The 1998 West Virginia Senate election took place on Tuesday, November 3, 1998. State senate seats in West Virginia are staggered, with senators serving 4-year terms. 18 of the 34 state senate seats were up for election,[1] with SD 2 holding an additional special election for Larry Wiedebusch's seat, who died on October 25, 1997. [2] Jeffrey V. Kessler was appointed to fill the seat and was re-elected by a wide margin. The election took place concurrently with the U.S. House elections. The Democratic Party won over 60% of the vote for state senate candidates and flipped 4 Republican seats, retaining a supermajority in the state legislature's upper chamber.
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18 of 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate (17 regular, 1 special) 18 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Circular inset (SD 2): Special election Holds and gains Democratic gain Democratic hold Republican hold
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Summary
editParty | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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Before | Up | Won | After | +/– | |||||
Democratic | 18 | 265,373 | 63.2% | 25 | 12 | 16 | 29 | ![]() | |
Republican | 13 | 149,651 | 35.6% | 9 | 6 | 2 | 5 | ![]() | |
Libertarian | 3 | 5,100 | 1.2% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
Write-in | 1 | 8 | nil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | |
Total | 420,124 | 100% | 34 | 18 | 34 | ![]() |
SD 1
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Edwin Bowman (incumbent) | 14,118 | 64.0 | |
Republican | Don Chaney | 7,944 | 36.0 | |
Total votes | 22,062 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 2 (Full term)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Larry Edgell | 11,253 | 56.4 | |
Republican | Charles Clements | 8,691 | 43.6 | |
Total votes | 19,944 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 2 (Unexpired term)
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Jeffrey Kessler | 13,308 | 66.5 | |
Republican | Douglas Sapp | 6,697 | 33.5 | |
Total votes | 20,005 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 3
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Frank Deem (incumbent) | 14,159 | 53.2 | |
Democratic | Paul Thornton | 12,465 | 46.8 | |
Write-in | Larry Butcher | 8 | nil | |
Total votes | 26,632 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
SD 4
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Oshel Craigo (incumbent) | 18,183 | 57.7 | |
Republican | Kelly Given | 13,328 | 42.3 | |
Total votes | 31,511 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 5
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Marie Redd | 9,082 | 50.6 | |
Republican | Thomas R. Scott (incumbent) | 8,867 | 49.4 | |
Total votes | 17,949 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
SD 6
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | H. Truman Chafin (incumbent) | 10,669 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 10,669 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 7
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Lloyd G. Jackson II (incumbent) | 11,840 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 11,840 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 8
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John R. Mitchell, Jr. | 26,149 | 57.1 | |
Republican | Jack Buckalew (incumbent) | 19,643 | 42.9 | |
Total votes | 45,792 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
SD 9
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | William R. Wooton (incumbent) | 11,552 | 80.0 | |
Libertarian | Joy Johnson | 2,892 | 20.0 | |
Total votes | 14,444 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 10
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Leonard Anderson | 11,452 | 61.4 | |
Republican | Thomas Fast | 6,022 | 33.3 | |
Libertarian | Elizabeth Simmons | 1,175 | 6.3 | |
Total votes | 18,649 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 11
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Randy Schoonover (incumbent) | 15,065 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 15,065 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 12
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Joseph M. Minard | 15,961 | 65.5 | |
Republican | David Hinkle | 8,416 | 34.5 | |
Total votes | 24,377 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 13
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Mike Oliverio (incumbent) | 19,094 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 19,094 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 14
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Sarah Minear (incumbent) | 15,230 | 56.3 | |
Democratic | Gary Livengood | 10,795 | 39.9 | |
Libertarian | John Bartlett | 1,033 | 3.8 | |
Total votes | 27,058 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
SD 15
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Walt Helmick (incumbent) | 14,879 | 61.7 | |
Republican | Les Shoemaker | 9,238 | 38.3 | |
Total votes | 24,117 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
SD 16
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | John Unger | 13,037 | 55.5 | |
Republican | Harry Dugan (incumbent) | 10,439 | 44.5 | |
Total votes | 23,476 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
SD 17
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Brooks McCabe | 26,471 | 55.8 | |
Republican | Larry Kimble | 20,977 | 44.2 | |
Total votes | 47,448 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican |
References
edit- ^ Holmes, Darrell (2001). West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (Volume 82 ed.). p. 733. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ Holmes, Darrell (2001). West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (Volume 82 ed.). p. 416. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ Holmes, Darrell (2001). West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (Volume 82 ed.). p. 733. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
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