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1990Final results

1990 election for West Virginia Senate District 1

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

John G. Chernenko (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Mike Kuntupis (R) by 5.6 points.

John G. ChernenkoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.8%12,195
Mike KuntupisRepublican
47.2%10,908
23,103 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 1990

Races before and after

EvenR+2.01984D+12.51986D+2.81988D+5.61990D+22.91992D+15.21994

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