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Election 1994 Results

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1994 US Senate election in West Virginia

Robert C. Byrd (Democrat) beat Stan Klos (Republican) in West Virginia in 1994, 69.0% to 31.0%, a margin of 38.0 points and 160,054 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1988, when Robert C. Byrd also won.

Democrats led in 55 of the 55 counties. The largest, Kanawha, cast 50,156 votes and went to the Democrat by 31.1 points. The closest was Doddridge, where 129 votes separated the two parties.

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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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Robert C. Byrd won Democratic 290,495 69.0%
Stan Klos Republican 130,441 31.0%
Total420,936

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Kanawha 32,882 65.6% 17,274 34.4% 50,156 D+31.1
Wood 13,461 60.4% 8,815 39.6% 22,276 D+20.9
Cabell 15,421 69.9% 6,640 30.1% 22,061 D+39.8
Harrison 14,262 77.9% 4,055 22.1% 18,317 D+55.7
Monongalia 12,181 72.3% 4,665 27.7% 16,846 D+44.6
Raleigh 11,320 73.8% 4,009 26.2% 15,329 D+47.7
McDowell 11,720 79.0% 3,121 21.0% 14,841 D+57.9
Mercer 8,137 62.1% 4,968 37.9% 13,105 D+24.2
Ohio 8,140 62.5% 4,889 37.5% 13,029 D+25.0
Berkeley 7,636 59.6% 5,169 40.4% 12,805 D+19.3
Putnam 6,367 57.3% 4,742 42.7% 11,109 D+14.6
Marion 6,235 64.7% 3,396 35.3% 9,631 D+29.5
Hancock 7,197 75.4% 2,352 24.6% 9,549 D+50.7
Fayette 7,174 78.0% 2,021 22.0% 9,195 D+56.0
Wayne 5,958 69.8% 2,582 30.2% 8,540 D+39.5
Jefferson 5,724 68.1% 2,681 31.9% 8,405 D+36.2
Logan 6,784 86.6% 1,048 13.4% 7,832 D+73.2
Greenbrier 5,313 68.0% 2,495 32.0% 7,808 D+36.1
Randolph 5,923 77.6% 1,712 22.4% 7,635 D+55.2
Preston 5,010 68.3% 2,328 31.7% 7,338 D+36.5
Jackson 4,185 60.1% 2,776 39.9% 6,961 D+20.2
Marshall 4,243 64.0% 2,384 36.0% 6,627 D+28.1
Brooke 4,809 74.2% 1,675 25.8% 6,484 D+48.3
Mineral 4,010 66.2% 2,051 33.8% 6,061 D+32.3
Upshur 4,228 71.0% 1,723 29.0% 5,951 D+42.1
Nicholas 3,965 71.7% 1,568 28.3% 5,533 D+43.3
Lincoln 3,720 70.0% 1,591 30.0% 5,311 D+40.1
Boone 4,236 79.8% 1,074 20.2% 5,310 D+59.5
Wetzel 3,464 69.2% 1,541 30.8% 5,005 D+38.4
Mingo 4,125 84.8% 741 15.2% 4,866 D+69.5
Mason 4,001 82.6% 844 17.4% 4,845 D+65.2
Barbour 3,638 75.3% 1,193 24.7% 4,831 D+50.6
Wyoming 3,714 77.8% 1,061 22.2% 4,775 D+55.6
Lewis 3,138 67.9% 1,486 32.1% 4,624 D+35.7
Hampshire 2,589 61.6% 1,612 38.4% 4,201 D+23.3
Taylor 3,130 75.4% 1,020 24.6% 4,150 D+50.8
Braxton 2,598 68.7% 1,186 31.3% 3,784 D+37.3
Monroe 2,306 65.0% 1,240 35.0% 3,546 D+30.1
Roane 2,083 60.0% 1,386 40.0% 3,469 D+20.1
Hardy 2,287 71.5% 911 28.5% 3,198 D+43.0
Grant 1,909 59.8% 1,284 40.2% 3,193 D+19.6
Morgan 1,736 54.7% 1,436 45.3% 3,172 D+9.5
Pocahontas 2,263 74.9% 757 25.1% 3,020 D+49.9
Tucker 2,170 77.0% 650 23.0% 2,820 D+53.9
Summers 1,916 71.6% 760 28.4% 2,676 D+43.2
Ritchie 1,455 54.4% 1,219 45.6% 2,674 D+8.8
Tyler 1,482 58.1% 1,070 41.9% 2,552 D+16.1
Clay 1,606 70.3% 680 29.7% 2,286 D+40.5
Pleasants 1,332 58.8% 934 41.2% 2,266 D+17.6
Webster 1,629 75.7% 523 24.3% 2,152 D+51.4
Gilmer 1,424 67.4% 689 32.6% 2,113 D+34.8
Pendleton 1,254 68.9% 565 31.1% 1,819 D+37.9
Calhoun 1,220 67.7% 581 32.3% 1,801 D+35.5
Doddridge 902 53.9% 773 46.1% 1,675 D+7.7
Wirt 883 64.1% 495 35.9% 1,378 D+28.2

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

YearWinnerMargin
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