1998Final results
1998 election for West Virginia Senate District 9
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
William R. Wooton (D) won with 80.0% of the vote, defeating Joy Johnson (Lib) by 60.0 points.
William R. WootonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.0%11,552
Joy JohnsonLibertarian
20.0%2,892
14,444 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