West Virginia's 6th Senate district

West Virginia's 6th Senate district is one of 17 districts in the West Virginia Senate. It is currently represented by Republicans Mark Maynard and Chandler Swope.^[1][2] All districts in the West Virginia Senate elect two members to staggered four-year terms. District 6 is currently the most Republican-leaning district in the Senate.

West Virginia's 6th State Senate district
Senator	Mark Maynard R–Genoa Chandler Swope R–Bluefield
Demographics	89% White 7% Black 1% Hispanic 0% Asian 2% Native American
Population (2021)	110,696

Geography

District 6 stretches along the state's southwestern border, covering all of Mercer County and parts of McDowell, Mingo, and Wayne Counties. It includes the communities of Bluefield, Princeton, Bluewell, Athens, Welch, Williamson, and Gilbert Creek.^[3]

The district is located entirely within West Virginia's 1st congressional district, and overlaps with the 29th, 34th, 36th, 37th, 38th, 39th, and 41st districts of the West Virginia House of Delegates.^[4] It borders the states of Kentucky and Virginia.^[5]

Recent election results

2022

2022 West Virginia Senate election, District 6^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Maynard (incumbent)	3,213	60.8
	Republican	Sabrina Grace	1,378	26.1
	Republican	Wesley Blankenship	692	13.1
Total votes			5,283	100
General election
	Republican	Mark Maynard (incumbent)
	Democratic	Tiffany Clemins
Total votes

Historical election results

2020

2020 West Virginia Senate election, District 6^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chandler Swope (incumbent)	6,536	72.3
	Republican	Wesley Blankenship	2,502	27.7
Total votes			9,038	100
General election
	Republican	Chandler Swope (incumbent)	33,682	100
Total votes			33,682	100
	Republican hold

2018

2018 West Virginia Senate election, District 6^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Maynard (incumbent)	3,209	61.0
	Republican	Wesley Blankenship	2,048	39.0
Total votes			5,257	100
General election
	Republican	Mark R. Maynard (incumbent)	17,536	61.5
	Democratic	Charles Sammons	10,972	38.5
Total votes			28,508	100
	Republican hold

2016

2016 West Virginia Senate election, District 6^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rocky Seay	8,618	64.6
	Democratic	Brandon Barker	4,715	35.4
Total votes			13,333	100
General election
	Republican	Chandler Swope	20,776	57.1
	Democratic	Rocky Seay	15,606	42.9
Total votes			36,382	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 West Virginia Senate election, District 6^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Maynard	11,620	50.8
	Democratic	Truman Chafin (incumbent)	11,245	49.2
Total votes			22,865	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

2012

2012 West Virginia Senate election, District 6^[7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Wills (incumbent)	6,768	52.1
	Democratic	Mike Mitchem	6,216	47.9
Total votes			12,984	100
General election
	Republican	Bill Cole	18,598	53.3
	Democratic	Mark Wills (incumbent)	16,307	46.7
Total votes			34,905	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results
2020	President	Trump 79.4 – 19.5%
	Senate	Capito 77.8 – 20.1%
	Governor	Justice 76.3 – 20.8%
2018	Senate	Morrisey 54.1 – 42.9%
2016	President	Trump 77.7 – 19.1%
	Governor	Cole 48.3 – 46.7%

References

1. "Mark R. Maynard (R - Wayne, 06)". West Virginia State Senate. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
2. "Chandler Swope (R - Mercer, 06)". West Virginia State Senate. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
3. "Senate District Maps - 2010 Plan". West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
5. "State Senate District 6, WV". Census Reporter. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
6. "West Virginia State Senate District 6". Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
7. "Statewide Results General Election - November 6, 2012". West Virginia Secretary of State. Retrieved December 27, 2019.