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1996Final results

1996 election for West Virginia Senate District 2

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Robert Larry Wiedebusch (D) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Donald Haskins (R) by 14.4 points.

Robert Larry WiedebuschDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.2%18,285
Donald HaskinsRepublican
42.8%13,685
31,970 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

EvenD+12.61990D+16.21992D+0.61994D+14.41996D+12.81998D+39.32000

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