1986 primaries · May 1, 1986
1986 West Virginia House of Delegates primary results, district by district
Every West Virginia House of Delegates district in the 1986 primaries: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
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Every district
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD-1 · Democratic primary | Sam Love (D) | 24.5 | |
| HD-1 · Republican primary | C. Donald Chaney (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-2 · Democratic primary | Roy E. Givens (D) | — | |
| HD-2 · Republican primary | Frank Joseph Haas (R) | — | |
| HD-3 · Democratic primary | Bill Reger (D) | — | |
| HD-3 · Republican primary | Paul J. Otte (R) | — | |
| HD-4 · Democratic primary | Albert Yanni (D) | 12.7 | |
| HD-4 · Republican primary | John F. Grisell (R) | — | |
| HD-5 · Democratic primary | George Simon (D) | 7.5 | |
| HD-5 · Republican primary | Robert L. Jones (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-6 · Republican primary | Larry Swann (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-7 · Democratic primary | R. Burl Smith (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-7 · Republican primary | Otis A. Leggett (R) | 33.9 | |
| HD-8 · Democratic primary | George E. Farley (D) | 5.4 | |
| HD-8 · Republican primary | Robert W. Burk Jr. (R) | 6.6 | |
| HD-9 · Democratic primary | Marge Burke (D) | 12.5 | |
| HD-10 · Democratic primary | Danny R. Harper (D) | 22.9 | |
| HD-10 · Republican primary | Bob Ashley (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-11 · Democratic primary | Ginny Starcher (D) | 26.0 | |
| HD-11 · Republican primary | James Waybright (R) | 5.9 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-12 · Democratic primary | Patricia White (D) | 4.3 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-12 · Republican primary | John H. Reed III (R) | 6.9 | |
| HD-13 · Democratic primary | Robert Chambers (D) | 5.1 | |
| HD-13 · Republican primary | Evelyn Richards (R) | 6.8 | |
| HD-14 · Democratic primary | Kenneth Adkins (D) | 7.1 | |
| HD-15 · Democratic primary | Mike Whitt (D) | 7.7 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-15 · Republican primary | Benton D. Spaulding (R) | — | |
| HD-16 · Democratic primary | Joe C. Ferrell (D) | 4.3 | |
| HD-16 · Republican primary | E. M. Bailey (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-17 · Democratic primary | Robert Mullett (D) | 40.8 | |
| HD-17 · Republican primary | Robert Turner (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-18 · Democratic primary | Rich Murensky (D) | 18.4 | |
| HD-18 · Republican primary | Richard Engram Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-19 · Democratic primary | Harold Hayden (D) | 10.1 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-20 · Democratic primary | Richard Flanigan (D) | 7.5 | |
| HD-20 · Republican primary | Ted Vargas (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-21 · Democratic primary | W. Marion Shiflet (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-21 · Republican primary | J. Neil Gwinn (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-22 · Democratic primary | William R. Wooton (D) | 4.8 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-22 · Republican primary | Lillian Martin Shumate (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-23 · Democratic primary | Charlotte Pritt (D) | 2.7 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-23 · Republican primary | Henry Shores (R) | 6.1 | |
| HD-24 · Democratic primary | John Hatcher Jr. (D) | 6.4 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-24 · Republican primary | Jerry Wayne Lilly (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-25 · Democratic primary | Sarah Lee Neal (D) | 5.8 | |
| HD-25 · Republican primary | Bill Wallace (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-26 · Democratic primary | Linda Nelson Garrett (D) | 8.3 | |
| HD-26 · Republican primary | Betty D. Fleming (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-27 · Democratic primary | Joe E. Martin (D) | 9.8 | |
| HD-27 · Republican primary | Jimmie A. Ryder (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-28 · Democratic primary | Gregory T. Murphy (D) | 23.8 | |
| HD-28 · Republican primary | Donald L. Stemple (R) | 22.4 | |
| HD-29 · Republican primary | Robert Conley (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-30 · Democratic primary | Floyd Fullen (D) | 3.5 | |
| HD-30 · Republican primary | Carl Furbee (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-31 · Democratic primary | William Stewart (D) | 7.8 | |
| HD-31 · Republican primary | Paul E. Prunty (R) | — | |
| HD-32 · Democratic primary | Larry Schifano (D) | 5.2 | |
| HD-32 · Republican primary | Paul A. Bowers (R) | — | |
| HD-33 · Democratic primary | Kevin A. Koury (D) | 7.6 | |
| HD-33 · Republican primary | Floyd R. Stiles (R) | — | |
| HD-34 · Democratic primary | Joseph V. Wright (D) | — | |
| HD-34 · Republican primary | Marc L. Harman (R) | — | |
| HD-35 · Democratic primary | Thomas J. Hawse (D) | 73.1 | |
| HD-36 · Democratic primary | Jerry L. Mezzatesta (D) | 14.9 | |
| HD-36 · Republican primary | Daniel L. Shanholtz (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-37 · Democratic primary | Patrick H. Murphy (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-38 · Democratic primary | Taylor Perry (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-38 · Republican primary | Larry Faircloth (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-39 · Democratic primary | John Doyle (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-39 · Republican primary | John Overington (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-40 · Democratic primary | William Martin (D) | 2.5 |
West Virginia House of Delegates
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner