1998Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for West Virginia Senate District 16
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
John Unger (D) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Harry E. Dugan (R) by 11.1 points.
John UngerDemocrat · winner
55.5%13,037
Harry E. DuganRepublican · incumbent
44.5%10,439
23,476 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