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1986Final results

1986 election for West Virginia Delegate District 38

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Larry Faircloth (R) won re-election with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Taylor Perry (D) by 22.5 points.

Larry FairclothRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.3%2,600
Taylor PerryDemocrat
38.7%1,644
4,244 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

EvenR+15.11982R+38.71984R+22.51986R+29.01988R+20.41990

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