West Virginia's 5th Senate district

West Virginia's 5th Senate district is one of 17 districts in the West Virginia Senate. It is currently represented by Democrats Robert Plymale and Mike Woelfel.[2][3] All districts in the West Virginia Senate elect two members to staggered four-year terms.

West Virginia's 5th State Senate District
Senator	Robert Plymale (D–Huntington) Mike Woelfel D–Huntington
Demographics	91% White 4% Black 1% Hispanic 1% Asian 2% Other
Population (2017)	112,760[1]

Geography

District 5 is based in the city of Huntington, covering all of Cabell County and parts of northern Wayne County. It also includes the communities of Milton, Barboursville, Culloden, Lesage, Pea Ridge, Ceredo, and Kenova.[4]

The district is located entirely within West Virginia's 3rd congressional district, and overlaps with the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th districts of the West Virginia House of Delegates.[5] It borders the states of Ohio and Kentucky.[1]

Recent election results

2020

2020 West Virginia Senate election, District 5[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles Shaffer	4,601	54.0
	Republican	Glendon Watts	3,925	46.0
Total votes			8,526	100
General election
	Democratic	Robert Plymale (incumbent)	22,808	53.6
	Republican	Charles Shaffer	19,724	46.4
Total votes			42,532	100
	Democratic hold

2018

2018 West Virginia Senate election, District 5[6]

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

2016

2016 West Virginia Senate election, District 5[6]

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

2014

2014 West Virginia Senate election, District 5[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Woelfel	5,218	74.5
	Democratic	Robert Alexander	1,784	25.5
Total votes			7,002	100
General election
	Democratic	Mike Woelfel	12,511	49.8
	Republican	Vicki Dunn-Marshall	11,818	47.0
	Independent	Roy Ramey	793	3.2
Total votes			25,122	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

2012

2012 West Virginia Senate election, District 5[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Plymale (incumbent)	28,090	100
Total votes			28,090	100
	Democratic hold

Federal and statewide results in District 5

Year	Office	Results[8]
2016	President	Trump 61.4 – 33.3%
2014	Senate	Capito 59.8 – 37.4%
2012	President	Romney 56.7 – 41.4%
	Senate	Manchin 68.8 – 28.6%
	Governor	Tomblin 54.3 – 42.1%

References

1. "State Senate District 5, WV". Census Reporter. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
2. "Robert H. Plymale (D - Wayne, 05)". West Virginia State Senate. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
3. "Michael A. Woelfel (D - Cabell, 05)". West Virginia State Senate. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
4. "Senate District Maps - 2010 Plan". West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
5. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
6. "West Virginia State Senate District 5". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
7. "Statewide Results General Election - November 6, 2012". West Virginia Secretary of State. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
8. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved December 26, 2019.