1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for West Virginia Senate District 1
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
R. Andy McKenzie (R) won with 53.5% of the vote, defeating Thais Blatnik (D) by 7.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
R. Andy McKenzieRepublican · winner
53.5%19,158
Thais BlatnikDemocrat · incumbent
46.5%16,666
35,824 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET