1988Final results
1988 election for West Virginia Delegate District 20
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Richard Flanigan (D), Richard N. Kephart (D), Howard L. Wellman (D) and Terry W. Basham (D) won the district's 4 seats.
4 seatsRichard FlaniganDemocrat · winner · incumbent
18.9%12,826
Richard N. KephartDemocrat · winner
18.5%12,575
Howard L. WellmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.8%12,084
Terry W. BashamDemocrat · winner
16.5%11,182
Herb SimsRepublican
10.8%7,358
Ted VargasRepublican
8.9%6,011
Rose P. TrentRepublican
8.6%5,858
67,894 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)