1988Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 22
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Tom Susman (D) won with 10.4% of the vote, defeating Arnold W. Ryan (D) by 4.4 points.
Tom SusmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.4%7,240
William R. WootonDemocrat · winner
8.7%6,095
Jack RoopDemocrat · winner · incumbent
7.6%5,312
Robert S. KissDemocrat · winner
7.5%5,199
William David EarehartDemocrat · winner
6.4%4,444
Arnold W. RyanDemocrat · incumbent
6.0%4,190
Jack MacdonaldDemocrat
5.9%4,112
Sterling Lewis Jr.Democrat · incumbent
5.8%4,057
Jim R. RubinDemocrat
5.6%3,916
Paul R. HutchinsonDemocrat · incumbent
5.5%3,866
Daniel BickeyDemocrat
4.8%3,374
James M. BrownDemocrat
4.4%3,098
Mark E. AndrewsDemocrat
3.7%2,612
Charles PatrickDemocrat
2.8%1,931
Frank W. WilliamsDemocrat
2.5%1,710
William R. ViaDemocrat
2.2%1,564
Ernestine CochranDemocrat
1.9%1,357
Jess T. ShumateDemocrat
1.9%1,323
Jeffrey L. GregoryDemocrat
1.9%1,318
Gene HoltDemocrat
1.8%1,248
Rosie Lee MaynorDemocrat
1.4%1,007
Sterlie F. CookDemocrat
1.0%701
69,674 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Tom Susman (D)William R. Wooton (D)Jack Roop (D)Robert S. Kiss (D)William David Earehart (D)Arnold W. Ryan (D)Jack Macdonald (D)Sterling Lewis Jr. (D)Jim R. Rubin (D)Paul R. Hutchinson (D)
Also on the ballot: Daniel Bickey (Democrat), 4.8%; James M. Brown (Democrat), 4.4%; Mark E. Andrews (Democrat), 3.7%; Charles Patrick (Democrat), 2.8%; Frank W. Williams (Democrat), 2.5%; William R. Via (Democrat), 2.2%; Ernestine Cochran (Democrat), 1.9%; Jess T. Shumate (Democrat), 1.9%; Jeffrey L. Gregory (Democrat), 1.9%; Gene Holt (Democrat), 1.8%; Rosie Lee Maynor (Democrat), 1.4%; Sterlie F. Cook (Democrat), 1.0%