West Virginia's 11th Senate district

West Virginia's 11th Senate district is one of 17 districts in the West Virginia Senate. It is currently represented by Republicans Bill Hamilton and Robert Karnes.[2] All districts in the West Virginia Senate elect two members to staggered four-year terms.

West Virginia's 11th State Senate District
Senator	Bill Hamilton (R–Buckhannon) Robert Karnes R–Helvetia
Demographics	97% White 1% Black 1% Hispanic 0% Asian 1% Other
Population (2017)	112,494[1]

Geography

District 11 covers all of Nicholas, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Randolph, Upshur, and Webster Counties, as well as some of southern Grant County, in the eastern part of the state. Communities within the district include Richwood, Summersville, Craigsville, Webster Springs, Marlinton, Buckhannon, Elkins, Franklin, and Petersburg.[3]

The district overlaps with the state's 1st, 2nd, and 3rd congressional districts, and with the 32nd, 41st, 43rd, 44th, 45th, 46th, 54th, and 55th districts of the West Virginia House of Delegates.[4] It borders the state of Virginia. At over 4,400 square miles, it is by far the largest district in the Senate.[1]

Recent election results

2020

2020 West Virginia Senate election, District 11[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Karnes	7,778	54.0
	Republican	John Pitsenbarger (incumbent)	6,618	46.0
Total votes			14,396	100
General election
	Republican	Robert Karnes	23,364	51.4
	Democratic	Denise Campbell	22,116	48.6
Total votes			45,480	100
	Republican hold

2018

2018 West Virginia Senate election, District 11[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Hamilton	6,523	62.3
	Republican	Robert Karnes (incumbent)	3,955	37.7
Total votes			10,478	100
	Democratic	Laura Finch	5,087	52.4
	Democratic	Margaret Kerr Beckwith	4,617	47.6
Total votes			9,704	100
General election
	Republican	Bill Hamilton	23,718	70.4
	Democratic	Laura Finch	9,953	29.6
Total votes			33,671	100
	Republican hold

2016

2016 West Virginia Senate election, District 11[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Boso (incumbent)	20,610	49.4
	Democratic	Denise Campbell	19,718	47.3
	Mountain	Bruce Breuninger	1,404	3.4
Total votes			41,732	100
	Republican hold

2014

2014 West Virginia Senate election, District 11[5]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert Karnes	3,327	53.1
	Republican	Steve Foster	2,941	46.9
Total votes			6,268	100
General election
	Republican	Robert Karnes	15,171	55.6
	Democratic	Gregory Tucker (incumbent)	12,122	44.4
Total votes			27,293	100
	Republican gain from Democratic

2012

2012 West Virginia Senate election, District 11[6]

Primary election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Margaret Kerr Beckwith	7,622	58.8
	Democratic	Paul Louk	5,347	41.2
Total votes			12,969	100
General election
	Republican	Clark Barnes (incumbent)	24,571	65.5
	Democratic	Margaret Kerr Beckwith	12,941	34.5
Total votes			37,512	100
	Republican hold

Federal and statewide results in District 11

Year	Office	Results[7]
2016	President	Trump 74.9 – 20.7%
2014	Senate	Capito 66.4 – 29.1%
2012	President	Romney 67.4 – 30.1%
	Senate	Manchin 56.6 – 39.7%
	Governor	Tomblin 48.3 – 47.5%

References

1. "State Senate District 11, WV". Census Reporter. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
2. "Bill Hamilton (R - Upshur, 11)". West Virginia State Senate. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
3. "Senate District Maps - 2010 Plan". West Virginia Legislature. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
4. David Jarman. "How do counties, House districts, and legislative districts all overlap?". Daily Kos. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
5. "West Virginia State Senate District 11". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
6. "Statewide Results General Election - November 6, 2012". West Virginia Secretary of State. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
7. "Daily Kos Elections Statewide Results by LD". Daily Kos. Retrieved January 1, 2020.