1984Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1984 election for West Virginia Delegate District 39
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
John Overington (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating John Doyle (D) by 10.4 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
John OveringtonRepublican · winner
55.2%4,340
John DoyleDemocrat · incumbent
44.8%3,523
7,863 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)