1986 primaries · May 1, 1986
1986 West Virginia State Senate primary results, district by district
Every West Virginia State Senate district in the 1986 primaries: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
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Every district
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 · Democratic primary | John G. Chernenko (D) | 14.5 | |
| SD-2 · Democratic primary | Thomas E. Loehr (D) | 37.9 | |
| SD-3 · Democratic primary | Keith Burdette (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 · Republican primary | J. Frank Deem (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-4 · Democratic primary | Oshel Craigo (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-4 · Republican primary | Judson McCormick (R) | 32.0 | |
| SD-5 · Democratic primary | B. Ned Jones (D) | 11.2 | |
| SD-5 · Republican primary | James E. Spurlock (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 · Democratic primary | H. Truman Chafin (D) | 19.5 | |
| SD-7 · Democratic primary | Lloyd G. Jackson (D) | 3.7 | |
| SD-8 · Democratic primary | Darrell E. Holmes (D) | 22.4 | |
| SD-8 · Republican primary | Roy L. Pittman (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-9 · Democratic primary | Ted T. Stacy (D) | 5.2 | |
| SD-10 · Democratic primary | Frederick L. Parker (D) | 20.6 | |
| SD-11 · Democratic primary | J. D. Brackenrich (D) | 25.1 | |
| SD-12 · Democratic primary | Larry A. Tucker (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 · Democratic primary | Gino Colombo (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 · Republican primary | M. Jay Wolfe (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-14 · Democratic primary | Stephen L. Cook (D) | 20.3 | |
| SD-14 · Republican primary | George Warner (R) | 22.8 | |
| SD-15 · Republican primary | C. N. Harman (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-16 · Democratic primary | Sondra M. Lucht (D) | Unopposed |
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