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1986 election for West Virginia Senate District 4

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Oshel Craigo (D) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Judson McCormick (R) by 14.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Oshel CraigoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.3%16,129
42.7%12,018
28,147 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

EvenR+1.11980D+1.91982R+20.71984D+14.61986D+0.31988D+23.21990

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