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1986Final results

1986 election for West Virginia Delegate District 16

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Bill Anderson (D), Robert L. McCormick (D), Ancil Lee Miller (D) and Joe C. Ferrell (D) won the district's 4 seats.

4 seats
Bill AndersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.0%9,309
Robert L. McCormickDemocrat · winner · incumbent
22.5%8,375
Ancil Lee MillerDemocrat · winner
22.1%8,220
Joe C. FerrellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
21.6%8,041
E. M. BaileyRepublican
8.7%3,237
37,182 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

EvenD+39.01984D+42.61986D+39.61988D+31.51990

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