1988Final results
1988 election for West Virginia Senate District 2
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Robert Larry Wiedebusch (D) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Chester H. Dobbs (R) by 14.9 points.
Robert Larry WiedebuschDemocrat · winner
57.4%19,645
Chester H. DobbsRepublican
42.6%14,558
34,203 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