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2010Final results

2010 election for West Virginia Senate District 1

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Orphy Klempa (D) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Charles August Schlegal (R) by 17.2 points.

Orphy KlempaDemocrat · winner
58.6%17,179
41.4%12,137
29,316 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenR+6.92004D+39.92006D+20.52008D+17.22010D+14.72012R+3.52014

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