2002 general · November 5, 2002
2002 West Virginia State Senate election results, district by district
Every West Virginia State Senate district in the 2002 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 34 seats
After the electionD 24 · R 10
Races16
Changed party0
Unopposed31%5 races
Incumbents defeated3
Every district
D 11 · R 6
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Edwin J. Bowman (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-2 | Larry John Edgell (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 | J. Frank Deem (R) | 17.3 | |
| SD-4 | Lisa D. Smith (R) | 4.9 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-5 | Evan H. Jenkins (D) | 0.4 | |
| SD-6 | H. Truman Chafin (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-7 | Tracy Dempsey (D) | 38.2 | |
| SD-8 | Brooks F. McCabe Jr. · Steve Harrison (DEM) | 3.8 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-9 | Russ Weeks (R) | 3.3 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-10 | Jesse O. Guills Jr. (R) | 16.4 | |
| SD-11 | C. Randy White (D) | 28.6 | |
| SD-12 | Joe Minard (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 | Mike Oliverio (D) | 59.6 | |
| SD-14 | Sarah M. Minear (R) | 34.2 | |
| SD-15 | Walt Helmick (D) | 15.9 | |
| SD-16 | John Unger (D) | Unopposed |
West Virginia State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner