West Virginia's tenth state senate district is represented by Democratic Senator Stephen Baldwin Jr. and Republican Senator Kenny Mann.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 106,143 civilians reside within West Virginia's tenth state senate district. West Virginia state senators represent an average of 54,500 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 53,187 residents.

About the office

Members of the West Virginia State Senate serve four-year terms and are not subject to term limits. West Virginia legislators assume office the first day of December following the election.

Qualifications

Section 13 of Article 6 of the West Virginia Constitution states, "No person holding any other lucrative office or employment under this state, the United States, or any foreign government; no member of Congress; and no person who is sheriff, constable, or clerk of any court of record, shall be eligible to a seat in the Legislature."

Salaries

Vacancies

If there is a vacancy in the senate, the Governor is responsible for filling any vacancy.

There are two procedures for filling vacancies dependent upon how much time is left in the vacant senator's term. A gubernatorial appointment is required if less than two months and two years are left in the term. A temporary gubernatorial appointment is required for any vacancy that has more than two months and two years remaining. The person who is selected by the Governor to fill the seat on an interim basis, serves until the next scheduled general election. A special election must be held to determine a permanent replacement. The executive committee of the political party that holds the vacant senate seat is responsible for making recommendations to the Governor on any appointment.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of West Virginia State Senate will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for May 12, 2020. The filing deadline is January 25, 2020.

2018

2016

Elections for the West Virginia State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 10, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was January 30, 2016. Incumbent William Laird (D) did not seek re-election.

Kenny Mann defeated Dave Perry in the West Virginia State Senate District 10 general election.

West Virginia State Senate District 10, General Election, 2016

Dave Perry ran unopposed in the West Virginia State Senate District 10 Democratic primary.
Kenny Mann defeated Tom Ewing and Dan Hill in the West Virginia State Senate District 10 Republican primary.

West Virginia State Senate District 10, Republican Primary, 2016

2014

Elections for the West Virginia State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 13, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 25, 2014. Incumbent Ronald F. Miller was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Duane Zobrist was unopposed in the Republican primary. Miller defeated Zobrist in the general election.

West Virginia State Senate District 10, General Election, 2014

2012

Elections for the office of West Virginia State Senate consisted of a primary election on May 8, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. Democratic incumbent William R. Laird, IV was unchallenged in the general election. Laird was unopposed in the Democratic primary election.

2010

District 10 elected two senators on November 2, 2010, to fill the open seat, unexpired term, vacated when Senator Don Caruth died May 1, 2010. Mark Wills (D) and Philip Stevens (R) ran for the open seat..

Elections for the office of West Virginia State Senate consisted of a primary election on May 11, 2010, and a general election on November 2, 2010. Democrats Ron Miller and Mark Wills defeated Republicans John Barnes and Philip Stevens in the general election. Miller and Wills were unopposed in the Democratic primary election. Barnes and Stevens defeated Richard Romeo, Jr. in the Republican primary election.

West Virginia State Senate, District 10, General Election, 2010

West Virginia State Senate District 10 Republican Primary, 2010

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for West Virginia State Senate District 10 raised a total of $1,584,409. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $54,635 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, West Virginia State Senate District 10