1998 West Virginia Senate election

1998 West Virginia Senate elections
November 3, 1998
18 of 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate
(17 regular, 1 special)
18 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Earl Ray Tomblin Vic Sprouse
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since 1995 1998
Leader's seat SD 7 SD 8
Seats before 25 9
Seats after 29 5
Seat change Increase 4 Decrease 4
Popular vote 265,373 149,651
Percentage 63.2% 35.6%
Seats up 12 6
Seats won 16 2
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.

Summary

Summary of the 1998 West Virginia Senate election results[3]
Party Candidates Votes % Seats
Before Up Won After +/–
Democratic 18 265,373 63.2% 25 12 16 29 Increase 4
Republican 13 149,651 35.6% 9 6 2 5 Decrease 4
Libertarian 3 5,100 1.2% 0 0 0 0 Steady
Write-in 1 8 nil 0 0 0 0 Steady
Total 420,124 100% 34 18 34 Steady
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
Party 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)

1998 West Virginia SD 2 general election
Party 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)

1998 West Virginia SD 2 general election
Party 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

1998 West Virginia SD 3 general election
Party 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

1998 West Virginia SD 4 general election
Party 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

1998 West Virginia SD 5 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marie Redd 9,082 50.6
Republican Thomas Scott (incumbent) 8,867 49.4
Total votes 17,949 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

SD 6

1998 West Virginia SD 6 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic H. Truman Chafin (incumbent) 10,669 100.0
Total votes 10,669 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 7

1998 West Virginia SD 7 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lloyd G. Jackson II (incumbent) 11,840 100.0
Total votes 11,840 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 8

1998 West Virginia SD 8 general election
Party 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

1998 West Virginia SD 9 general election
Party 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

1998 West Virginia SD 10 general election
Party 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

1998 West Virginia SD 11 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Randy Schoonover (incumbent) 15,065 100.0
Total votes 15,065 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 12

1998 West Virginia SD 12 general election
Party 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

1998 West Virginia SD 13 general election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Oliverio (incumbent) 19,094 100.0
Total votes 19,094 100.0
Democratic hold

SD 14

1998 West Virginia SD 14 general election
Party 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

1998 West Virginia SD 15 general election
Party 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

1998 West Virginia SD 16 general election
Party 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

2000 West Virginia SD 17 general election
Party 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

  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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