Races · Senate · 2024 · West Virginia
Senate · class I · open seat
Glenn Elliott vs Jim Justice
Where this race stands
VerifiedSafe R · model 99% R
No recent polls or markets for this race. PVI baseline (R+22) suggests Safe R.
The poliagg-v34 ensemble forecasts R+23.1 with an 80% CI ranging from R+35.0 (10th pctile) to R+11.1 (90th pctile), giving R a 99% chance of winning.
CITATIONS · safe-r
Forecast · poliagg-v34
Predicted final margin
R +23.1
80% CI: R +35.0 → R +11.1 · win prob 1%
R+45R+23TIEDD+23D+45
Quality · inputs
Data quality · medium
| Polls used | 3 |
| Days to election | passed |
| Actual result | R+41.0 |
| Residual σ | 6.00pt |
| Generated | 7/1/2026 |
Polling average
Weighted, plus each pollster's measured bias subtracted before averaging.
All polls · 3 results
strongpositiveinfocautionflag
| Date | Pollster · trust signals | n · pop | Lean | Bias · track | vs raters | D · R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 24 | Research America+1For · WV MetroNews | 400 · RV | NEUTRAL | — | -5.0noisy | 28 · 62 |
| Jun 3, 24 | Kaplan Strategies | 464 · RV | NEUTRAL | — | — | 27 · 60 |
| Sep 25, 23 | Tarrance GroupFor · Politico | 500 · LV | NEUTRAL | R +0.78 tracked | -3.6r lean | 49 |
Endorsements · 0 total
Source · Wikipedia · 2 candidates with no endorsements yetDGlenn Elliott0 endorsers
no endorsers yet
No endorsements found yet. Endorsements come from the candidate's Wikipedia article (when one exists) and update with the daily scrape.
RJim Justice0 endorsers
no endorsers yet
No endorsements found yet. Endorsements come from the candidate's Wikipedia article (when one exists) and update with the daily scrape.
Money raised · own committees
FEC Schedule E (independent expenditures) + candidate-committee totals · last filing 2024-11-01Jim JusticeS4WV00332 ↗
Receipts
$4.6M
Disburse
$3.9M
Cash on hand
$693.9K
Debts
$0
Top industries
Electric utilities$13.2K
Electric utilities · $13.2K
- Gould's Electric Motor Repair INC · $13.2K
Individuals $13.2K · PACs $0
Oil & gas$13.2K
Oil & gas · $13.2K
- Reserve Oil & Gas · $13.2K
Individuals $13.2K · PACs $0
Top contributors
COMMUNICARE HEALTH SERVICES$19.8K
ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION$16.5K
ARCH RESOURCES INC$14.1K
CMS$13.2K
GOULD'S ELECTRIC MOTOR REPAIR INC$13.2K
Glenn Elliott
Receipts
$855.1K
Disburse
$845.9K
Cash on hand
$9.1K
Debts
$0
Top industries
Education$7.2K
Education · $7.2K
- Harvard University · $3.8K
- George Washington University · $3.4K
Individuals $7.2K · PACs $0
Lawyers / law firms$6.6K
Lawyers / law firms · $6.6K
- Apb LLP · $6.6K
Individuals $6.6K · PACs $0
Computers / electronics$3.3K
Computers / electronics · $3.3K
- Samsung · $3.3K
Individuals $3.3K · PACs $0
Top contributors
APPIAN CORPORATIOM$6.6K
APB LLP$6.6K
HARVARD UNIVERSITY$3.8K
MCARTHURGLEN$3.5K
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY$3.4K
Outside spending · independent expenditures
FEC Schedule E (independent expenditures) + candidate-committee totals · 24/48-hr IE reportsIE total
$12.7M
D side
$0 · 0%
R side
$12.7M · 100%
Top spender
DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS
| Spender | Side | Amount | Share | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEFEND AMERICAN JOBS super pac · boosts R
| R | $9.1M | 72% | for Jim Justice |
| TEAM WEST VIRGINIA super pac · boosts R
| R | $3.6M | 28% | for Jim Justice |
| NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA POLITICAL VICTORY FUND pac · boosts R
| R | $23.8K | 0% | for Jim Justice |
| WEST VIRGINIANS FOR LIFE INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE pac · boosts R
| R | $794.88 | 0% | for Jim Justice |
Editorial ratings · 9 raters
Cook · Sabato · Inside Elections · 538 · DDHQ et al.Safe R9
Safe R · 9 raters
- CNalysis · Nov 20
- The Cook Political Report · May 16
- Decision Desk HQ / The Hill · Jun 7
- Elections Daily · May 3
- 538 · Oct 22
- Inside Elections · May 8
- RealClearPolitics · Aug 4
- Sabato's Crystal Ball · Apr 16
- Split Ticket · Oct 22
CNalysis
Safe RThe Cook Political Report
Safe RDecision Desk HQ / The Hill
Safe RElections Daily
Safe R538
Safe RInside Elections
Safe RRealClearPolitics
Safe RSabato's Crystal Ball
Safe RSplit Ticket
Safe RDemographic crosstabs
age · education · race · genderNo demographic crosstabs published for this race yet. Most pollsters release only topline numbers; subgroup breakdowns (age, education, race, gender) appear here when a pollster publishes them.
Rating timeline
Verification trail
Polls verified3 / 3deterministic
Polls flagged—none
Markets ingested0 platformsnone listed
FEC filingssyncedcommittee + IE · 2024-11-01
Endorsements—nothing to sync
News coverage< 5 articlesGoogle News
Method · bounds + percentage totals + date-order checks