West Virginia State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022

West Virginia Senate District 15

A district of about 113,000 people, 23% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes R+46.1 relative to the nation for president.

Darren Thorne (R)Tom Willis (R) · since Nov 5, 2024Next election Nov 5, 2030The 2026 race →

Where it sits among all 17 seats

Every West Virginia State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.

R+46.18th most
Democratic

Most DemocraticMost Republican9th seat · the majority lineDistrict 15

Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

	2016	2018	2020	2024	2026
U.S. Senate	No race	R+18.8	R+46.8	R+44.8	No race
Governor	R+27.3	No race	R+39.6	R+42.8	No race
West Virginia State Senate	No race	No race	No race	R+46.0	R+19.7

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: West Virginia Secretary of StateUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:01 PM ET

Who lives here, compared

Grey bars show the spread of all 17 seats. Small marks are other seats in West Virginia. The black marker is District 15.

Adults with a bachelor's degree23% 50th pct · 9th of 17 in WV

14%45%

Higher than 50% of seats.

White adults without a degree68% 25th pct · 13th of 17 in WV

48%82%

Lower than 75% of seats.

Hispanic residents4% 94th pct · 2nd of 17 in WV

1%8%

Higher than 94% of seats.

Black residents5% 81st pct · 4th of 17 in WV

1%6%

Higher than 81% of seats.

Asian residents1% 75th pct · 5th of 17 in WV

0%3%

Higher than 75% of seats.

People per square mile104 69th pct · 6th of 17 in WV

23567

Denser than 69% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET

Seats most like this one

Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.

District 12
24% college gradsR+47.2Held R District 9
West VirginiaR+56.1Held R District 1
27% college gradsR+39.5Held R District 14
West VirginiaR+59.9Held R

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET

Who has held it

These lines took effect in 2022.

Darren Thorne (R)
2027– · Won 2026 by 19.7
Thomas "tom" Willis (R)
2025–2027 · Won 2024 by 46.0
Charles S. Trump IV (R)
2023–2025 · Won 2022 by 60.8

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)