1986Final results
1986 election for West Virginia Delegate District 20
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Richard Flanigan (D), Howard L. Wellman (D), Gilbert E. Bailey (D) and James W. McNeely (D) won the district's 4 seats.
4 seatsRichard FlaniganDemocrat · winner · incumbent
20.3%9,666
Howard L. WellmanDemocrat · winner
19.3%9,202
Gilbert E. BaileyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
18.7%8,905
James W. McNeelyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.1%8,165
Paul H. Davis Jr.Republican
13.7%6,535
Ted VargasRepublican
10.9%5,191
47,664 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)