1988Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for West Virginia Senate District 1
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Thais Blatnik (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating John Karras (R) by 2.8 points.
Thais BlatnikDemocrat · winner
51.4%19,595
John KarrasRepublican · incumbent
48.6%18,527
38,122 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET