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1988Final results

1988 election for West Virginia Delegate District 39

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

John Overington (R) won re-election with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Larry Schultz (D) by 4.2 points.

John OveringtonRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.1%4,035
47.9%3,709
7,744 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

EvenD+3.81982R+10.41984R+7.81986R+4.21988

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