1988Final results

1988 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 5

Name: 1988 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 5
Start: 1988-05-01
Location: West Virginia

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Dave Pethtel (D) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating James E. Fauber (D) by 13.7 points.

Dave PethtelDemocrat · winner

56.8%2,501

43.2%1,900

4,401 votes

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