1998 West Virginia Senate election

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1998 West Virginia Senate elections
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18 of 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate
(17 regular, 1 special)
18 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
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Leader Earl Ray Tomblin Vic Sprouse
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since19951998
Leader's seat SD 7 SD 8
Seats before259
Seats after295
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 4Decrease2.svg 4
Popular vote265,373149,651
Percentage63.2%35.6%
Seats up126
Seats won162
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WV Senate Election by partisan lean, 1998.svg
Circular inset (SD 2): Special election
Holds and gains
     Democratic gain     Democratic hold
     Republican hold
Senate President before election

Earl Ray Tomblin
Democratic

Elected Senate President

Earl Ray Tomblin
Democratic

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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Summary

Summary of the 1998 West Virginia Senate election results [3]
PartyCandidatesVotes%Seats
BeforeUpWonAfter+/–
Democratic 18265,37363.2%25121629Increase2.svg 4
Republican 13149,65135.6%9625Decrease2.svg 4
Libertarian 35,1001.2%0000Steady2.svg
Write-in 18nil0000Steady2.svg
Total420,124100%341834Steady2.svg
Popular vote
Democratic
 
63.2%
Republican
 
35.6%
Libertarian
 
1.2%
Write-in
 
nil%
Senate seats
Democratic
 
85.3%
Republican
 
14.7%

SD 1

1998 West Virginia SD 1 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Edwin Bowman (incumbent) 14,118 64.0
Republican Don Chaney7,94436.0
Total votes22,062 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 2 (Full term)

1998 West Virginia SD 2 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Larry Edgell 11,253 56.4
Republican Charles Clements8,69143.6
Total votes19,944 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 2 (Unexpired term)

1998 West Virginia SD 2 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jeffrey Kessler 13,308 66.5
Republican Douglas Sapp6,69733.5
Total votes20,005 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 3

1998 West Virginia SD 3 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frank Deem (incumbent) 14,159 53.2
Democratic Paul Thornton12,46546.8
Write-in Larry Butcher8nil
Total votes26,632 100.0
Republican hold

SD 4

1998 West Virginia SD 4 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Oshel Craigo (incumbent) 18,183 57.7
Republican Kelly Given13,32842.3
Total votes31,511 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 5

1998 West Virginia SD 5 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marie Redd 9,082 50.6
Republican Thomas Scott (incumbent)8,86749.4
Total votes17,949 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

SD 6

1998 West Virginia SD 6 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic H. Truman Chafin (incumbent) 10,669 100.0
Total votes10,669 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 7

1998 West Virginia SD 7 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lloyd G. Jackson II (incumbent) 11,840 100.0
Total votes11,840 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 8

1998 West Virginia SD 8 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John R. Mitchell, Jr. 26,149 57.1
Republican Jack Buckalew (incumbent)19,64342.9
Total votes45,792 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

SD 9

1998 West Virginia SD 9 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William R. Wooton (incumbent) 11,552 80.0
Libertarian Joy Johnson2,89220.0
Total votes14,444 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 10

1998 West Virginia SD 10 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Leonard Anderson 11,452 61.4
Republican Thomas Fast6,02233.3
Libertarian Elizabeth Simmons1,1756.3
Total votes18,649 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 11

1998 West Virginia SD 11 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Randy Schoonover (incumbent) 15,065 100.0
Total votes15,065 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 12

1998 West Virginia SD 12 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joseph M. Minard 15,961 65.5
Republican David Hinkle8,41634.5
Total votes24,377 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 13

1998 West Virginia SD 13 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mike Oliverio (incumbent) 19,094 100.0
Total votes19,094 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 14

1998 West Virginia SD 14 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Sarah Minear (incumbent) 15,230 56.3
Democratic Gary Livengood10,79539.9
Libertarian John Bartlett1,0333.8
Total votes27,058 100.0
Republican hold

SD 15

1998 West Virginia SD 15 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Walt Helmick (incumbent) 14,879 61.7
Republican Les Shoemaker9,23838.3
Total votes24,117 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 16

1998 West Virginia SD 16 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Unger 13,037 55.5
Republican Harry Dugan (incumbent)10,43944.5
Total votes23,476 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

SD 17

2000 West Virginia SD 17 general election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Brooks McCabe 26,471 55.8
Republican Larry Kimble20,97744.2
Total votes47,448 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

References

  1. ↑ Holmes, Darrell (2001). West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (Volume 82 ed.). p. 733. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  2. ↑ Holmes, Darrell (2001). West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (Volume 82 ed.). p. 416. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  3. ↑ Holmes, Darrell (2001). West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (Volume 82 ed.). p. 733. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
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