1996 West Virginia Senate election

1996 West Virginia Senate election
November 5, 1996
17 out of 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate
18 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Earl Ray Tomblin Donna Boley
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 3, 1995 January 9, 1991
Leader's seat District 7 District 3
Last election 26 8
Seats after 25 9
Seat change 1 1
Popular vote 365,723 178,877
Percentage 67.15% 32.85%
President before election

Earl Ray Tomblin
Democratic

Elected President

Earl Ray Tomblin
Democratic

The 1996 West Virginia Senate election was held on November 5, 1996, to determine which party would control the West Virginia Senate for the following two years in the 73rd West Virginia legislature. Half out of the 34 seats in the West Virginia Senate were up for election. Prior to the election, 26 seats were held by Democrats and 8 seats were held by Republicans. The general election saw Republicans flip a single seat, meaning that Democrats retained their majority in the State Senate.

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