1988Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 24
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
John Hatcher Jr. (D) won with 21.9% of the vote, defeating Tom Louisos (D) by 9.3 points.
John Hatcher Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
21.9%6,284
L. Dale ClonchDemocrat · winner
16.2%4,637
Paul M. Blake Jr.Democrat · winner
13.7%3,920
Tom LouisosDemocrat · incumbent
12.7%3,631
John PinoDemocrat · incumbent
12.5%3,583
Claude E. KeenanDemocrat
6.8%1,952
Thomas P. DittyDemocrat
6.1%1,748
Randall W. PattersonDemocrat
5.3%1,517
Shirley Edward TreadwayDemocrat
4.8%1,364
28,636 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET