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1990Final results

1990 election for West Virginia Senate District 9

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

William R. Wooton (D) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Gary W. Jarrell (R) by 31.0 points.

William R. WootonDemocrat · winner
65.5%12,355
Gary W. JarrellRepublican
34.5%6,513
18,868 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+23.01978D+41.71982R+7.81986D+31.01990D+41.41992R+3.32002

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