The Democratic candidate won West Virginia's Senate seat D+3.2.
West Virginia, 2018. Candidate results and statewide totals below.
akashicWest Virginia — 2018 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
288,808
49.5%
Republican (R)
269,872
46.3%
akashicCandidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2018 Senate returns.
akashic| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
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| Joe Manchin | DDemocrat | 288,808 | 49.5% |
| Patrick Morrisey | RRepublican | 269,872 | 46.3% |
| Rusty Hollen | OLibertarian | 24,231 | 4.2% |
akashic2018 presidential election
West Virginia, 2018
DemocraticD+3.3
How it voted
Share of the 2018 vote
| Democratic ✓Democratic | 49.6% | 290,510 |
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| RepublicanRepublican | 46.3% | 271,113 |
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| OtherAll other candidates | 4.2% | 24,411 |
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55 counties, each filled by 2018 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
akashicWest Virginia's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
West Virginia's Senate margins| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
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| 1976 | +100.0% |
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| 1978 | +1.0% |
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| 1982 | +37.7% |
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| 1984 | +4.1% |
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| 1988 | +29.5% |
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| 1990 | +36.6% |
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| 1994 | +38.0% |
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| 1996 | +53.3% |
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| 2000 | +57.6% |
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| 2002 | +26.2% |
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| 2006 | +54.1% |
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| 2008 | +27.5% |
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| 2010 | +10.1% |
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| 2012 | +24.1% |
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| 2014 | −27.7% |
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| 2018 | +3.2% |
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| 2020 | −43.3% |
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| 2024 | −41.0% |
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