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1986Final results

1986 election for West Virginia Delegate District 32

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Michael Buchanan (D), Larry Schifano (D), Twila S. Metheney (D) and Shelby Leary (D) won the district's 4 seats.

4 seats
Michael BuchananDemocrat · winner
18.0%10,113
Larry SchifanoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
16.8%9,436
Twila S. MetheneyDemocrat · winner
16.1%9,009
Shelby LearyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.4%8,087
R. A. RaeseRepublican
13.0%7,292
11.8%6,601
G. A. PanrellRepublican
9.9%5,579
56,117 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+2.51982D+5.31984D+5.21986D+16.61988D+6.51990

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