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1988Final results

1988 election for West Virginia Delegate District 16

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Sammie Dalton (D), Bill Anderson (D), Joe C. Ferrell (D) and Robert L. McCormick (D) won the district's 4 seats.

4 seats
Sammie DaltonDemocrat · winner
24.5%17,687
Bill AndersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.0%16,615
Joe C. FerrellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
21.7%15,683
Robert L. McCormickDemocrat · winner · incumbent
21.5%15,561
9.3%6,734
72,280 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

EvenD+39.01984D+42.61986D+39.61988D+31.51990

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)