1996Final results
1996 election for West Virginia Senate District 7
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Earl Ray Tomblin (D) won with 81.5% of the vote, defeating Stephen Ray Smith (R) by 62.9 points.
Earl Ray TomblinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.5%25,396
Stephen Ray SmithRepublican
18.5%5,783
31,179 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