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1990 West Virginia U.S. Senate Election

West Virginia · 2 candidates · See every 1990 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1990 West Virginia U.S. Senate Election?

Jay Rockefeller won the 1990 West Virginia U.S. Senate Election. Jay Rockefeller received 276,234 popular votes (68.32%). The main challenger was John Yoder (31.68%).

See the full head-to-head between Rockefeller and Yoder

Rockefeller +36.6 pts · won by 148,163 votes
Jay RockefellerDemocraticWINNER68.32%
276,234 votes
John YoderRepublican31.68%
128,071 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.