1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1994 election for West Virginia Delegate District 49
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Carl Thomas (R) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating James T. Nicol (D) by 21.7 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Carl ThomasRepublican · winner
60.8%2,346
James T. NicolDemocrat · incumbent
39.2%1,510
3,856 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 1994
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)