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2018Final results

2018 election for West Virginia Senate District 5

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Mike Woelfel (D) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Larry Brooke Lunsford (R) by 19.3 points.

Mike WoelfelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.7%20,305
40.3%13,732
34,037 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018

Races before and after

EvenD+33.92008D+2.82014D+20.52016D+19.32018D+7.32020D+7.92022

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET