1986Final results
1986 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 13
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Robert Chambers (D) won with 11.5% of the vote, defeating George Danny Clark (D) by 5.1 points.
Robert ChambersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.5%6,794
Steve WilliamsDemocrat · winner
10.5%6,167
Harold E. GivenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.9%5,811
Robert L. ChildersDemocrat · winner
9.2%5,442
Patricia HartmanDemocrat · winner
7.6%4,480
Richard HouvourasDemocrat · winner
7.4%4,383
George Danny ClarkDemocrat
6.4%3,770
John D. ShortDemocrat
5.4%3,181
Susan HubbardDemocrat
5.2%3,066
John C. AllenDemocrat
4.8%2,856
Frank LucenteDemocrat
3.4%2,025
Robert HolleyDemocrat
3.1%1,801
Danny WrightDemocrat
2.9%1,732
Inez A. RotanDemocrat
2.7%1,618
Marvin Z. GrayDemocrat
2.3%1,346
Billy J. ChaffinDemocrat
2.0%1,202
James E. PhippsDemocrat
2.0%1,180
James H. BakerDemocrat
2.0%1,178
Leo E. Arbaugh Jr.Democrat
1.6%961
58,993 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Robert Chambers (D)Steve Williams (D)Harold E. Given (D)Robert L. Childers (D)Patricia Hartman (D)Richard Houvouras (D)George Danny Clark (D)John D. Short (D)Susan Hubbard (D)
Also on the ballot: John C. Allen (Democrat), 4.8%; Frank Lucente (Democrat), 3.4%; Robert Holley (Democrat), 3.1%; Danny Wright (Democrat), 2.9%; Inez A. Rotan (Democrat), 2.7%; Marvin Z. Gray (Democrat), 2.3%; Billy J. Chaffin (Democrat), 2.0%; James E. Phipps (Democrat), 2.0%; James H. Baker (Democrat), 2.0%; Leo E. Arbaugh Jr. (Democrat), 1.6%