1988Final results
1988 election for West Virginia Delegate District 27
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Walt Helmick (D) and Joe E. Martin (D) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsWalt HelmickDemocrat · winner
32.6%7,908
Joe E. MartinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
29.0%7,034
Jimmie A. RyderRepublican
21.1%5,113
Phillip F. CuppRepublican
17.4%4,232
24,287 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)