1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 15
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Mike Whitt (D) won with 28.4% of the vote, defeating Irvine Damron (D) by 7.7 points.
Mike WhittDemocrat · winner
28.4%5,840
Jim ReidDemocrat · winner
28.0%5,767
Irvine DamronDemocrat · incumbent
20.7%4,259
R. Doyle Vanmeter IIDemocrat
18.9%3,899
James R. SmithDemocrat
4.0%827
20,592 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Mike Whitt (D)Jim Reid (D)Irvine Damron (D)R. Doyle Vanmeter II (D)
Also on the ballot: James R. Smith (Democrat), 4.0%