1998Final results
1998 election for West Virginia Senate District 15
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Walt Helmick (D) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Les Shoemaker Jr. (R) by 21.4 points.
Walt HelmickDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.7%14,879
Les Shoemaker Jr.Republican
39.3%9,638
24,517 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