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1998Final results

1998 election for West Virginia Senate District 2

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Larry John Edgell (D) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Charles Clements (R) by 12.8 points.

Larry John EdgellDemocrat · winner
56.4%11,253
43.6%8,691
19,944 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

EvenD+16.21992D+0.61994D+14.41996D+12.81998D+39.32000D+34.82004

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET