1988Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for West Virginia Delegate District 12
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Patricia White (D), Deborah F. Phillips (D), Charles H. Damron (D) and Lydia D. Long (D) won the district's 4 seats.
4 seatsPatricia WhiteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.6%15,378
Deborah F. PhillipsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.7%14,497
Charles H. DamronDemocrat · winner
13.0%12,760
Lydia D. LongDemocrat · winner
12.9%12,684
John H. Reed IIIRepublican · incumbent
12.7%12,534
Mike HallRepublican
11.8%11,573
P. E. McDermittRepublican
9.8%9,637
Mary E. HouseRepublican
9.4%9,252
98,315 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1988
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)