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1990Final results

1990 election for West Virginia Senate District 6

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

H. Truman Chafin (D) won with 68.9% of the vote, defeating Richard Bass (R) by 37.9 points.

H. Truman ChafinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.9%9,652
Richard BassRepublican
31.1%4,351
14,003 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

EvenD+61.51976D+60.31980D+43.21984D+37.91990D+44.42004D+31.12008

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