The 1998 West Virginia Senate election took place on Tuesday, November 3, 1998. State senate seats in West Virginia are staggered, with senators serving 4-year terms. 18 of the 34 state senate seats were up for election, with SD 2 holding an additional special election for Larry Wiedebusch's seat, who died on October 25, 1997. Jeffrey V. Kessler was appointed to fill the seat and was re-elected by a wide margin. The election took place concurrently with the U.S. House elections. The Democratic Party won over 60% of the vote for state senate candidates and flipped 4 Republican seats, retaining a supermajority in the state legislature's upper chamber.
Summary + Summary of the 1998 West Virginia Senate election results Party Candidates Votes % Seats Before Up Won After +/– Democratic 18 265,373 63.2% 25 12 16 29 4 Republican 13 149,651 35.6% 9 6 2 5 4 Libertarian 3 5,100 1.2% 0 0 0 0 Write-in 1 8 nil 0 0 0 0 Total 420,124 100% 34 18 34
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SD 2 (Full term)
SD 2 (Unexpired term)
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