1998Final results
1998 election for West Virginia Senate District 3
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
J. Frank Deem (R) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Paul E. Thornton (D) by 6.4 points.
J. Frank DeemRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.2%14,159
Paul E. ThorntonDemocrat
46.8%12,465
26,632 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