1986Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1986 election for West Virginia Delegate District 7
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Otis A. Leggett (R) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating R. Burl Smith (D) by 13.8 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Otis A. LeggettRepublican · winner
56.9%3,406
R. Burl SmithDemocrat
43.1%2,578
5,984 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)