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1994 Senate elections · West Virginia history

West Virginia U.S. Senate election 1994

Robert C. Byrd DEM +38.0 · Class I seat · held 11/8/94

Votes counted
420,936
Margin
38.0 pts
Seat held by
Democraticheld

General election 11/8/94

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
Robert C. Byrd WonDEM290,49569.01%
Stan KlosREP130,44130.99%
Total420,936

Official source: data

Other West Virginia Senate races

YearSeatWinnerMargin
2024Class IJim Justice41.0
2020Class IIShelley Moore Capito43.3
2018Class IJoe Manchin, III3.3
2014Class IIShelley Moore Capito27.7
2012Class IJoe Manchin, III24.1
2010 specialClass IJoe Manchin, III10.1
2008Class IIJohn D. Rockefeller, IV27.5
2006Class IRobert C. Byrd54.1
2002Class IIJohn D. Rockefeller, IV26.2
2000Class IRobert C. Byrd57.6
1996Class IIJohn D. Rockefeller, IV53.3
1994Class IRobert C. Byrd38.0

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Questions and answers

Who won the 1994 West Virginia Senate race?

Robert C. Byrd (DEM) won with 69.0% of the vote, ahead of Stan Klos (31.0%), a margin of 38.0 points.

Did the West Virginia Senate seat change party in 1994?

No. The Democratic Party held it.

How many votes were cast in the 1994 West Virginia Senate race?

420,936 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.