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2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated

2002 election for West Virginia Senate District 4

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Lisa D. Smith (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Oshel Craigo (D) by 4.9 points.

Lisa D. SmithRepublican · winner
52.4%18,193
Oshel CraigoDemocrat · incumbent
47.6%16,505
34,698 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+2.01996D+15.41998R+2.92000R+4.92002R+15.52004R+3.92006

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