1988Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1988 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 21

Name: 1988 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 21
Start: 1988-05-01
Location: West Virginia

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Mary Pearl Compton (D) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating W. Marion Shiflet (D) by 18.9 points.

59.4%1,998

W. Marion ShifletDemocrat · incumbent

40.6%1,363

3,361 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET