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1996Final results

1996 election for West Virginia Delegate District 39

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Dale F. Riggs (R) won re-election with 73.1% of the vote, defeating Randal Brown (D) by 46.2 points.

Dale F. RiggsRepublican · winner · incumbent
73.1%4,359
Randal BrownDemocrat
26.9%1,606
5,965 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+46.21996R+32.52000

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