West Virginia President Results
Race Details545,382
235,984
Votes
Senate
Race Details547,454
210,309
Early voting in West Virginia
In West Virginia, registered voters can request a mail-in ballot or vote early in-person.
Mail-in ballots requested153,728
Mail-in and early in-person ballots returned394,005
West Virginia Primary election results
Democratic Primary/ 28 Del.28 Delegates
Full West Virginia Primary Results- DEM
Joe BidenWinner
65.3%122,518
+ 28 Delegates
- DEM
Bernie Sanders
12.2%22,793
- DEM
David Rice
8.3%15,470
Republican Primary/ 35 Del.35 Delegates
Full West Virginia Primary Results- REP
Donald TrumpWinner
94.4%198,741
+ 35 Delegates
- REP
Joe Walsh
1.8%3,806
- REP
Bill Weld
1.8%3,721
How West Virginia voted
In 2016, Donald Trump won the state with 69 percent of the vote, according to NBC News results, while Hillary Clinton trailed with 27 percent. While West Virginia has a record of back both Democratic and Republican presidential candidates over the years, the last Democrat to win the state was Bill Clinton in 1996.
2016
2016 Results- Republican
Donald TrumpTrumpWinner
68.6%489,371
- Democrat
Hillary ClintonClinton
26.5%188,794
2012
2012 Results- Republican
Mitt RomneyRomneyWinner
62.3%417,655
- Democrat
Barack ObamaObama
35.5%238,269
More to the story in West Virginia 2020
The coronavirus pandemic and its devastating economic fallout are two major issues that have an impact on the election. NBC News is tracking and updating daily the number of coronavirus related deaths in each state and U.S. territory, as well as the jobless claims as reported weekly by the Department of Labor that counts how many people have filed for unemployment benefits.
U.S. Cases | Weekly change | 60-day trend | Monthly change |
---|---|---|---|
100,472,464 | +0.00% | +0.00% | |
621,614 | -22.00% | -19.00% |

U.S. Claims | Weekly change | 60-day trend | Monthly change |
---|---|---|---|
3,690,000 | +1.01% | -0.99% | |
19,453 | +17.18% | +3.98% |
The expected vote is the total number of votes that are expected in a given race once all votes are counted. This number is an estimate and is based on several different factors, including information on the number of votes cast early as well as information provided to our vote reporters on Election Day from county election officials. The figure can change as NBC News gathers new information.
Source: National Election Pool (NEP)