1988Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 32
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Florence Merow (D) won with 15.6% of the vote, defeating Shelby Leary (D) by 2.7 points.
Florence MerowDemocrat · winner
15.6%6,917
Stephen L. CookDemocrat · winner
14.6%6,476
Michael BuchananDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.0%6,178
Twila S. MetheneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.0%6,172
Shelby LearyDemocrat · incumbent
13.0%5,732
Larry SchifanoDemocrat · incumbent
12.4%5,479
Robert C. BeachDemocrat
8.5%3,754
Clyde HagedornDemocrat
7.9%3,513
44,221 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET