1988Final results
1988 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 17
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Delores W. Cook (D) won with 43.9% of the vote, defeating Charles J. Mitchell (D) by 15.0 points.
Delores W. CookDemocrat · winner
43.9%2,053
Charles J. MitchellDemocrat
28.8%1,350
Howard H. HendricksDemocrat
27.3%1,278
4,681 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET