1998Final results
1998 election for West Virginia Senate District 12
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Joe Minard (D) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating David L. Hinkle (R) by 31.0 points.
Joe MinardDemocrat · winner
65.5%15,961
David L. HinkleRepublican
34.5%8,416
24,377 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET