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2020 election for West Virginia Senate District 1
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Ryan Weld (R) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Randy Swartzmiller (D) by 6.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Ryan WeldRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.0%23,844
Randy SwartzmillerDemocrat
47.0%21,137
44,981 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET