | 50.34% | 6,395 | 46.87% | 5,954 | 2.79% | 355 | 12,704 |
| Webster | 45.03% | 1,033 | 48.82% | 1,120 | 6.15% | 141 | 2,294 |
| Wetzel | 50.91% | 2,518 | 43.17% | 2,135 | 5.92% | 293 | 4,946 |
| Wirt | 42.22% | 790 | 53.71% | 1,005 | 4.06% | 76 | 1,871 |
| Wood | 48.88% | 14,189 | 47.19% | 13,696 | 3.93% | 1,141 | 29,026 |
| Wyoming | 44.27% | 2,607 | 52.57% | 3,096 | 3.16% | 186 | 5,889 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
* Barbour (largest municipality: Philippi)
* Berkeley (largest municipality: Martinsburg)
* Calhoun (largest municipality: Grantsville)
* Clay (largest municipality: Clay)
* Hampshire (largest municipality: Romney)
* Hancock (largest municipality: Weirton)
* Hardy (largest municipality: Moorefield)
* Jackson (largest municipality: Ravenswood)
* Lewis (largest municipality: Weston)
* Logan (largest municipality: Logan)
* Mercer (largest municipality: Bluefield)
* Mineral (largest municipality: Keyser)
* Mingo (largest municipality: Williamson)
* Monroe (largest municipality: Peterstown)
* Morgan (largest municipality: Berkeley Springs)
* Nicholas (largest municipality: Summersville)
* Pendleton (largest municipality: Franklin)
* Pleasants (largest municipality: St. Marys)
* Pocahontas (largest municipality: Marlinton)
* Raleigh (largest municipality: Beckley)
* Ritchie (largest municipality: Harrisville)
* Taylor (largest municipality: Grafton)
* Tucker (largest municipality: Parsons)
* Tyler (largest municipality: Paden City)
* Upshur (largest municipality: Buckhannon)
* Webster (largest municipality: Webster Springs)
* Wirt (largest municipality: Elizabeth)
* Wyoming (largest municipality: Mullens)