2018 West Virginia House of Delegates election

Elections to the West Virginia House of Delegates took place on November 6, 2018.^[1] All the seats in the West Virginia House of Delegates were up for election.

Not to be confused with 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia.

2018 West Virginia House of Delegates elections

← 2016 November 6, 2018 2020 →
All 100 seats in the West Virginia House of Delegates 51 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   GOP Leader Roger Hanshaw Tim Miley Party Republican Democratic Leader since August 29, 2018 January 7, 2015 Leader's seat 33rd district 48th district Seats before 63 37 Seats won 59 41 Seat change 4 4 Percentage 50.2% 48.3%   Third party   Party Independent Seats before 0 Seats won 0 Percentage 1.6%
Seat colors (boxes):      Democratic gain      Republican gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold District colors:      Majority of members Democratic      Majority of members Republican      Split
Speaker before election Roger Hanshaw Republican Elected Speaker Roger Hanshaw Republican

Overview

This election saw the Republican Party maintain their majority in the House of Delegates, although they sustained a net loss of 4 seats, being reduced from 63 seats to 59. The Democratic Party saw a net gain of 4 seats, from 37 to 41.

In the first sitting of the 84th legislature in January 2019, Roger Hanshaw was re-elected as Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates.

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Governing[2]	Safe R	October 8, 2018