1988Final results

1988 Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate District 1

Name: 1988 Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate District 1
Start: 1988-05-01
Location: West Virginia

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Thais Blatnik (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Carroll Joseph Cline (D) by 21.6 points.

Thais BlatnikDemocrat · winner

60.8%11,692

39.2%7,543

19,235 votes

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