1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for West Virginia Delegate District 13
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Steve Williams (D), Robert Chambers (D), Harold E. Given (D), Richard Houvouras (D), Robert L. Childers (D) and Patricia Hartman (D) won the district's 6 seats.
6 seatsSteve WilliamsDemocrat · winner
12.2%13,504
Robert ChambersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.6%11,731
Harold E. GivenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.1%11,217
Richard HouvourasDemocrat · winner
9.7%10,746
Robert L. ChildersDemocrat · winner
9.0%9,960
Patricia HartmanDemocrat · winner
9.0%9,955
Jim FletcherRepublican
8.7%9,661
Evelyn RichardsRepublican · incumbent
8.6%9,469
Tom BellRepublican
6.7%7,438
David L. CookRepublican
5.8%6,455
E. Thomas Wetzel IIRepublican
5.0%5,488
Madalin E. JacksonRepublican
4.4%4,904
110,528 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)