1988Final results
1988 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 20
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Richard Flanigan (D) won with 19.0% of the vote, defeating William J. Akers (D) by 7.2 points.
Richard FlaniganDemocrat · winner · incumbent
19.0%7,144
Richard N. KephartDemocrat · winner
17.9%6,735
Howard L. WellmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
16.1%6,036
Terry W. BashamDemocrat · winner
15.5%5,839
William J. AkersDemocrat
11.9%4,454
T. Roger EarnestDemocrat
11.1%4,182
Elmer CaudillDemocrat
8.5%3,188
37,578 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET