1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 22
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
William R. Wooton (D) won with 13.7% of the vote, defeating David Stanley (D) by 4.8 points.
William R. WootonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.7%6,018
Paul R. HutchinsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
12.6%5,570
Tom SusmanDemocrat · winner
11.7%5,131
Sterling Lewis Jr.Democrat · winner
9.9%4,369
Arnold W. RyanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.9%4,352
David StanleyDemocrat
8.8%3,888
Louise StanleyDemocrat
7.4%3,260
Dennis R. SaundersDemocrat
6.6%2,915
Fred T. StacyDemocrat · incumbent
6.4%2,828
Robert S. KissDemocrat
5.7%2,518
Donnie ColemanDemocrat
4.2%1,831
Jeffrey L. GregoryDemocrat
3.1%1,360
44,040 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
William R. Wooton (D)Paul R. Hutchinson (D)Tom Susman (D)Sterling Lewis Jr. (D)Arnold W. Ryan (D)David Stanley (D)Louise Stanley (D)Dennis R. Saunders (D)Fred T. Stacy (D)Robert S. Kiss (D)
Also on the ballot: Donnie Coleman (Democrat), 4.2%; Jeffrey L. Gregory (Democrat), 3.1%