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1996Final results

1996 election for West Virginia Delegate District 12

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Karen Facemyer (R) won re-election with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Ginny Starcher (D) by 2.9 points.

Karen FacemyerRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.4%3,711
48.6%3,505
7,216 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenR+6.21992R+11.51994R+2.91996R+13.81998R+18.82000

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)