1992Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1992 election for West Virginia Delegate District 30
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Phyllis J. Rutledge (D), Bonnie Brown (D), Nancy Kessell (D), Joe F. Smith (D), Sharon Spencer (D), Margaret Miller (R) and Joe Farris (D) won the district's 7 seats.
7 seatsPhyllis J. RutledgeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.3%25,928
Bonnie BrownDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.5%23,857
Nancy KessellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
8.5%21,455
Joe F. SmithDemocrat · winner
8.3%20,958
Sharon SpencerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
8.3%20,794
Margaret MillerRepublican · winner · incumbent
8.2%20,566
Joe FarrisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
8.0%20,234
Rudy SeacristDemocrat
7.9%20,006
Ann CalvertRepublican · incumbent
6.9%17,295
Ruth GoldsmithRepublican · incumbent
6.5%16,409
John B. WilcoxRepublican
4.8%12,195
Paul C. BurdetteRepublican
4.4%11,194
Tom CrouserRepublican
4.4%11,055
Mark C. PettryRepublican
3.9%9,924
251,870 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1992
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
The candidates
Phyllis J. Rutledge (D)Bonnie Brown (D)Nancy Kessell (D)Joe F. Smith (D)Sharon Spencer (D)Margaret Miller (R)Joe Farris (D)Rudy Seacrist (D)Ann Calvert (R)Ruth Goldsmith (R)
Also on the ballot: John B. Wilcox (Republican), 4.8%; Paul C. Burdette (Republican), 4.4%; Tom Crouser (Republican), 4.4%; Mark C. Pettry (Republican), 3.9%