1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 24
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
John Hatcher Jr. (D) won with 23.1% of the vote, defeating Pat R. Hamilton (D) by 6.4 points.
John Hatcher Jr.Democrat · winner
23.1%5,636
John PinoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
18.1%4,412
Tom LouisosDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.0%4,153
Pat R. HamiltonDemocrat · incumbent
16.7%4,073
Sam J. PrattDemocrat
12.1%2,948
Mark AliffDemocrat
5.9%1,446
Evelyn J. JonesDemocrat
3.7%907
Lewis HuffmanDemocrat
3.4%825
24,400 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
John Hatcher Jr. (D)John Pino (D)Tom Louisos (D)Pat R. Hamilton (D)Sam J. Pratt (D)Mark Aliff (D)
Also on the ballot: Evelyn J. Jones (Democrat), 3.7%; Lewis Huffman (Democrat), 3.4%