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1994Final results

1994 election for West Virginia Senate District 1

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Edwin J. Bowman (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating C. Donald Chaney (R) by 15.2 points.

Edwin J. BowmanDemocrat · winner
57.6%14,893
42.4%10,953
25,846 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 1994

Races before and after

EvenD+2.81988D+5.61990D+22.91992D+15.21994R+7.01996D+28.01998

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