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2002Final results

2002 election for West Virginia Senate District 15

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Walt Helmick (D) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Christopher Davis (R) by 15.9 points.

Walt HelmickDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.7%14,630
39.8%10,461
Kit PattenMountain
4.5%1,173
26,264 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 2002

Races before and after

EvenD+39.11992D+20.81994D+21.41998D+15.92002R+0.82004R+11.82008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Walt Helmick (D)Christopher Davis (R)

Also on the ballot: Kit Patten (Mountain), 4.5%