1988 primaries · March 1, 1988
1988 West Virginia State Senate primary results, district by district
Every West Virginia State Senate district in the 1988 primaries: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
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Every district
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 · Democratic primary | Thais Blatnik (D) | 21.6 | |
| SD-1 · Republican primary | John Karras (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-2 · Democratic primary | Robert Larry Wiedebusch (D) | 1.1 | |
| SD-2 · Republican primary | Chester H. Dobbs (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 · Democratic primary | Bruce Martin (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 · Republican primary | Donna J. Boley (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-4 · Democratic primary | Robert L. Dittmar (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-4 · Republican primary | Orton A. Jones (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 · Democratic primary | Homer Heck (D) | 18.0 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-6 · Democratic primary | A. Keith Wagner (D) | 8.7 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-7 · Democratic primary | Earl Ray Tomblin (D) | 18.4 | |
| SD-8 · Democratic primary | Charlotte Pritt (D) | 21.9 | |
| SD-8 · Republican primary | Charles Jones (R) | — | |
| SD-9 · Democratic primary | Juliet Rundle (D) | 12.5 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-10 · Democratic primary | Tony E. Whitlow (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-10 · Republican primary | Craig Hammond (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-11 · Democratic primary | Robert K. Holliday (D) | 4.9 | |
| SD-12 · Democratic primary | Jae Spears (D) | 3.1 | |
| SD-12 · Republican primary | Robert Phillips (R) | 14.1 | |
| SD-13 · Democratic primary | William Sharpe Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 · Republican primary | J. Thomas Green Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-14 · Democratic primary | Joe Manchin III (D) | 27.2 | |
| SD-15 · Democratic primary | Charles B. Felton Jr. (D) | 18.6 | |
| SD-15 · Republican primary | Greg L. Lehman (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-16 · Democratic primary | Thomas J. Hawse (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-16 · Republican primary | John Yoder (R) | Unopposed |
West Virginia State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner