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1988 US Senate election in West Virginia
Robert C. Byrd (Democrat) beat M. Jay Wolfe (Republican) in West Virginia in 1988, 64.8% to 35.2%, a margin of 29.5 points and 187,419 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1982, when Robert C. Byrd also won.
Democrats led in 53 of the 55 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 2. The largest, Kanawha, cast 77,054 votes and went to the Democrat by 23.3 points. The closest was Ritchie, where 150 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Senate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert C. Byrd won | Democratic | 410,983 | 64.8% |
| M. Jay Wolfe | Republican | 223,564 | 35.2% |
| Total | 634,547 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanawha | 47,520 61.7% | 29,534 38.3% | 77,054 | D+23.3 | |
| Wood | 17,091 53.9% | 14,600 46.1% | 31,691 | D+7.9 | |
| Cabell | 18,681 59.3% | 12,846 40.7% | 31,527 | D+18.5 | |
| Harrison | 19,102 65.7% | 9,981 34.3% | 29,083 | D+31.4 | |
| Monongalia | 19,443 75.1% | 6,453 24.9% | 25,896 | D+50.2 | |
| Raleigh | 16,113 65.8% | 8,364 34.2% | 24,477 | D+31.7 | |
| Marion | 15,770 67.5% | 7,586 32.5% | 23,356 | D+35.0 | |
| Mercer | 11,190 56.1% | 8,745 43.9% | 19,935 | D+12.3 | |
| Ohio | 13,943 70.0% | 5,989 30.0% | 19,932 | D+39.9 | |
| Berkeley | 10,205 61.7% | 6,343 38.3% | 16,548 | D+23.3 | |
| Fayette | 11,792 73.4% | 4,277 26.6% | 16,069 | D+46.8 | |
| Logan | 11,758 78.2% | 3,274 21.8% | 15,032 | D+56.4 | |
| Putnam | 7,824 53.8% | 6,728 46.2% | 14,552 | D+7.5 | |
| Wayne | 9,412 64.7% | 5,139 35.3% | 14,551 | D+29.4 | |
| Marshall | 9,924 69.0% | 4,450 31.0% | 14,374 | D+38.1 | |
| Hancock | 10,043 77.6% | 2,896 22.4% | 12,939 | D+55.2 | |
| Greenbrier | 7,127 62.7% | 4,238 37.3% | 11,365 | D+25.4 | |
| Mason | 6,707 62.7% | 3,987 37.3% | 10,694 | D+25.4 | |
| Jackson | 5,273 52.3% | 4,807 47.7% | 10,080 | D+4.6 | |
| Mineral | 6,744 67.9% | 3,189 32.1% | 9,933 | D+35.8 | |
| Randolph | 6,767 68.2% | 3,154 31.8% | 9,921 | D+36.4 | |
| Mingo | 7,733 78.2% | 2,162 21.8% | 9,895 | D+56.3 | |
| Preston | 6,540 67.0% | 3,228 33.0% | 9,768 | D+33.9 | |
| Brooke | 7,280 76.0% | 2,295 24.0% | 9,575 | D+52.1 | |
| Wyoming | 6,461 68.1% | 3,023 31.9% | 9,484 | D+36.3 | |
| Jefferson | 5,959 63.5% | 3,420 36.5% | 9,379 | D+27.1 | |
| McDowell | 7,137 77.2% | 2,104 22.8% | 9,241 | D+54.5 | |
| Boone | 6,800 74.1% | 2,378 25.9% | 9,178 | D+48.2 | |
| Nicholas | 5,741 66.4% | 2,901 33.6% | 8,642 | D+32.9 | |
| Lincoln | 5,635 67.2% | 2,754 32.8% | 8,389 | D+34.3 | |
| Upshur | 4,130 53.2% | 3,632 46.8% | 7,762 | D+6.4 | |
| Wetzel | 4,886 68.2% | 2,283 31.8% | 7,169 | D+36.3 | |
| Lewis | 4,047 58.6% | 2,861 41.4% | 6,908 | D+17.2 | |
| Barbour | 3,950 63.2% | 2,299 36.8% | 6,249 | D+26.4 | |
| Taylor | 3,622 63.9% | 2,043 36.1% | 5,665 | D+27.9 | |
| Braxton | 3,697 69.3% | 1,640 30.7% | 5,337 | D+38.5 | |
| Summers | 3,331 63.3% | 1,935 36.7% | 5,266 | D+26.5 | |
| Hampshire | 3,381 65.1% | 1,816 34.9% | 5,197 | D+30.1 | |
| Roane | 2,871 55.4% | 2,313 44.6% | 5,184 | D+10.8 | |
| Monroe | 2,921 59.2% | 2,015 40.8% | 4,936 | D+18.4 | |
| Morgan | 2,454 57.0% | 1,851 43.0% | 4,305 | D+14.0 | |
| Ritchie | 2,061 48.2% | 2,211 51.8% | 4,272 | R+3.5 | |
| Hardy | 3,014 72.5% | 1,145 27.5% | 4,159 | D+44.9 | |
| Grant | 2,101 54.6% | 1,745 45.4% | 3,846 | D+9.3 | |
| Clay | 2,530 66.3% | 1,285 33.7% | 3,815 | D+32.6 | |
| Tyler | 2,203 57.9% | 1,604 42.1% | 3,807 | D+15.7 | |
| Pocahontas | 2,609 68.6% | 1,194 31.4% | 3,803 | D+37.2 | |
| Tucker | 2,464 69.0% | 1,109 31.0% | 3,573 | D+37.9 | |
| Pendleton | 2,386 69.5% | 1,047 30.5% | 3,433 | D+39.0 | |
| Webster | 2,333 73.0% | 861 27.0% | 3,194 | D+46.1 | |
| Pleasants | 2,034 64.8% | 1,105 35.2% | 3,139 | D+29.6 | |
| Gilmer | 1,816 59.2% | 1,249 40.8% | 3,065 | D+18.5 | |
| Calhoun | 1,910 63.3% | 1,108 36.7% | 3,018 | D+26.6 | |
| Doddridge | 1,267 45.1% | 1,544 54.9% | 2,811 | R+9.9 | |
| Wirt | 1,250 60.3% | 824 39.7% | 2,074 | D+20.5 |
Counties as they stood in 1988; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
West Virginia Senate elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jim Justice (R) | R+41.0 |
| 2020 | Shelley Moore Capito (R) | R+43.3 |
| 2018 | Joe Manchin (D) | D+3.3 |
| 2014 | Shelley Moore Capito (R) | R+27.7 |
| 2012 | Joe Manchin III (D) | D+24.1 |
| 2008 | John D. Rockefeller IV (D) | D+27.5 |
| 2006 | Robert Byrd (D) | D+30.7 |
| 2002 | John D. Rockefeller IV (D) | D+26.2 |
| 2000 | Robert C. Byrd (D) | D+57.6 |
| 1996 | John D. Rockefeller IV (D) | D+53.3 |
| 1994 | Robert C. Byrd (D) | D+38.0 |
| 1990 | John D. Rockefeller IV (D) | D+36.6 |
| 1988 | Robert C. Byrd (D) | D+29.5 |
| 1984 | Jay Rockefeller (D) | D+4.1 |
| 1982 | Robert C. Byrd (D) | D+37.7 |
| 1978 | Jennings Randolph (D) | D+1.0 |
| 1976 | Robert C. Byrd (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1972 | Jennings Randolph (D) | D+32.9 |
| 1970 | Robert C. Byrd (D) | D+55.3 |
| 1966 | Jennings Randolph (D) | D+19.0 |
| 1964 | Robert C. Byrd (D) | D+35.3 |
| 1960 | Jennings Randolph (D) | D+10.7 |
| 1958 | Robert C. Byrd (D) | D+18.4 |
| 1954 | Matthew Neely (D) | D+9.6 |
| 1952 | Harley M. Kilgore (D) | D+7.2 |
| 1948 | Matthew M. Neely (D) | D+14.0 |
| 1946 | Harley M. Kilgore (D) | D+0.7 |
| 1942 | Chapman Revercomb (R) | R+10.7 |
| 1940 | Harley M. Kilgore (D) | D+12.7 |
| 1936 | Matthew M. Neely (D) | D+18.2 |
| 1934 | Rush D. Holt (D) | D+10.7 |
| 1930 | Matthew M. Neely (D) | D+24.0 |
| 1928 | Henry D. Hatfield (R) | R+1.5 |
| 1924 | Guy D. Goff (R) | R+3.2 |
| 1922 | Matthew M. Neely (D) | D+3.6 |
| 1918 | Davis Elkins (R) | R+8.1 |
| 1916 | Howard Sutherland (R) | R+2.0 |