1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1988 election for West Virginia Senate District 13
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
William Sharpe Jr. (D) won re-election with 60.2% of the vote, defeating J. Thomas Green Jr. (R) by 20.5 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
William Sharpe Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
60.2%22,925
J. Thomas Green Jr.Republican
39.8%15,140
38,065 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)