1986Final results
1986 election for West Virginia Delegate District 31
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Duane Southern (D), Paul E. Prunty (R), William Stewart (D) and Cody A. Starcher (D) won the district's 4 seats.
4 seatsDuane SouthernDemocrat · winner · incumbent
16.2%12,880
Paul E. PruntyRepublican · winner · incumbent
16.1%12,835
William StewartDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.8%12,591
Cody A. StarcherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.6%12,471
James Pitrolo Jr.Democrat
12.4%9,894
Francis T. LauzauRepublican
11.4%9,077
Paul ElderRepublican
7.4%5,894
Camille S. KnottsRepublican
5.1%4,064
79,706 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)