West Virginia's 5th Senate district

West Virginia's 5th
State Senate district
West Virginia's 5th; State Senate district
Senator
	Mike Woelfel; D–Huntington
	Scott Fuller ; R–Kenova
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Demographics	88% White; 5% Black; 1% Hispanic; 2% Asian; 2% Native American
Population (2021)	106,335

West Virginia's 5th Senate district is one of 17 districts in the West Virginia Senate. It is currently represented by Democrat Mike Woelfel and Republican Scott Fuller.^[1]^[2] All districts in the West Virginia Senate elect two members to staggered four-year terms.

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Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Scott Fuller	3,753	38.8
	Republican	Josh Mathis	3,515	36.4
	Republican	Dallas K. Thacker	2,401	24.8
Total votes			9,669	100.0
	Democratic	Ric Griffith	6,828	100.0
Total votes			6,828	100.0
General election
	Republican	Scott Fuller	19,951	51.1
	Democratic	Ric Griffith	19,098	48.9
Total votes			39,049	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Woelfel (incumbent)	13,542	54.0
	Republican	Melissa Clark	11,552	46.0
Total votes			25,094	100.0
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Woelfel (incumbent)	20,305	59.7
	Republican	Larry Brooke Lunsford	13,732	40.3
Total votes			34,037	100
	Democratic hold

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Plymale (incumbent)	22,863	60.2
	Republican	Tyson Smith	15,092	39.8
Total votes			37,955	100
	Democratic hold

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