1988Final results
1988 election for West Virginia Delegate District 8
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
J. Frank Deem (R), Robert W. Burk Jr. (R), Stephen C. Bird (D), Vernon Criss (R) and George E. Farley (D) won the district's 5 seats.
5 seatsJ. Frank DeemRepublican · winner
11.2%16,657
Robert W. Burk Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
11.0%16,244
Stephen C. BirdDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.7%15,830
Vernon CrissRepublican · winner
10.7%15,791
George E. FarleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.3%15,342
Judy WalkerRepublican
10.0%14,882
Joseph AlbrightDemocrat
9.9%14,630
Gene A. HaynesDemocrat
9.1%13,440
Robert O. MorganRepublican
8.9%13,121
Larry GodfreyDemocrat
8.3%12,302
148,239 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)