United States Senate election in West Virginia, 1988

United States Senate election in West Virginia, 1988

November 7, 1988

Nominee Robert Byrd Jay Wolfe Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 410,983 223,564 Percentage 64.8% 31.0%

U.S. Senator before election Robert Byrd Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Robert Byrd Democratic

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The 1988 United States Senate election in West Virginia took place on November 7, 1988. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Robert Byrd won re-election to a sixth term.

Candidates

Democratic

• Robert Byrd, incumbent U.S. Senator

Republican

• Jay Wolfe, State Senator^[1]

Results

References

1. ↑ http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=W1gvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8doFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1169,2129205&dq=jay+wolfe&hl=en
2. ↑ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3544

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