2024 United States Senate election in West Virginia

The 2024 United States Senate election in West Virginia will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of West Virginia. Primary elections took place on May 14, 2024.

Incumbent Senator Joe Manchin (first elected in 2010) initially filed paperwork for the 2024 election, but announced in November 2023 that he would not seek a third full term in office. Manchin had been West Virginia's only congressional Democrat since 2015, and since 2021 was the only Democrat holding any non-judicial statewide office in West Virginia until his departure from the party in May 2024.

If elected, Jim Justice will be the oldest person to become a freshman Republican senator since Frederick H. Gillett in 1925.

Background
Manchin had continued to see electoral success through the 2010s, positioning himself as a centrist to conservative Democrat with strong ties to West Virginia, which is now considered a deeply red state at the federal and state levels.

The Republican Party has identified the contest as a top priority in the 2024 election cycle. Amongst the Republicans who ran for this seat are U.S. Representative Alex Mooney and Governor Jim Justice.

Due to the state's heavy partisan lean, the narrow margin by which Manchin was re-elected in 2018 (even amidst a national Democratic wave), and a likely strong Republican presidential performance on the same ballot, Republicans were favored to win this seat even if Manchin sought reelection. After Justice announced his bid for the seat in April 2023, Elections Daily labeled this race as "Safe Republican" due to his strong polling advantage against Manchin. Since Manchin announced his retirement, all major outlets have rated this seat as an expected easy flip to GOP control. While some Democratic sources hoped that a primary victory by Don Blankenship would spurr Manchin to run as an independent, Manchin himself described that notion as a "long, long, long-shot scenario"; in any case, the proposal became moot when Blankenship lost the primary.

The last time Republicans won this Class 1 Senate seat was in 1956. If Republicans win this seat as expected, it will be the first time since 1958 that both of West Virginia's U.S. Senate seats are simultaneously in Republican hands, and if they also win both U.S. House seats, it will mark the first time since 1909 that West Virginia’s congressional delegation is entirely Republican.

Nominee

 * Glenn Elliott, mayor of Wheeling (2016–present)

Eliminated in primary

 * Don Blankenship, former CEO of Massey Energy, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in 2018, and Constitution nominee for president in 2020
 * Zach Shrewsbury, political organizer

Declined

 * Joe Manchin, incumbent U.S. senator (endorsed Elliott)

Results
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Nominee

 * Jim Justice, 36th governor of West Virginia (2017–present)

Eliminated in primary

 * Bryan Bird, pastor
 * Zane Lawhorn, optometrist and perennial candidate
 * Don Lindsay
 * Bryan McKinney, sales manager
 * Janet McNulty, IT professional
 * Alex Mooney, U.S. representative for WV's 2nd congressional district (2015–present)

Withdrew

 * Chris Rose, coal miner (running for state senate)

Declined

 * Carol Miller, U.S. representative for WV's 1st congressional district (2019–present) (running for re-election)
 * Patrick Morrisey, West Virginia Attorney General (2013–present) and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018 (running for governor)

Results
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Declined

 * Joe Manchin, incumbent U.S. senator (endorsed Elliott)

Filed paperwork

 * Michael Sigmon

Polling

 * Joe Manchin vs. Jim Justice


 * Joe Manchin vs. Alex Mooney


 * Joe Manchin vs. Patrick Morrisey


 * Joe Manchin as an Independent vs. Jim Justice