West Virginia's 9th Senate district

West Virginia's 9th Senate district is one of 17 districts in the West Virginia Senate. It is currently represented by Republicans Rollan Roberts and Brian Helton.^[2] All districts in the West Virginia Senate elect two members to staggered four-year terms.

West Virginia's 9th State Senate district
From 2012 to 2022 From 2022 onward
Senator	Rollan Roberts R–Beaver Brian Helton R–Mount Hope
Demographics	89% White 6% Black 1% Hispanic 1% Asian 1% Other
Population (2017)	101,315[1]

Geography

District 9 is based in Raleigh and Wyoming Counties in Southern West Virginia, also covering a small portion of northern McDowell County. Communities in the district include Beckley, Mabscott, Sophia, Beaver, Bradley, Coal City, Crab Orchard, Daniels, MacArthur, Prosperity, Shady Spring, Stanaford, Mullens, and Oceana.^[3]

The district is located entirely within West Virginia's 3rd congressional district, and overlaps with the 21st, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st, and 32nd districts of the West Virginia House of Delegates.^[4]

Recent election results

2024

2024 West Virginia Senate election, District 9^[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Helton	11,061	100.0
Total votes			11,061	100.0
	Democratic	Christy Cardwell	4,510	100.0
Total votes			4,510	100.0
General election
	Republican	Brian Helton	30,734	75.0
	Democratic	Christy Cardwell	10,240	25.0
Total votes			40,974	100
	Republican hold

2022

2022 West Virginia Senate election, District 9^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rollan Roberts (incumbent)	4,561	51.6
	Republican	John Kelly	4,272	48.4
Total votes			8,833	100
General election
	Republican	Rollan Roberts (incumbent)	18,540	78.1
	Libertarian	Kari Woodson	5,194	21.9
Total votes			23,734	100

Historical election results

2020

2020 West Virginia Senate election, District 9^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Stover	6,834	60.0
	Republican	Sue Cline (incumbent)	4,559	40.0
Total votes			11,393	100
General election
	Republican	David Stover	35,665	100
Total votes			35,665	100
	Republican hold

2018

2018 West Virginia Senate election, District 9^[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rollan Roberts	3,384	52.9
	Republican	Lynne Arvon (incumbent)	3,017	47.1
Total votes			6,401	100
	Democratic	William Wooton	3,649	43.4
	Democratic	John Quesenberry	2,171	25.8
	Democratic	Steve Davis	1,731	20.6
	Democratic	Wayne Williams	850	10.1
Total votes			8,401	100
General election
	Republican	Rollan Roberts	16,111	54.1
	Democratic	William Wooton	13,686	45.9
Total votes			29,797	100
	Republican hold

2016

2016 West Virginia Senate election, District 9^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sue Cline (incumbent)	18,861	51.8
	Democratic	Mike Goode	17,545	48.2
Total votes			36,406	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 West Virginia Senate election, District 9^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Mullins	14,465	56.9
	Democratic	Mike Green (incumbent)	10,970	43.1
Total votes			25,435	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

2012

2012 West Virginia Senate election, District 9^[7]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel Hall	5,303	51.0
	Democratic	Richard Browning (incumbent)	5,086	49.0
Total votes			10,389	100
General election
	Democratic	Daniel Hall	18,502	53.7
	Republican	Epp Cline	15,970	46.3
Total votes			34,472	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results

Year	Office	Results[8][9]
2020	President	Trump 76.7 – 21.9%
2016	President	Trump 76.3 – 20.1%
2014	Senate	Capito 65.1 – 32.0%
2012	President	Romney 72.4 – 25.9%
	Senate	Manchin 60.4 – 37.3%
	Governor	Maloney 49.6 – 47.5%

Historical district boundaries

Main article: List of West Virginia Senate districts § Historical and present district boundaries