1988 West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals election

1988 West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals election

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Nominee Margaret Workman Thomas B. Miller Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 363,458 346,391 Percentage 33.96% 32.36%   Nominee Charlotte Lane Jeniver Jones Party Republican Republican Popular vote 210,473 149,920 Percentage 19.67% 14.01%

Justices before election Thomas B. Miller Democratic Darrell McGraw Democratic Elected Justices Thomas B. Miller Democratic Margaret Workman Democratic

The 1988 West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals election took place on November 8, 1988, to elect two Justices of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia for the next 12 years. The electoral system requires voters to vote for no more than two candidates.

Incumbent Democratic Justices Thomas B. Miller and Darrell McGraw ran for re-election for a second 12-year term on the court. However, McGraw was defeated in the Democratic primary by Margaret Workman, while Miller won re-nomination.

In the general election, Miller and Workman defeated Republican nominees Charlotte Lane and Jeniver J. Jones.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominees

• Thomas B. Miller, incumbent Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals.
• Margaret Workman, Kanawha County Circuit Judge.

Eliminated in primary

• Darrell McGraw, incumbent Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals.
• John Hey, Kanawha County Circuit Judge.
• Fred L. Fox II, Marion County Circuit Judge.

Results

May 10, 1988 Democratic primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas B. Miller (incumbent)	136,582	24.67%
	Democratic	Margaret Workman	119,890	21.66%
	Democratic	Darrell McGraw (incumbent)	113,028	20.42%
	Democratic	John Hey	92,679	16.74%
	Democratic	Fred L. Fox II	91,367	16.51%
Total votes			553,546	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominees

• Charlotte Lane, former member of the Public Service Commission and former member of the House of Delegates from the 17th district. (1978-1980)
• Jeniver Jones

May 10, 1988 Republican primary ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charlotte Lane	93,418	53.60%
	Republican	Jeniver Jones	80,865	46.40%
Total votes			174,283	100.00%

General election

Results

1988 West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals election ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Margaret Workman	363,458	33.96%
	Democratic	Thomas B. Miller (incumbent)	346,391	32.36%
	Republican	Charlotte Lane	210,473	19.67%
	Republican	Jeniver Jones	149,920	14.01%
Total votes			1,070,242	100.00%
	Democratic hold
	Democratic hold

References

1. "West Virginia Blue Book - 1989 - Page 710" (PDF). West Virginia Legislature.
2. "West Virginia Blue Book - 1989 - Page 732" (PDF). West Virginia Legislature.
3. "West Virginia Blue Book - 1989 - Page 753" (PDF). West Virginia Legislature.
4. "1988 General Election - Official Election Returns" (PDF). West Virginia Secretary of State.