1986 general · November 4, 1986
1986 West Virginia State Senate election results, district by district
Every West Virginia State Senate district in the 1986 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 34 seats
After the electionD 27 · R 7
Races16
Changed party7
Unopposed38%6 races
Incumbents defeated2
Every district
D 13 · R 4
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | John G. Chernenko (D) | 12.5 | Flipped |
| SD-2 | Thomas E. Loehr (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 | Keith Burdette (D) | 7.5 | Flipped |
| SD-4 | Oshel Craigo (D) | 14.6 | Flipped |
| SD-5 | B. Ned Jones (D) | 34.7 | |
| SD-6 | H. Truman Chafin (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-7 | Lloyd G. Jackson (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-8 | Darrell E. Holmes · John Boettner (D) | 4.1 | |
| SD-9 | Tracy Hylton (R) | 7.8 | Flipped |
| SD-10 | Frederick L. Parker (D) | 99.5 | |
| SD-11 | J. D. Brackenrich (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-12 | Larry A. Tucker (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 | M. Jay Wolfe (R) | 1.0 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-14 | George Warner (R) | 2.2 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-15 | C. N. Harman (R) | Unopposed | Flipped |
| SD-16 | Sondra M. Lucht (D) | 14.9 |
West Virginia State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner