1996 general · November 5, 1996
1996 West Virginia State Senate election results, district by district
Every West Virginia State Senate district in the 1996 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 34 seats
After the electionD 25 · R 9
Races16
Changed party4
Unopposed31%5 races
Incumbents defeated2
Every district
D 14 · R 3
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | R. Andy McKenzie (R) | 7.0 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-2 | Robert Larry Wiedebusch (D) | 14.4 | |
| SD-3 | Donna J. Boley (R) | 41.2 | |
| SD-4 | Robert L. Dittmar (D) | 2.0 | |
| SD-5 | Robert H. Plymale (D) | Unopposed | Flipped |
| SD-6 | John Fanning (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-7 | Earl Ray Tomblin (D) | 62.9 | |
| SD-8 | Martha Yeager Walker · Vic Sprouse (DEM) | 1.8 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-9 | Billy Wayne Bailey Jr. (D) | 67.2 | |
| SD-10 | Homer K. Ball (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-11 | Shirley Love (D) | 44.7 | |
| SD-12 | William Sharpe Jr. (D) | 33.7 | |
| SD-13 | Roman W. Prezioso Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-14 | Jon Blair Hunter (D) | 14.7 | Flipped |
| SD-15 | Michael Ross (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-16 | Herb Snyder (D) | 10.9 | Flipped |
West Virginia State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner