1996Final results
1996 election for West Virginia Senate District 12
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
William Sharpe Jr. (D) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating David Craft (R) by 33.7 points.
William Sharpe Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
66.9%25,767
David CraftRepublican
33.1%12,765
38,532 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