1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for West Virginia Delegate District 3
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Paul J. Otte (R), David McKinley (R) and Bill Reger (D) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsPaul J. OtteRepublican · winner · incumbent
21.0%7,085
David McKinleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
19.8%6,682
Bill RegerDemocrat · winner
18.7%6,318
Thais BlatnikDemocrat · incumbent
18.5%6,230
Jerry A. TigheDemocrat
11.2%3,767
Georgia Velas DoerrRepublican
10.9%3,684
33,766 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)