1988Final results
1988 Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate District 12
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Jae Spears (D) won with 44.7% of the vote, defeating Michael Ross (D) by 3.1 points.
Jae SpearsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
44.7%11,048
Michael RossDemocrat
41.6%10,274
Sharon ParkerDemocrat
13.7%3,396
24,718 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET