1986Final results
1986 runoff for West Virginia Senate District 14
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Joe Manchin III (D) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Lyman Clark (R) by 31.7 points.
Joe Manchin IIIDemocrat · winner
65.9%17,284
Lyman ClarkRepublican
34.1%8,955
26,239 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)