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
Louis F. FladeDemocrat
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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET