1986Final results
1986 election for West Virginia Delegate District 37
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Patrick H. Murphy (D) won re-election with 66.6% of the vote, defeating Leon Close (R) by 33.2 points.
Patrick H. MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.6%2,984
Leon CloseRepublican
33.4%1,495
4,479 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)