1988Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1988 Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate District 5

Name: 1988 Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate District 5
Start: 1988-05-01
Location: West Virginia

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Homer Heck (D) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Mack C. Jarrell (D) by 18.0 points.

Homer HeckDemocrat · winner

59.0%9,258

Mack C. JarrellDemocrat · incumbent

41.0%6,434

15,692 votes

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