1998 general · November 3, 1998
1998 West Virginia State Senate election results, district by district
Every West Virginia State Senate district in the 1998 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 34 seats
After the electionD 29 · R 5
Races16
Changed party2
Unopposed25%4 races
Incumbents defeated3
Every district
D 15 · R 2
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Edwin J. Bowman (D) | 28.0 | Flipped |
| SD-2 | Larry John Edgell (D) | 12.8 | |
| SD-3 | J. Frank Deem (R) | 6.4 | |
| SD-4 | Oshel Craigo (D) | 15.4 | |
| SD-5 | Marie E. Redd (D) | 1.2 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-6 | H. Truman Chafin (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-7 | Lloyd G. Jackson (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-8 | Brooks F. McCabe Jr. · John R. Mitchell Jr. (D) | 5.5 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-9 | William R. Wooton (D) | 60.0 | |
| SD-10 | Leonard Anderson (D) | 29.1 | |
| SD-11 | Randy Schoonover (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-12 | Joe Minard (D) | 31.0 | |
| SD-13 | Mike Oliverio (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-14 | Sarah M. Minear (R) | 16.4 | Flipped |
| SD-15 | Walt Helmick (D) | 21.4 | |
| SD-16 | John Unger (D) | 11.1 | Incumbent lost |
West Virginia State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner