1986Final results
1986 election for West Virginia Delegate District 39
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
John Overington (R) won re-election with 53.9% of the vote, defeating John Doyle (D) by 7.8 points.
John OveringtonRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.9%2,411
John DoyleDemocrat
46.1%2,064
4,475 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)