1984Final results

1984 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 24

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Pat R. Hamilton (D) won with 20.2% of the vote, defeating Sam J. Pratt (D) by 11.9 points.

Pat R. HamiltonDemocrat · winner · incumbent

20.2%7,244

John PinoDemocrat · winner

13.7%4,916

Tom LouisosDemocrat · winner

13.6%4,861

Sam J. PrattDemocrat

8.3%2,982

John D. JanneyDemocrat

6.4%2,279

Inez KirkwoodDemocrat

5.9%2,114

Mark AliffDemocrat

4.4%1,582

Dan HillDemocrat

3.7%1,322

John A. MosesDemocrat

3.5%1,242

Les McKinneyDemocrat

3.3%1,167

Ernest W. MellowDemocrat

2.8%997

Evelyn J. JonesDemocrat

2.8%995

Ralph J. WellsDemocrat

2.6%915

Hugh MooreDemocrat

2.5%888

Stephen MatthewsDemocrat

2.4%872

Virgil L. IveyDemocrat

2.3%835

Lewis HuffmanDemocrat

1.8%647

35,858 votes

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

The candidates

Pat R. Hamilton (D)John Pino (D)Tom Louisos (D)Sam J. Pratt (D)John D. Janney (D)Inez Kirkwood (D)

Also on the ballot: Mark Aliff (Democrat), 4.4%; Dan Hill (Democrat), 3.7%; John A. Moses (Democrat), 3.5%; Les McKinney (Democrat), 3.3%; Ernest W. Mellow (Democrat), 2.8%; Evelyn J. Jones (Democrat), 2.8%; Ralph J. Wells (Democrat), 2.6%; Hugh Moore (Democrat), 2.5%; Stephen Matthews (Democrat), 2.4%; Virgil L. Ivey (Democrat), 2.3%; Lewis Huffman (Democrat), 1.8%