1988Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 25
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
James J. Rowe (D) won with 26.0% of the vote, defeating Betty Crookshanks (D) by 11.0 points.
James J. RoweDemocrat · winner
26.0%3,178
Sarah Lee NealDemocrat · winner · incumbent
18.5%2,269
Betty CrookshanksDemocrat · incumbent
14.9%1,826
James GerlDemocrat
13.6%1,670
Ronald F. MillerDemocrat
13.1%1,598
Hilbert D. BennettDemocrat
8.6%1,053
Paul R. LillyDemocrat
5.3%647
12,241 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET