1988 Senate elections · West Virginia history
West Virginia U.S. Senate election 1988
Robert C. Byrd DEM +29.5 · Class I seat · held 11/8/88
- Votes counted
- 634,547
- Margin
- 29.5 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in WV
- D+4.7same year
General election 11/8/88
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert C. Byrd Won | DEM | 410,983 | 64.77% | |
| Jay Wolfe | REP | 223,564 | 35.23% | |
| Total | 634,547 | |||
Official source: data
Other West Virginia Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Jim Justice | 41.0 |
| 2020 | Class II | Shelley Moore Capito | 43.3 |
| 2018 | Class I | Joe Manchin, III | 3.3 |
| 2014 | Class II | Shelley Moore Capito | 27.7 |
| 2012 | Class I | Joe Manchin, III | 24.1 |
| 2010 special | Class I | Joe Manchin, III | 10.1 |
| 2008 | Class II | John D. Rockefeller, IV | 27.5 |
| 2006 | Class I | Robert C. Byrd | 54.1 |
| 2002 | Class II | John D. Rockefeller, IV | 26.2 |
| 2000 | Class I | Robert C. Byrd | 57.6 |
| 1996 | Class II | John D. Rockefeller, IV | 53.3 |
| 1994 | Class I | Robert C. Byrd | 38.0 |
Full West Virginia Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 1988 West Virginia Senate race?
Robert C. Byrd (DEM) won with 64.8% of the vote, ahead of Jay Wolfe (35.2%), a margin of 29.5 points.
Did the West Virginia Senate seat change party in 1988?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1988 West Virginia Senate race?
634,547 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.