1984Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1984 election for West Virginia Delegate District 23

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

John Wells (R), Charlotte Pritt (D), Thomas A. Knight (D), Charlotte Lane (R), Barbara Hatfield (D), Lyle Sattes (D), Walton Shepherd (D), Bonnie Brown (D), Rudy Seacrist (D), James F. Humphreys (D), Leonard Underwood (D) and Lee F. Feinberg (D) won the district's 12 seats.

12 seats

John WellsRepublican · winner

4.8%35,979

Charlotte PrittDemocrat · winner

4.8%35,575

Thomas A. KnightDemocrat · winner · incumbent

4.7%35,058

Charlotte LaneRepublican · winner

4.7%34,689

Barbara HatfieldDemocrat · winner

4.6%34,186

Lyle SattesDemocrat · winner · incumbent

4.6%34,100

Walton ShepherdDemocrat · winner

4.6%33,812

Bonnie BrownDemocrat · winner · incumbent

4.5%33,674

Rudy SeacristDemocrat · winner · incumbent

4.4%32,972

James F. HumphreysDemocrat · winner · incumbent

4.4%32,947

Leonard UnderwoodDemocrat · winner · incumbent

4.4%32,745

Lee F. FeinbergDemocrat · winner · incumbent

4.4%32,604

Sharon SpencerDemocrat · incumbent

4.3%32,025

June BledsoeDemocrat · incumbent

4.2%31,523

Ruth GoldsmithRepublican

4.2%31,481

Samuel RubinRepublican

4.0%29,526

Ann CalvertRepublican

4.0%29,440

Alma Y. KingRepublican

3.9%28,828

Robert ThompsonRepublican

3.7%27,843

Dick HendersonRepublican

3.7%27,548

John H. MillerRepublican

3.4%25,529

Stephen V. BrownRepublican

3.2%24,094

J. E. MarionRepublican

3.1%23,254

Donald E. HardmanRepublican

3.1%23,138

742,570 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984

Races before and after

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

John Wells (R)Charlotte Pritt (D)

Also on the ballot: Thomas A. Knight (Democrat), 4.7%; Charlotte Lane (Republican), 4.7%; Barbara Hatfield (Democrat), 4.6%; Lyle Sattes (Democrat), 4.6%; Walton Shepherd (Democrat), 4.6%; Bonnie Brown (Democrat), 4.5%; Rudy Seacrist (Democrat), 4.4%; James F. Humphreys (Democrat), 4.4%; Leonard Underwood (Democrat), 4.4%; Lee F. Feinberg (Democrat), 4.4%; Sharon Spencer (Democrat), 4.3%; June Bledsoe (Democrat), 4.2%; Ruth Goldsmith (Republican), 4.2%; Samuel Rubin (Republican), 4.0%; Ann Calvert (Republican), 4.0%; Alma Y. King (Republican), 3.9%; Robert Thompson (Republican), 3.7%; Dick Henderson (Republican), 3.7%; John H. Miller (Republican), 3.4%; Stephen V. Brown (Republican), 3.2%; J. E. Marion (Republican), 3.1%; Donald E. Hardman (Republican), 3.1%