1996Final results
1996 election for West Virginia Delegate District 15
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Mark Forest Underwood (D), Margarette R. Leach (D) and Arley R. Johnson (D) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsMark Forest UnderwoodDemocrat · winner
22.3%9,029
Margarette R. LeachDemocrat · winner · incumbent
20.1%8,131
Arley R. JohnsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
19.8%8,003
Charles E. Romine Jr.Republican
18.6%7,538
V. Butch ChapmanRepublican
9.9%4,008
David BellRepublican
9.4%3,800
40,509 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)