1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1988 election for West Virginia Senate District 3
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Donna J. Boley (R) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Bruce Martin (D) by 18.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Donna J. BoleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.4%21,695
Bruce MartinDemocrat
40.6%14,847
36,542 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