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1986Final results

1986 election for West Virginia Senate District 16

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Sondra M. Lucht (D) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Harry E. Dugan (R) by 14.9 points.

Sondra M. LuchtDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.5%14,500
Harry E. DuganRepublican
42.5%10,730
25,230 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

EvenD+13.11980D+2.91982D+9.51984D+14.91986D+2.71988R+10.71992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET