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1986Final results

1986 election for West Virginia Delegate District 22

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Jack Roop (D), Paul R. Hutchinson (D), Tom Susman (D), Arnold W. Ryan (D) and Sterling Lewis Jr. (D) won the district's 5 seats.

5 seats
Jack RoopDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.0%12,317
Paul R. HutchinsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
16.0%11,571
Tom SusmanDemocrat · winner
15.5%11,213
Arnold W. RyanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.1%10,924
Sterling Lewis Jr.Democrat · winner
14.8%10,745
Arthur P. SandaRepublican
11.4%8,223
10.2%7,397
72,390 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+36.41982D+18.51984D+13.31986D+16.61988D+7.31990

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