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1988 West Virginia U.S. Senate Election

West Virginia · 2 candidates · See every 1988 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1988 West Virginia U.S. Senate Election?

Robert C. Byrd won the 1988 West Virginia U.S. Senate Election. Robert C. Byrd received 410,983 popular votes (64.77%). The main challenger was M. Jay Wolfe (35.23%).

See the full head-to-head between Byrd and Wolfe

Byrd +29.5 pts · won by 187,419 votes
Robert C. ByrdDemocraticWINNER64.77%
410,983 votes
M. Jay WolfeRepublican35.23%
223,564 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.