2024 West Virginia House of Delegates election
The 2024 West Virginia House of Delegates elections will be held on November 5, 2024, alongside elections to the presidency, governorship, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and other offices. Primary elections will be held on May 14, 2024.[1]
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Background
Following the 2022 legislative races and party changes in both chambers of the legislature, Democratic presence in state government has been reduced to a historically small level. This has come after roughly a decade of change in the composition of the state government, with the legislature beginning the 2010s with decisive Democratic majorities and ending the decade with Republican ones. This change has been characterized by Democratic to Republican party switches among legislators and other officials, and increasing margins of victory for Republicans over time, as ancestrally Democratic-leaning regions and demographics shift towards the GOP.
Appointments
According to §3-10-5 of West Virginia Code, vacancies in the Senate are filled through appointment by the Governor of one of three candidates chosen by the executive committee of the outgoing member's party.[2] Below is a list of appointments made during the 86th Legislature.
| District | Incumbent | Party | Appointee | Ref. | ||
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| Departing Member | First Elected | Incoming Member | Appt. Date | |||
| 81 | Danielle Walker | 2018 | Dem | Anitra Hamilton | April 27, 2023 | [3] |
| 4 | Erikka Storch | 2010 | Rep | Diana Winzenreid | June 5, 2023 | [4] |
| 46 | Michael Honaker | 2021 (appointed) | Rep | Jeff Campbell | September 13, 2023 | [5] |
| 57 | Doug Skaff |
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Dem | Hollis Lewis | September 19, 2023 | [6] |
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- "2024 State Primary Election Dates". www.ncsl.org. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- "West Virginia Code 3-10-5". West Virginia Code. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
- "Gov. Justice appoints Anitra Hamilton to 81st District seat in House of Delegates". governor.wv.gov. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
- "Gov. Justice appoints Diana Winzenreid to 4th District seat in House of Delegates". governor.wv.gov. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
- "Gov. Justice appoints Jeff Campbell to 46th District seat in House of Delegates". governor.wv.gov. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
- "Gov. Justice appoints Hollis T. Lewis to 57th District seat in House of Delegates". governor.wv.gov. Retrieved September 20, 2023.