1996Final results
1996 election for West Virginia Senate District 9
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Billy Wayne Bailey Jr. (D) won with 83.6% of the vote, defeating R. Joseph Whelan (Lib) by 67.2 points.
Billy Wayne Bailey Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
83.6%20,795
R. Joseph WhelanLibertarian
16.4%4,081
24,876 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