1998Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for West Virginia Senate District 8
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
2 seats: Brooks F. McCabe Jr. (D), John R. Mitchell Jr. (D) won.
2 seatsBrooks F. McCabe Jr.Democrat · winner
28.4%26,471
John R. Mitchell Jr.Democrat · winner
28.0%26,149
Ronald N. WaltersRepublican
22.5%20,977
Jack BuckalewRepublican · incumbent
21.1%19,643
93,240 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