1988Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 16
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Robert L. McCormick (D) won with 12.2% of the vote, defeating Tracy Dempsey (D) by 3.1 points.
Robert L. McCormickDemocrat · winner · incumbent
12.2%7,569
Sammie DaltonDemocrat · winner
12.1%7,521
Joe C. FerrellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.6%7,184
Bill AndersonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.4%5,817
Tracy DempseyDemocrat
9.2%5,675
Thomas W. MathisDemocrat
9.0%5,585
Larry HendricksDemocrat
7.5%4,656
Ancil Lee MillerDemocrat · incumbent
7.5%4,626
Jerry FreemanDemocrat
7.0%4,332
Noel R. NapierDemocrat
4.3%2,644
Steven A. AllredDemocrat
3.4%2,124
J. R. HobbsDemocrat
2.8%1,719
Arnold ChapmanDemocrat
2.1%1,315
Larry S. VannatterDemocrat
1.9%1,160
61,927 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Robert L. McCormick (D)Sammie Dalton (D)Joe C. Ferrell (D)Bill Anderson (D)Tracy Dempsey (D)Thomas W. Mathis (D)Larry Hendricks (D)Ancil Lee Miller (D)Jerry Freeman (D)
Also on the ballot: Noel R. Napier (Democrat), 4.3%; Steven A. Allred (Democrat), 3.4%; J. R. Hobbs (Democrat), 2.8%; Arnold Chapman (Democrat), 2.1%; Larry S. Vannatter (Democrat), 1.9%