1998Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for West Virginia Senate District 5
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Marie E. Redd (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Thomas F. Scott (R) by 1.2 points.
Marie E. ReddDemocrat · winner
50.6%9,082
Thomas F. ScottRepublican · incumbent
49.4%8,867
17,949 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