1988-11-08 Senatorial Election Results for West Virginia (Class 1)

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County	Turnout	Robert Byrd* (D)		Jay Wolfe (R)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Barbour	53%	3,950	63.2%	2,299	36.8%	0	0.0%	1,651	6,249
Berkeley	40%	10,205	61.7%	6,343	38.3%	0	0.0%	3,862	16,548
Boone	48%	6,800	74.1%	2,378	25.9%	0	0.0%	4,422	9,178
Braxton	55%	3,697	69.3%	1,640	30.7%	0	0.0%	2,057	5,337
Brooke	45%	7,280	76.0%	2,295	24.0%	0	0.0%	4,985	9,575
Cabell	41%	18,681	59.3%	12,846	40.7%	0	0.0%	5,835	31,527
Calhoun	52%	1,910	63.3%	1,108	36.7%	0	0.0%	802	3,018
Clay	54%	2,530	66.3%	1,285	33.7%	0	0.0%	1,245	3,815
Doddridge	55%	1,267	45.1%	1,544	54.9%	0	0.0%	-277	2,811
Fayette	44%	11,792	73.4%	4,277	26.6%	0	0.0%	7,515	16,069
Gilmer	52%	1,816	59.2%	1,249	40.8%	0	0.0%	567	3,065
Grant	51%	2,101	54.6%	1,745	45.4%	0	0.0%	356	3,846
Greenbrier	43%	7,127	62.7%	4,238	37.3%	0	0.0%	2,889	11,365
Hampshire	44%	3,381	65.1%	1,816	34.9%	0	0.0%	1,565	5,197
Hancock	47%	10,043	77.6%	2,896	22.4%	0	0.0%	7,147	12,939
Hardy	51%	3,014	72.5%	1,145	27.5%	0	0.0%	1,869	4,159
Harrison	55%	19,102	65.7%	9,981	34.3%	0	0.0%	9,121	29,083
Jackson	53%	5,273	52.3%	4,807	47.7%	0	0.0%	466	10,080
Jefferson	37%	5,959	63.5%	3,420	36.5%	0	0.0%	2,539	9,379
Kanawha	48%	47,520	61.7%	29,534	38.3%	0	0.0%	17,986	77,054
Lewis	52%	4,047	58.6%	2,861	41.4%	0	0.0%	1,186	6,908
Lincoln	54%	5,635	67.2%	2,754	32.8%	0	0.0%	2,881	8,389
Logan	47%	11,758	78.2%	3,274	21.8%	0	0.0%	8,484	15,032
Marion	52%	15,770	67.5%	7,586	32.5%	0	0.0%	8,184	23,356
Marshall	50%	9,924	69.0%	4,450	31.0%	0	0.0%	5,474	14,374
Mason	57%	6,707	62.7%	3,987	37.3%	0	0.0%	2,720	10,694
McDowell	35%	7,137	77.2%	2,104	22.8%	0	0.0%	5,033	9,241
Mercer	40%	11,190	56.1%	8,745	43.9%	0	0.0%	2,445	19,935
Mineral	50%	6,744	67.9%	3,189	32.1%	0	0.0%	3,555	9,933
Mingo	42%	7,733	78.2%	2,162	21.8%	0	0.0%	5,571	9,895
Monongalia	43%	19,443	75.1%	6,453	24.9%	0	0.0%	12,990	25,896
Monroe	53%	2,921	59.2%	2,015	40.8%	0	0.0%	906	4,936
Morgan	48%	2,454	57.0%	1,851	43.0%	0	0.0%	603	4,305
Nicholas	45%	5,741	66.4%	2,901	33.6%	0	0.0%	2,840	8,642
Ohio	48%	13,943	70.0%	5,989	30.0%	0	0.0%	7,954	19,932
Pendleton	57%	2,386	69.5%	1,047	30.5%	0	0.0%	1,339	3,433
Pleasants	56%	2,034	64.8%	1,105	35.2%	0	0.0%	929	3,139
Pocahontas	55%	2,609	68.6%	1,194	31.4%	0	0.0%	1,415	3,803
Preston	46%	6,540	67.0%	3,228	33.0%	0	0.0%	3,312	9,768
Putnam	48%	7,824	53.8%	6,728	46.2%	0	0.0%	1,096	14,552
Raleigh	43%	16,113	65.8%	8,364	34.2%	0	0.0%	7,749	24,477
Randolph	47%	6,767	68.2%	3,154	31.8%	0	0.0%	3,613	9,921
Ritchie	55%	2,061	48.2%	2,211	51.8%	0	0.0%	-150	4,272
Roane	47%	2,871	55.4%	2,313	44.6%	0	0.0%	558	5,184
Summers	48%	3,331	63.3%	1,935	36.7%	0	0.0%	1,396	5,266
Taylor	50%	3,622	63.9%	2,043	36.1%	0	0.0%	1,579	5,665
Tucker	61%	2,464	69.0%	1,109	31.0%	0	0.0%	1,355	3,573
Tyler	52%	2,203	57.9%	1,604	42.1%	0	0.0%	599	3,807
Upshur	46%	4,130	53.2%	3,632	46.8%	0	0.0%	498	7,762
Wayne	47%	9,412	64.7%	5,139	35.3%	0	0.0%	4,273	14,551
Webster	41%	2,333	73.0%	861	27.0%	0	0.0%	1,472	3,194
Wetzel	50%	4,886	68.2%	2,283	31.8%	0	0.0%	2,603	7,169
Wirt	55%	1,250	60.3%	824	39.7%	0	0.0%	426	2,074
Wood	48%	17,091	53.9%	14,600	46.1%	0	0.0%	2,491	31,691
Wyoming	45%	6,461	68.1%	3,023	31.9%	0	0.0%	3,438	9,484
TOTAL	48%	410,983	64.8%	223,564	35.2%	0	0.0%	187,419	634,547
Total R vote: 223,564 (35.2%)      Total D vote: 410,983 (64.8%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$1,282,746		$115,284
Total Receipts:		$1,539,292		$115,314
Cash on Hand:		$482,690		$28
Contributions by Candidate:		$0		$7,800
Loans by Candidate:		$0		$0
Total Individual Contributions:		$351,702		$85,903
Party Contributions:		$17,500		$18,773
Other Committee Contributions:		$978,720		$2,103
Transfers from Other Committees:		$0		$0
Independent Expenditures Supporting:		$8,146		$0
Independent Expenditures Opposing:		$2,684		$0
Net Independent Expenditures:		$5,462		$0
Net Spending:		$1,288,208		$115,284

1988 Senate class 1, Barbour County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	3,950	63.2%
Jay Wolfe (R)	2,299	36.8%
TOTAL	6,249
Turnout: 53%

1988 Senate class 1, Berkeley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	10,205	61.7%
Jay Wolfe (R)	6,343	38.3%
TOTAL	16,548
Turnout: 40%

1988 Senate class 1, Boone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	6,800	74.1%
Jay Wolfe (R)	2,378	25.9%
TOTAL	9,178
Turnout: 48%

1988 Senate class 1, Braxton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	3,697	69.3%
Jay Wolfe (R)	1,640	30.7%
TOTAL	5,337
Turnout: 55%

1988 Senate class 1, Brooke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	7,280	76.0%
Jay Wolfe (R)	2,295	24.0%
TOTAL	9,575
Turnout: 45%

1988 Senate class 1, Cabell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	18,681	59.3%
Jay Wolfe (R)	12,846	40.7%
TOTAL	31,527
Turnout: 41%

1988 Senate class 1, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	1,910	63.3%
Jay Wolfe (R)	1,108	36.7%
TOTAL	3,018
Turnout: 52%

1988 Senate class 1, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	2,530	66.3%
Jay Wolfe (R)	1,285	33.7%
TOTAL	3,815
Turnout: 54%

1988 Senate class 1, Doddridge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	1,267	45.1%
Jay Wolfe (R)	1,544	54.9%
TOTAL	2,811
Turnout: 55%

1988 Senate class 1, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	11,792	73.4%
Jay Wolfe (R)	4,277	26.6%
TOTAL	16,069
Turnout: 44%

1988 Senate class 1, Gilmer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	1,816	59.2%
Jay Wolfe (R)	1,249	40.8%
TOTAL	3,065
Turnout: 52%

1988 Senate class 1, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	2,101	54.6%
Jay Wolfe (R)	1,745	45.4%
TOTAL	3,846
Turnout: 51%

1988 Senate class 1, Greenbrier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	7,127	62.7%
Jay Wolfe (R)	4,238	37.3%
TOTAL	11,365
Turnout: 43%

1988 Senate class 1, Hampshire County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	3,381	65.1%
Jay Wolfe (R)	1,816	34.9%
TOTAL	5,197
Turnout: 44%

1988 Senate class 1, Hancock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	10,043	77.6%
Jay Wolfe (R)	2,896	22.4%
TOTAL	12,939
Turnout: 47%

1988 Senate class 1, Hardy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	3,014	72.5%
Jay Wolfe (R)	1,145	27.5%
TOTAL	4,159
Turnout: 51%

1988 Senate class 1, Harrison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	19,102	65.7%
Jay Wolfe (R)	9,981	34.3%
TOTAL	29,083
Turnout: 55%

1988 Senate class 1, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	5,273	52.3%
Jay Wolfe (R)	4,807	47.7%
TOTAL	10,080
Turnout: 53%

1988 Senate class 1, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	5,959	63.5%
Jay Wolfe (R)	3,420	36.5%
TOTAL	9,379
Turnout: 37%

1988 Senate class 1, Kanawha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	47,520	61.7%
Jay Wolfe (R)	29,534	38.3%
TOTAL	77,054
Turnout: 48%

1988 Senate class 1, Lewis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	4,047	58.6%
Jay Wolfe (R)	2,861	41.4%
TOTAL	6,908
Turnout: 52%

1988 Senate class 1, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	5,635	67.2%
Jay Wolfe (R)	2,754	32.8%
TOTAL	8,389
Turnout: 54%

1988 Senate class 1, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	11,758	78.2%
Jay Wolfe (R)	3,274	21.8%
TOTAL	15,032
Turnout: 47%

1988 Senate class 1, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	15,770	67.5%
Jay Wolfe (R)	7,586	32.5%
TOTAL	23,356
Turnout: 52%

1988 Senate class 1, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	9,924	69.0%
Jay Wolfe (R)	4,450	31.0%
TOTAL	14,374
Turnout: 50%

1988 Senate class 1, Mason County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	6,707	62.7%
Jay Wolfe (R)	3,987	37.3%
TOTAL	10,694
Turnout: 57%

1988 Senate class 1, McDowell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	7,137	77.2%
Jay Wolfe (R)	2,104	22.8%
TOTAL	9,241
Turnout: 35%

1988 Senate class 1, Mercer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	11,190	56.1%
Jay Wolfe (R)	8,745	43.9%
TOTAL	19,935
Turnout: 40%

1988 Senate class 1, Mineral County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	6,744	67.9%
Jay Wolfe (R)	3,189	32.1%
TOTAL	9,933
Turnout: 50%

1988 Senate class 1, Mingo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	7,733	78.2%
Jay Wolfe (R)	2,162	21.8%
TOTAL	9,895
Turnout: 42%

1988 Senate class 1, Monongalia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	19,443	75.1%
Jay Wolfe (R)	6,453	24.9%
TOTAL	25,896
Turnout: 43%

1988 Senate class 1, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	2,921	59.2%
Jay Wolfe (R)	2,015	40.8%
TOTAL	4,936
Turnout: 53%

1988 Senate class 1, Morgan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	2,454	57.0%
Jay Wolfe (R)	1,851	43.0%
TOTAL	4,305
Turnout: 48%

1988 Senate class 1, Nicholas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	5,741	66.4%
Jay Wolfe (R)	2,901	33.6%
TOTAL	8,642
Turnout: 45%

1988 Senate class 1, Ohio County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	13,943	70.0%
Jay Wolfe (R)	5,989	30.0%
TOTAL	19,932
Turnout: 48%

1988 Senate class 1, Pendleton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	2,386	69.5%
Jay Wolfe (R)	1,047	30.5%
TOTAL	3,433
Turnout: 57%

1988 Senate class 1, Pleasants County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	2,034	64.8%
Jay Wolfe (R)	1,105	35.2%
TOTAL	3,139
Turnout: 56%

1988 Senate class 1, Pocahontas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	2,609	68.6%
Jay Wolfe (R)	1,194	31.4%
TOTAL	3,803
Turnout: 55%

1988 Senate class 1, Preston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	6,540	67.0%
Jay Wolfe (R)	3,228	33.0%
TOTAL	9,768
Turnout: 46%

1988 Senate class 1, Putnam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	7,824	53.8%
Jay Wolfe (R)	6,728	46.2%
TOTAL	14,552
Turnout: 48%

1988 Senate class 1, Raleigh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	16,113	65.8%
Jay Wolfe (R)	8,364	34.2%
TOTAL	24,477
Turnout: 43%

1988 Senate class 1, Randolph County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	6,767	68.2%
Jay Wolfe (R)	3,154	31.8%
TOTAL	9,921
Turnout: 47%

1988 Senate class 1, Ritchie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	2,061	48.2%
Jay Wolfe (R)	2,211	51.8%
TOTAL	4,272
Turnout: 55%

1988 Senate class 1, Roane County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	2,871	55.4%
Jay Wolfe (R)	2,313	44.6%
TOTAL	5,184
Turnout: 47%

1988 Senate class 1, Summers County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	3,331	63.3%
Jay Wolfe (R)	1,935	36.7%
TOTAL	5,266
Turnout: 48%

1988 Senate class 1, Taylor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	3,622	63.9%
Jay Wolfe (R)	2,043	36.1%
TOTAL	5,665
Turnout: 50%

1988 Senate class 1, Tucker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	2,464	69.0%
Jay Wolfe (R)	1,109	31.0%
TOTAL	3,573
Turnout: 61%

1988 Senate class 1, Tyler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	2,203	57.9%
Jay Wolfe (R)	1,604	42.1%
TOTAL	3,807
Turnout: 52%

1988 Senate class 1, Upshur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	4,130	53.2%
Jay Wolfe (R)	3,632	46.8%
TOTAL	7,762
Turnout: 46%

1988 Senate class 1, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	9,412	64.7%
Jay Wolfe (R)	5,139	35.3%
TOTAL	14,551
Turnout: 47%

1988 Senate class 1, Webster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	2,333	73.0%
Jay Wolfe (R)	861	27.0%
TOTAL	3,194
Turnout: 41%

1988 Senate class 1, Wetzel County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	4,886	68.2%
Jay Wolfe (R)	2,283	31.8%
TOTAL	7,169
Turnout: 50%

1988 Senate class 1, Wirt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	1,250	60.3%
Jay Wolfe (R)	824	39.7%
TOTAL	2,074
Turnout: 55%

1988 Senate class 1, Wood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	17,091	53.9%
Jay Wolfe (R)	14,600	46.1%
TOTAL	31,691
Turnout: 48%

1988 Senate class 1, Wyoming County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	6,461	68.1%
Jay Wolfe (R)	3,023	31.9%
TOTAL	9,484
Turnout: 45%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Robert Byrd*
Total Disbursements:	$1,282,746
Total Receipts:	$1,539,292
Cash on Hand:	$482,690
Candidate Contributions:	$0
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$351,702
Party Contributions:	$17,500
Other Committee Contributions:	$978,720
Other Committee Transfers:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$8,146
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$2,684
Net Independent Expenditures:	$5,462
Net Spending:	$1,288,208

Jay Wolfe
Total Disbursements:	$115,284
Total Receipts:	$115,314
Cash on Hand:	$28
Candidate Contributions:	$7,800
Candidate Loans:	$0
Individual Contributions:	$85,903
Party Contributions:	$18,773
Other Committee Contributions:	$2,103
Other Committee Transfers:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Supporting:	$0
Indep. Expenditures Opposing:	$0
Net Independent Expenditures:	$0
Net Spending:	$115,284

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/WV/1988