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West Virginia, State Senate, District 9

West Virginia State Senate District 9
Current incumbentsRollan Roberts Republican Party
Sue Cline Republican Party
Population99,759
Voting age79.1% age 18 and over

West Virginia's ninth state senate district is represented by Republican Senators Sue Cline and Rollan Roberts.

As of the 2010 census, a total of 99,759 civilians reside within West Virginia's ninth 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

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$20,000/year$131/day in session.Set by the compensation commission.

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

General election
General election for West Virginia State Senate District 9

Rollan Roberts (R) defeated William Wooton (D) in the general election for West Virginia State Senate District 9 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Rollan Roberts (R)
54.1
16,111

William Wooton (D)
45.9
13,686

Total votes: 29,797
(100.00% precincts reporting)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 9

William Wooton defeated John Quesenberry, Steve Davis, and Wayne Williams in the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 9 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

William Wooton (D)
43.4
3,649

John Quesenberry (D)
25.8
2,171

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Steve Davis (D)
20.6
1,731

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Wayne Williams (D)
10.1
850

Total votes: 8,401
Republican primary election
Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 9

Rollan Roberts defeated incumbent Lynne Arvon in the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 9 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Rollan Roberts (R)
52.9
3,384

Lynne Arvon (R)
47.1
3,017

Total votes: 6,401

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 Sue Cline defeated Mike Goode in the West Virginia State Senate District 9 general election.

West Virginia State Senate District 9, General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Sue Cline Incumbent 51.81% 18,861
Democratic Mike Goode 48.19% 17,545
Total Votes 36,406
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State

Mike Goode ran unopposed in the West Virginia State Senate District 9 Democratic primary.

West Virginia State Senate District 9, Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Mike Goode (unopposed)

Incumbent Sue Cline ran unopposed in the West Virginia State Senate District 9 Republican primary.

West Virginia State Senate District 9, Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Sue Cline Incumbent (unopposed)


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 Mike Green was unopposed in the Democratic primary, and Jeff Mullins was unopposed in the Republican primary. Mullins defeated Green in the general election. Michael M. Kostenko (D) withdrew before the primary.

West Virginia State Senate District 9, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Mullins 56.9% 14,465
Democratic Mike Green Incumbent 43.1% 10,970
Total Votes 25,435

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. Democrat Daniel Hall defeated Republican Epp E. Cline in the general election. Hall defeated Richard Browning in the Democratic primary election. Cline was unopposed in the Republican primary election.

West Virginia State Senate, District 9, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Hall 53.6% 18,004
Republican Epp Cline 46.4% 15,595
Total Votes 33,599

West Virginia State Senate, District 9 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel Hall Incumbent 51% 5,303
Richard Browning Incumbent 49% 5,086
Total Votes 10,389

2010

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. Democratic incumbent Mike Green (West Virginia) defeated Republican Jim Mullins in the general election. Green was unopposed in the Democratic primary election. Mullins was unopposed in the Republican primary election.

West Virginia State Senate, District 9, General Election, 2010

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMike Green Incumbent 57.7% 14,757
Republican Jim Mullins 42.3% 10,829
Total Votes 25,586

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for West Virginia State Senate District 9 raised a total of $2,166,980. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $90,291 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, West Virginia State Senate District 9

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $110,519 2 $55,260
2014 $567,365 2 $283,683
2012 $264,712 4 $66,178
2010 $90,610 2 $45,305
2008 $47,025 2 $23,513
2006 $820,170 5 $164,034
2004 $99,688 3 $33,229
2002 $152,441 3 $50,814
2000 $14,450 1 $14,450
Total $2,166,980 24 $90,291