2002Final results
2002 election for West Virginia Senate District 3
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
J. Frank Deem (R) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Jim Ball (D) by 17.3 points.
J. Frank DeemRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.6%16,248
Jim BallDemocrat
41.4%11,459
27,707 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET