1986Final results
1986 election for West Virginia Delegate District 21
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
W. Marion Shiflet (D) won re-election with 59.4% of the vote, defeating J. Neil Gwinn (R) by 18.9 points.
W. Marion ShifletDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.4%2,797
J. Neil GwinnRepublican
40.6%1,909
4,706 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)