1996Final results
1996 election for West Virginia Delegate District 35
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
John W. Shelton (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating J. Steven Ferguson (R) by 10.7 points.
John W. SheltonDemocrat · winner
55.3%3,248
J. Steven FergusonRepublican
44.7%2,621
5,869 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)