1998 West Virginia Senate elections![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/22/Flag_of_West_Virginia.svg/50px-Flag_of_West_Virginia.svg.png)
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← 1996 | November 3, 1998 | 2000 → |
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← These seats' last election (1994) |
18 of 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate (17 regular, 1 special) 18 seats needed for a majority |
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| 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 | 4 | 4 | Popular vote | 265,373 | 149,651 | Percentage | 63.2% | 35.6% | Seats up | 12 | 6 | Seats won | 16 | 2 | |
Winner by party Margin of victoryCircular inset (SD 2): Special electionHolds and gains Democratic gain Democratic hold Republican hold Democratic 50–60% 60–70% 80–90% >90% | Republican 50–60% | |
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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 | 4 |
| Republican | 13 | 149,651 | 35.6% | 9 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 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 | |
Popular vote | | | | Democratic | | 63.2% | Republican | | 35.6% | Libertarian | | 1.2% | Write-in | | nil% | |
Senate seats | | | | Democratic | | 85.3% | Republican | | 14.7% | |
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SD 2 (Full term)
SD 2 (Unexpired term)
SD 3
SD 4
SD 5
SD 6
SD 7
SD 8
SD 9
SD 10
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
SD 13
SD 14
SD 15
SD 16
SD 17
References
- ^ 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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