1988 general · November 8, 1988
1988 West Virginia State Senate election results, district by district
Every West Virginia State Senate district in the 1988 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 34 seats
After the electionD 29 · R 5
Races16
Changed party5
Unopposed31%5 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 16 · R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Thais Blatnik (D) | 2.8 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-2 | Robert Larry Wiedebusch (D) | 14.9 | |
| SD-3 | Donna J. Boley (R) | 18.7 | Flipped |
| SD-4 | Robert L. Dittmar (D) | 0.3 | |
| SD-5 | Homer Heck (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 | A. Keith Wagner (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-7 | Earl Ray Tomblin (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-8 | Mark Anthony Manchin · Charlotte Pritt (D) | 4.1 | |
| SD-9 | Juliet Rundle (D) | Unopposed | Flipped |
| SD-10 | Tony E. Whitlow (D) | 31.6 | |
| SD-11 | Robert K. Holliday (D) | 34.8 | |
| SD-12 | Jae Spears (D) | 24.1 | |
| SD-13 | William Sharpe Jr. (D) | 20.5 | Flipped |
| SD-14 | Joe Manchin III (D) | Unopposed | Flipped |
| SD-15 | Charles B. Felton Jr. (D) | 12.7 | Flipped |
| SD-16 | Thomas J. Hawse (D) | 2.7 |
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