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2006 election for West Virginia Senate District 1

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Edwin J. Bowman (D) won with 69.9% of the vote, defeating George Village III (R) by 39.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Edwin J. BowmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.9%17,899
30.1%7,690
25,589 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenD+28.01998R+8.52000R+6.92004D+39.92006D+20.52008D+17.22010

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