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1988 election for West Virginia Senate District 15

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Charles B. Felton Jr. (D) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Greg L. Lehman (R) by 12.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Charles B. Felton Jr.Democrat · winner
56.4%21,205
Greg L. LehmanRepublican
43.6%16,417
37,622 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

EvenR+9.41978D+12.41980D+3.31984D+12.71988D+3.01990D+39.11992

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