1988Final results
1988 election for West Virginia Delegate District 37
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Patrick H. Murphy (D) won re-election with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Tom Thompson (R) by 18.4 points.
Patrick H. MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.2%4,172
Tom ThompsonRepublican
40.8%2,877
7,049 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)