1988Final results
1988 election for West Virginia Senate District 16
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Thomas J. Hawse (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating John Yoder (R) by 2.7 points.
Thomas J. HawseDemocrat · winner
51.4%20,317
John YoderRepublican
48.6%19,244
39,561 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