American legislative district
West Virginia 's 1st Senate district is one of 17 districts in the West Virginia Senate . It is currently represented by Republicans Ryan Weld and Laura Chapman . All districts in the West Virginia Senate elect two members to staggered four-year terms.
Geography
District 1 is based in the Northern Panhandle , covering all of Brooke , Hancock , and Ohio Counties and parts of Marshall County . It includes the communities of Wheeling , Chester , New Cumberland , Weirton , Follansbee , Wellsburg , West Liberty , and Bethlehem .
The district is located entirely within West Virginia's 2nd congressional district , and overlaps with all or part of the 1st through 7th districts of the West Virginia House of Delegates . It borders the states of Ohio and Pennsylvania .
Recent election results
2024
2022
2022 West Virginia Senate election , District 1
Primary election
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic
Randy Swartzmiller
3,520
53.3
Democratic
Owens Brown (incumbent)
3,088
46.7
Total votes
6,608
100
Republican
Laura Chapman
5,619
69.5
Republican
Judi Varner Meyer
2,466
30.5
Total votes
8,085
100.0
General election
Republican
Laura Chapman
18,746
60.5
Democratic
Randy Swartzmiller
12,258
39.5
Total votes
31,004
100.0
Republican gain from Democratic
Historical election results
2020
2018
2016
2014
2012
Federal and statewide results
Historical district boundaries
Main article: List of West Virginia Senate districts § Historical and present district boundaries
References
"FINAL PDF" . West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
"Ryan W. Weld (R - Brooke, 01)" . West Virginia State Senate. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
"Laura Wakim Chapman (R - Ohio, 01)" . West Virginia State Senate. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
"Senate District Maps - 2010 Plan" . West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved December 21, 2019.
"Map Viewer" . wvlegislature.maps.arcgis.com . Retrieved December 1, 2022.
"STATE SENATOR, 1st Senatorial District" . West Virginia SoS . Retrieved January 8, 2025.
^ "West Virginia State Senate District 1" . Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
"Statewide Results General Election - November 6, 2012" . West Virginia Secretary of State. Archived from the original on January 21, 2019. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
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