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1996Final results

1996 election for West Virginia Senate District 3

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Donna J. Boley (R) won with 70.6% of the vote, defeating Louis F. Flade (D) by 41.2 points.

Donna J. BoleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.6%26,632
29.4%11,079
37,711 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+8.41990R+22.91992R+2.51994R+41.21996R+6.41998R+41.32000

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